Accounting Accounts Receivable

A MANDA L . C ARNEY, C PA, CIA

*** ******* ***** ~ Shakopee, MN 55379

614-***-**** abhyez@r.postjobfree.com

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S

Results-oriented accounting professional with over six years of experience and proven ability to learn quickly and

adapt to new situations. Exceptional performance history in public accounting with expertise in advising clients

on areas of internal controls, compliance and business process improvements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GRANT THORNTON, LLP, Mclean, VA

Business Advisory Services 2006-Present

Senior Consultant

• Planned and led several Sarbanes-Oxley 404 and internal audits for telecom, technology, and government

contracting firms.

• Assisted in quarterly reviews (10-Q) and annual financial statement audits (10-K) for a public company in the

telecom sector.

• Trained ten staff auditors to perform in a variety of challenging compliance audit environments.

• Ensured effective and efficient audits by conducting risk assessments in accordance with the Public Company

Accounting Oversight Board’s Auditing Standard No. 5.

• Developed audit plans for applicable audit projects and reviewed objectives, scope and resource needs with

management.

• Created and updated narratives and risk control matrices to document current processes and controls.

• Evaluated control design and operating effectiveness through business process walkthroughs and tests of

controls.

• Prepared and presented clear, concise, and objective reports of audit findings and recommendations to the client.

• Performed analytical reviews and detailed testing on revenue, accounts receivable, fixed assets, expenses and

asset retirement obligations.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA), Ft. Belvoir, VA 2005-2006

Financial Operations Office

Systems Accountant

• Led team of four federal contractors to resolve $7 million of improperly recorded Accounts Payable transactions

in preparation for audit assertion.

• Coordinated a cross-functional team of procurement, accounting, and budgetary personnel tasked with generation

of first-year OMB A-123 (internal control) deliverables.

• Collaborated with Defense Finance and Accounting Service to ensure compliance with Chief Financial Officers

Act in preparation for audit assessment.

• Interpreted GAAP and Department of Defense regulations relating to emerging environmental liability issues for

DLA.

• Generated notes and supporting documentation for financial statements.

• Performed variance analysis on public and intragovernmental accounts receivable.

• Maintained Prompt Payment Act compliance by resolving special invoicing and payment issues related to new

Electronic Data Interchange implementation.

• Tested custom-built account reconciliation tool resulting in reduced software deployment time.

• Earned two special cash awards in recognition of outstanding performance.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)

DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE, Columbus, Ohio

Financial Reporting Office 2003-2005

Accountant (2004-2005)

Intern (2003)

• Recognized for service excellence by client for timely support of financial statements in accelerated reporting

environment.

• Resolved $4.5 million of cash reporting errors for the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

• Assisted management in identifying new business opportunities presented in the Organizational Assessment

Survey.

• Performed trial balance and budgetary analysis integral to required footnote disclosures.

• Compiled month-end and year-end reports included in DLA financial statements.

• Researched and reconciled problem accounts receivable.

• Identified and analyzed emerging accounting and reporting issues.

S O F T WA R E P R O F I C I E N C I E S

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IDEA QuickBooks

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P R O F E S S I O N A L A F F I L I AT I O N S

Institute of Internal Auditors, 2006-Present

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, 2007-Present

E D U C AT I O N

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, July 2005

CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR, October 2008

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Bachelor of Accountancy, 2004

B.B.A. with major in Financial Management, 2004

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