Michelle McGill, CPA
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Gaithersburg, MD 20878 abmhdh@r.postjobfree.com
Summary of Qualifications
Registered Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with extensive corporate
accounting experience focusing primarily in general ledger and financial
analysis. Highly skilled in various accounting areas including analysis,
payroll, budgeting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, investments,
cash management and financial statement preparation. Other strengths
include:
*Process Improvement *Project Management *Team Leadership
*Full G/L Accounting *Variance Analysis *Account
Reconciliation
*Process Development *Month End Close *Revenue Accounting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 2010
(Contracted through Robert Half Accountemps)
staff accountant
Responsible for general ledger entries for depreciation, investment and
wire transfers, reconciling investment and other receivable accounts,
preparing and analyzing recoverable programs for administration fees,
reconciling revenue to restricted/unrestricted programs, allocating credit
card charges to different programs and updating company's database.
. Streamlined and automated payroll allocation process. Process will
reduce time to prepare and enter salary allocations by 50%. This
process will also reduce year end summary reconciliation of programs
used for auditor review
John J Kirlin Special Projects Division, Rockville, MD 2009
(Contracted through Robert Half Accountemps)
a/R accountant (NOVEMBER-December 2009)
Responsible for preparing governmental contractual invoices, preparing
billing and A/R cash reports weekly for management review and reporting.
EMCOR Government Services, Arlington, VA
(Contracted through Robert Half Accountemps)
Interim A/P Manager (may-july 2009)
senior a/p accountant (august-october 2009)
Responsible for auditing travel expense reports for government compliance,
reconciled various GL accounts, prepared month end journal entries and
documented procedures for these duties. As Interim AP Manager, supervised
staff of four, assisted in the timely payment of invoices, delegating and
resolving outstanding payable issues to correct staff members. Also,
monitored, reviewed and offered recommendations on AP procedures for
efficiency and effectiveness.
Visteon Corporation, Van Buren Township, MI 2006-2008
freight analyst - QAD close coordinator (2007-2008)
Responsible for allocation of weekly freight charges to North American
plants, prepared accruals for month end close. Generated consolidated
global freight reports for management review. Reconciled North American
freight and Americas, UK, and German pension accounts. Monitored, corrected
and reconciled data from new ledger system to existing ledger for monthly
close.
. Prepared monthly, weekly and adhoc financial reports for freight
detail timely and accurately
. Compiled freight accruals ranging from $10M-$13M monthly for
reconciliation and review by senior management
. Extracted and updated global freight summary report used for
information submitted to Director of MP&L for external reporting to
stockholders
. Selected to work on new general ledger system collaborating with
launch manager to set up monthly close procedures and monitor results
Other Positions held at Visteon Corporation:
General Ledger analyst (2006-2007)
(Contracted through G-Tech Professional Staffing)
Responsible for accounting functions for intercompany billing between
operating plants and Visteon International Business Development Inc (VIBDI)
subsidiary. Managed billing, collection and receivable activities for
intercompany transactions with France, Sweden, German, Korea and Australia
locations. Prepared month end closing entries for domestic and
international locations.
. Successfully reconciled over 200 balance sheet accounts monthly for
different operating locations
. Analyzed P&L variances for consolidated balances and presented results
and conclusions to management for inclusion in external reports to
stockholders
Sallie Mae Home Loans, Novi, MI 2005-2006
(Contracted through Dickson Allan)
cash management accountant
Responsible for daily cash forecasting, originated outgoing wire and draft
(check) transfers for mortgage closings, uploaded journals to ledger for
posting, reconciled G/L accounts, researched and cleared suspense accounts,
maintained daily cash report for Controller.
. Researched and cleared approximately 10-12 suspense items monthly
. Assisted Controller with all bank wire disbursements averaging
approximately $300K per wire
CBI Services, Inc, Plainfield, IL 2003-2005
Site accounting manager (2004-2005)
(Marathon project, Detroit, MI)
Responsible for maintaining and updating union and hourly payroll, managed
on site AP, processed, tracked and coded credit card purchases for
managers, maintained and reconciled local bank accounts, monitored local
cash reserves, managed on-site employee records, posted weekly payroll to
corporate for processing, administered Renaissance Zone detail for state
reports for corporate invoicing. Collected and reported subcontractor
timekeeping records detail for client invoicing.
. Maintained weekly payroll for up to 200 union employees
. Received a clean audit on project accounting responsibilities
Other Positions held at CBI Services Inc:
Site accountant (2003-2004)
(Marathon project, Detroit, MI)
Responsible for maintenance of on-site employee records, submitted weekly
payroll to corporate office, monitored and maintained local bank accounts,
prepared client invoices, updated weekly union reports for union stewards,
managed on site AP and processed, tracked and coded credit card purchases
for managers
. Maintained weekly payroll for over 200 union employees
Site TIMEKEEPER (2003)
(Contracted through Accountemps-Ispat Inland Project, East Chicago, IN)
Responsible for maintenance of on-site employee records and plant parking,
submitted weekly payroll to corporate office, prepared client invoices,
updated weekly union report for union stewards, coded credit card purchases
for corporate payable processing.
EDUCATION
Working toward MSc, Finance (expected graduation 2011), Walsh College,
Novi, MI
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Franklin University, Columbus, OH
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Certified Public Accountant, State of Illinois
TECHNICAL SKILLS
ACCPAC Plus, SoftPak, Great Plains, JD Edwards/OneWorld & Enterprise One
PeopleSoft, Maconomy, Hyperion Financial Management, Essbase, QAD Mfg Pro,
MS Excel (Advanced), MS Office, Profitool, American Fundware