Management Accounting

JACQUES M. KOUTA-LOPATEY, MBA, CPA

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Financial Analyst, Accountant, Contract Specialist

Highly skilled financial analyst with several years of demonstrated

expertise delivering comprehensive analysis for industry-leading companies

and organizations. Certified public accountant with extensive experience

performing effective forecasting, budget development and management, and

variance analysis. Consummate financial professional with a long track

record of leveraging outstanding oversight and leadership attributes to

continually enhance business operations and deliver projects that meet or

exceed all benchmarks and requirements.

Program Financial Analysis . Financial Accounting . Project Management .

Forecasting . Variance Analysis

Cost Analysis . Cost Engineering . Budget Development . Budget Management .

Reporting

Financial Statements . Documentation . Business Cases . Relationship

Management. Earned Value Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

IBM, Rochester, Minnesota . 2001-2009

Leading global provider of information technology equipment and services.

Financial Analyst

Provided comprehensive financial analysis to support mission-critical

engineering projects for a multimillion-dollar product development

organization. Designed, developed, and maintained divisional budgets,

working closely with engineers and division leaders to control spending and

continually meet targets. Conducted extensive expense, product development,

and costing estimates and prepared a wide array of reports and

documentation. Performed monthly forecasting, expense tracking, and

variance analysis to support product releases. Integrated engineering

modifications and additions into product development cost structure.

. Achieved significant cost savings for product developments by performing

thorough hardware cost analysis.

. Established a reputation for repeatedly achieving all project

deliverables on time.

. Helped teams consistently achieve performance benchmarks by streamlining

key processes and procedures.

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Washington, D.C. . 1998-1999

Leading institution of higher learning.

Staff Accountant

Managed the preparation and delivery of A-133 reports for FY1998 and FY1999

to ensure successful completion of the federal grant process. Compiled

information from databases, reports, and other sources to generate detailed

reports in Microsoft Excel and Access. Provided key support to auditors in

the performance of annual grant and contract accounting service audits.

. Served as a subject matter expert on accounting issues, providing

extensive technical and accounting support on a daily basis.

. Created policies and procedures that boosted the division's ability to

deliver work on time.

CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES, Lome, Togo . 1987-1997

Central Bank serving the 8 West African countries that compose the West

African Economic and Monetary Union.

Senior Officer

Led cross-functional teams of examiners to analyze the transactional

histories and credit portfolios of numerous financial institutions and

local businesses. Oversaw all discount and open market transactions related

to the central bank, public treasury, and commercial banks. Monitored

departmental spending and analyzed variances between projected and actual

costs. Created financial statements and assisted auditors in the

performance of year-end audits. Spearheaded the response to financial

institutions undergoing acute problems by generating and implementing

targeted solutions to help remedy difficulties.

JACQUES M. KOUTA-LOPATEY, MBA, CPA . Page 2 . ********@*****.***

Senior Officer cont'd:

. Played a key role in the creation and institution of the bank accounting

chart for the West African Monetary Union.

. Successfully managed $200M+ in annual treasury transactions.

. Controlled and validated the daily accounting transactions of a

department with an annual value of $450M.

. Supported World Bank and International Monetary Fund economists in the

implementation of financial and economic recovery programs in Togo.

EDUCATION

MBA, Finance & Management/Information Systems

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Bachelor of Science, Finance & Accounting

CNAM-INTEC, Paris, France

Bachelor of Science, Management

University of Benin, Lome, Togo

Diploma of Higher Studies, Banking & Economics

BCEAO-COFEB, Dakar, Senegal

Professional Certifications: CPA Certification, Accounting

Master's Certificate, Contract Management

(with ESI International and the George Washington

University)

Passed the FAC-COTR Certification Exam

Studying to pass the CFCM Exam

Professional Affiliations: Member of the National Contract Management

Association (NCMA)

Technical Expertise: Microsoft Office, Hyperion / Essbase, Brio Explorer,

DB2

QuickBooks (Accounting), ATX (Tax preparation)

Languages: Fluent in French

Other: US Citizen

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