Project Accounting
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Ishwer C. Dua
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Employment and Experience
Working as a Consultant with Not for Profit
Organizations
Assist with preparation of year end and A-
133 Audit.
Analysis work and Audit Schedules.
Balance Sheet Accounts Reconciliations of
multiple organizations within the group.
Prepare Journal Entries.
Softwares' used - Great Plains & MS Office
2011 - 2013
Calibre CPA Group - Controller
Providing services to Not for Profit clients and
also as in house accountant for the firm.
Cleared back log of several months work
load.
Prepare monthly Financial Statements in a
timely manner.
Bank Reconciliation.
Revenue Analysis & Reconciliation.
Daily Finance report.
AP/AR.
Closing JEs.
O/H allocation.
Identify, Collect and input
reimbursable/chargeable costs.
Travel Expense claims analysis of 60+ staff.
Sales and Use Tax Returns.
Business License Renewals.
Softwares' used - Quick Books, Practice,
Blackbaud and MS Office
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2009 - 2010
BPSOS
CFO/Senior Accountant with a $9M Not for Profit
501C Organization, VA.
Management and Finance
Prepared Annual and Periodical Financial
Statements.
Prepared Management Information for the
Board Members.
Prepared Budget for the whole Organization
and Separate Budgets for all branches for the Year 2010.
Cash Flow Projections and Monitor cash
requirements.
Implemented Budgetary Controls over
project expenditures.
Prepared Analysis and Backup Schedules for
A-133 Audit performed by the Independent Auditors.
Prepared / Compiled Form 990 information
for the External Accountants.
Prepared information for and dealt with
the Funders' Auditors.
Monthly Project Reports and Variance
Analysis.
Ad hoc Financial Reports for the
Management.
Accounting
Managed financial records of 12 offices
(some with multiple locations).
Closed General Ledger for multiple years
and cleared several months (9+) backlog.
Reconciled GL and multiple Bank
Accounts(25+) for several(18+) months.
Reconciled GL Account Balances tracking
transactions from past several years and made corrections.
Month-end Closing Journals.
Fixed Assets / Depreciation / Accruals /
Prepayments.
Assisted accounting staff with preparation
of SF269/272/424 and GL reconciliations with returns.
Prepared annual /quarterly reports for
Grant Compliance.
Monthly Billings and Electronic Draw
Downs.
Supervised AP, AR, W2 and 1099 processing.
Administration and Operations
Submitted delinquent returns to Federal &
State agencies and brought filing of records up to date.
Liaison with the Program Managers.
Assisted project development staff in
formulating project budgets for the proposals.
Prepared written instructions for
accounting procedures for the accounting staff.
Supervised and Trained 3 accounting staff .
Prepared Financial Training Material for
and presented at National Managers' Conference.
Improved efficiency, eliminated duplicate
and unnecessary accounting activities, and
strengthen the Internal Control Procedures.
Trouble shooting and resolving contentious
issues.
General Administration.
Softwares' used - MAS200 & FRX
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2008 - 2009
CXO Focus, LLC.
As a Consultant servicing $15M Not for
Profit Organization, Washington, DC.
Year- End reconciliations of Balance Sheet
Accounts.
Reporting functions to funders including
the preparation of quarterly 269 financial reports.
Review and Analysis of program payment
requests, field office financial reports and cash requests.
Analytical Work.
Preparation of Audit Working Papers for the
independent auditors.
Monitoring of sub-grant disbursements.
USAID grants compliance work.
Check and Report errors on the Fringe
Benefit and G & A allocation on all projects for the year.
Reviewed field office reports for absence
of documentary support and non compliance with the
grant agreements.
Softwares' used - FundWare and QuickBooks
2005 - 2007
ISED - Director of Finance and
Administration
Not for Profit Organization, Washington,
DC.
Prepared financial and management
information for the Board Members.
Prepared monthly Financial Statements for
the Management Review.
Month-end Closing Journals and Overhead
Allocable Distributions.
Monitoring employees' Time and Payroll
Distribution to projects.
Compile, Review and Monitor Employee Fringe
Benefits, Vacations and Sick leave.
Fixed Assets / Depreciation / Accruals /
Prepayments.
Financial Budgeting, Planning and
Monitoring Cash Flow.
Project Budgeting and reporting on
variances.
Analytical Work.
Preparation of Audit Working Papers for the
independent auditors.
Oversee annual financial and A-133 audit.
Prepared / Compiled Form 990 information
for the External Accountants.
Monthly Billings and Electronic Draw Downs.
General Ledger maintenance and G L Accounts
Reconciliation.
Bank and Credit Cards Reconciliations.
Supervised AP, AR and 1099 processing.
Liaison with the Program Managers.
Prepared annual /quarterly reports for
Grant Compliance.
Monitor compliance with the Federal
Guidelines.
General, Office & Facilities
Administration.
HR related work.
Softwares' used - Great Plains & FRX
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1998 - 2005
TCI, Inc. - Controller
Government Contractor / Construction Co., Washington, DC.
Maintained accounting records in conformance with the
prescribed accounting policies, and in accordance
with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and
Financial Reporting Standards.
Continuous review of procedures and periodical recommendations
to improve internal checks, accounting
procedures, and management of the
organization, significantly improving cash flow.
Analytical Work and Preparation of Audit Working Papers for
the independent auditors.
Dealing with insurance companies' auditors and State Sales and
Use Tax auditors' achieving substantial $
savings.
Planned, assigned, monitored, supervised, trained and reviewed
the work of five accounting staff.
Assisted the accounting staff and provided guidance to resolve
their problems.
Prepared Financial Statements and Reports in a timely manner
while coordinating the work of all
accounting departments.
Closing Journal Entries / Period and Year-end closing.
Fixed Assets / Depreciation / Accruals / Prepayments.
Work in Progress and Project Profitability Reports.
Assisted Project Managers with project cost estimates, bid
preparations and proposals.
Periodically reviewed project managers' performance.
Developed project budgets and procedures to control and
evaluate the actual performance.
Cash Flow Forecasts / Projections.
Management Reports and Ad hoc assignments.
Following network crash and system failure, identified errors,
and made correcting journals entries.
Reconciliation of Job Cost with Direct Cost Accounts in GL.
Identified procedural errors and recovered substantial $
amounts from outside parties which would have
been lost due to oversight by the accounting subordinates.
Inter Company Accounts Reconciliation.
Installment and Mortgage Accounts Reconciliations, and
Interest amortization.
Bank Reconciliations.
Quarterly FUTA and SUTA Reconciliations.
Wage analysis by Trade and Jurisdiction for periodical
Insurance Premium calculations. Preparation of
General Liability and Workers Compensation insurance rates by
Trade and Jurisdiction for employees and
subcontractors.
Obtaining and maintaining the required insurances and business
licenses.
Labor Burden Rates.
Qualifications:
Profession: Chartered Accountant - FCA
Member - Institute of Chartered Accountants
- England, U.K.
Education: Bachelor's Degree - Accounting Major
CPE: USAID Federal Rules & Regulations Workshop
DOJ - Recovery Act Training Seminar.
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