Manager Accounting

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9326(*************@*********.***

Maurice R. Howard

Summary

An experienced professional with over 22 years of experience in

accounting and finance. Hands on management style with strong

leadership skills, previous experience with mergers and acquisitions,

along with 18 years of working in a government contracting

environment.

Experience

2009- Present Consultant Various Clients

2008-2009 GSIPT

Lanham, MD

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE - Deltek GCS Premier - Annual Revenue $10m

Performed System Conversion from Peachtree to Deltek GCS

Performed System Conversion from Peachtree to ADP

Audit Preparation for Sales and Use Tax, DCAA and External Audit

Assisted with finding new Bank and Audit firm

Financial Statement Review and Presentation to Management

Performed Month-End Close of the System

General Ledger Analysis and Reconciliations

Daily Cash Flow Analysis

Internal Control Documentation

Indirect Rate Analysis

Prepared Cost for Cost Proposals

Accomplishments

Successfully completed a System Audit with DCAA

Successfully completed companies first Sales and Use Tax Audit saving

the company 65K

Established Internal Control Documentation for the Accounting

Department

Successfully completed two System Conversions Peachtree to Deltek and

ADP

Line of Credit Increase with new Bank

2006-2008 TRIUMPH TECHNOLOGIES, INC Falls Church, VA

CONTROLLER - Deltek GCS Premier - Annual Revenue $34m

Responsible for providing leadership to the Accounting Department on

a daily basis

General Ledger maintenance through financial statement preparation

Revenue Recognition

Annual Audit coordination both External and GSA

Review of Annual Incurred Cost Submission

Assist Executive Team with Annual Budget Process

Daily Cash Flow Analysis

Monitor Internal Control Documentation, and Work Flow Processing

Provide Monthly and Quarterly External Bank Reporting

Coaching, Training and Motivating Accounting Staff of 6

Experience using FAR, CAS, DCAA, GAAP as guideline tools

System Conversion Deltek Time & Expense

Accomplishments

Increase collection activity which improved monthly cash flow

Assisting the department with Internal Control requirements

General Ledger account clean up in preparation for annual audit work

2005-2006 - Death of Mother in Ohio needed time for family closure

2003-2005 DCS CORPORATION Alexandria, VA

Accounting Manager - Deltek- Cost point - Annual Revenue $29m

Managed the daily operations of the accounting department supervising

a staff of 5 employees

Month-end closing scheduling and coordination

Financial Statement review on a monthly basis

System Conversions Deltek Time & Expense/Employee Self Service/ADP

Payroll

Supervised a manual payroll tax filing process quarterly and annually

for 26 states

Assisted with the Departmental Budget process

On-Line reporting using Impromptu Software

Coordination of annual incurred cost submissions to DCAA

Supervised Annual and Interim External Audit activity

Working knowledge of FAR, CAS, DCAA, GAAP

Accomplishments

Motivated, Coach and Mentor employees under my supervision

Assisted with Streamlining various processes and procedures within

the accounting department

Coordination of Internal Control documentation to comply with

Sarbanes-Oxley

1997-2003 NORTHROP GRUMMAN Greenbelt, MD

ACCOUNTING MANAGER- TX BASE Software - Annual Revenue $700m

Responsible for managing the daily operations of the accounting

department

Managed a staff of 13 which included 4 department supervisors, A/P,

A/R, P/R,G/L

Managed all activities associated with the general ledger

Supervised a 10 day month-end close process

Managed all divisional Inter-company Account Activity and tie outs on

a monthly basis

Monthly Hyperion Consolidation of Financial Information to

Headquarters

Produced Monthly Financial Statements

Coordinated Annual and Interim Internal and External Audit

Activities.

Prepared Monthly Cash Forecast Analysis to executives for review

Accomplishments

Involved with the acquisition of 3 companies before becoming Northrop

Grumman

Participated in Leadership Circle Program

Education

1992-1997 The University of the District of Washington, DC

Columbia

2007- 2009 Bachelors of Business Bowie, MD

Administration

Bowie State University

MBA Accounting Concentration

CPA Candidate, Maryland

References are available on request.

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