Andy Lancaster Email & Phone Number

Olathe, KS, US

Overland Park, KS

Responsible for management of all aspects of Regulatory Reporting at Sprint. Report inter/intrastate telecommunications revenue for wireless/wireline entities to FCC and state PUCs on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis. Manage regulatory reporting requirements of Assurance Wireless and LifeLine products. Provide monthly and quarterly USF expense.

Responsible for the day to day accounting operations of Sprint's 35 offshore wireline entities. Liaised with offshore accounting provider and various Sprint groups in all aspects of accounting: month-end reporting, accounts receivable/payable, general ledger, cash management and tax functions. Led a group of four individual contributors. Assisted with.

Responsible for the accounting of Sprint-Nextel intangibles, including all definite and indefinite life intangibles and goodwill accounting. Accounted for spectrum swaps, rebanding costs and spectrum costs by type. Responsible for monthly journal entries and processes. Reviewed and approved account reconciliations. Was a main point of contact for.

Responsible for supervising the Sprint-Nextel corporate allocations group. Responsible for SUMC management fee, Sprint to Nextel cross-charging and other various allocations. Review and approve account reconciliations. Track and report on 4G, cost-to-achieve and integration costs on the Legacy Sprint ledger.

Responsible for supervising the Local Telecom Division (LTD) allocation processes of Overheads and ICAP. Supervised a team of two individuals. Worked with team to update desk procedures in Sarbanes-Oxley compliant formats. Created new reporting tools to clear uncleared overhead dollars on a monthly basis. Reviewed and approved account reconciliations.

Reported interstate telecommunications revenue for GMG/PCS entities to FCC on a quarterly and annual basis. Paid associated USF invoices, approx. $48M per month. Reported, accrued and paid annual FCC regulatory fees for entire company, approximately $17M. Provided monthly and annual GMG/PCS USF expense forecasts to upper management and explained variances..

Created new PeopleSoft layouts for monthly financial results, reducing process time. Explained monthly expense variances to upper management. Enhanced utilization, gross margin and customer revenue reports, making them more user friendly. Responsible for the direct expense forecast for the consulting business.

Explained monthly income statement variances to upper management. Used PeopleSoft daily, ran queries, uploaded journal entries, modified report layouts and ran reports. Assisted in the forecasting of departmental budget. Reconciled accounts for multiple business units.

Ensured the integrity and accuracy of the monthly financial statements. Responsible for providing monthly financial analysis of income statements, cost of revenues and operating expenses to management. Provided monthly reports to internal customers. Researched variances, performed detailed balance sheet reconciliations and uploaded journal entries on a.

Processed the payroll function for the publishing division. Entered exception reports and downloaded hours to corporate on a bi-weekly basis. Assisted Human Resources in calculating short-term disability payments. Provided monthly sales and vacation accruals to corporate payroll. Ensured accuracy of the corporate HRIS system and the internal FoxPro Payroll.

Provided directory variance analysis reports to executives and product managers as needed. Maintained a cost data base system for use by other departments and helped maintain the current fixed asset system. Distributed several monthly and quarterly reports to various internal customers. Participated on the Sprint Values Excellence BIT.

Masters, Business Administration; An Emphasis In Finance

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting & Finance