Akilah Curtis, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Irving, Tx, Us

United States

➤ Directs and oversees a cross-functional finance team and a workforce of more than 3,300 offshore and onshore resources that efficiently supports shared services and business organizations with ownership of $800M+ annual budgets.➤ Executes finance and accounting functions that enable effective management of budget and financial records.➤ Develops and implements valuable strategies that empower the company to achieve its short- and long-term goals.➤ Strategically modifies team structures to increase financial visibility and improve budget ownership for key business stakeholders which resulted in 60% staff reduction and the introduction of one-on-one financial support.➤ Dramatically reduces annual costs by 40% equivalent to $55MM+ by analyzing technology costs and trends.➤ Engages in multi-million-dollar technology programs by conceptualizing financial processes and reporting systems.➤ Collaborates with business units in designing comprehensive financial reporting for business and technology organizations.➤ Takes full ownership of monthly forecasts and annual Long Range Plan budgeting that aids in the effective management of both Operating Expenses (OPEX) and Capital Expenditures (CAPEX).➤ Consistently interacts with the executive leadership and key business heads to present financial forecasts and annual budgets and communicate financial results.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

➤ Directed strong vision for a finance team supporting the technology division and a workforce of more than 900 employees while efficiently managing its annual $36MM budget.➤ Implemented corporate strategies by providing regular financial insights and recommendations.➤ Expanded cost savings by $12MM by centralizing IT organizational structure from 9 companies into 1 enterprise.➤ Formulated process improvements for technology project tracking by designing an in-depth financial reporting system.➤ Established the Total Cost of Ownership Model that yielded a better assessment of technology purchases by the organization.➤ Built and facilitated the annual technology budget cycle and monthly forecast process showcasing the company's profitability based on projections and actual performance.➤ Astoundingly garnered $300K+ annual savings by completing the analytical expense review of shared services.

Irving, Texas

➤ Streamlined process and productivity improvement that delivered strong performance and resulted in a fast-track promotion.➤ Spearheaded the finance staff and a workforce of more than 7,000 employees focused on projecting annual operating expense plans of more than $400MM through the practice of broad accounting and finance competencies.➤ Achieved significant efficiencies through consistent provision of substantial recommendations to internal clients.➤ Leveraged in leadership and coordination capabilities that resulted in the successful integration of 2 corporate acquisitions with an annual expense of more than $100MM.➤ Secured a $20MM reduction in expenses by directing the expense reengineering team in consolidating categories for 8 portfolios into 1 aggregated view while supplying invaluable recommendations to internal clients.➤ Expedited the financial analytical review process from 14 days to 4 days through functional realignment.➤ Increased efficiency by integrating 3 different business portfolios into 1 multi-dimensional financial system within 3 months.➤ Maximized digital solutions that drastically reduced close reporting processes workflow from 4 days to 5 hours.

➤ Delivered thorough management of the more than $7MM budget for mortgage operational expense while heading a workforce of more than 1,200 employees.➤ Performed variance analysis in accordance with business forecasts to generate well-prepared financial reports and developed budgets.➤ Shared recommendations to all levels of management through the display of excellent verbal and written communication.➤ Ensured accuracy and completeness of financial statements by performing month close duties such as general ledger account reconciliation and analysis, journal entries and close reporting preparation.➤ Amplified savings of more than $400M in annual telecom expenses by demonstrating extensive research.➤ Accomplished ad-hoc projects that boosted significant value to the organization through effective time management.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

➤ Meticulously audited financial reports to ensure accuracy, completeness and compliance utilizing US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).➤ Effectively liaised with financial institutions, external vendors and other entities to resolve accounting issues while successfully coding data into the agency's automated accounting systems.➤ Capitalized on efficiency and strong internal controls to review financial and operational procedures.➤ Sustained effective accounting practices by launching enhanced systems and programs.➤ Chaired the fuel project for TXDOT North Texas region and efficiently delegated tasks essential to attaining the project's goals.➤ Inspected the district's utility accounts in line with the recent deregulation laws by creating a financial database within Microsoft Access.➤ Fostered support for Regional Directors by developing financial reports and spreadsheets.

Master'S Degree, Professional Accounting

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration With A Minor In Management Information Systems