DEBORAH CARLS

abj99c@r.postjobfree.com

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Tempe, AZ 85282

623-***-****

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A highly competent and dedicated professional with 20+ years of experience

developing controls and executing financial plans to deliver strong bottom

line performance. Possess excellent interpersonal, presentation, training,

and written communication skills. Strong technical qualifications and

demonstrated expertise in the following areas:

General Ledger Accounting Report Design & Implementation

A/P, A/R and Account Budgeting & Forecasting Activities

Reconciliation

Cash Management & Payroll Process Improvement

Management

Financial Analysis & Financial Staff Training & Development

Reporting

GAAP Compliance Computerized Reporting & Filing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Behavioral Health Services December 2005-April

2008

Governmental agency with over 210,828 behavioral health recipients that

utilize over $926 million in services annually.

Report Analyst/Special Projects Coordinator

Governmental employee with full responsibility of data extraction, insuring

data validation, identifying trends and outliers while assessing contractor

compliance through graphic illustrations for deputy director and

legislature.

1 Accomplishments

Responsible for extracting data for utilization management, client

accounts, and governmental reports from multiple Oracle databases.

Design and implement monthly reports as well as on going ad hoc reporting

as needed.

Key contributor, through reporting and analysis on process improvement

objectives.

Established data sets for the purpose of measuring compliance with standard

benchmarks and performance measures.

Performed checks and balances in order to remain compliant.

Create a team environment, making more of a cohesive unit resulting in

increased moral, higher production and more efficient financial and data

reporting.

Review and insure data validation through quality control methodologies to

ensure completeness and accuracy.

Interaction with various departments for process improvement or possible

revisions need for any and all projects.

Due to the 20-year-old Arnold vs. Sarns and JK lawsuits, intense reports

were needed to present the amount of progression among various action items

and upheld due to the criteria of these two lawsuits for all of the

seriously mental ill patients.

Contributed efforts towards month-end close processes that were related to

the projects at hand.

Arizona Department of Health Services July 2002-December

2005

Department within the state government agency that provides services for

the Women Infant and Children program with annual funds of $107 Million.

Program Compliance Auditor

Reported daily cash flow analysis to the Controller and made

recommendations on adjustments. Monitored and reconciled $107 million a

year in federal funds. Calculated monthly inventory valuations. Analyzed

program results, recommended appropriate changes, and coordinated

implementation of changes with oversight agencies. Monitored and reviewed

enrollments to determine if participants are enrolled in more than one

program.

1 Accomplishments

Implemented and established a Program Integrity division within the agency

that provided research for the WIC program.

Reviewed voided food instrument records and cashed but not issued records

for the federal bank to reconcile the food instruments based on federal

guidelines.

Calculated, completed and submitted the federal monthly mandated form (FNS

153) to the United States Drug Administration.

Ordered food on a monthly basis for the food banks of Arizona in the

Arizona Commodity Supplemental Food Program.

Managed and allocated indirect cost funds collected, in accordance with

federally regulated policies and procedures.

Establish and communicate policies and procedures necessary to ensure

compliance with applicable contract and grant terms, Federal and State

regulations, policies and procedures.

Monitored departmental accounts for compliance with the cost accounting

standards.

Responsible for complying with reporting requirements on a consistent

basis.

Investigated all fraud and abuse complaints, tips, and police reports that

pertained to current local agencies, clients and employees.

Constructed management evaluations, audits of local WIC operations and

activities that related financial systems and records to determine

compliance with established federal, state, and agency laws, regulations,

policies and procedures.

1 Arizona Department of Transportation July 2001-July

2002

2 State governmental agency that services Arizona's roads, freeways and

highways.

3

Accountant

Prepared monthly management financial statements (audit, review and

compile). Assembled and summarized accounting literature. Performed all

general ledger activities for several federally funded highway grants

throughout the state of Arizona.

2 Accomplishments

Implemented an electronic monthly financial reporting system, which

provided instantaneous financial information.

Examined a variety of financial statements for completeness, accuracy and

conformance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Reconciled reports and financial data, complying with all compliance

standard requirements.

Identified inconsistencies or errors within the research and financial

data.

Provided research for grant and contract compliance standards.

Completed accounting analysis and computing standard ratios.

NCS/Pearson January

2001-July 2001

1 An international media company with world-leading business in education,

business information and consumer publishing

2

Business/Financial Analyst

Designed and created an automated presentation of divisional monthly

reports for the Director of Professional Services involving financial data

and charts from a global view to detailed individual data analysis, income

within the division, expenses within the division, variances and ratios of

reported financial data and trending.

