Project Manager Management

Joy Smith-Wade

Telephone: 443-***-****

Residence: Baltimore, Maryland 21206

E-mail: ************@*****.***

Education: Certifications and

Programs:

Towson University Towson, MD Georgetown

University Law Center

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration- Tax-

Exempt Organizations Management Certification

Finance Concentration December 1998 April 2002

Affiliations: Microsoft Excel ~

Official Expert-Level Certified

( Financial Management Association International, Practitioner Member

Microsoft Corporation Specialist Certification

( American Records Management Association, Keynote Speaker March

2004

Computer Skills: The Hearing and Speech

Agency

( SAP, FMIS, R*Stars, ADPICS, Sage, Hyperion, JD Edwards/Oracle,

American Sign Language Certification

Blackbaud, Lawson, Peachtree, Audit Leverage and QuickBooks

June 2002

Finance and Accounting Software

( Microsoft Office: MS Excel, Project, Access, Word, and Power Point

Professional Experience:

State of Maryland - Department of General Services

Chief of Operations Accounting

January 2010 - February 2011

( Planned, directed and coordinated all phases of the $68 million dollar

Operating Accounting Section including accounts receivable, accounts

payable, Pcard administration, payroll, timekeeping, fixed asset

inventory, working fund management, account analysis and the production

of various accounting reports as required.

( Reported to the Director of Fiscal Services, and acted in that

capacity in his absence.

( Developed methods of operation and instruct all levels of management

and staff in the optimal usage of the State Financial Management

Information System (FMIS). .

( Coordinated Statutory & GAAP Fiscal Year Closeout. Oversaw

preparation of all required reports and schedules to satisfy

Comptroller's - GAD Office and Department of Budget and Management.

( Interpreted fiscal regulations and policies and analyze management

practices to ensure that fiscal objectives are accomplished in accordance

with prescribed laws, regulations, policies, procedures, priorities, time

limitations and funding conditions.

( Advised political management on accounting issues and represent the

Department to various outside entities.

Military Relocation /Short-term Assignments (end of active duty Obligation

- 2008):

(A)St. Vincent de Paul of Baltimore

Controller

April 2008 - December 2008

( Retained inclusive responsibility and authority for controlling and

reporting on financial activities of the $15 million dollar organization.

( Developed and maintained a full financial forecasting model - from

Excel-based spreadsheets through software-based financial statements --

that conveys budget vs actual results, as well as projecting those

results on the remainder of the fiscal year.

( Maintained and provided oversight for the general ledger, accounts

payable, accounts receivable, cash management, purchasing, contracting,

banking, investments, and other business- and finance-related activities.

( Provided direct support to operational managers by preparing and

interpreting financial statements and ad-hoc reports in layman's

vernacular.

( Coordinated external audits conducted by federal, state, and grant-

funding agencies.

( Supervised, trained, and mentored accounting staff and other

employees with work related to the Office of the Controller.

(B)Club Demonstration Services

Senior Accountant

July 2007 -

March 2008

( Reported directly to Corporate Controller for Fortune 500 company with

over $75 million dollars in annual revenue.

( Prepared complex multi-national journal entries and financial

statements for corporate divisions in the United States, Japan, Korea,

Taiwan, and Mexico.

( Performed special projects and ad hoc reporting for CFO (current

company President).

( Reconciled monthly AMEX expense accounts having a median of $25K in

expenditures.

( Monitored inter-company transactions to facilitate inter-company

reconciliation.

( Prepared work papers for tax and audit purposes.

( Held dual preparation of both cash- and accrual-based reporting.

Joy Smith-Wade

Telephone: 443-***-****

Residence: Baltimore, Maryland 21206

E-mail: ************@*****.***

Professional Experience Continued:

(C)Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos

Director of Finance

April 2006 - June 2007

( Directed and managed general accounting, contributions accounting,

fixed assets accounting, investments accounting, accounts payable, and

accounts receivable functions.

( Developed annual operating, restricted and grants budgets. Monitored

departmental and organizational compliance of such budgets through

ongoing financial reporting and analysis.

( Produced monthly, quarterly, and yearly financial statements and

reports, including all backup schedules, reconciliations and analysis.

Compared actual expenses against budget and analyzed variances.

( Coordinated the annual audit of the organization's financial

statements and federal awards.

( Directed the reconciliation of the organization's

investment/securities portfolio, including the recording of gains and

losses, accrued interest and donated securities.

( Provided daily cash management and banking administration.

ScrippsHealth, Incorporated

Business and Financial Analyst

August 2004 - April 2006

( Served as sole Business and Financial Analyst in the Human Resources

Department of Scripps Health, a non-profit healthcare system with

revenues of 140M and 10K employees.

( Designed and produced performance metrics and statistics, financial

models and forecasts, account analyses, financial statement analyses,

vendor scorecards, and productivity and profitability analyses.

( Generated individual account reconciliation and analysis for 375+

Restricted Fund accounts.

( Administered financial and statistical accounting for Philanthropic

Trust accounts, including but not limited to, Charitable Remainder, Gift

Annuities, Life Estates, Outright Gifts, Capital Encumbrances, and

Endowments.

( Reviewed and negotiated vendor contracts, including but not limited

to Registry and Travelers Nursing.

( Determined pricing rates based upon labor costs and the competitive

market.

( Identified operational problems, issues, and obstacles regarding

finance serves based on site and cost-center level performance metrics.

Provided executive summaries and ad hoc reporting, as needed.

The National Great Blacks in Wax Museum, Incorporated

Director of Finance

November 2000 - December 2003

( Served as sole financial officer for historic, nationally-recognized,

non-profit organization.

( Retained exclusive control of all cash and investment accounts.

( Designed and implemented complete set of financial control procedures

for both the Operations and Management divisions of the organization.

Produced extensive databases and spreadsheets used for the analysis of

Forecasting and Variance Models, Project Costing, Projections, Profit and

Loss Calculations, Purchase Resolutions, and Return Rate Comparisons.

Conducted/controlled required audits: A-133, Federal, State, Year-end,

Unemployment, Payroll, and Internal.

Generated monthly totals and yearly financial statements for each

department including Operations, Grants Management, Contributions, Public

Relations, and Exhibitions, in order to comply with Federal and State

regulations for Charitable Giving Funds.

Maintained the General Ledger in accordance with daily, quarterly, and tax

preparation needs.

Managed staff payroll interests, including determining compensation rates,

executing performance evaluations, reporting, and payment.

Served as Project Manager for $15M House of Representatives Appropriation

Bill Expansion Project and $2.5M Hewlett Packard Digital Village Project.

R.D. Smith Builders, Incorporated

Accounting Manager

October 1997 - November 2000

Supervised an accounting staff of 4 people, including duties such as

payroll, scheduling, performance review, and overtime maintenance.

Reviewed and approved staff members' general ledger records and bank

account reconciliations.

Developed the reporting and performance analysis of Opportunities and Risk,

Cost, Profit and Loss, and Salary Forecasting Financial.

Developed cost-accounting modules for governmental bid applications and

federal grant reporting compliances.

Developed Capacity Planning analysis in order to maintain

productivity/service requirements.

Produced complete set of quarterly and annual financial reports.

Performed year-end audits of budget, expense, and encumbrance figures.

Produced sales, budget, expense, and annual projection reports.

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