Jennifer Cooper Email & Phone Number

Remote

- Leads 9 remote team members to perform all accounting and finance activities for both a non-profit and for-profit company with activities across 9 different countries.- Provides thought partnership and strategic advising to address financial challenges and opportunities as a Management Team member.- Has played an active role in coordinating successful external audits for both the non-profit and for-profit entities for the past three years.

Remote

- Created a department devoted to project financial reporting and analysis for 15+ contracts and grants for work spanning across 9+ countries, mostly in Asia and Africa.- Hired and mentored 2 remote financial analysts to prepare and analyze project budgets, earned value analysis, and project status reports.- Developed monthly invoicing and collection process for project types including fixed price, milestone billing, time & material, and cost-plus fixed fee.- Developed company-wide forecasting models to report on growth objectives to leadership team.

Austin, Tx

- Managed day-to-day accounting operations for 3 companies.- Prepared monthly financial statements and reports for presentation to internal and external stakeholders.- Prepared all accrual, prepaid and other month-end schedules.- Evaluated accounting processes, systems, and internal controls to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.- Evaluated vendor contracts annually to maximize savings and renegotiate terms.

Austin Tx

- Provided accounting services for 5-7 clients, specializing in government contracting.- Supported small-scale companies (1-25 employees) with financial reports, payroll, invoicing, cash flow management and end-of-month close.- Supervised 1 Accounting Technician.- Provided tax, audit, and special government reporting support.

Pflugerville, Tx

- Performed month-end close procedures and provided monthly job cost analysis reports.- Performed all accounts receivable, accounts payable, inventory and payroll functions.- Maintained vendor relationships. - Handled all purchasing functions for multiple construction projects

Austin, Tx

- Managed 20+ projects totaling > $7M. - Provided budget variance information to multiple Program Managers.- Analyzed and explained material and labor budget variances.- Prepared monthly project status presentations for Executive Review Meetings.- Assisted Program Managers with monthly updates to resource-loaded schedules using Deltek OpenPlan.- Conducted earned value analysis on contracts by utilizing Deltek projects to compare planned value to earned value and explain schedule variances.- Prepared revenue projections for corporate reporting.- Prepared monthly invoices according to contract requirements.- Analyzed government contracts to determine and meet customer reporting requirements.- Worked with DCMA to meet contract closeout requirements.

Bs, Accounting

Master Of Science (Ms), Accounting