Ruth V Higgins

I’m a senior-level accountant and tax professional with 15+ years of experience supporting small businesses, nonprofits, and CPA firms across multiple industries. My background spans public accounting, corporate accounting, and long-term remote contracting, where I’ve owned the full accounting lifecycle—from cleanup and catch-up work to monthly close, payroll, and tax support. I specialize in turning messy or behind books into clean, audit-ready financials that business owners and CPAs can trust. Over the years, I’ve reduced month-end close timelines by more than 50%, rebuilt historical financials with complete audit trails, and corrected material balance-sheet and tax misstatements that resulted in meaningful tax savings and stronger compliance. My strengths include GAAP-based full-cycle accounting, reconciliations, accruals, management reporting, multi-state payroll, and tax support (1040 preparation independently; business returns in collaboration with CPAs). I’m highly proficient in QuickBooks Online and Desktop, Excel, and modern cloud-based workflows, and I’m comfortable managing multiple clients in fully remote environments. I’m currently seeking remote-friendly part-time, contract, or freelance accounting roles where accuracy and trust matter, and I thrive in async-first remote environments that value clear documentation, proactive communication, and reliable follow-through.