WILLIAM A. LAKE

**** ******* ****** ***, ***********, Virginia 22152 571-***-**** adkkw0@r.postjobfree.com

Financial Experience

Former manager Financial Planning and Analysis, financial reporting functions and accounting controls of a dynamic and multi-faceted enterprise. Comprehensive understanding of financial operations, forecasting, planning and accounting functions. Sophisticated accounting treatments, understanding GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley (SOX). Implemented process improvements synthesized reviewed and analyzed complex data. Contributed to the executive decision-making process. Outstanding written communication skills results oriented innovator in a variety of industries, diverse cultures, and varied business environments. Committed financial acumen creative, ethical consistent, fast paced and corporate finance management experience having immediate impact

Technical Knowledge-

-Excel/Microsoft Office/Lawson-Infor/Hyperion/Primavera P6/Quick Books - Advanced

-Payroll/Accounts Payable/Accounts Receivable/Treasury - attention to details

-Process improvements - Quality control

-General Accounting/Corporate Accounting – extensive hands-on experience

-Financial Planning and Budgeting/Capital and Operating budget preparation and forecasting

-Governance/Strategic direction – Corporate management

-Financial management – Plan to actual, KPI, similar standards

-Team Leader, Financial Analysis and planning

-Cost estimating, Procurement, Strategies Planning

-Federal Financial Management, Financial performance issues

-Multi-year appropriations, Operating Budget, Capital budget

-Hyperion – Training in new Hyperion ERP system, Mirant

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CONSULTANT - MAY 2018 TO PRESENT

SOSERCO INC., Springfield, Virginia

Working independently for a European firm, as the US representative for short term assignments as directed. Concentrated in coordinating US and European technology to overseas needs. Coordinating of disparate accounting definitions to allow a better enjoyment of export and trade regulations in order to facilitate trade. Work in facilitating trade in goods and services from the US and Europe to other markets. Prepared projections and forecasts of trade and import / export transactions. Conduct the negotiation of the required financial instruments to facilitate the sales. Model the financial flows undertaken to support the venture and facilitate the explanation of flows to financial institutions.

CONSULTANT FINANCE – FEBRUARY 2019 – SEPTEMBER 2019

CYBERDATA TECHNOLOGIES, Washington D.C.

Working for HHS-ACF CIO on FY 2020 Budget, CPIC reporting and other such as FITARA reporting and additional data calls as required. Worked on developing streamline SOP for the various activities and set up system for future users. This engagement was a subcontract to Soserco, and the engagement was not renewed by the final customer. Analyzed different IT resources being employed and need to renew services.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST – OCTOBER 2012 TO APRIL 2018

DC WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY, Washington DC

Managed the presentation of the $500 million Capital Spending program. Prepared reports for Board of Directors and monthly Actuals versus planned expenditures, reporting on significant variances and reasons behind changes. Extensive use of advanced Excel functions – V-Lookups, Pivot Tables, Macros. Direct supervision of Capital Equipment expenditures, almost $35 million per year. Guided departments to an improved utilization of funding. Worked with IT in the design and development of programs for implementation in next few months. Worked with a number of departments to adequately input charges in the correct buckets (Operations/Capital). Coordinated the inter-relationship between the Project Management Program, Primavera (P6), with the exhausted accounting system, Lawson-Infor. Insured both programs were aligned. Transferred required funding to the appropriate Capital program as required. Developed procedures in order to standardize requirements.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST/OPERATIONS – JANUARY 2003 TO SEPTEMBER 2012

INTERNATIONAL INTRANCO INC., Fairfax, Virginia

Directed a team of four professionals which covered the financial transactions of the firm, A/P, A/R, Payroll, Treasury, preparation of financial statements and related instruments required by international transactions. Coordinated the preparation of monthly and quarterly actuals versus forecasted reports by the organization, for other department heads, corporate management and the Board of Directors. Directed the preparation of Sensitivity analyses of projects being considered. Conducted analyses and prepared KPI’s to reach in the modeling of financial transactions. Insured that US GAAP and foreign accounting guidelines were met. Developed and expanded sales projections, and payment of commissions to the sales team, over 20 individuals spread in the USA and overseas. Developed models of international transactions. Conducted foreign exchange transactions as required, in order to safeguard value for the venture. Grew the enterprise from a start-up to over $10 million in exports from the USA and an equal amount of exports from other countries.

SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST – OCTOBER 2000 TO NOVEMBER 2002

MIRANT MID-ATLANTIC, Washington DC

Oversaw the Capital transactions of the five electric generating plants managed by the firm in the mid-Atlantic region. Conducted modeling of the proposed Capital expenditures by the venture. Evaluated potential transactions for the benefit of the enterprise. Developed monthly, quarterly and annual budgets for the venture, special focus on Capital transactions. Tracked actual expenditures versus forecasts and prepared reports for the unit management, and corporate management in Atlanta, presented explanation of the variances to management. Evaluated potential pollution mitigation alternatives for the plants in order to determine the best course of action. Worked with the consolidation accounting group in order to integrate the regional data into corporate reports, insuring terms and changes agreed with GAAP and consistency throughout the enterprise.

EDUCATION

MAY 1984

MBA - FINANCE, George Washington University, Washington DC

MAY 1979

BA – ECONOMICS, GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON DC

SKILLS

- Multi Languages Spoken – Spanish, French, German

-Expert Excel user, Professional competence in Microsoft suites

-Familiar with GAAP and similar regulations

-Financial Analysis preparation and forecasting

-Federal Budgeting

-Financial modeling – business model, trade transactions

-General FP&A functions