GARY D. PALESTRANT

**** ******** ****, ***. *** 301-***-****

Silver Spring, MD 20906

acc5ox@r.postjobfree.com

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

Results-oriented accountant with strong analytical ability and a diverse

accounting/financial, management, business development, and technical

background offering proven results:

( Financial / management accounting/reporting ( Construction

industry accounting

( Operations, budgeting, and analytics ( Professional services

industry accounting

( ERP and CRM systems ( Business

intelligence and analytics systems

( Project / job cost accounting systems ( Non-profit

accounting systems

( Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) ( Government contracting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADR Vantage, Inc. (Washington, DC)

April 2012 - present

Accounting Consultant

( Perform all accounting and reporting for small professional

services firm / government contractor.

( Review government agency contracts.

( Perform accounts payable functions.

( Perform billing and accounts receivable functions.

( Analyze general ledger accounts and perform monthly journal

entries.

( Manage cash and create cash reports and forecasts.

( Create financial and management reports.

( Produced reports for bank to secure line of credit.

( Created budget and forecasts for strategic planning sessions.

( Implemented project accounting and practice management systems.

Anchor Construction Corporation (Washington, DC)

May 2010 - April 2012

Accounting Manager / Job Cost Manager

( Managed job cost function and provided communication between

project managers and senior management.

( Created revenue, job cost, and cash reports, projections, and

analyses for senior management.

( Directed monthly project manager overview meetings and reviews.

( Analyzed all jobs for under-billings and recommend corrective

actions.

( Performed payroll and accounts payable monthly accruals.

( Supervised 4 accounting staff members.

( Supervised and approve billings and supporting billing schedules

and worksheets.

( Accelerated billing cycles by 14 days and enhanced cash flow by

accelerating collections by 10 days.

Grassroots Enterprise, Inc. (Washington, DC and San Francisco, CA)

February 2008 - May 2010

Controller

( Directed accounting, payroll, HR, and reporting functions for

public affairs/advocacy/technology company.

( Created monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and

management reports.

( Developed and implemented general and sales forecasting/budgeting

systems.

( Administered and integrating all payroll, HR, 401(K), Cobra, and FSA

administration via ADP Resources

integrated system., reducing payroll/HR costs by over $500 a month.

( Performed billing for monthly licensing/subscription services,

consulting, and technology platform setup.

( Slashed company's monthly burn-rate by over 25%.

( Increased collection of outstanding client receivables by over 20

days.

Nexus Systems, Inc. (Arlington, VA)

December 2006 - February 2008

Controller

( Directed accounting, payroll, and reporting functions for software

company which developed and serviced accounts payable management

systems for property management firms.

( Created monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and

management reports.

( Developed and implemented general and sales forecasting/budgeting

systems.

( Facilitated relations with vendors to obtain more favorable payment

terms.

( Increased billing rates and enhanced billing model.

( Increased instances to bill out consulting services.

( Increased collection of outstanding client receivables by over 15

days.

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SSi Consulting (Columbia, MD & McLean, VA)

February 2003 - December 2006

Senior Accounting Consultant

( Responsible for implementation, design, and training of Microsoft

Dynamics SL (Solomon) financial and project accounting software for

Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia area clients.

( Provided pre-sales assistance in product demonstrations and

prospect needs analyses.

( Helped sales team close a $236,000 Solomon deal to an association -

the largest in the firm's history.

( Often utilized SQL for query and customization purposes.

( When in sales, sales revenue run rate was 120% of quota.

( Provided consulting and accounting system training for SSI's

professional services and non-profit clients.

Gamble, Givens & Moody, CPAs - DataSpring (Charleston, SC)

November 1998 - February 2003

Accounting Consultant

( Directed firm's Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) and CRM

efforts and vertical market program.

( Closed $80,000 Great Plains software deal with private jet company

owned by Berkshire Hathaway.

( Coordinated efforts to win/manage government contracts and respond

to government RFP's. Awarded contract which resulted in

additional $250,000 in annual revenue.

( Engaged in lengthy SOX compliance project for firm's manufacturing

client.

Saltz, Shamis & Goldfarb, Certified Public Accountants (Columbus, Ohio)

January 1995 - September 1998

Senior Accountant

( Auditing and small business accounting.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

( Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, South Carolina); also

consulted for Department of Health Administration and Policy - taught

health care accounting/finance; biostatistics; co-authored several

published articles

( Johnson & Wales University - taught hospitality accounting and

statistics.

EDUCATION

( Ohio State University - BS - Accounting

( Ohio State University - BA - Behavioral Sciences

SPECIALIZED TECHNOLOGY & TRAINING

( Microsoft Dynamics SL (Solomon) (

Microsoft FRx - financial reporting system

( Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains) ( Microsoft CRM -

sales and customer relations system

( ADP Resources - Payroll & HR system ( Budget Maestro -

budgeting and forecasting system

( Microsoft Office, including Excel and Access

(Timberline - construction management system

( QuickBooks and Peachtree accounting systems ( Cognos Planner

- budgeting/forecasting system

( iMIS membership system ( Deltek Vision

project accounting system

( Sage Active Planner - business analytics system ( OpenAir -

project management system

( Master Builder - construction management system ( Microsoft SQL

( NetSuite accounting system

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