Manager Project

Heather N. Hardy, MBA

Independent Business Consultant

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Summary

"Little Miss Organized"

Dynamic business professional with 18 years experience in all aspects of accounting and financial management.

Unique ability for developing and streamlining procedures and finding innovative, cost-effective solutions.

Over ten years of managerial experience with focus on team building and process improvement. Ten years of

government contracting experience.

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY: Deltek Costpoint, Deltek Time and Expense, Cognos, JD Edwards, Microsoft

Excel, Word, and Access.

Experience

Business Consultant at BNBI

July 2013 - Present (7 months)

Provide ongoing Accounting and Finance support on an as needed basis.

Accounting and Finance Manager at National Biodefense Analysis & Countermeasures Center

October 2009 - July 2013 (3 years 10 months)

Directly managed Accounting Specialist and Accounting Assistant to lead and execute coordination efforts

with Business Operations Director for all financial deliverables owed to Parent company and Government

Client, including general accounting, cost accounting, subsidiary payroll, accounts payable, and accounts

receivable.

Executed month close and year end close processes.

Costpoint Administrator responsible for set up and maintenance of user rights as well as all general ledger

and project ledger set up.

# Designed Cognos Query Studio financial analysis tools to provide Project Management team with critical

monthly financial reporting process that serves as the “backbone” for our monthly reporting package that is

provided to Dept Homeland Security and is also used to provide project tracking for EAC's.

# Designed excel tool to compare billed vs actual transactional data in monthly Project Status Reports to

reduce variance analysis errors in annual Incurred Cost Submission.

# Independently executed two years of fiscal year end close activities and provided desktop procedures for an

upcoming fiscal year end close.

2 recommendations available upon request

Accounting and Finance Specialist at BNBI

October 2007 - October 2009 (2 years 1 month)

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Supported the Director of Business Operations with Deltek Cost Point input and report generation, budgeting,

analyzing, reporting, projecting, and managing NBACC financial performance in aggregate and detail.

Execution of traditional financial functions, organizational performance reports, accounts payable, invoicing

and journal entries.

*Primary Timesheet Administrator overseeing time reporting inquiries/issues, new hire timekeeping training,

and minimizing timesheet errors transmitted to payroll department at parent company.

Accounting Manager at URS Corporation

September 2006 - October 2007 (1 year 2 months)

Acted as financial liaison to Regional Controller and Operations to discuss projects, adequacy of office

reserves, monthly expenses, estimate to complete for all projects, revenue in excess of contract amounts (new

sales). Regional Controller delegation authority granted for all aspects of Job Controls processes to maintain

SOX compliance. Complete monthly close process for Gaithersburg, Herndon, and VA Beach offices.

Provide training and support to Washington DC office.

3 recommendations available upon request

Job Controls Manager at URS Corporation

January 2006 - September 2006 (9 months)

Act as “agent” to project managers and financial liaison to Operations Manager and Regional Controller.

Conduct JD Edwards system training / SOX training and assist financial problem solving.

Billing Supervisor / Accounting Manager at URS Corporation

October 2003 - January 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Served as a first time position for Gaithersburg Office to oversee daily operations in billing department and

supervise nine direct reports including Billing Clerks and Collections Agent. Complete monthly close

process for Gaithersburg and Herndon offices; review and analyze budget vs. actual variances and general

ledger maintenance.

Financial Analyst at Citi

June 2001 - April 2003 (1 year 11 months)

Accounting Division: General Accounting at Citi

August 1995 - June 2001 (5 years 11 months)

Subsidiary Division Supervisor (February 1999 – June 2001)

Sr. Staff Accountant (February 1998 – February 1999)

Accounting Technician II (March 1996 – February 1998)

Accounting Technician I (August 1995 – March 1996)

Courses

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Masters Degree, Business with Concentration in

Management

Mt St Mary's

INTRO TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT MBA550

CONSULTING AND FACILITATION SKILL MBA562

ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT & MBA563

INTERVENTION

Volunteer Experience

Mentor at Big Brothers Big Sisters

January 1996 - December 1997 (2 years)

Skills & Expertise

Cost Accounting

Accounting

Internal Controls

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Payable

Financial Statements

Analysis

Business Process

Finance

Cognos

Costpoint

Process Improvement

Employee Training

Data Analysis

Financial Reporting

Monthly Close Process

Reconciling Reports

V Lookups

MS Excel Pivot Tables

Financial Analysis

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

Internal Audit

Invoicing

Budgets

Education

Mt St Mary's

Masters Degree, Business with Concentration in Management, 2008 - 2013

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Mt St Mary's

Bachelor of Science, Business, 2000 - 2003

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Heather N. Hardy, MBA

Independent Business Consultant

acb5uc@r.postjobfree.com

5 people have recommended Heather N. Hardy,

"Heather was a hard-working team player with an eye for process and reporting improvements to help run the

department more efficiently."

Scott Miller, Business Operations Manager, BNBI, managed Heather N. Hardy, at BNBI

"Heather is a detail-oriented professional who possesses an exceptionally solid set of analytic skills and the

ability to clearly identify, articulate and communicate the right set of solutions for complex issues. At BNBI,

Heather has routinely applied these skills, along with a strong customer focus, to achieve positive outcomes

for customers across the organization. I highly recommend Heather. She is a team player and would be a true

asset to any organization."

Justin Reitz, PMP, Senior Project Manager/Sr. Program Management Specialist, Battelle National

Biodefense Institute - National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center, worked with Heather N.

Hardy, at BNBI

"Heather is an effective manager. She is extremely educated and knowledgeable in Accounting and Finance

and is able to lead and focus her staff to produce results. Heather is also very self-motivated and

goal-orientated. But what sets her apart from others, in my personal experience, is that she also wishes the

same upon her staff. Heather helped build skills and experience needed to reach my goal. With her continued

support and guidance, I was able to get to this point in my career and obtained an MSc. Her positive energy

creates a gratifying work environment."

Susan Kim, Financial Analyst, URS Corporation, reported to Heather N. Hardy, at URS Corporation

"Heather is a devoted and focused individual who is very detailed oriented. Her attention to detail and

working knowledge of her profession is commendable and kept us all in line, without being arrogant or a

hindrance to progress. I would very much enjoy work with her again."

Michael J. Rodtang, PG, CHMM, CPM, Prinsipal Geohydrologist/Security Specialist, URS

Corporation, worked with Heather N. Hardy, at URS Corporation

"I worked with Heather from 2004 through 2007. Heather was the Accounting Manager and she supervised

several staff members. Heather was detail oriented and she and her group provided exceptional service to a

RBU - Regional Business Unit with almost 400 people. Heather also managed SOX compliance for all

projects to our Corporate HQ. I would recommend her for her financial abilities and can do work efforts."

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Len Lapidario, Contracts Manager, URS Corporation, worked with Heather N. Hardy, at URS

Corporation

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