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Change agent for accounting system refinement, improvement and enhancement. Developmental strategist, creating vision for growth both inside and outside of the department with financial strategies and reporting. Accelerating, developing and improving, with growth, while also enhancing department policies and procedures producing positive impacts internally and externally for accounting personnel, operations and customers.• Transforming accounting system to ensure proper recording & reporting of all government projects including multiple contracts reporting to DCAA. • Restructured Chart of Accounts for efficiencies for internal reporting.• Designed and configured a new expense system for improved controls and government billing.• Established new reporting mechanisms for overhead and G&A costs.• Redefined and developed new cost pool structures.• Improved internal processes for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivables and Payroll• Modernized project workforce, improving process of labor assignments, reducing timesheet corrections while resyncing the accounting system to the timesheet system.• Changed payroll periods to align with timesheet periods and government contract reporting cycles.• Assisted with the reinstallation of third-party payroll provide to align with accounting system & timesheet cycles.• Improved financial reporting and streamlined Joint Ventures processes for multiple entities.• Corporate tax filings• ESOP and 401K administrator• Enhanced the accounting operations and controls to align with the government contract compliance including intricacies of the Environmental Protection Agency• Treasury Management• Improve billing, reports and communications for Project Managers and Operations• Innovation, training and communication for new accounting policies and procedures.• Manage monthly financial close process and financial reports for executives, BOD, operations and Joint Ventures.

Manage staff of 14 accounting professionals from Accounts Payable to Procurement supporting all 10 subsidiary companies. Manage all external audits (including DCAA) for multiple companies.• Oversee the operations of the accounting department and alignment with the corporate structure, goals and objectives while managing significant growth.• Develop, maintain and document system of accounting policies and procedures to include ISO.• Oversee the accounting operations of subsidiaries and their control systems to align with the corporate operations and contract compliance.• Participate with monthly project reviews and subsidiary management reviews as well as PM training• Ensure Accounts Payable is processed timely and efficiently, Accounts Receivable generates government and commercial invoices promptly to ensure timely collections & efficiently processing payroll for twelve companies• Prepare and review financial reports for corporate and subsidiary executive teams (12 companies).• Calculate and issue financial and operating metrics• Coordinate the provision of information to external auditors for annual audit• Comply with local, state and federal government reporting requirements and tax filings.• Responsible for acquisitions-integration of systems, policies and banking• Treasury Management-online banking & administration, wire payments, EFT’s

Identified and hired as Change Agent after release of CFO and Controller to transform accounting division. Identified, proposed and implemented personnel changes, streamlined processes resulting in first ever timely monthly, quarterly and year-end reporting. Initiated quality assurance and project start up meetings, defined roles, set goals and objectives, held accountability and compliance to GAAP, ISO, DCAA. Implemented electronic expense reports, streamlined credit card functionality and transitioned to a paperless accounting division. Manage staff of eight accounting professionals from payroll to general ledger supporting our subsidiary companies. • Monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting for nine companies (IS, BS, CF’s Budget to Actuals) with a total revenue of $130 million• Provide leadership and management for corporate accounting staff to include performance reviews, individual and department goals.• Accountable for independent year-end audit for TSB and eight subsidiary companies and support for DCAA audits• Implement process improvement within the Accounting Division as a unit as well as for individual functions to include AR, AP, GL, Payroll, Collections Fixed Assets and subsidiary personnel• Deliver training to senior level accountants to ensure compliance with Corporate Policies and Procedures and standardized accounting principles and controls• Manage Corporate Tax issues• Set up Electronic Transfer to ensure timely vendor and employee payments • Strategize with Corporate Leaders concerning department training, growth and functionality• Streamlining, developing & implementing financial reporting• Treasury Management functions to include: bank relations, bank documents, online banking, wire transfers, EFT’s, stop payments, statements, etc.• Merger & Acquisitions-Financial integration.• Attend Government project kick offs to include site visits to ensuring smooth transitions and operations.

Identified as Change Manager to immediately effect transformation from low functioning department to a more structured, professional and accountable division through process improvement and personnel change. •Published Corporate and Business Unit Financial reporting -DSO, P&L, BS, Trends, Actual to Budget, Labor Utilization, staff efficiency and contracts ;detailed monthly metrics and comparative analysis • Generated revenue and variance analysis for government contracts, including backlog, billed and unbilled• Financial management emphasizing increasing revenue and decreasing indirect and non-billable expenses• Calculated indirect rate calculations and service centers• Corporate and business unit budgets and forecasting • Managed all external audits including annual financial audit by independent CPA firm, GSA, bank, sales tax and various government contract audits• Managed Accounts Payable, Payroll, Accounts Receivables and GL to include training and performance appraisals • Reviewed and managed all Balance Sheet account reconciliations• Updated and maintained corporate policies and procedures• Assembled and managed ISO policies, procedures and measures• Supervised corporate taxes and business licensing filings• Corporate Bank Liaison for all bank reporting and cash management• Deltek GCS & Time & Expense Administrator• Performed Facilities Security Officer duties for Secret Clearance• Promoted Wellness Program

