Senior Accountant

Dana Clayborn, MBA

Snellville, Georgia ***** • (Tel) 678-***-**** • ****.********@*****.***

S E N I O R AC C O U N T I N G P R O F E S S I O N A L

Data & Financial Analysis / Project Management / Month End Reporting

GAAP, SOX, & SOP 97 2 Standards Expertise

Revenue Recognition including calculating deferred revenue

Financial Report Preparation, Analysis & Recommendation Strategies

Financial & Analytical Report Software: Oracle, SAP, Crystal Reports, Sage (MAS90), JD Edwards, QuickBooks

Multi Disciplined Approach to Business and Accounting as Demonstrated by 2 Master’s Degrees

Deliver complex projects to substantially improve accounting and finance practices.

Apply expertise to manage fixed assets, accruals, month and year end reporting.

Calculate and recognize deferred revenue

E X P E R I E N C E & AC H I E V E M E N T S

Preparis Inc., Atlanta, Georgia March 2014 – Present

Controller

• Preparing monthly financial reporting package, while performing Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables procedures,

revenue recognitions, classing expenses, and updating monthly forecast and budgeting model.

• Monitoring and recording daily deposit and withdrawal activities.

• Processing cash reconciliations and processing journal entries.

• Calculating and reporting deferred revenue for monthly reporting.

• Prepare and distribute month end reporting package for CEO and Board of Directors.

• Tracking all sales, licensing, and renewal contracts, projects and consulting fees for growing business unit.

• Managing overall office functionality, including Onboarding and Off boarding new and existing employees, while processing

semi monthly payroll utilizing ADP payroll system.

Ventyx Roswell, GA January 2012 – August 2012

Project Accountant

• Summarize and generates company financial position by preparing financial reports.

• Assists in the preparation of monthly and quarterly financial statements.

• Assuring that financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital if accurate for reporting purposes.

• Assisted in the preparation of debt reporting requirements and compliance applying principles of accounting such as maintaining

financial records, leads, and general ledger.

• Produced accounting guidelines needed to test and implement system enhancements.

Robert Half Finance and Accounting Atlanta, GA May 2011 – November 2011

Senior Accountant

• Successfully managed approximately 60 accounts.

• Prepared journal entries, general ledgers, and reconciled bank statements and trial balances.

• Ensured compliance with accounting / auditing rules and regulations for companies in diverse industries.

• Assumed control of the accounting function for Midnite Express, a multinational company specializing in shipping time sensitive

material.

• Quickly assessed accounting system, including fixed accruals and cut off dates to generate financial reports.

• Created a file using pivot tables to evaluate FX currency exchanges by business unit.

Verint – Roswell, GA January 2011 – May 2011

Senior Accountant

Prepared and reviewed revenue, expense entries, invoices, and other accounting documents.

Reported P&L statements for monthly closing and cost accounting reports.

• Created the tax exemption database.

• Converted the company from SoftTrax to Oracle, while collaborating with technology staff as part of testing and implementing the

new system.

• Analyzed contracts for accuracy and maintained financial databases.

• Reviewed time and expense reports for project managers, and created detailed reports for submission to management.

Dana Clayborn, Page 2 (Tel) 678-***-**** • ****.********@*****.***

Mergis Group: Coca Cola Corporation, Fiserv, Crawford & Company – Atlanta, GA July 2009 – December 2010

Senior Accountant

• Monitored and maintained accounting records, including journal and cash accounts.

• Performed monthly account reconciliation and bill payments.

• Conducted comprehensive research to identify project managers and consultants to approve outstanding projects, while

Uncovering missing revenue reversing a $500K loss to a $1.3M profit.

• Generated revenue share reports and re class variations for month end close for all business units.

• Established and maintained positive working relationships with business unit leaders; provided timely and relevant financial

information.

• Contributed to the revenue recognition process and assumed control of the accounting function for $2.14M in billing for products and

services subsequent to the abrupt departure of 2 managers.

• Ensured contracts were compliant with company regulations.

• Managed the financial system, billed customers, and conducted the monthly reconciliation process. Issued reports to the controller.

• Monitored financial activities of programs and reviewed accounting documents for accuracy.

• Audited payables, cash, accruals, and fixed assets for various ledger accounts.

• Researched missing payments and charge offs. Monitored banking transactions, cash, and checks written against each of the company’s

accounts with leading banks, including Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, and Wachovia.

• Created daily financial reports to enable account managers to review business activities.

Infor – Alpharetta, GA May 2008 – May 2009

Project Accountant/ Contract Analyst

• Served as project accountant and contract analyst for this large accounting software provider.

• Collaborated with project managers in connection with contracts, change orders, and contract modifications.

• Communicated with project managers and internal staff regarding contract exceptions to successfully maximize revenue.

• Maintained and managed an average of $22.6M per month in reconciliations and adjustments for various companies, including the Home

Depot.

• Evaluated terms and conditions of contracts for accuracy. Monitored the monthly billing for the Home Depot’s ongoing projects. Ensured

time and expenses were aligned with contract terms and budgets.

BearingPoint – Atlanta, GA January 2006 – October 2006

Project Accountant

• Created audit guidelines for consultants, including monitoring compliance.

• Organized and completed special projects for the controller and senior management in accordance with Sarbanes Oxley (SOX)

requirements.

• Approved and rejected travel and expense reimbursement requests according to long term assignment policy, with a 99% accuracy

rate.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia – Atlanta, GA January 2001 – September 2005

Senior Billing Analyst

• Recognized for contributions via promotion from billing analyst to senior billing analyst.

• Supervised new teams handling accounts receivable.

• Conducted monthly billing, reconciliations, and internal audits to identify discrepancies.

• Mentored 16 new hires, including ensuring staff acclimated to workflow and operations.

• Complied with HIPAA rules and regulations.

• Decreased month end outstanding balances by 90% over 4 years from $28M to $2.4M.

• Improved reconciliation turnaround time from 30 days to an 8 day processing cycle.

• Researched various finance systems for billing and accounting processes to assist in decision making for integration.

• Resolved rate discrepancies and past due balances, while maintaining 1,650 groups per month.

E D U C AT I O N / S K I L L S

AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Graduated: June 2008

Master of Business Administration: Accounting and Finance Graduated: November 2009

Master of Business Administration: Operations Management Graduated: November 2009

Technical Inventory: Oracle; SAP – Series 7; Sage (MAS90); PeopleSoft; SalesForce Work.com; SAS Data Management; Crystal

Reports; Microsoft Office Suite; QuickBooks; JD Edwards Enterprise One; Lexis Nexis; SQL/QMF – Access Based; Softrax;

SmartStream; MegaStat; LEKIN; ADP Payroll; DropBox.com

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