Develop and implement strategic accounting initiatives focused on improving overall quality, productivity and efficiencies while partnering with Accounting, Information Technology, Business Development and Operations leadership at a national level. Partner with Information Technology and other Business leaders to evaluate, plan and implement accounting or related system changes and updates. Created and lead a centralized team of project accounting managers and staff resulting in standardized processes, efficiencies and improved quality of project financial data. Acquisition team member leading the evaluation and integration of accounting processes, accounting staff and financial data of acquired companies through a planned conversion process.• Lead 5 major acquisitions in regard to accounting process, data, and staff integration into the Apex business structure. • Lead ERP System upgrade from Deltek Vision to Deltek Vantagepoint including planning, testing, implementation, and training• Assume role of system administrator of the Deltek Vantagepoint system working to improve functionality through configuration and workflow creation.• Managed staff of 31 employees including Project Accounting Managers and other staff members who support over 8,000 active projects and monthly revenues over $21M, while balancing workloads and matching opportunities with specific skill sets.• Transitioned staff of 31 employees working in various offices across the US to working remotely during the Covid pandemic, ultimately improving productivity.• Lead the design, testing and implementation plan from a functional aspect for Accounting Seed/Salesforce system conversion.• Evaluate, prioritize and support all accounting initiatives • Developed strategies of support for major client programs including structure and controls • Attend Deltek Conferences• Implemented Accounting Helpdesk for accounting related issues or requests for assistance

Responsibility for the management and coordination of regional project accountants who support the financial activity of projects. Staff development and evaluation are a key component of this position, in which I drove efficiencies through training, workload balancing and teambuilding. Performed monthly analysis and evaluations of financials to assist operations with understanding monthly results. Assisted with company initiatives from data gathering to system implementations and support. Worked with Regional Controller on data analysis and reporting at a Regional level, as well as communicating the findings with the appropriate groups.• Managed staff of 13 project accountants who supported the financial aspects of over 1600 projects.• Performed monthly scrubs of unit financials in order to ensure accurate P&L’s, which are then shared with operations management to help them assess the financial health of their unit.• Balanced workloads to absorb the elimination of approximately 20 project accountants in field offices over a period of 1 year. • Participated in SOX audits by reviewing project set-up and tracking for compliance and used these experiences as examples in training project accountants. • Prepared and delivered financial training to project managers emphasizing the importance of understanding the financial health of their projects, as well as the financial impacts of managing their projects well. • Developed training and roll-out of software used for routing project information and ultimately uploading project data into the financial system. Maintained a key role in reviewing and approving changes to the system.

Managed a call center team responsible for addressing accounting and business issues and providing functional support for all accounting and timekeeping software. Assisted in all accounting and timekeeping system initiatives and was fully responsible for the functional aspect of such initiatives. Responsible for developing a team to function as a liaison between the business and Information Technology (IT) and assist with all accounting issues or initiatives. • Developed training and reference material for each module of our accounting system and made this available on our company website for all accounting staff members, enhancing their ability to be more self-sufficient. • Developed a highly respected staff through training and mentoring. These staff members were regarded as functional experts and were available to all 3200 employees of the company for troubleshooting issues or as partners in the search for solutions to a business problem. • Developed labor charging policy and procedures for the entire company as part of an initiative to gain more Federal business. Further assisted with the upgrade, roll-out and training of the timekeeping system to accommodate these changes.• Led the conversion of thousands of projects from one accounting system to another by implementing a framework, coordinating with project owners, and having the data scrubbed and prepared for the new system. • Played a key role in the acquisitions and data conversion of several smaller companies, as well as on-boarding and training of the acquired staff.• Worked with consultants and IT on various aspects of system upgrades, including gathering requirements, planning, developing, testing, implementing and training.• Developed tracking and allocation processes for project-related internal cost, which contributed to reductions in overhead and increased profits.