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Project Manager

Location:
Atlanta, GA, 30339
Posted:
December 14, 2010

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Resume:

Toni Shaw, MBA

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Atlanta, GA 30339

Home: 678-***-**** Cell: 678-***-****

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Accomplished Accounting Professional with experience in the healthcare, automotive, travel, technology, and

environmental engineering sectors. Possess a high aptitude for managing complex tasks efficiently and on target

with a proven ability to work smoothly in either a team or project-based environment.

EXPERTISE IN:

• • Draft Policy/Procedures & Training

General Ledger, Account Reconciliation

• • Mortgage Loan Credit Collections

Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis

• Bank Reconciliations (includes Merchant

• Internal Control and Compliance

Services)

• Fixed Assets (FAS System & Excel

• Commercial Property Accounting

Templates)

• • Forensic Accounting/Fraud Research

Cash Flow Analysis/Cash Budgets

• Accounts Receivable/Aging & Risk

• Ad-hoc Reporting/Template Design

Assessment

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE:

NOVA Engineering and Environmental - Kennesaw, Georgia

Financial Consultant [FAR Audit Preparation] (02/2010 – 04/2010)

• Worked with Controller on preparation of 2009 FAR Audit concerning requirements and compliance.

• Deliverables included balance sheet reconciliation; fixed assets; accruals; prepaid; corporate cost allocations;

payroll and benefits reconciliation; capital/operating leases; and business development cost analysis.

• Reconciled general ledger and sub-ledger accounts to source data and systems.

Constructed new tools and reconciliation schedules to manage and properly report project costs.

• Ensured capitalization of fixed assets adhered to company policies, procedures, and GAAP.

Worked directly with FAR auditors on special request and managed audit documentation on SharePoint.

Software Used: Deltek Vision 5.1, SharePoint, Microsoft (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

HURON CONSULTING GROUP – (formerly Callaway Partners) Atlanta, Georgia

Project Consultant (09/2008 – 04/2009)

Worldspan “Travelport” (Atlanta, Georgia) [GL Migration]

• Participated in the General Ledger Migration project to consolidate three accounting departments (Denver,

Parsippany, and Atlanta). The primary scope involved work-shadowing job functions between divisions and

performance analysis of over 1700 accounts to draft consolidated accounting guidelines for new staff. Provided

company orientation and segment training.

• Developed and executed a project plan for specified segments of the project utilized by Executive Team.

• Developed various electronic tracking and financial reporting tools to manage deliverables and performance

metrics; tools later adopted by the UK accounting division.

• Assisted in some month-end general ledger functions such as cash-flow financial reporting, some balance sheet

account reconciliations to bridge new staff’s learning curve.

Software Used: Oracle Financials, Hyperion, SharePoint, Microsoft (Project, Visio, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel)

Project Consultant (01/2007 – 03/2008)

Delphi Automotive Systems (Detroit, Michigan) [Bankruptcy/Debt Restructuring]

• Participated in curing 19,000 purchase orders driven by Divesture and Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

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• Participated in reconciling 16,000 Proof of Claims totaling $600 Million filed against 42 debtors.

• Negotiated with vendors and business experts to resolve vendor claims. Validated assets and liabilities in software

platforms: Olympic and Dacor.

Software Used: Olympic and Dacor, Microsoft (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

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Project Consultant (06/2004 – 10/2006)

HealthSouth, Inc (Birmingham, Alabama) [Forensic Accounting/Restatement]

• Audited cash reporting for the Outpatient Division; managed a team of four consultants.

• Co-Lead a team of 15 Callaway consultants to restate financial packages for the partners of HEALTHSOUTH.

• Managed the 2005 Restatement upload processes into the PeopleSoft application; managed a team of seven.

• Internal Audit Support to audit the Medicare billing abnormalities, performance metrics, and allocated costs.

• Partnership compliance testing with emphasis in Third-Party Contracts, Employee, and Property Leases.

Software Used: PeopleSoft, Microsoft (Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)

Acsys Finance - Alpharetta, Georgia

Senior Financial Analyst - Contract (12/2003 – 06/2004)

CipherTrust, INC. – Ironmail / Wireless Communication & Technology

• Prepared Financial Statements; Sales Projections/Targets; Sales & Use Tax – collections; Aging

Schedules.

Analyzed Cost Analysis of shared staff and invoice billing.

Balance Sheet recons; Commission Accruals; Analyzed Commissions, Prepared payroll and bonus schedules.

Software Used: NetLedger, QuickBooks, Microsoft (Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook)

Ajilon Finance - Atlanta, Georgia

Senior Financial Analyst - Contract (09/2003 – 11/2003)

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)

• Audited ACS’s Premiere Provider $650 Million Portfolio for Georgia’s Medicaid division with focus on

1099 AR balances and reconciliation. Task manager to a team of 30 accountants.

• Served as the Medicaid liaison between ACS and GA Dept. of Community Health and GA Health

Partnership.

Software Used: ACS Premiere Provider Platform, Microsoft (Word, Excel, and Outlook)

PERMANENT EXPERIENCE:

CARE, USA – Atlanta, Georgia

Accountant I (11/2000 – 08/2003)

• Managed CARE’s Pledge Portfolio using Bloomberg Investment financial system and performed risk

assessment.

• Worked closely with Treasury, Donor Processing, and Merchant Services to improve credit card

processes; negotiated bank rates and established billing guidelines.

• Worked with IT on application design to manage donor payment processing and reporting.

• Appointed Knowledge Manager for the company’s intranet portal which managed information sharing

and business rules within the financial organization along with related compliance of users and client permissions.

Software Used: Bloomberg Investments, Crystal Reports, Millennium, Microsoft Suite

Union Planters Bank – Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Loan Processor/Mortgage Collections (05/1994 – 08/1999)

• Processed application information for commercial, mortgage and personal loans and audited files for

credit lending compliance. Registered loans on the origination system and issued proper disclosures as required by

federal regulatory compliance.

• Processed payouts, foreclosures, and performed credit collections on delinquent mortgage loans.

EDUCATION:

Project Management (PMP Certification) – Waters Management Group, Alpharetta, GA (current)

Masters of Business Administration, University of Phoenix – Sandy Springs, GA

Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS

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LICENSES AND AFFILIATIONS:

Project Management Institute - Member

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

FAS, Skyline Property Management, NetLedger, QuickBooks, PeopleSoft (Data Uploads), Deltek Vision 5.1, Hyperion

Enterprise, and Oracle Applications. Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Visio, Access, and PowerPoint)

Proficient with the following: Vlookups, PivotTables and Macros



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