Accounts Payable Management

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

. M.B.A. in Accounting, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield,

Iowa. Anticipated completion date of May, 2013

. CPA candidate

. B.A. Business Mgt (Major in Accounting) Gondar University. Ethiopia

. Certificate of UML Business Analysis (Business Process Modeling),

Object Discovery Corporation, Iowa, USA.

. Certificate of Appreciation for Acc. MBA Business Process Modeling

Special Project, Iowa, USA.

. QuickBooks certified, Intuit, USA

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Great Plain (Microsoft Dynamics GP), Management Reporter Designer,

PeopleSoft(Oracle ERP), QuickBooks, Sage fund Peachtree, Drake, Team

Design, MS Excel (Advanced level: pivot table, Macros & V&H look ups),

Access and Notepad ++ to edit HTML and XML.

I have a proven track record of completing projects in a timely fashion and

work under pressure

Six years experience in all levels of the accounting and auditing process,

strong knowledge of US GAAP,

IFRS and Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Robert Half International/Accountemps

Dec/2009 - Dec/2012

I have worked with Robert half/Accountemps/ for the last three years in

different organizations such as Results for Development Institute, IRAQ

Foundation, General Merchandise Supplies Unlimited and United Independent

Taxi and for Accounting now at Pew Research Center as a Senior Accountant

for the following assignments:

Senior/Staff Accountant

. Executed month-end GL closing / prepared GL adjusted entries:

Accruals and Deferrals

. Prepared and process accounts payable/receivable, help payroll

preparation

. Reconciled bank account and GL schedule monthly basis

. Administering all accounts Payable process from recording the invoice

to printing checks

. Preparing 1099 vendor report files

. Set up a new payroll on paychex's payroll processing system

. Prepared a cost-benefit analysis and Inventory schedule: lead time

. Reviewing and developing Budget for submission of proposal contract

and grant applications.

. Overseeing and/or perform preparation, review and submission of

project grant drawdown's and financial reports as required for each

grant/Contract to USAID, DOS, DFID- UK AID, Bill & Melinda Gates

Foundation, ROCKFELLER, and others

. Prepared interim, monthly and quarterly financial statements for

projects and organization (stmt of financial position/Balance sheet/,

stmt of Activities /Income stmt/, stmt of Cash flow and Budget Vs

Actual variance reports)

. Prepared NICRA, Indirect cost analysis to USAID and other Governmental

organizations.

. Assisted in completion of filing/reporting / monitoring of all federal

grants in compliance with OMB circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133

. Filed Monthly and Quarterly Financial Statements to USAID: Pipeline

Analysis and Accrual report, Sf-1034, SF-425 and others.

. Assisted staff with year-end audit process circular A-133 Audit &

401(k) audits /preparing balance sheet accounts schedules,

depreciation schedules and others

. Prepared consolidated financial statements: balance sheet, Income

statement & cash flow

. Reviewing all expense reports and payment requests for accuracy and

adherence to Pew Research Center's policies and procedures

Achievements:

. For the first time prepared and got approval of NICRA rate (indirect

cost rate) from OCC and USAID.

. For the first time setting up all the necessary financial reporting

and complains requirements to USAID grants.

. Reduced budget review turn round time and accounting cycle time, which

in turn facilitated timely submission of the budget and production of

monthly financial statements.

. Setting up financial reports such as Budget Vs Actual, statement of

Activities, Statement of financial position, Cash flow and etc in

Microsoft Dynamics Great Plain Management Reporter.

Explore Abyssinia Travel Company, Ethiopia

May/2006 - Jun/2008

Senior Accountant

. Analyzed, prepared and summarized financial plans, acquisition

activity, financial trends and operating forecasts and presented to

the management of the company

. Prepared financial statements, performed analysis, prepared the annual

budget and accompanying schedules worksheets including budget vs.

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