JOSEPH B. MIERCZAK, III

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Nottingham, MD 21236

410-***-****

ac8kfp@r.postjobfree.com

Education: Towson University Towson, MD

Bachelor of Science Business Administration/Management

May 1999

Experience:

June 2006- Medstar Health Columbia, MD

Present

Accountant/ Financial Analyst

Assist in the management of the financial and capital operations of the IT Department

Preparation of the yearly operating and capital budgets including working with the Managers and VPs when it comes to the development and execution of their respective budgets

Work with Project Managers and VPs on the submission of project requests including reviewing of contracts, estimated costs and tracking of labor

Provide monthly capital tracking report including vendor expenses, capital labor, and outstanding commitments

Develop and maintain schedule of software and hardware lease and maintenance expenses

Maintain vendor contracts and interact with external vendors including resolving disputes/discrepancies

Prepare monthly operating and capital reports of financial performance including explaining variances and trends

Prepare the month end close for the IT Department including reviewing and submitting adjustments when necessary

Review general ledger and recommend journal entries, accruals, and amortization of expenses on a monthly basis

Work with Accounts Payable, Purchasing and General Accounting departments, respectively, to resolve issues and develop processes and procedures

Provides monthly write up to Corporate explaining the financial performance of the departments including explaining variances and trends

Provide support to Managers and VPs with their respective operating departments and capital projects

Create queries for various financial reports

Review financial reports, such as labor distribution and general ledger, and submit adjustments when necessary

Prepare ad hoc reports when needed

September 2003 - University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD

June 2006

Financial Analyst

Assist in the management of the financial capital and operations of the IT Department

Assist in the month-end close for the department

Verification of monthly accruals for each cost center in the department.

Reconcile department financial accounts on a monthly basis

Provide support to managers in the financial operations of their respective cost centers/projects

Prepare monthly report of the financial performance, support and set up, manage, and close out for the department’s capital projects

Perform monthly variance analysis of the departmental financial operations

Participate in monthly meetings to review department’s financial performance

Assist in the preparation of the yearly operations budget of multiple departments

Prepare monthly trend and forecast analysis for each department

Prepare and post monthly journal entries for each department

Creation of a process and procedures with Procurement, Accounts Payable, and Receiving in relation to each department

Review and validate all requests for purchase work orders for the department

Verify invoices with the purchase work orders before submission for payment

Respond to internal and external queries concerning the procurement process

Prepare ad-hoc reports when needed

December 1999 - Mariner Health of Catonsville, Catonsville, MD

September 2003

HR Manager/Payroll Accountant

Prepared yearly operations budget consisting of 10 departments for the facility

Prepare a weekly analysis of budgeted labor hours, which includes determining total regular and overtime hours for each department

Performed monthly analysis of facility budget, which included explaining variances in each department and proposed reconciliations to correct the variances.

Performed monthly analysis of cost and expense allocations

Analyzed revenue and expense statements to determine variances to the budget and proposed reconciliations

Participated in the monthly regional financial operations meetings to review the performance of the facility’s financial operations

Perform Management Compliance Reviews of other facilities to determine if they are following policies and procedures set forth by the company

Provided consulting to the regional president in review of other facilities, which included identifying problem areas, making recommendations, and implementing changes

Trained employees at other facilities for the same duties and responsibilities of the position

Prepared weekly cash flow statements

Analyzed monthly labor audit to determine distribution of labor costs

Prepared trend and projection analysis reports.

Assisted in the preparation of monthly financial reports

Prepared and processed bi-weekly payroll and payroll summary reports

Maintained all OSHA and Workers Compensation reports

Enroll new hires into company’s benefit plan and answer questions they may have

Converted payroll system from ADP to FoxPro

Maintained all employee personnel records

Participated in the interview process of applicants for vacant positions

Technical: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), Hyperion, Lawson,

ERP, KBMI, McKesson HFM, ADP, FoxPro, Great Plains

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