Project Accounting
Resume:
Kim M. Sanders
Olathe, Kansas 66062
***********@***.***
SUMMARY:
Senior Finance/Accounting Professional with a broad experience in a variety
of areas. Team player with strong analytical, problem solving and
communication skills. Areas of experience include:
. General/Corporate Accounting * State and Industry Tax
Preparation
. Project Accounting * Treasury - Wires and
Payroll Ach Submission
. Financial Statement and Budget prep * Project
Leader/Accounting Supervisor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Adknowledge/KForce, Kansas City, MO
2010 to present
Senior Accountant - temporary assignment
Working with international controller to ensure accuracy of balance sheet
and develop business processes for recently purchased company. Activities
include verifying account receivables/revenue with various website
developers, adjustments to acquisition working capital, foreign exchange
gain/loss issues, and special projects including audit requests and
information for ex-shareholders. Assisting with automating various
processes.
CenturyLink/Embarq Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas
2006 to 2009
Spinoff from Sprint
Senior Corporate Accountant (March, 2007 - October, 2009)
Improved internal process controls and managed Embarq's operating expense
accruals ($40m monthly) and coordinated various process improvement
projects in accounting for the firm.
*Field Accruals/Reclasses: Developed and implemented
internal
controls, monthly processes, along with identifying and
coordinating expense reclass improvements.
*Regulatory accruals. Saved the company $1.5m in 2008
accrued expense through researching
state regulations and codes.
*Project owner - identified and coordinated improvements
in inter-
company transactions - involved legal, tax, revenue
accounting,
regulatory reporting, and external reporting.
*Identified level of effort and cost for possible change
in tax management structure.
Senior Divisional Financial Analyst (August, 2006 - March, 2007)
Developed and implemented project accounting internal control and process,
prepared monthly financial statements and budget, and prepared business
cases for EF&I (division in Embarq Logistics).
*Identified full costs on projects by developing and
implementing labor rate and full costing
method.
Ozark National Life Insurance Company, Kansas City, MO
2004 - 2006
Accounting Supervisor
Supervised an accounting staff of 9, reviewed and prepared payroll,
insurance and state income tax filings along with reviewed and prepared
wires and ACH submissions.
*Through research of state regulations, identified
calculation correction which saved the
company $10,000+ in annual state income taxes in one
state.
*Identified correct calculation through federal payroll tax
regulation research
which saved the company approximately $50,000.
Black & Veatch Corporation, Overland Park, KS
1990 - 2003
Corporate Accountant (2000 - 2003)
Responsible overall for B&V's union construction company's balance sheet.
Prepared financial information for consolidated company's internal stock
price (S-Corp), prepared government reports/surveys for the consolidated
firm, monthly account reconciliations, and special projects
*Developed and implemented process for accounting
transactions
from new payroll system to union and nonunion
construction companies' accounting systems
Divisional Accounting Operations Supervisor (1997 - 2000)
Supervised an accounting staff of 5 in a fast paced, high volume office
*Division unit representative in planning and implementing
new accounting system for Accounts
Payable module from Millennium to Oracle.
Divisional Project Accountant (1992 - 1997)
Prepared project consolidations, project variance analysis, backlog
reports, project revenue recognition along with ad hoc reports for the
Monthly Finance Report.
Billing Analyst (1990 - 1992)
Review billings to ensure they are in compliance with contract terms along
with several special projects requiring auditing of the project's billings
for several years.
Education UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Lawrence, Kansas
Master of Science in Business, Accounting
MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY, Decatur, Illinois
Bachelor of Music, Piano Performance
Awards Embarq Corporation, 5 monetary Acclaim awards for
exemplary performance
Certification CPA - estimated completion date - Summer, 2010
Computer Skills Oracle, Peoplesoft, Penta, Millennium, AS400,
Microsoft Office, Hyperion, DSS, Great Plains
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