399 Bent Tree Drive
P. O. Box 535
Cleveland, TN 37364-0535
Phone 423-715-6321
April M. Hickman, CPA, CGMA
Professional Experience / Accountant Grover Thurman, CPA, Athens TN2016-Present
- Preparing individual tax returns using Lacerte software.
- Preparing partnership and corporate tax returns using ProSeries software.
- Working with client files on Peachtree or QuickBooks.
- Updating client depreciation information on Sage software.
2015-Present
Xpress Global Systems, Inc. was a subsidiary of US Xpress Enterprises. During 2015, they were sold and became Xpress Global Systems, LLC (XGS). As a stand-alone company, XGS changed software from AS 400 package to Great Plains.
- Responsible for the conversion of fixed assets into Great Plains.
- Assisted with preliminary audit write-up of various procedures and controls.
- Assisted with reconciliations of various general ledger accounts.
- Responsible for monthly fixed asset set-up, reconciliation and journal entries.
2010-2015 Tiger Management Group LLC, Nashville, TN
2006-2012 Convenience Management Group, LLC,Chattanooga, TN
2006-2012 Real Estate Management Group , LLC, Chattanooga, TN
Convenience Management Group(CMG) was a convenience store chain with 10 stores in Tennessee and one store in Georgia with annual gross sales of 65 million. In August 2012, the operations of CMG weremerged with Tiger Management Group with Tiger Management Group (TMG) the surviving entity.
Real Estate Management Group (REIG) was a sister company with CMG. REIG held the real property of the convenience stores while CMG held the personal property and the operations of the convenience stores. REIG was merged with TMG with Tiger Management Group the surviving entity.
Tiger Management Group was a sister convenience store chain to Convenience Management Group with 28 stores in Tennessee and one store in Georgiawith annualgross sales of 200 million. Tiger Management Group sold the 40 convenience stores in May 2014.
- Responsible for the timely and accurate development, preparation and final approval of internal and external operational, financial management reports, budgets, and financial statements.
- Ensure all tax returns and governmental reports are generated and filed on a timely basis.
- Supervised accounting staff of five associates responsible for fuel, accounts payable, payroll and store accounting.
- Supervised conversion of accounting software from Business Works toPDI (Professional Datasolutions, Inc.) (Windows based and industry specific).
2000-2006 U S Xpress Leasing, Inc., Chattanooga, TN
US Xpress Enterprises, Inc. is the fifth largest transportation service provider in the United States.US Xpress Leasing is a subsidiary of US Xpress Enterprises which is responsiblefor the ownership and maintenance of the transportation equipment.
- Responsible for the implementation of new accounting standards for the public company, including Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
- Responsible for the preparation and accuracy of financial statements for two of the companies held under the banner of U S Xpress Enterprises, Inc.
- Responsible for the development and analysis of budget and budget compliance.
- Supervised conversion of accounting software for the maintenance of the vehicles from AS 400 system to Cetaris (Windows based and industry specific).
- Supervised inventory and accounting controls in six shops. Changed parts inventory counts from annual to monthly.
- Responsible for fixed assets of U S Xpress Leasing and Xpress Global Systems, Inc.
1990-2000 Golden Gallon, Inc.
1990-2000 Major Oil Products, Inc.
Golden Gallon was an S-corporation convenience store chain with 134 stores with annual gross revenue of 300 million. Golden Gallon sold the assets of the company in April 2000.
Major Oil Products was a sister transportation corporation with Golden Gallon posting annual gross revenue of 175 million. Major Oil Products sold the assets of the company in April 2000.
- Responsible for the timely and accurate development, preparation and final approval of internal and external operational, financial management reports, budgets, and financial statements.
- Ensure all tax returns and governmental reports are generated and filed on a timely basis.
- Realigned and consolidated accounting office from five departments to three departments.
- Revised and designed accounting system to store by store profit/loss approach.
- Supervised accounting staff of twenty eight associates both professional and clerical who were responsible for fuel, store accounting, payroll accounts payable and fixed assets.
- Supervised conversion of accounting software from AS 400 legacy system to PDI (COBOL based and industry specific).
G. R. Rush and Company is a statewide accounting firm of approximately thirty professionals.
- As a senior accountant, responsible for all phases of audit engagements including report drafting, financial statement preparation, analytic review of operations, and “actual-to-budget” analyses and projections of accounts.
- Duties included work paper preparation, compilation, review and personal statements of position engagements, and tax return preparation in the areas of: consolidated returns; manufacturers; limited, large and small partnerships; S-Corporations; single company C-Corporations; trusts; estates; and individuals.
- Involved in the conversion of files from manual to automated audit and tax software packages.
Education / Lee College, now Lee University, Cleveland, TN
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Magna Cum Laude graduate
Additional Professional Activities / Completed requirements for Chartered Global Management Accountant.
Licensed as Certified Public Accountant for the State of Tennessee.
Member—American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Member—Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.