Joany Copeland Smith
BUSINESS OWNER · COPELAND SOLUTIONS, LLC

Work Experience
BUSINESS OWNER
COPELAND SOLUTIONS, LLC2019 – Present
GA, ID, NM REMOTE JOB -Consulting & part time assistance to small business accounting, licensing, permitting & business startup.
ACCOUNTS DIRECTOR
FarmBurger LLC2015 – 2019
FARMBURGER – GA, TN, AL, CA REMOTE JOB -Liaison & oversight of all processes tied to accounting, budgeting, banking, cash management, licensing, permitting, payroll, medical insurance, workers comp & general liability insurance, sales tax oversight for restaurant partners & operations department. -Point contact for accounting software maintenance, insurance agents, landlords of restaurant locations, tax accountants, CPA firm handling the outsourced accounting process.’ -Oversight, auditing & distribution of period/month-end closeout associated with the P&L and balance sheets. -Audit lead for all insurance & government sanctioned withholding tax & sales tax audits. -15+ restaurants plus HQ entity managed in 4 states for responsibly sourced restaurant group based in Georgia. -Staff management over payroll & payables.
SR STAFF ACCOUNTANT/PAYROLL SUPERVISOR
FIFTH GROUP RESTAURANTS2008 – 2015
-Payroll coordination for management & hourly staff with 600+ employees. Reconciling & posting of journal entries for all payroll to general ledger, medical insurance management, workers comp contact & processor. P&L auditing, bank reconciliations, lease management, loan maintenance, daily cash management reporting, sales tax calculating & processing. -Prior tasks included accounts payable lead & daily sales reconciliation.
VENDOR, PURCHASING & ORDER MANAGER
EXPRESS COMPANIES, INC2005 – 2008
REMOTE JOB -Vendor & order manager for E-Commerce driven First Aid, CPR/AED supply company. -Managed purchasing, vendor pricing negotiations & new product introductions with distributors. -Assisted in period/month-end auditing & review. -Cost analysis for inventory & operational cost. -Quality control for customer purchases & vendor products.
Work remotely from out of state.
NORTH AMERICAN CREDIT SERVICES & RECEIVABLES
NIXON, INC2004 – 2005
ENCINITAS, CA -Managed 850+ customer accounts in USA & Canada within the Action Sports Industry (Skate, Snow & Surf) for watch, apparel & accessory line. -Contributing member of SICA & Reimer Group.
CREDIT SERVICES MANAGER
SAVIER, INC2001 – 2004
Managed 900+ customer accounts in USA & Canada within the Action Sports Industry (Skate, Snow & Surf) for shoe, apparel & accessory line.
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
ISLAND'S RESTAURANTS CORPORATE OFFICE1997 – 2001
-Full charge bookkeeping (payroll, accounts payables, receivables, daily sales reconciliation, menu & inventory counts, accruals, P&L reviews) for six restaurants.
Accounting Software Experience: Compeat, Sage, Accpac, Mas90, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Qube. POS Systems Backend Experience: Toast, Aloha, Menulink, HSI, Micros Payroll Software Experience: ADP, Paychex, Ultipro, Datacount
Salary history & references (business & personal) upon request.