Accounting Project

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MONTEZ L. GIVENS

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Covington, GA 30016

404-***-**** (mobile)

Email: abiavm@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Strong success record in process analysis, project management, financial reporting and internal

controls; consistently acknowledged for innovative thinking and streamlining processes

• •Promoted as 1st female Engineering Assistant

Accounting/Finance/Management

• Governmental/Corporate accounting •Managed multiple projects

• Organized/trained/supervised staff •Received a medal for outstanding service

• Contracts/proposal/writer and editor •Curriculum Design/Educational Assessment

EDUCATION

M.Ed. Education, Strayer University, Chamblee, GA 2006-2008

BBA Accounting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1994-1997

AS Business Administration, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA 1991-1993

Diploma Business Education, Columbus Technical Institute, Columbus, GA 1985-

1986

Academic/Training

• Thesis: The High School Dropout Rate among minorities in the United States

• Worked with mildly autistic students in an integrated environment

• Instructed mainstream and behaviorally challenged middle school students

• Served as a mentor to 6th grade students through Georgia Pacific’s school adoption program

• Organized employee training, retreats, and seminars

• Trained and supervised clerical and administrative staff

• Trained an accounting department after a re-organization

Accounting/Quantitative

• Eligible to sit for CPA exam

• Collaborated with budget and financial analyst on projects in excess of $100 million

• Processed invoices and pay requests between $100.00 - $1 million

• Assisted with capital improvement and operational budgets in conjunction with economic

development, finance, and purchasing

• Managed and supported state and federal audits of project financial records

• Retrieved and authenticated financial transactions and records for audits

• Developed and distributed a variety of reports utilizing Excel and Access

• Billed Medicare/Medicaid and 3rd party insurance claims

• Handled and held accountable for confidential financial and employee records

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Government/Labor Leadership

• Directed the implementation of flexible work schedules for employees

• Constructed a campaign to eliminate verbal/physical abuse in the workplace

• Applied for and obtained state and federal grants and loans for county projects

• Defended funding requests presented to the Fulton County Board of Commissioners

• Served on special committees, such as: fund raising, ground-breaking ceremonies, and holiday

functions

Contract/Grant/Proposal Administration

• Created and designed requests for proposals and requests for bids

• Edited and typed engineering and construction contracts

• Maintained the integrity and authenticity of confidential contractual documents

• Communicated and negotiated with attorneys about format and language of contractual agreements

• Compiled data of short-listed vendors/contractors; created spreadsheets to report lowest bidders

• Coordinated accounting functions for the Wolf Creek Shooting Venue-1996 Atlanta Olympic

Games

• Prepared federal and state grant applications to obtain engineering/construction project funds

Technology/Innovation

• Facilitated the conversion of a paper billing system to a computerized system

• Created templates for contracts and invoices to meet county regulations

• Designed a database that detected fraud in contract employees’ billing and saved $300,000

• Reduced the number of retained staffing agencies by 70% and saved $150,000 annually

• Wrote procedures and training manuals

• Mastered and trained on multiple software applications - Microsoft Office, Windows XP, tax

applications and research (BNA and CCH), AS400, JD Edwards, SAP, and Oracle

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Corporate Tax Accountant Scientific Games Corporation 2008-2009

Substitute Teacher Gwinnett County Public Schools 2007-2008

Payroll Tax Consultant Solomon Edwards Group, Atlanta, GA 2005-2007

Accounting Specialist General Employment, Columbus, OH 2004-2005

Payroll Tax Accountant Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA 2001-2004

Financial Specialist AFC Enterprises, Atlanta, GA 2000-2001

Staff Accountant Inacom Information Systems, Atlanta, GA 1998-2000

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