Thomas Belz Email & Phone Number

Springfield, Va, Us

Reston, Virginia, United States

In my current position, I liaise with divisions and corporate office executives -my duties include:• Collaborate with Financial Planning & Analysis manager to set Close Calendar from Accounting's viewpoint and manage monthly completion.• Provide leadership in applying best practices to the closing process for more timely, efficient and reduction of the number of days to close.• Setup and maintain indirect rates in CostPoint• Report on Actual results vs. budget and Forecast of Rates• Provide analysis of performance against plan/forecast• Assist with preparation of Incurred Cost Submission to DCMA/DCAA• Oversee preparation of monthly Journal Entries and General Ledger account reconciliations, Manage General Ledger Accountants• Provide leadership and maintenance to the project setup process (CostPoint), best practices for setup billing, revenue and reporting on programs -Manage Project Setup Specialist• Assist Controller with Bank Reporting including the Monthly Borrow Base, Quarterly Financial Package and Backlog reports as well as preparation of the Consolidated Financial Reporting Package and Forecasted financials (IS/BS/CF)• Assist in the development of and reporting Contract Waterfall reporting• Responsible for the Cash Forecasting process and bill payment control• Manage annual external audit, occasional audits by DCAA and other government audit groups• Assist Finance/Accounting group with providing data to be used for tax preparers for Tax Returns (multi-state, IRS and foreign entities).• Manage preparation and filing of state and local returns for those non-income tax returns (not handled by the tax preparers)• Build matrix of States and localities SOSI Operates in and file by state/locality• Assist in the development, maintenance of and adherence to company accounting policies and procedures (Travel, credit cards and Timekeeping)• Begin Implementation of SOX-Lite In General Ledger Group

5400 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Va 22151

In my current directorship, I liaise with divisions and corporate office leaders to prepare monthly P&L estimates, month-end financials, and quarterly budget estimates to assess variances in actual versus forecasted performance. Here are some examples of the achievements that I have accomplished to date in my tenure:• Develop monitoring process to track, examine, and analyze division-level financial data to enable detailed budgets and sales transparency. • Minimize Accounts Receivables from 240 to 78 days; and unbilled receivables, ODCs, labor and overhead reduced for ten cost centers with over 120 employees.• Collaborate with business units to analyze and report corporate tax compliance with foreign tax regulations in Canada, Australia, and Brazil.• Examine current space and utility consumption to determine facility waste, and restructured plans saving $140K in annual division expenses.• Streamline reporting efficiency and accuracy by automating data entry methods, and developed and maintain new inventory tracking system to sustain multimillion-dollar inventory. • Develop monthly reports to capture details of in-house equipment and inventory, and complete physical count reconciliations to assess actual value against book value. • Perform frequent internal audits in preparation for annual external audit, and develop bi-annual divisional budgets to determine DCAA cost center rates against budget performance. • Oversee capital budgets, purchases, fixed assets to sustain accurate charge-back and depreciation schedules.

Falls Church, Va

Having enjoyed a long and progressive role with Verizon, I was hand-selected to participate in Verizon’s Choosing to Lead Program offered to only Top 5% executive candidates.As the Manager of FP&A, I:• Led general accounting and financial reporting for 1,700 employees with expense budgets of $500M. Managed month-end and year-end closing, forecasting, planning, and analysis.• Collaborated closely with cross-functional departments to determine needs, and applied requirements to automating fiscal year expense budgets and analysis reports. • Conducted variance analysis to determine forecasted versus actual budget performance, and developed chart of accounts analysis and reporting and departmental financial statements. • Created and maintained ad-hoc and scheduled financial/strategic management reports used to analyze corporate financial information.• Built budget, project, and salary benchmark models to enable executives to achieve established business objectives and to maximize channel management resources.• Provided business plan analysis and blueprint to reflect actual expenses, and analyzed actual historical financial data extracted from financial sources. • Partnered with finance professional and executives to determine and execute best process for financial report consolidation and reconciliation across departments.

Washington D.C.

For this publisher, I had produced reporting system reflecting weekly budget, financial, and business performance details to executive leaders.• Conducted monthly general ledger report clarifying monthly budget and general ledger variances.

Mclean, Va

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Administraition

Activities and Societies: Sigma Nu Fraternity and various philanthopic activities.Majored in Public Administration with an emphasis.

Associate'S Degree, Engineering & Business Administraition

Diploma, General Studies