Engagement Financial Advisor
Current• Engagement financial advisor in the Government Public Services for multimillion engagements. • Liaised with the contracts team to ensure successful initiation of engagements and worked closely with the procurement department to establish purchase requisitions and purchase orders for vendors.• Partnered with the accounts receivables team to facilitate invoice preparations, reallocation of client payment requests, and offsetting invoices.• Responsible for updating and submitting forecasts pertaining to employees, vendors, and various direct costs such as travel.• Executed various what-if scenarios, comparing actual results against forecasts using our financial tools.• Routinely presented key financial metrics - including revenue, profit, expense, and funding burn rates - to the engagement team.• Conducted thorough analyses of financial reports and revenue worksheets.• Executed modifications, journal entries, and voucher change requests, assigned project labor categories, and oversaw the closure of engagements.• Actively involved in the comprehensive lifecycle of intricate engagements, which encompassed the initiation phase, revenue recognition, compliance adherence, and monthly accounting closure.• Engaged in bi-weekly interactions with senior-level internal and external clients, during which I presented various financial analysis, discussed strategic recommendations, and provided critical financial advice for ongoing engagements.• Performed advanced financial analysis, including comprehensive reconciliation and meticulous variance analysis.• Adhered to and leveraged standard procedures for financial management, quality control, and risk mitigation in engagement processes.
