1. PHILLIP STEVEN GRUBBS
8800 Hwy 290 W Apt 422
Austin, TX 78736
psteveg@yahoo.com
865-389-8377
Through a combination of education, training, and vast experience in the profession of accounting
and tax preparation possess many valuable skills for an accounting firm of any size. Extensive
general ledger accounts reconciliation for application in the back office or field, assuring
management of adherence to Generally Accepted Accounting Standards (GAAP) in the production
of monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial and tax reporting.
Astute analytical thinkersoughtas Financial AccountingTroubleshooterfor corporationsof varyingsizes
locatedthroughoutthe South andMidwest.
ProjectAnalysis: Metwith corporate presidents, vice presidents,chief financialofficers,controllersandIT
managersto determine the challengesthe businessesfaced andwhatserviceswere neededtoresolve growth
or problematicissues. Determinedmanagementexpectationsof company’sfinancial currentpositionand
whetherfuture performance goalswere soundandrealistic.
Overa 19 yearcareer,enteredintobothcontractand / or employment-basedagreementswith7companies
as consultant/accountant and with4 corporationsin controllerorassistantcontrollercapacity thattogether
represented atotal of 259 chainsof stores / officesthatcombined had509 stores/ offices;directlysupervised
82 accountingpersonnel.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, Austin, TX
Tax Examiner(02/2014 to 6/2014, 02/2015 to07/2015, and 02/2016 to present) Seasonal Employment
One of manyIRS Regional Offices. Reportto Tax ExaminerLead and Manager.
Assignment:Auditmulti-year,domesticandinternationaltax returns.
Results:TrainedinIncome Tax Auditingtoprovide exceptionalservice toIRStaxpayers.
LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT, Bee Cave, TX
BuildingMaterialsCustomer Service/Sales(12/2013 to present) PermanentEmployment/TempLOA
JACKSONHEWITT TAX SERVICE, Columbus,GA
Tax Accountant (11/2012 to 04/2013) Contract Employment
Company had 250 regionalofficeswith 41 local stores.Reported to RegionalManagerand directly supervised
5 employees.
Assignment:Manage multipleregionalretail locationsfortax preparationservice during2012 tax season.
Results: Acquiredupdatedknowledgeof IRStax lawsgoverning2012 Income Tax returnsand preparedtax
returnsas well as managedseveral hundredtax returnsfromotherJacksonHewittTax Service regional offices.
2. PHILLIP STEVEN GRUBBS
EMPLOYMENT continued
BUCHANANENERGY/Convenience Store Chain,Omaha, NE
Accountant/Software Coordinator (10/2010 to 06/2011) Contract Employment
Company had a chain of 225 C-Stores.Reported to ITManagerand directly supervised 10 employees.
Assignment:Setupandimplementnewlymarketedcuttingedge Factor Fuel Managementsoftwareand
hardware intothe back office serverand personal computersof individual tractorsusedwithinfueltransport
industry.
Results: Establishedworkingrelationshipwithsoftware manufacturer(Factor) trainers,facilitators,
programmersandconsultantsaswell asusersof the software forassistance whenneeded. Setupserver,
software andindividual personal computersinassignedtrucksforfull testingof software.
Prior:Assistedthe companywithtroubleshootingvariousaccountingandsoftware issuesforthree monthsin
2007.
SUMMERFIELD ASSOCIATE, INC. /CH2M HILL, Memphis, TN
Accountant/Real Property Accountant (06/2008 to 02/2009 & 06/2009 to 11/2009) Contract Employment
withPlacementagency/Construction company; reported to Construction Superintendentand directly
supervised 4 employees.
Assignment: Establishaccountingpracticesandreal property,fixedassets’valuefora$242M Tennessee Air
National GuardBase Constructionandto train temporaryemployeestouse Oracle Expeditionaccounting
software inorderto payvendors. Establishedvaluesandcostsof constructionandequipment,paidvendor
payablesandverifiedpayrollduringconstruction.
Results:Completedall constructionaccountingneededtoclose outprojectsuccessfullyand toprovide Air
Force and National GuardBureauwith all neededdocumentation.Followed-upwithcompletionof accounting
reconciliationof projectcostsandfixedassets.
THOMPSON ENERGY,LLC, Dalton, GA
Assistant Controller(06/2007 to 05/2008) PermanentEmployment
Company had a networkof six terminals.Reported to Vice Presidentand directly supervised 5 employees.
Assignment: Reconciliationof extensive accountsreceivableoutstandingdelinquencies.
Results: Reconciledaccountsreceivable andcollecteddelinquentaccountsreceivablewithproof toclientof
previousunpaid fueltransportfreightinvoices.Establishedcustomerrelationstoanswermanypriordisputed
fuel freightdiscrepancies.(However,continuedsoftware inadequaciesmade itimpossible toproperlyservice
accounts satisfactorily).
GIBSONOIL COMPANY,Osceola,AR
Controller, (11/2006 to 02/2007) ContractEmployment
Company had a chain of 10 C-Stores.Reported to Presidentand directly supervised 6 employees.
Assignment:Broughtonboardto setupnew AIMSaccountingsoftware toreplace outdatedQuickBooks.
Results: Determinedendingbalance withQuickBooksandbeginningbalance withAIMS.Wentasfar as
possible withthis accountingsoftware,found nowaytoaccomplishinitial goals. However,received training
by AIMSconsultanton software foreventual rolloutof new modules once made availablebyAIMS.
