Michael Strout Email & Phone Number

Reston, Virginia, United States

Chantilly, Virginia

North Wales, PA

• Lead a team of supervisors and their direct reports (10 direct reports over all), instilling a customer centric & can do approach to their monthly duties
• Responsible for the maintenance of standardized global processes (both electronic and human) to recognize revenue in accordance with latest US GAAP & SEC requirements and in compliance with the Corporate reporting.
• Responsible for the monthly financial analysis of performance against budget and most current monthly forecast, Contractual Backlog, and various balance sheet analysis
• Main liaison for all external audit work as it related to project revenue reporting
• Assisted in the Due Diligence work on 3 of the company’s most recent acquisitions
• Leader of the team responsible for the Project Data integration into the Oracle Financial System for various company acquisitions

• Responsible for accuracy and productivity of the day-to-day activities of a 20 person staff in accounts payable, accounts receivable, multi-state payroll, general ledger management, and collections
• Supervise the monthly close process including performance of month end cost analysis
• Develop and issue timely financial statements to executive management
• Assist project and operations management in analysis of project financial data (including monthly percent completion reports)
• Main liaison for all external audit work (including miscellaneous audits from government and state agencies)
• Maintain monthly forecast and yearly budgets to include reporting and explanation of any variances

• Responsible for accuracy and productivity of the day-to-day activities of a 15 person staff in accounts payable, accounts receivable, multi-state payroll, general ledger management, and collections
• Supported budget development and provided superior financial budget reporting to executive management
• Analyzed and verified the monthly revenue recognition of all contracts and conducted monthly reviews with corporate vice-presidents
• Prepared schedules and analysis as part of the 10-K/10-Q SEC Filings
• Served as primary liaison for all external audit work (including miscellaneous audits from government and state agencies)
• Ensured timely, efficient, and accurate financial operations to meet Federal, State, Local, SOX, and GAAP Requirements

• Responsible for productivity of the day-to-day activities of a 12 person staff responsible for the accurate and timely submission of monthly financial statements
• Preparation of various schedules/reports included in the quarterly 10-Q/10-K SEC Filings
• Served as primary liaison for all external audit work (including miscellaneous audits from government and state agencies)
• Supported budget development and provided superior financial budget reporting to executive management
• Presentation of monthly financial statements, including active, inactive, discontinued and foreign entities to corporate executives
• Assisted in the change over from the DELTEK accounting system to PeopleSoft, in 2001-2002