• Managed GL, AP, PR, AR and Contract Set up rate calculations and monthly financial statements• System Administrator for Deltek GCS and Time & Expense• Managed year end reviews performed by independent accounting firm• Prepared bank reports and business taxes• Strategic Planning

• Developed & improved Finance Policies & Procedures, internal controls & ISO requirements• Communicated Bank & equity firm reporting to include monthly & quarterly Covenant Compliance certifications and Borrowing Base Certifications (pre-sale) for Citizens bank• Managed and published efficient month end, quarterly and year end & financial reports• Assisted BUCA’s (Business Unit Cost Analysts) in project reporting & setup & monthly cost analysis• Prepared month end JE’s, labor accrual, subcontract accruals & aircraft and sensor/camera allocations• Managed revenue recognition-to include FFP, T&M, EAC’s and ETC’s• Produced Business Units (4) month end reporting package, Statement of Indirects, P&L, Revenue summaries, labor utilization, backlog, billed/unbilled schedules• Assisted CFO in annual budgets and performed budget to actual analysis• Performed finance role on Due Diligence team-sale to Northrop Grumman 2008• Key role on SAP implementation team with Northrup Grumman• Prepared 401K uploads, 401K reconciliations & Department of Labor Statistic reporting• Administered Corporate AMEX card program• System Administrator for Deltek Costpoint and Time & Expense

First employee not outsourced; assisted with implementation of new accounting system, developed and enforced policy and procedures, time and attendance set up and functionality reporting.• Oversaw Accounting staff and functions including GL, A/P, A/R and payroll • Managed/prepared efficient month end and year end & financial statement processes & reporting• Performed monthly bank reporting and communication• Completed monthly project cost analysis, revenue recognition, and accountability (T&M, FFP & CPFF) to include labor utilization• Maintained Fixed Assets• Managed contracts initiation, maintenance and closeouts• Systems Administration for all Finance department Software-Deltek GCS accounting applications and Time Expense • Maintained Business tax compliance• Managed all external audits including annual audit by independent CPA firm, GSA, bank, sales tax and various government oversight • Established and enforced Finance Policies & Procedures, internal controls & process improvement• Administered GSA schedules, reporting, compliance & proposal pricing• Performed Deputy FSO duties for Secret Security Clearance

• Managed Accounting staff-GL, A/P A/R and payroll for 137 government sites• Prepared and published full financial statements and management reporting• Assisted in annual budgeting• Controlled reconciliations of all trail balance accounts, inter-company accounts and fixed assets• Managed Business Taxes

Managed accounting staff, corporate bank accounts, and large vendor accounts. Performed month end & year-end processes to include financial reporting for management.

Managed month-end close-coordinate mid-period and month-end processesPrepare financial statements and reports for management divisionPerform quarterly and annual reporting, revenue reporting, account and variance analysisReview, develop and modify accounting processes and assist with corporate salary planningPerform reconciliations/account analysis of labor, payroll, tax, A/R, A/P, leave accrual, prepaids, 401K, inter-company and bank accountsProvide maintenance of hypothetical tax accounts and oversee fixed assets

Oversight of all A/P and payroll department functions and supervise accounting staff of 6Served as point of contact for all accounting issues for 18 MCR officesAssisted Accounting Manager with month-end processing

Oversight of departmental operations, supervised and trained personnel, coordinated internal and external administrative functionsCoordinated payroll operations of 3 companies in the United States and Canada and expatriate payroll for four companies while utilizing Deltek systemTracked and compiled data for compensation, allowance and dates and for home and host country tax payments/returns including domestic, expatriate and repatriate accountsProcessed tax equalization settlements and performed budget analysis for accrualsEstablished and implemented formal process/position of the Expatriate Program

Processed bi-weekly payroll for 500 national and international employees and for Canadian payroll of 80 (wages, salaries, commissions), including expatriate program and international tax program for overseas employeesCompiled and maintained statistical reports, personnel records and employee benefit programsPerformed spreadsheet compilations for financial reports and bank reconciliationsMaintained ledger records for A/R and A/P; prepared monthly corporate newsletterPrepared monthly, quarterly and annual payroll tax reports for federal and 35-state unemployment trackingPerformed monthly and annual international tax reporting for external auditorsReceived Employee Achievement Award 1995, 1996.