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Reston, Va, Us

Business Applications consulting for CostPoint ERP and T&E systems. Assist clients with all phases of conversions including: planning, implementation, testing and training. Specializing in data migration and full system reconciliation. Migrations for new CostPoint clients as well as mergers and acquisitions. Provide support and analysis on all aspects of full cycle accounting for Go Live and On-Demand Support. SME on General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Cash Flow & Forecasting Setup, Bank Reconciliation, Revenue, A/R, A/P, Fixed Assets, Employee/Labor, Timekeeping, Project, and Contracts Management Modules.

Washington, Dc, Us

Financial consulting for CostPoint ERP and T&E systems. Assist clients with all phases of conversions including: planning, implementation, testing and training. Specializing in data migration from QuickBooks, Microsoft Dynamics, Unanet and GCS. Full system reconciliation of migrated data. Migrations for mergers and acquisitions. System assessments. Personalized and in-depth system training via web or on-site and development of training material to meet the client's needs. Provide support and analysis on all aspects of full cycle accounting for Go Live and On-Demand Support, as well as, month-end close and audit support. SME on General Ledger, Financial Reporting, Cash Flow & Forecasting Setup, Bank Reconciliation, Revenue, A/R, A/P, Fixed Assets, Employee/Labor, Timekeeping, Project, and Contracts Management Modules.

Herndon, Virginia, Us

Manage daily operations and supervise staff in the Finance Department. Responsible for directing the organization's overall financial policies and coordinating all aspects of corporate accounting functions, budgeting, financial reporting and analytics, cash management, payroll, and other financial operations for the company. Financial statement analysis, cash flow analysis, DSO analysis, and budget analysis. Analysis of SOX procedures and narratives. Review department documentation for audit compliance. Post approximately $11.0MM in monthly labor and revenue. Oversee completion of balance sheet account reconciliations, intercompany account reconciliations, tax filings and estimated annual reports. Compilation of management briefing presentations. Maintenance of finance portal on SharePoint. Project lead for implementation of budget software, upgrades to Deltek systems and implementation of Deltek Expense Module. Continually works with team to streamline processes, increase departmental efficiencies, and update procedural and system training. Consistent communication with contracts and quality assurance departments to ensure all financial aspects comply with government contracts.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Complete accounts payable and accounts receivable cycles in Quickbooks. Process check disbursements and cash receipts. Responsible for bi-weekly processing of Payroll through Quickbooks. Calculate and remit federal and state employment taxes. Prepare monthly bank and credit card reconciliations. Assist management team with ad hoc projects. Administer employee benefits. Complete month end journal entries and financial reporting.

Morrisville, Nc, Us

Job costing, budgeting analysis with management team and forecasting support. Reconcile back-up ledgers for balance sheet accounts. Maintain fixed assets & intangibles subledgers. Complete long term debt reconciliations and prepare monthly compliance reports. Monthly processing of Payroll through ADP. Maintain Incentive Stock Options. Responsible for monthly bank reconciliations. Assist and maintain new lease/consulting agreements. Prepare Income, Franchise, Sales & Use, and Property tax reconciliations and filings. Backup for accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial reporting. Team leader for system conversion (QuickBooks to Great Plains), creating Macros to assist in conversion, led conversion to set up ACH reimbursements, converted manual bank reconciliation to automated. Assisted with 48D IRS filing to receive $500,000 tax credit.

London, Gb

Participated in the conversion from Deltek Advantage accounting system to Deltek Maconomy accounting system. Worked with technical team to convert data from Advantage system into the format accepted by Maconomy. Compiled data onto templates that were loaded into Maconomy. Created templates for generating individualized reports in Maconomy. Tested converted data for accuracy and reconciled balances transferred to Maconomy. Trained staff on new system and analyzed issues found after Maconomy system went live. Supervise the A/P, A/R and collections processes as completed by the Staff Accountants. Process check runs, wires, intercompany transfers and positive pay files. Post cash and general ledger entries/adjustments. Research and analyze general ledger accounts and re-class entries as needed. Analyze job costing data with project managers on 'percent completion' client jobs. Complete monthly revenue recognition for 'as billed', 'scheduled', and 'percent completion' client jobs. Create analysis of pipeline and revenue by period and product for management team. Perform general ledger reconciliations, bank account reconciliations, accruals, and payroll entries for monthly closings. Calculate commissions for sales staff on a monthly basis. Review Balance Sheet and P&L statements with CFO to complete monthly financial reporting.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Designed detailed Excel spreadsheets to balance multiple tax accounts located on separate databases. Worked with vendor and technical team to convert multiple reporting databases into one database. Collaborated with management and internal auditing to create greater efficiency with accounts receivable process and increase internal controls for cash deposits. Filed monthly, quarterly, and annual returns for federal and state withholding tax accounts. Performed reconciliation for tax, suspense and bank accounts. Completed cash posting through the collection, deposit and receipt of cash funds for manual pension distributions. Daily use of Sungard trust accounting system for general ledger entries. Continuously updated procedures and training to improve efficiency, customer service and auditing compliance. Processed fund trading, tax payments and distribution cycles. Completed cash posting through the collection of pension funds from clients, deposit of cash funds, receipt of funds into accounting system, and disbursement of funds into participant accounts. Performed manual AR/AP adjustments on participant accounts. Daily use of Sungard trust accounting system for general ledger entries.

Msac, Professional Accounting

Ba, Liberal Arts And Education