Work directly with the CFO and Controller and manage a team of 3 local and 5 remote Project AccountantsPrepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statementsPrepare quarterly Board of Directors reportPrepare, review, and finalize annual departmental and company-wide budgets and communicate key risks to accounting managementProvide daily ad hoc reports to the Directors and CFOManage revenue recognition of over 1200 active projectsResponsible for reviewing revenue transactions and ensuring revenue is recognized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principlesBuilt management-friendly revenue reports from raw dataTook the lead to research, evaluate, and select new AP software. Lead acquisition and implementation of the software, which created a paperless, cost efficient, and overall improved AP process.Maintain contract backlog process: report and analyze company’s current and future standingAttend annual Deltek conferences to maximize usage of the system’s capabilities to benefit the firmAssist with annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and financial statement audits

Manage revenue recognition of over 600 active projectsServed as the sole financial analyst for 5 acquisitions over the past 5 yearsDeveloped the company standard monthly financial package including key metrics customized to each region and practice; Directors live by themTransitioned the company from a smaller ERP, Win2, to the Deltek system and then again to the newer Deltek system. This transition required the cleaning of data and the creation of new accounting processes to adapt to the new ERP.Developed and implemented a data driven process to analyze projected revenue compared to cost to identify projects which are under-performing processOverhauled the process of Days Sales Outstanding by 7 daysLead accounting team evaluation of daily processes to identify areas for improvement and efficiencyMember of Retention Committee – The committee created strategies to retain high valued employeesMember of Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) Committee – The committee received valuable ESOP information from the board and it devised methods to easily relay summarized information to staff as it relates to the current standing of the firm

Work directly with the Controller and CFO.Analyzed other firms’ financials for future acquisitionsDeveloped a methodology to review all major part of a business before committing serious financial resources.Managed partners’ and firm’s funds, including compliance and TaxesFiled sales and use taxes for several states on a monthly basisPrepared annual operating budgets

Member of Andersen’s Global Finance TeamImplemented best practice/benchmarking reviews and standardized financial reportingPerformed activity-based costing and cost managementPerformed risk assessments

Directly assisted Managing Partner and Operations Manager in the Assurance Business Audit Pacific Northwest Market Circle (ABA PNWMC)Prepared annual operating budgets for ABA PNWMCPerformed quarterly financial forecasts to assist partners and senior managers in managing future phases of ABA PNWMC operationsDesigned and implemented monthly financial reporting packages for partners and senior managers based on individual needs and areas of concentrationManaged and monitored financial activities of different operations within all industry groups; submitted financial analysis to partners and senior managers; performed variance analysisTracked global revenue in detail for Assurance practice and implemented monthly reporting packagesMonitored productivity statistics for all 600 managers, consultants and auditorsManaged and reviewed all financial and accounting transactions associated with ABA PNWMC; set guidelines and made recommendations