Accounting Software
Resume:
STEVEN J. HAWK
Phone: 404-***-****
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
email: **.****@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Earned a MS Accounting degree. Passed the CPA exam. Gained over 17 years
of experience in Accounting and Financial Analysis in the areas of general
accounting and budgeting (3+ years), financial planning and analysis (5+
years), and accounting IT systems development and support (8+ years).
Performed all aspects of software revenue accounting (SOP 97-2), including
contract review. Managed entire accounts payable process. Completed
special projects and ad hoc reporting using database queries, pivot tables
and vlookups.
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
Passed CPA exam (all four parts)
Passed Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) exam
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
CarWil LLC - Winnemucca, NV Aug. 2010 -
present
Senior Accountant
* Coordinated installation of combined Accounting/Quote/CRM system
o Defined system parameters for Microsoft Dynamics GP accounting
software
. Defined Chart of Accounts, Inventory Items, Customer ID's,
Vendor ID's, and other fields
. Defined all system requirements in relevant Functional
Requirements Documents
o Defined system parameters for Experlogix quote-generation system
. Defined quote parameters for custom job-shop orders
o Defined system parameters for Microsoft Dynamics CRM customer
relationship software
. Defined all system requirements in relevant Functional
Requirements Documents
. Consolidated and cleansed all customer and contact
information from different sources and in different formats
Vertafore, Inc. / ImageRight, Inc. - Conyers, GA Oct. 2008 - Aug.
2010
Senior Accountant in charge of SOP 97-2 Revenue Accounting (Great Plains)
* Performed all aspects of accounting for software-related revenue
o Reviewed all new software sales contracts and transactions for
compliance with SOP 97-2 and related professional standards
. Determined establishment and applicability of VSOE
. Identified contractual items requiring special accounting
treatment (e.g. open service commitments, 'black box'
provisions, etc.)
. Established and review 'go-live' criteria as revenue triggers
for client software product implementations
o Prepare month-end close journal entries for software-related
revenue
o Establish internal controls and accounting procedures related to
software revenue
* Managed entire accounts payable process
o Processed invoices
o Managed vendor relations
o Established internal controls and accounting procedures related to
accounts payable
* Completed special analyses and projects as requested by executives
Baylor University - Waco, TX 2007 - 2008
Business Area Coordinator for Campus Services (in charge of Accounting and
Budgeting) (PeopleSoft)
* Performed all budgeting and accounting for $36M in budgets covering 15
departments
o Processed vouchers, receipts, account adjustments, and journal
entries for 15 departments using PeopleSoft enterprise accounting
software
o Oversaw monthly and year-end closes
o Assisted in audits
o Prepared capital, contract services, and operating budgets using
Khalix budgeting software
o Analyzed budget variances
* Developed special project budgets using proprietary project tracking
software
o Tracked supplemental pay for special events
o Analyzed extraordinary capital requests
* Completed special analyses and projects as requested by executives
o Developed revenue/expense analyses for all retail operations
(dining, bookstore)
o Analyzed special expenses for residence hall operations (dining,
housekeeping)
o Prepared project accounting analyses for conferences and events
Education - Baylor University, Waco TX 2006 - 2007
Started accounting work as a Graduate Assistant. Progressed to Business
Area Coordinator for Campus Services.
Education - Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena CA 2004 -
2006
State Farm Insurance - Corporate HQ, Bloomington IL 1999 - 2004
IT Systems Analyst/Business Metrics (combined Financial Analysis and
Systems Analysis)
* Developed Balanced Scorecards for Systems Department executive team
o Designed Financial metrics (variance to budget, IRR, etc.) through
analysis of accounting data
o Implemented Employee metrics (training allocation, expert
development, etc.) through analysis of accounting and human
resources data
o Created Internal Customer metrics (project interfaces across
departments, customer goals delivered, quality control,, etc.)
through evaluation of operational data and specialized testing
o Formulated External Customer metrics (average transaction times,
functional performance, cross-platform integration, customer
satisfaction, etc.) through industry research and internal quality
control
* Analyzed IT projects for financial efficiency and effectiveness (850+
projects at any given time)
o Evaluated Interaction of multiple IT projects
o Measured Efficiency of project management
o Quantified Effectiveness of goal implementation
* Performed other special projects as directed by executive management
TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Accounting Software:
PeopleSoft - G/L, A/P, Requisition, Budget
Great Plains - All Modules
Khalix - Budget Preparation
COBOL - mainframe programming experience
Productivity/Development Tools:
Microsoft Word - intermediate skill level
Microsoft Excel - pivot tables, formulas, data mining, charting, macros,
etc.
Microsoft Access - queries, reporting
Microsoft PowerPoint - presentations
Efficiency & Productivity:
Metrics design - profitability, efficiency, effectiveness, productivity
Balanced Scorecard - development and design
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Theology
Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena, CA
Master of Science in Accounting
University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Urbana, IL
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