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Fairfax, Virginia

Manage a staff of Compliance managers, financial analysts and internal auditors responsible for Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance, federal contract audit liaison, Government Property administration, and the Internal Audit function for the CGI Federal business unit. Major achievements and responsibilities include:• Managing relationships with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA), Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), • Audit liaison support for DCMA and DCAA audits (proposals, business systems, floor check, incurred cost, CAS, etc.)• Preparing incurred cost submissions for the intermediate home office and six business segments• Negotiating final rate and cost determinations with DCMA and other cognizant contracting officials• Completion of final booked to billed reconciliations and contract close-out activities• Developing and maintaining policies to ensure compliance with CAS and FAR• Providing guidance and developing strategies for costing/pricing new business pursuits• Submitting provisional billing rate proposals for indirect rates• Developing new and maintaining existing CASB disclosure statements• Government property administration• Coordinating with Corporate Internal Audit for completion of CGI Federal scoped internal audits and SOX deliverables

Herndon, Virginia

Responsible for Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance, federal contract audit liaison, conflict of interest (COI) mitigation and reporting, and compliance program support for DXC’s US Public Sector. Major achievements and responsibilities include: • Managing relationships with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)• Audit liaison support for DCMA and DCAA audits (labor, proposal, business systems, incurred cost, forward pricing, CAS, etc.)• Preparation of incurred cost submissions for the corporate and intermediate home offices, and six business segments• Negotiating final indirect rate and other cost determinations with DCMA and other cognizant contracting officials• Developing and maintaining policies to ensure compliance with CAS and FAR• Providing guidance and developing strategies for new business cost proposals• Preparing and submitting forward pricing rate proposals (indirect rates, labor, labor escalation, etc.) • Developing and maintaining CASB disclosure statements• Providing guidance to contract personnel on compliance with FAR and CAS• Providing Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COI and compliance program administration

Herndon, Virginia

Responsible for Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)/Cost Accounting Standard (CAS), DCAA/DCMA/CMS audit liaison, conflict of interest (COI), and compliance program support for the US Public Sector. Major achievements and responsibilities include:• Supporting Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) audits (labor, proposal, business systems, incurred cost, forward pricing, CAS, pension, etc.)• Preparing incurred cost submissions for the Corporate and Intermediate home offices• Developing and maintaining CASB disclosure statements and reviewing federal contracting accounting policies• Negotiating final rate and cost determinations with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)• Developing and negotiating final settlement for pension plan curtailment claims• Providing guidance for costing/pricing new business pursuits • Developing, implementing and maintaining the operating budgets/outlooks and monthly management reporting models• Developing and implementing Conflict of Interest Programs to address COI issues at the individual and organizational levels• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Compliance Program administration• Auditing compliance with FAR/CAS, Medicare Financial Management Manual, and CMS Business Partners System Security Manual (BPSSM)

Herndon, Virginia

Responsible for providing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)/Cost Accounting Standard (CAS), DCAA/DCMA/CMS audit liaison, conflict of interest (COI), and compliance program support to HP’s US Public Sector FAR/CAS covered segments. Major achievements and responsibilities include:• Supporting various Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and Office of Inspector General audits (labor, proposal, post award, estimating system, accounting system, incurred cost, forward pricing, Cost Accounting Standards, etc.)• Preparing incurred cost submissions for the FAR/CAS covered business segments• Providing guidance to contract/operations personnel on compliance with FAR and CAS • Developing and conducting compliance related training courses • Developing forward pricing rates (overhead, G&A, labor, relocation, etc.) used for bidding new business• Developing and maintaining CASB disclosure statements• Developing and reviewing accounting/finance policies and procedures relative to federal contracting regulations• Developing, implementing and maintaining the operating budgets/outlooks and monthly management reporting models• Developing and implementing Conflict of Interest Programs to ensure adequate safeguards are in place to address COI issues at both the individual and organizational levels• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Compliance Program administration• Managing an internal audit group responsible for auditing/monitoring internal controls for compliance with FAR/CAS, Chapter 7 of the Medicare Financial Management Manual, and CMS Business Partners System Security Manual (BPSSM)• Acting NHIC Medicare Compliance Officer

Herndon, Virginia

Responsible for providing FAR/CAS audit liaison and compliance support to EDS’ US Government Solutions business units. Major achievements and responsibilities included:• Supporting various Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) audits (labor, proposal, post award, estimating system, accounting system, incurred cost, forward pricing, Cost Accounting Standards, etc.)• Evaluating labor systems for compliance with Federal regulations, accounting/finance EDS policies and compatibility with current systems• Providing guidance to EDS contract personnel on compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) • Developing and conducting compliance related training courses • Reviewing and certifying new business cost proposals• Developing forward pricing rates (overhead, G&A, labor, relocation, etc.) used for bidding new business• Developing and maintaining CASB disclosure statements• Developing and reviewing EDS Accounting policies and procedures relative to federal contracting regulations• Developing user requirements for new on-line labor recording system• Providing compliance consulting services under the EDS Mentor-Protégé Program• Testing the EDS - Department of Education/Loan Origination System Reconciliation module• Developing, implementing and maintaining the operating budgets/outlooks and monthly management reporting models.

Herndon, Virginia

Managed eight accountants in the accounting handling of salary allocation for approximately 5000 EDS FederalGovernment contract personnel. Major achievements and responsibilities included: • Managing salary variance, missing time and missing paper reconciliations• Conducting timecard floor check audits• Maintaining and enhancing the capabilities of the Government Automated Time Entry System (GATES)• Reviewing and updating the EDS Labor Recording and GATES Timecard Procedures Manual • Completing monthly labor systems reconciliations between the GL, Payroll and GATES• Developing and reviewing employee performance evaluations, salary administration plans, career development plans, and monthly budgets and outlooks• Reorganizing the Labor Accounting function to allow for a 33% reduction in staff while improving customer support.

Herndon, Virginia

Managed ten accountants in the accounting handling of $60 million of computer related fixed assets and $700 million of receivables annually. Major achievements and responsibilities included: • Managing the start-up of the Fixed Asset department for EDS’ Federal business units• Completing the reconciliation of the 1988, 1989 and 1990 fixed asset physical inventories• Coordinating the reconciliation of the fixed asset clearing account• Evaluating, testing and implementing the Barcode Identification Inventory System at over 75 sites• Tracking and reporting on aged receivables• Monitoring lockbox and wire transfer receipts and applying to open invoices

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Bsa, Managerial Economics & Finance