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Corporate Finance - Strategic Analysis and Planning - Budgeting - Shared Service Center process improvement and scalable organization - Cash flow forecasting and cash management - Business Integration - Mergers and Acquisitions - Audit (FAR/Overhead, GAAP, PCAOB, internal systems and processes). Complex accounting transactions (stock combinations, reverse mergers, IPO, warrants, secondary offerings, and purchase price accounting with short-term and long-term earn-out and contingency provisions. Implemented company wide budgeting and forecasting tool (Vena Solutions) and trained Senior Managers for bottom up portion of the tool. Project Manager for systems merge with Deltek Vision as well as implementation with new acquisitions.

Instituted internal controls, trained finance and operations on policies and procedures in order to accomplish GAAP and FAR audits. Streamlined month-end financial statement process to complete monthly financial reporting within 10 days of calendar month-end. Increased reliability of project reporting through use of Deltek Vision and strict adherence to internal control and manager responsibility for data integrity.

Managed external audits for bi-annual GAAP, FAR, and Insurance (Yellow Book) reporting. Lead systems and financial integrations of acquisitions and implemented best practices between corporate and acquired company. Systems integrations included JD Edwards and Deltek Vision.

Responsible for accounting department functions, month-end closing and reporting, cash management and forecasting, and annual budget and five year strategic forecasting. Reduced expense report processing through use of customized lotus notes software that allowed manager review through any internet connection. Increased accuracy of forecasting through use of JD Edwards tools and raising accountability of manager's inputs. Annual GAAP audits completed within 30 days.