Management Accounting

BEVERLYN BERNITA JONES

*** ********* ***** . **********, ***** Carolina 28405

910-***-**** . *******@***.***

EXECUTIVE-LEVEL MANAGEMENT: Finance . Accounting

Dynamic, results-driven financial executive with extensive experience

impacting corporate performance with exceptional financial vision and

leadership in private and non-profit environments. Provides the highest

level of oversight and direction of financial, accounting, budgeting,

payroll and investments, as well as accounts payable and receivable.

Partners in planning, development and implementation of budgets, including

debt management and financial reporting. Develops and institutes policies

and procedures that improve overall operational efficiency and

effectiveness. Leads highly effective teams to superior fiscal positioning

and health in alignment with organizational goals.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Leadership . Financial Management . Accounting . Financial Strategy .

Planning . Analysis

Forecasting . Staff Management . Training . Interpersonal Skills .

Communication . Budgets

Policy / Procedure Development / Implementation . Reporting . Tax / Audit

Functions

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

CAPE FEAR AREA UNITED WAY, Wilmington, North Carolina . 2001-2004

A non-profit organization that partners with local entities that work to

advance the common good by focusing on education, income and health.

Chief Financial Officer

Drove all aspects of accounting operations, including the development and

processing of the annual internal operating budget and monthly financial

reports. Reported directly to the CEO, and provided strategic leadership by

collaborating with the Board, instituting long-range goals, plans and

policies. Established finance group credibility with accurate and timely

budget analysis, financial reporting and forecasting to inform Board and

CEO decision-making.

Spearheaded the creation and augmentation of policies and procedures that

improved overall organizational operations and effectiveness. Initiated a

reliable cash flow projection process and reporting capacity that included

minimum cash threshold to meet operating needs. Addressed volunteer and

donor inquiries, and managed the annual independent audits.

Major Achievements:

. Boosted employees' overall performance 32% by instituting a highly

effective time management procedure.

. Developed a tracking system for expenditures.

Career Notes:

2004 to present: Voluntary hiatus to raise family as well as perform

consultative services and volunteer work; served on several Board of

Directors in various roles, including Treasury and financial consultant.

1998 to 2001: Voluntary hiatus to relocate and perform volunteer work.

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TECHLAW INC., Chantilly, Virginia . 1996-1998

Provides a unique blend of hands-on-specific, regulatory, legal and

technical consulting expertise for federal, state and local public sector

clients.

Accounting Director

Led the day-to-day activities of the accounting and operations support

department. Produced monthly, quarterly and year-end financial statements.

Prepared federal, state, local and international tax statements, as well as

annual budgets. Supervised a 9-member staff consisting of 6 accounting and

3 operations support personnel. Managed all general ledger accounts and

prepared for required audits. Oversaw the daily cash processing for 5

companies.

Major Achievements:

. Facilitated effective cash handling activities for 5 companies with

the deployment of an advance automated cash management system.

. Expedited efficient paper flow for accounting in areas such as

billing, accounts receivable and systems problems by improving

communication between Accounting and Operations support.

. Enhanced staff accountability by championing time management and cross

training of staff members.

BCI INCORPORATED, Chantilly, Virginia . 1992-1996

Communications company based in Canada.

Finance Manager

Owned management responsibilities for accounting, tax compliance and

reporting for payroll, accounts payable and voucher examination operations

for 3 companies. Managed the daily activities of 13-15 full time employees,

as well as 2-3 temporary employees when needed. Controlled 5 individual

payroll systems, including those in the United Kingdom, Canada and the

U.S., including 3K vouchers monthly, 50 states quarterly and yearly tax

filings, quarterly and yearly filings for 6 countries and 3K+ year-end W2's

and T4's. Possessed comprehensive knowledge of tax laws and filing

requirements for the United Kingdom and Canada.

Served as the main point-of-contact for the IRS and Revenue Canada in

negotiating and resolving all financial issues. Administrated the

generation of all month-end financial reports. Managed the Canadian payroll

process, communicating daily with Canadian authorities and personnel on

issues such as taxes and benefits. Maintained the offshore taxation

process. Initiated policies and procedures in collaboration with the United

Kingdom and Touch Ross while leading the review process for the receipt

and verification of payroll information distributed to external accounting

firms in order to determine offshore employee tax liability. Drove the

management and controls for the G/I, A/P, A/R and voucher examination

process. Owned responsibility for the treasury function, month-end process,

financial reporting and systems back up, including budget preparation and

audit reports. Performed analysis for special reports and projects as

needed. Oversaw hiring, firing and disciplining of employees in cooperation

with the Director of Human Resources. Systematized the workflow for 3

companies' accounting departments. Set quality and production objectives,

and resolved all employee finance issues.

Major Achievements:

. Implemented offshore tax policy and procedures.

. Designed a schedule to manage the year-end processing of W2's and T4's

to the federal, state and international authorities.

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BCI INCORPORATED (continued)

. Facilitated the timing change of the Canadian payroll, impacting 500+

employees in collaboration with the Canadian Bank and the company's

Bell Canada affiliate.

. Improved employee travel advances and security deposit management with

the development of improved tracking, reporting and collection

activities.

PREVIOUS POSITION

INET COMPANY OF AMERICA, Chantilly, Virginia

Director of Billing / Collections

. Utilized pricing rates and structures in the area of

telecommunication, electronic bulletin board services, software

applications packages and on-line information databases, including

LEXIS, official Airline Guides and Newsnet.

. Collaborated with Canadian developers on the system development of all

billing enhancements and conversions.

. Directed verification of accounts receivables and collections.

. Analyzed the impact of billing and collection rate proposals and

changes to support contract negotiations.

Career Note: Additional position as Agent for the INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

Details upon request.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Time Management . How to Deal with Difficult Employees

Numerous Management Seminars

AFFILIATIONS

National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES

Microsoft: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook Express

MS dos . Lotus . Excel and Deltek . Windows 9x . Windows 2000 . Windows ME

Windows XP . Windows Vista . IBM PC . Macintosh

AWARDS

Employee of the Year 1992 - BCI Incorporated

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