EDS/DCS 2000 U.S. Bureau of Census January 2000-January

2001

3 A company that comprises information-technology, applications and

business process services as well as information-technology transformation

services to governmental programs.

4

Assistant Systems Administration Support Site Manager

Maintained accurate records of budgets, forecasts and personnel decisions.

Designed, implemented and managed the project's organizational structure.

Managed three shifts of engineers, which comprised of 72 contractors

working on site. Organized procedures and processes.

3 Accomplishments

Edited the Lockheed Martin's "Quality Assurance Procedures and

Organizational Guidelines Manual".

Achieved compliance as Quality Assurance Representative.

Carl E Larson Inc 1998-

1999

1 A concrete construction company.

2

Controller/Office Manager

Determined and formulated policies and business strategies to provide

direction of the corporation.

Coordinated, forecast and prepared analytical processes of operational

activities which was based on budget vs. actual comparison, cash flow,

project cost, purchases, employee performance, and actual time taken

towards project to determine the areas of cost reduction.

Tested and improved computer data system and database of clients to obtain

efficiency.

Coordinated, implemented and maintained the computers and LAN system.

Implemented a computerized accounting system to bring the corporation up to

GAAP standards.

Determined, coordinated and managed an entire computerized accounting

system and tracked accounts receivables, on a weekly basis, which was owed

in Contracts and Retention.

Produced and managed, on a weekly basis, job costing for each project which

compared what was budgeted costs vs. actual costs on materials, labor,

supplies, rental equipment and overhead.

Produced and maintained cash flow and financial statements on a daily,

weekly, and monthly basis.

Reconciled and managed four different bank accounts and statements.

Calculated, produced and maintained a weekly payroll for 30+ employees.

IntraNet Solutions 1997-

1998

3 A printing company.

4

Accounts Payable/Payroll

Introduced and maintained an analytical tool which proved to be

instrumental in the sales division.

Implemented and controlled Marketing analysis reports for the month, year,

sales person and customer.

Implemented and prepared monthly and annual production and marketing

analysis reports for the warehouse and sales personnel.

Managed and maintained Accounts Payable and Payroll duties, reports and

summaries.

Certified and researched all invoices as to accuracy and correctness of

prices quoted to estimator.

Assisted in the analysis and interpretation of monthly sales data and

causes for variance.

Implemented, prepared and maintained records, statistics, studies, and

reports relating to production performance, job costing, cost analysis and

sales performance.

Managed, reviewed and balanced bank statements.

Maintained job costing and detailed job tickets.

Marsoner Inc/Phase III 1996-

1997

5 A retail company.

6

Accounts Payable/Payroll/Executive Assistant

Implemented Employee's Manual for a subsidiary company "Phase III Video

Systems".

Sole Executive Assistant for "Phase III Video Systems", plus simultaneously

correlated the accounts payable and payroll of six corporations which

included the following duties:

Accounts Payable

Payroll

Employee Sales Commissions

Monthly Tax Reports

Quarterly Tax Reports

Inventory Control

Lamb Export/Import 1986-

1995

7 An Export/Import company.

8

Controller/Office Manager

Sole Administrator that implemented/coordinated/managed:

All office duties

All accounting duties and procedures.

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TECHNICAL

Proficient in: DOS, UNIX, Windows, MS Office, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word,

MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Works, Lotus SmartSuites, Paradox, Oracle,

SQL, TOAD, Discoverer, Lotus Notes, Peachtree, Quicken, Quickbooks,

Covalent, INCOME/INMAS, Money, Prism, Theos, Wallaby, Quicksell, Percon,

File Maker Pro, Expert Forms, Expert Lawyer, WordPerfect, Micrografx, Paint

Shop Pro, Font FX, Adobe Photo Deluxe, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Winfax Pro,

Roland Audio Tools, Cakewalk, Netcom, Netscape, Juno, TCP/IP, email, McAfee

VirusScan, Norton Utilities, Turbo Tax, Tax Cut, implementing Intranets &

LAN's, software, Intranet and LAN problem resolution.

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EDUCATION

1 Certificate of Participation - Principals of Fraud Examination

2004

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

2 Certificate of Completion -Program Integrity Division

2004

ADHS Leadership Academy

3 Certificate of Completion - Accelerated Leadership Development Program

2003

W.P. Carey School of Business

4 Bachelor of Science - Management

1998

Western International University

5 Accounting 1987

Arizona State University

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