3. PHILLIP STEVEN GRUBBS
EMPLOYMENT continued
TRANSGLOBAL GAS & OIL CO. INC.,Knoxville,TN
Controller(08/2004 to 11/2006 PermanentEmployment
Company had a chain of 19 C-Stores.Reported to Presidentand supervised 8 employees.
Assignment:Inasituationof disorganizedincomplete accountingrecordsandnotrainedpermanent
employees,challengedtoestablishproperaccountingsystemsandtrainingof officestaff. Instituted Generally
AcceptedAccountingPrinciples(GAAP) usingMicrosoftGreatPlainsAccountingSQLback office software and
Pinnacle store level software.
Results: Reconciledcompanybookstotrue numbers,setuppaperand mediarecordkeepingproceduresand
cross-trainedall officepersonnel.Reconciledandcharged off over$300,000 of expensesthatwere inflating
assetsof companybooks.
COWBOYSFOOD STORES, Rome,GA
Accountant (12/2003 to 08/2004) ContractEmployment
Company had a chain of 33 C-Stores.Reported to Chief Financial Officerand directly supervised 7 employees.
Assignment:1) Setup,establish,andmaintainsystemof recordsandreconciliation toprepare foreventual
sale to competitorinthe convenience store industry.2) Coordinate staff of inventoryauditors,managersand
assignedstaff toGAAPmethodof businessaccounting.
Results:Setupreconciliationof bankstatements,costinventoryandaccountspayable forrestaurantsand Mr.
PaycheckCashinglocationsincompany. Trainedauditors,managersandassignedstaff toGAAPmethod.
Achievedgoal of successfullybringingtoorderthe assignedareasof responsibilityforcompanysale to
anotherconveniencestore chain.
GOLDEN GALLON, LLC, Chattanooga, TN
Assistant Controller(01/2001 to 12/2003) PermanentEmployment
Company had a chain of 144 C-Stores. Reported to Controllerand directly supervised 27 employees.
Assignment:Foracompanywitha chain of 144 convenience stores,challengedto bringcurrentall accounting
systemsaswell asmanagementof accountingpersonnel.
Results: Setupschedulesforreconciliationsandproof of balance values,update scheduleforaccounting
staff/controllerposition,anda personnel evaluation,promotion/demotionandjobdescriptionsystem.
Developedcooperative relationshipswithstore managerswithguidelines,timetables,anddeadlinesfor
reportingaccountinginformation. Presentedassignedschedulesforall accountstointernal andexternal
auditors.
BULLOCK OIL COMPANY,INC., Louisville,KY
Controller(01/2000 to 10/2000) PermanentEmployment
Company had a chain of 16 C-Stores. Reported to Presidentand directly supervised 5 employees.
Assignment: Inaprevioushostileenvironment,take charge of the accountingandmanagementof bank
accounts,accounts receivable,accountspayable reconciliation,customerservice andthe trainingof
accountingpersonnel.
Results:Achievedall performance goals,the companybookswerereadyforauditorsforyear-end
reconciliationandproductionof financial statementsandthe keypersonnel inuse of Factor accounting
software were trained.
4. PHILLIP STEVEN GRUBBS
EMPLOYMENT continued
SPE-DEE C, INC., Montgomery,AL
Controller(10/1994 to 12/1999) PermanentEmployment
Company had a chain of 19 C-Stores. Reported to Presidentand directly supervised 5 employees.
Assignment:Inacompanyexperiencing anIRSauditthat had showndrasticneed forbetteraccounting
practices,assumed the responsibilityof staff /self-trainingandutilizationof the newlypurchasedPDI
accountingsoftware aswell asstaff trainingof GAAPaccountingmethods.
Results:Establishedpaperandmediareportsforpreviousyears’reporting,astandardfor storestoproperly
reportdepositsandsales, anda paper/datatrail forbackupin eventof majorsoftware failure. Successfully
survivedIRSauditof three prior years.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITYOF PHOENIX,Phoenix,AZ,
Master’s Degree inAccounting, 07/2015;
Bachelor’s Degree inAccounting, 07/2012, Associate’sDegree inAccounting, 08/2008
A D D I T I O N A L I N F O R M A T I O N
SOFTWARE TRAINING
Internal RevenueService(IRS) Tax Preparation, Issuanceof Tax PreparerPTIN and permission to conductretail
2012 tax preparation (Jackson HewittTax Serviceon-site/classroom,11/2012)
MicrosoftGreat PlainsSQL Accounting software,Pinnaclesoftware(TransglobalGas& Oil), 2004 to 2006)
FACTORSoftware,on-site training(BuchananEnergy,2011 & BullockOil,2000)
ORACLE EXPEDITION ACCOUNTINGSoftware,on-sitetraining(CH2MHILL, 2009)
AIMS Software,on-sitetraining/trainer(GibsonOil,2006/2007)
PDI Accounting Software,on-sitetraining /use(CowboysFood,2003-2004; Golden Gallon,2003; Spe-DeeC,
1999; PDI SchoolCourse,Temple,TX, 1995)
COMPUTERS
ProficiencywithAccountingSoftware (PDI, AIMS,Factor,Oracle Expedition,QuickBooks,MicrosoftGreat
Plains/General Dynamics,Pinnacle),workingknowledge of MSOffice (Word,Excel,PowerPoint,Outlook)
CORE COMPETENCIES
ProjectAccountManager, Controller, AssistantController, StrategicPlanner, FinancialForecaster,Trainer,
Collaborator,Communicator,TeamBuilder,CustomerRelationsExpert,Goal-Oriented,Analytical,
Independent,Outgoing,Energetic,Personable,Ethical