Accomplished accounting/finance professional with experience in a
detail-oriented, multi-functional setting; equipped with in-depth
knowledge of GAAP, along with SOX compliance, analysis of financial
activities, budgeting and intercompany accounting.
Professional Experience
FSA-ATF Washington D.C.
Recognized for our industry experience in upholding the Department of
Justice (DOJ) Asset Forfeiture contract, Forfeiture Support Associates
(FSA), LLC is dedicated to delivering smart and flexible staffing and
support solutions to government agencies across the country. We take great
pride in our ability to provide consistent customer satisfaction,
unsurpassed service, integrity and excellence in all our solutions.
Supervisory Financial Analyst
March 2012-Present
. Assist Budget Branch Chief with all matters relative to team.
. Oversight and delegation of work to FSA Funds Control Team which
consists of two Junior Financial Analysts and one Financial Analyst
(Training, Employee Counseling, Performance Evaluations, Time-Keeping,
etc).
. Conduct interviews and hire new employees.
. Develop statistics and trend reporting for Budget Branch Chief.
. Generate and Create budget reports for Senior Management (UFMS,
Business Objects, and Excel).
. Prepare Audit Samples for Submissions.
. Prepare and review quarterly accounting requests (High Dollar Vendor,
and Open Obligations and Receiver review).
. Prepare and review Blanket Purchase Agreements, Requisitions,
Government Purchase Card reconciliations and Divisional Purchases
Reconciliations.
. Review and update Standard Operation Procedures as needed.
. Review and process five monthly contracts which include two high
dollar vendor invoices.
. Maintain overall responsibility of Federal Express payments,
reconciliation and analysis.
. Complete Weekly Status Reports for Team.
. Serve as Back-up for Agent Cashier, Travel Vouchers for Government
employees.
. Perform Ad Hoc Assignments as necessary.
INTELSAT Washington D.C.
The largest provider of fixed satellite services worldwide such as video,
data and voice connectivity in 200 countries and territories for 1,800
customers with a global fleet of approximately 50 satellites and seven
owned teleports and terrestrial facilities. Customers include one of the
world's leading media and communications companies including multinational
corporations, internet service providers and government/military
organizations.
Senior Accountant Jun 2007-March 2012
. Promoted from Staff Accountant in July 2010 to Senior Accountant.
. Saved company $1.2billion by cleaning up intercompany accounts and
reconciliations of previous account balances.
. Lead team members in implementing automated cost transfer pricing
project which saved on operating expenses and time required for
monthly close.
. Maintain overall responsibility for proper recording and settling of
intercompany activity to ensure proper accounting of the Transfer
Pricing of approximately $170M monthly settlement activities.
. Review intercompany activities on a weekly basis, researching and
resolving any out of balance activities, and perform complex Transfer
Pricing cost allocations.
. Prepare monthly intercompany clearinghouse invoicing and settlement
process to ensure timely and accurate accounting for all transactions
covered by the Transfer Pricing model as well as IC trade.
. Maintain and update the Transfer Pricing set-up, such as accounts,
Satellite counts and related Oracle reports whenever business changes
occur.
. Perform Transfer Pricing trend and variance analysis.
. Serve as the department's liaison to the Tax, Treasury, Financial
Reporting and General Accounting departments during the monthly close
process, coordinating intercompany activities and issues.
. Prepare Transfer Pricing calculations for the quarterly tax forecast
though budget and forecast models.
. Prepare quarterly intercompany schedules for external auditors.
. Perform Intercompany Loan calculations for approximately 30 legal
entities.
. Perform clearing house and bank reconciliations
GANNETT OFFSET Springfield, VA
Diversified printing and marketing services company and a division of
Gannett Co., Inc. It's the largest non-heatset print/production facility in
the Mid-Atlantic Region. It's the leading publication printer in the DC
metro area.
Staff Accountant Jun 2006-Jun 2007
. Prepared monthly journal entries for inter-company payroll, credit
cards, miscellaneous invoice, cash accruals, freight, postage, savings
bond, garnishments and airline accruals
. Reconciled payroll, cash, accruals, postage, credit cards and freight
accounts
. Monitored and coordinated cash management activities for all accounts,
including cash coding, balancing and weekly ACH and positive payment
file transfers.
. Processed bi-weekly payroll, bonuses and commissions for Army Times
Publishing Co.
WACHOVIA SECURITIES Richmond, VA
Company recently merged with Wells Fargo Advisors. The company is a
subsidiary of one of the largest financial institutions, Wells Fargo &
Company. In business since 1852 and named on Fortune magazines "Worlds Most
Admired Companies" list for 2009, 2010, 2011.
Brokerage Specialist Jun 2004-Jun 2006
. Team Lead and trained new hires
. Analyzed wire documentation for completeness and accuracy
. Assisted with outstanding account reconciliations
. Completed and review underwritings
. Prepared cashiers checks and update client accounts
Clearance
U.S. Secret Clearance
Credentials
Masters of Business Administration
University of Maryland University College ( College Park, MD ( May 2011
Bachelor of Science in Finance
Hampton University ( Hampton, VA ( May 2004
Affiliations & Activities
Treasurer, Executive Board, NABA DC Metro - The mission of NABA is the
address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that
shape the future of the accounting and finance profession with an
unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors.
Volunteer, Project Giveback - Provides a vehicle for corporate firms and
professionals to give back to the communities where they work and live by
coordinating programs that benefit less fortunate individuals and families
with a focus on children.
Volunteer, Greater DC Cares -The leading and largest coordinator of
volunteerism in the region.
Technical Skills
Accounting Software: Oracle, Hyperion, Business Objects, QuickBooks,
Treasura Workstation, Citrix, Cisco Systems, UFMS, Microsoft Office (Excel,
Word, PowerPoint, Access)