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Arlington, Virginia, United States

SAP S/4 HANA Finance and Treasury Master Data Administration and Governance.SAP S/4 HANA FI/CO and GR configuration break/fix, operational additions, and enhancements.Administration of the Blackline Account Reconciliation System including security, exchange rates, reassignments, data management, and reporting responsibilities.Provide General Ledger, Security, and Reporting support for all accounting and finance teams during the month-end close and between accounting… Show more SAP S/4 HANA Finance and Treasury Master Data Administration and Governance.SAP S/4 HANA FI/CO and GR configuration break/fix, operational additions, and enhancements.Administration of the Blackline Account Reconciliation System including security, exchange rates, reassignments, data management, and reporting responsibilities.Provide General Ledger, Security, and Reporting support for all accounting and finance teams during the month-end close and between accounting periodsCreate queries and oversee the accuracy of existing queries and tables used.Maintain consistency and integrity of accounting data by maintaining documentation for system support functions and controls.Projects include SAP Banking and Payment Automation, Blackline Auto-Certification set-up, Blackline Auto-Grouping set-up, Recurring Entry implementation Show less

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Manage team of 3 that provides technical and functional first level support to the finance community related to all Fixed Asset and Lease Accounting processes and tools at Exelon. Prioritize and direct the work of IT and the PowerPlan vendor for work impacting PowerPlan Fixed Asset and Lease systems. Coordinate system changes for all PowerPlan modules (Fixed Asset, Lease and Tax) with IT, PowerPlan and the Accounting/Reporting/Tax teams to ensure adherence to established change control… Show more Manage team of 3 that provides technical and functional first level support to the finance community related to all Fixed Asset and Lease Accounting processes and tools at Exelon. Prioritize and direct the work of IT and the PowerPlan vendor for work impacting PowerPlan Fixed Asset and Lease systems. Coordinate system changes for all PowerPlan modules (Fixed Asset, Lease and Tax) with IT, PowerPlan and the Accounting/Reporting/Tax teams to ensure adherence to established change control processes.PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES• Manage the implementation of system fixes, updates, and enhancements by working closely with Exelon IT, Plant Accounting, Finance Community, and the PowerPlan vendor• Coordinate all environment needs with IT Application Support for production support and projects• Facilitate business process improvement through the use of technology• Manage and support PowerPlan Fixed Asset and Lease close processes• Manage the maintenance/enhancement process for Tax modules• Maintain required documentation to support Sarbanes Oxley controls and audit requests• Prioritize and direct the work of the IT Application Support Team to meet business requirements and deliverables• Special projects at the direction of Sr Manager Financial Systems Show less

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Spearheaded automation of monthly financial reports reducing time spent by 5 days per month.• Designed Monthly Variance Report from PowerPlan using SAS, advanced Excel formulations, and macros.• Development of Program to Date reporting that saving more than three hours of time and effort per response. • Initiation, design, and development of monthly pay item detail level reporting from multiple financial systems to support variance analysis previously done on annual… Show more • Spearheaded automation of monthly financial reports reducing time spent by 5 days per month.• Designed Monthly Variance Report from PowerPlan using SAS, advanced Excel formulations, and macros.• Development of Program to Date reporting that saving more than three hours of time and effort per response. • Initiation, design, and development of monthly pay item detail level reporting from multiple financial systems to support variance analysis previously done on annual basis.• Improve bad debt reporting and analysis by creating visibility and quantifying the amounts for three programs.• Lead efforts to reduce Work-in-Progress dollars by $10m.• Manage 3 team members including hiring, evaluating, training, performance, compensation, motivation, coaching, and developing goals and procedures.• Direct monthly close of Accelerated Replacement & fixed assets, journal review of revenues, depreciation, amortization, variance analysis, capital spend vs approved Accelerated Replacement limits and preparing baseline reporting (internal and external).• Execute analyses for the monthly and quarterly close cycles for internal and external reporting financials.• Perform comparative analysis for public service commissions (PSCs) and federal regulatory reports to confirm accuracy, compliance, and to document methodology implemented to produce filings associated with the regulatory programs. • Administer and guide program audits through the development of agreed upon procedures related to Accelerated Replacement. • Review existing processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement approved changes. • Facilitate fixed asset accounting efforts for rate cases, depreciation studies, and other regulatory requests and filings. Implement and maintain SOX 404 controls. • Front end and back end application support for PowerPlan and PeopleSoft.• Collaborate with IT, Tax Department, and Systems Analysts to provide necessary updates to PowerPlan CR and Projects modules. Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Reduced office metrics (DSO/AR Outstanding) year over year by more than 150 days.• Facilitated Business Process Improvement by implementing internal controls and procedures to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of accounting and administrative staff across 3 offices in the region.• Researched and reconciled over 3 years of outstanding paperwork and invoices to the satisfaction of all vendors and clients involved.• Managed, trained, and mentored five area administrators… Show more • Reduced office metrics (DSO/AR Outstanding) year over year by more than 150 days.• Facilitated Business Process Improvement by implementing internal controls and procedures to increase the accuracy and effectiveness of accounting and administrative staff across 3 offices in the region.• Researched and reconciled over 3 years of outstanding paperwork and invoices to the satisfaction of all vendors and clients involved.• Managed, trained, and mentored five area administrators including hiring, evaluating training, performance, compensation, motivation, coaching, and developing goals and procedures.• Administered accounts receivable collections for the region. Collections average $5 million per month.• Guided project management and administration employees in cost accounting, finance, revenue recognition, and procurement and performed training according to Sarbanes Oxley Standards for publicly traded company. • Collaborated with regional and local Project Managers, field engineers, administrators, and estimators• Gathered data for monthly reporting requirements including revenue recognition and project cost, backlog and forecasting, and labor analysis for a publicly-traded company.• Initiated meetings with project stakeholders to determine compliance with budget and forecast and performed the analysis of regional and local project data to explain and/or correct anomalies in the information. Show less

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Business/Management, 3.2

High School Diploma, High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates