Melody Baird Email & Phone Number

United States

Reading, Pennsylvania Area

West Lawn, Pa

Responsible for all accounting/finance related activities for a new, start-up company. Major activities included processing union payrolls, filing union reports, reporting certified payrolls, processing accounts payable and cash disbursements, and managing daily cash transactions. This is a start-up organization with limited personnel and unlimited responsibilities.

Allentown, Pa

Assisted PPL's Asset Management Team on a major fixed asset project. Obtained an understanding of the Federal Energy Regulations Commission (FERC) accounting guidelines and classification of accounts for asset accounting. Used Power Plan to "unitize" capital purchases and move them to the "continuing property records". Use dOracle BMI and Discoverer, PowerPlant, and Cascade applications to obtain information required for capitalization of assets.

Breinigsville, Pa

A fiber optics for communications venture, founded in 1990, and acquired by Avago Technologies in 2013. Designs, manufactures, and sells optical components to global system level OEMs and manufacturers of transceiver modules. • Variance analysis reporting; monthly reviews against previous month, quarter, and annual operating plan• Utilized Oracle, Hyperion, Smartview, and aWare to obtain information for review of actual costs• Used Excel filters and pivot tables to extract data related to assigned projects• Uploaded information into Hyperion for divisional consolidation• Oversaw fixed asset and capital project accounting; maintained ledger for over 8000 assets• Approved capital project (CIP) and asset setup requests in Oracle; retained the proper paperwork to ensure CIPs stayed within their budgets and were properly capitalized• Tracked various information related to every CIP activity in an Excel file • Worked closely with both Controllers performing monthly general ledger closings and preparing financial statements• SAP: Familiar with various modules and transactions including: accounts payable, purchasing, materials management, cost center reviews, bills of material, accounts receivable, financial reporting, general ledger reviews, check clearing • Prepared the monthly review of PPV, WIP, E&O, LCM, cost allocations, inventory/consigned inventory valuations, and oversaw periodic inventory counts• Assisted with quarterly reviews of sales, cost of sales, and gross profit by product line. Information was obtained from an Access program and downloaded into Excel• Maintained a weekly cash management report reconciling consolidated cash receipts and disbursements between the bank and SAP• Interfaced with the HR team, providing assistance with balancing the payroll entry prior to upload it into SAP and provided backup support for payroll preparation and submission to ADP• Prepared supporting documents for various audits and tax reporting requirements

Allentown, Pa

An organization that holds regular meetings to assist unemployed professionals find employment. They provide training and invite speakers to assist in their mission.Participate in weekly meetings. Assisted with training members on Microsoft Excel.

Reston, Va

A contractor for the US Department of Defense, specializing in information dissemination services and equipment.• Reviewed and analyzed costs incurred against assigned projects. • Start-to-finish project control within SAP environment.• Reported monthly project status to customers and management.• Closely coordinated with Project Management, Contracts Management, Order Administration, and Billings.

Reston, Va

A contractor for the US Department of Defense, specializing in information dissemination services and equipment.• Supervised staff accountants. • Reconciled general ledger accounts and prepared bank reconciliations.• Prepared and distributed bi-weekly payroll and all related tax returns (multi-state).• Prepared property tax returns and sales and use tax returns (multi-state).• Managed Cash, Accounts Payable, Cash Receipts, General Ledger, Cash Disbursements, and Payroll transactions.• Coordinated financial, payroll, tax, and government audits.• Quarterly reporting of applicable sales on the GSA Vendor Support website. • Generated and maintained various subsidiary worksheets required to provide sufficient support for all aspects of financial reporting and audits. • Assisted with annual filing of the DCAA Incurred Cost Expense (“ICE”) submissions.

Fairfax, Va

A government contractor for the Department of Justice, providing computer systems and training for government computer specialists.• Supervised accounting support staff. • Prepared payroll information for submission to an automated payroll processor.• Performed general ledger account reconciliations, prepared bank reconciliations.• Prepared financial statements. • Developed and maintained internal worksheets for use in support of financial reporting.

Fairfax, Va

A government contractor for the Department of Justice, providing computer systems and training for government computer specialists.

Fairfax, Va

A government contractor for the Department of Justice, providing computer systems and training for government computer specialists.

Aurora, Co

Publicly traded organization. Parent company for Richmond Homes, a nation-wide residential building contractor.

Denver, Co/Muncie, In/Kutztown, Pa

A family-owned, solar collector manufacturing organization. Built products used for solar heating of homes and residential hot water systems.

Ba, Business Administration

Diploma, Business

Activities and Societies: National High Honor Society; Future Business Leaders of America; Drill Team; Softball Team

Accounting

All courses required to qualify for the CPA exam