Chanette Ledden
Midland, VA 22728
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Summary of Qualifications
Ms. Ledden is a Principal Financial Analyst with oversight of Timekeeping, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger activities, and Contract Accounting procedures. Ms. Ledden has experience in accounting processes and use of accounting software as well as the intricacies of government contract accounting. Ms. Ledden has extensive experience in various positions utilizing organizational skills; prioritization of projects; and successful completion of task objectives. She aided in the conversion from Deltek CostPoint to Oracle accounting systems when GDIT purchased Vangent. She also played a vital role on the transition team when Vangent acquired Buccaneer, which included responding to due diligence requests for financial information and assisting in the transition from Deltek GCS Premier to GCS CostPoint. Prior to that, she managed and maintained the Buccaneer Payroll, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Contracts for General Ledger and financial management reports, including working with the external audit agencies; CMS contracts and accounting; and federal/state tax agencies. She has a working knowledge of Oracle, Deltek GCS Premier/Costpoint and QuickBooks as well as Cognos and Impromptu report writing tools.
Experience
Buccaneer, a GDIT Company (formerly Vangent, Inc.)
Principal Financial Analyst January 2011 – present
As Principal Financial Analyst, manager of a project control team responsible for the financial aspects of Buccaneer's Government contracts. These responsibilities include the following:
Responsible for oversight of Accounting and Finance processes for Government Contractor to include Forecasting, Budgeting, Account Receivables, Account Payables, Payroll and Timekeeping.
Prepare revenue and direct cost planning and forecasting using the Oracle/Enterprise Planner tool.
Provide management reporting for Business Unit Managers and Program Mangers of actual and forecasted results.
Review and analyze revenue recognition in Costpoint and prepare EAC analysis for Cost Plus contracts on a quarterly basis.
Generate and process reports with financial data for contract deliverables.
Maintain contract information for project setup to ensure accuracy of labor and billable cost for monthly invoices.
Coordinate with HR and Billing to ensure employee data is setup for accurate timekeeping.
Responsible for oversight of accurate vendor invoice coding.
Coordinate with the contracts office to provide data and input on Bids and Proposals.
Review, evaluate and monitor financial data to ensure accuracy of spending on projects and maintaining cost per the contract awards and budget.
Buccaneer Computer Systems & Service, Inc.
Director of Finance March 2005 – January 2011
As Director of Finance, manager of accounting and finance team responsible for financial and contractual aspects of Buccaneer's business. These responsibilities included the following:
Oversight of Accounting and Finance processes for Government Contractor to include Account Receivables, Account Payables, Payroll and Timekeeping.
Responsible for the accuracy of payroll implementation, 401K withholdings and tax withholdings.
Responsible for the process/upload of all payroll data to the respective entities, i.e. banks, federal/state tax agencies and retirement holding company on a semi-monthly cycle.
Responsible for the employee charge code setup for accuracy of timekeeping.
Responsible for data import/export of timekeeping to assure accuracy of project labor cost.
Maintain contract information for project setup to ensure accuracy of labor and billable cost for monthly invoices.
Prepare forecasts for contracts.
Coordinate with HR to ensure employee data setup accuracy.
Responsible for setup of new employees in Deltek Accounting and Timekeeping Systems.
Responsible for oversight of accurate vendor invoice coding.
Generate and process reports with financial data for contract deliverables.
Coordinate with the contracts office to provide data and input on Bids and Proposals.
Review, evaluate and monitor financial data to ensure accuracy of spending on projects and maintaining cost per the contract awards and budget.
Responsible for employee verification payroll data.
Fauquier County
Real Estate Technician September 2001 – March 2005
Office Associate September 1995 – November 1997
Held multiple positions within the Fauquier County Government office; responsibilities included the following:
Responsible for maintaining all real estate records including land transfers, wills, elderly relief, building permits and operation of the land mapping system.
Responsible for entering real estate transfers for recorded deeds and wills.
Input building information on structural permits to calculate property assessment values.
Maintained records and calculated benefits for the Relief for the Elderly Program.
Maintained and coded properties with Land Use Deferments for Real Estate Tax Assessments.
Maintained and operated the database to update mailing and site address information, run sales reports and identify parcels in the GIS Mapping system.
Provided customer support for all real estate parcels and land mapping records.
Performed the following accounting and finance functions:
oAccounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Payroll for individual departments.
oRecorded all receipts of funds allocating to appropriate GL account.
oCoded Accounts Payable and processed weekly check runs to ensure timely payments of expenses and invoices.
oMonitored budget activity for department fund allocation.
oProcessed and submitted payroll data for check processing.
oProcured supplies and equipment for the Sheriff's Office and Detention Center.
oUploaded employee payroll data to the state grant reimbursement system.
oMonitored fund allocations for the budget to ensure accuracy of accounting.
Held the Following Additional Positions:
Owner, Childcare Service June 1989 – September 1995
Office Manager, Prime Computer, Inc. August 1984 – June 1989
Administrative Assistant, Coopers and Lybrand June 1983 – August 1984
Administrative Assistant, American Defense Preparedness Association September 1981 – June 1983
Fingerprint Examiner, Federal Bureau of Investigation September 1979 – September 1981
Education/Training
High School Graduate, 1979
Fingerprint Examiner, FBI Fingerprint Academy, June 1980
Training:
oDeltek GCS Premier
oDeltek Time and Expense System
oQuickBooks
oMicrosoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Certifications
Certified FBI Fingerprint Examiner
Technical Expertise
Deltek CostPoint/GCS Premier/Time & Expense
Oracle and Oracle BI
Cognos and Impromptu Reports
Enterprise Planner
QuickBooks
Microsoft Office Suite