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Oversight and management of the global general ledger.Chargebacks and global corporate allocations.Allocations and journal entries for global payroll.Assist with oversight of Accounts Payable and Receivables, Accruals, R&D accounting, and Revenue RecognitionWork on annual audit with VP of Global Finance and Global ControllersWork with FP&A on special projects and assist with monthly board meeting packages including final review of the packages.Special projects including all Adjusted EBITDA calculations on a global basis, acquisition accounting, and restructuring projects.Coordination and oversight of annual bonus pool and merit pool increases.General Ledger Account Reconciliation

Preparation of monthly consolidated financials for board meetings.Budget and Forecast preparation/consolidation for all companies and divisions.Special financial projects as requested by CFO.Weekly pipeline and sales analysisUS Payroll entriesCoordination and oversight of annual bonus pool and merit pool increases.

Monthly Consolidation for over 25 International Companies.Budget and Forecast Consolidations

Due Diligence for sale to publicly traded company.Managed annual external GAAP audit.Plan Administrator for 401(k) Plan.Managed Accounting & Human Resources Departments.Negotiated contracts with Customers & Suppliers.Performed in-house employee skills training.Oversaw accounting departments.Prepared monthly consolidated financial statements.

Tax preparation for individuals, s-corps, corporations, partnerships, estates, and gift tax.Preparation of compiled financial statements.QuickBooks Specialist.Review of payroll tax returns, payroll, sales tax returns.

Tax preparation for individuals, s-corps, corporations, partnerships, estates, and gift tax.Prepared compiled financial statements.Trained clients on Quickbooks.Preparation of monthly and quarterly payroll returns.

Preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports submitted to government.Work with department to develop more efficient and consistent processes for monthly reviews.Prepared weekly funding requests for government funding draws.Worked on completion of annual budget.

Proposal preparation, including pricing and narrative writing.Work with technical employees to determine needs for proposals.Interpret Requests for Proposals and contract requirements for proposals.Verified that proposals met FAR requirements.Worked with conversion team for accounting system change from Deltek to CostPoint.Worked with Contract Administrators in assisting them with various contract administration tasks

Tax preparation for individuals, s-corps, corporations, partnerships, and not-for-profits.Prepared compiled and reviewed financial statements.Trained new employees on tax software; also trained interns during tax season.Prepared reports and schedules for cost segregation studiesWorked on software conversion team - converted to a paperless system.Interned during 2002 tax season.

Designed, implemented, and maintained the agency's web site.Took the agency from a pen and paper accounting system to a computerized system.Bookkeeping duties included day-to-day financial operations, tracking grant monies, preparing financial reports for grants such as the Children's Trust Fund and United Way.