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Accountant, Tax Specialist, and Data Automation Guru.
I'm Lindon Forbes, a Full-Stack Accountant. In love with all things accounting, tax, and automation (most recently web development). I enjoy tinkering with code and data to simplify the messy parts of accounting, help businesses save time, and make analytics easier (and friendlier!) for everyone. I'm always looking for new ways to turn complex data into practical solutions that anyone can use.
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Work
Maturing into a cross-functional leader; investing in technical skills while providing invaluable support to the next generation of Entrepreneurs and their companies.
- •Transforming accounting processes with developer focused automation
- •Rebuilding and expanding financial models with simplicity
- •Leading company-wide software implementations
Evolving as an Accountant; while helping to support the mission of the largest autoimmune disease foundation in the world.
- •Automating countless chapter reconciliations and reports to save months of hours
- •Participating in mission focused events like Take Seps to raise awareness and funds for the organization
- •Conducting internal audits of chapter offices to ensure compliance with regulations.
Starting out as a Finance Associate; quickly realizing the value of focusing on more value-add work.
- •Discovering VBA and automating the formatting of weekly reports to save time.
- •Finding shortcuts to reconcile over $20M in cash receipts weekly so I could watch more anime.
- •Being logged into archaic systems on my manager's account and asked to make tech wizardry happen.
First offical gig out of college; I was able to quickly pick up the software and speak confidently with clients.
- •Being the go-to person for the most complex returns and software issues in the office.
- •Providing reassurance, support and software training for my coworkers.
- •Gaining recognition from numerous clients for my ability to explain complex concepts and win their trust.