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Accounting Management

Location:
United States
Posted:
September 13, 2014

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cedric grant, mba

*** **. **** ****** • Baltimore, Maryland 21202 • Phone 803 - 261 - 8888

E-Mail *************@*****.***

PROFILE

• Fund Accounting for Non-Profits

• Internal Control Policy and Procedure Compliance

• Budgeting and Forecasting

• Financial Statement Preparation and Analysis

WORK EXPERIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Laurel, Md.

Director of Finance and Administration June 2013 - present

Supervises Finance, IT, Purchasing, Facilities, Wellness, Food Service, Property Management, and

Records and Maintenance

Prepares and manages effectively and timely the divisional budgeting and forecasting processes.

Responsible for submitting several federal reports and auditing of all departments

STATE OF MARYLAND Baltimore Md.

Associate Vice-President for Business/Chief Budget Officer January 2012 – April 2013

Supervise Controller, Budget and Auxiliary functions

Responsible for the development, control and administering of $100M+ budget

Responsible for reviewing all contracts

Develop operational and capital budget to be approved by Board of Trustees and Governor’s Office

Supervises Grant Accounting functions that are responsible for various federal and state grant reports and

submissions

Main liaison with external audit agencies for A-133 report

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX (For Profit Institution) Columbia, Md. and Greenville, SC

Facilitator and Area Chair, Financial Planning and Control August 2006 – present

Responsible for administering the faculty division of Financial Planning and Control

Teaches various courses including Accounting, Finance, Management and Critical Thinking

Conducts area chair meetings and development workshops

THE PHOENIX CENTER, GREENVILLE COUNTY AGENCY (Non-Profit Behavioral/Substance

Abuse Center) Greenville, SC

Chief Financial Officer August 2008 – April 2011

Responsible for all financial activities within the agency

Saved agency $135,000 in annual expenditures while performing routine audit

Two consecutive years of unqualified and clean audits from external audit agency

Managed operations and finances through budget cuts of nearly 30% to maintain consecutive profitable

years.

Named “Leader of the Year” for fiscal year 2010-2011.

BARNWELL COUNTY Barnwell, SC

Finance Director December 2006 – August 2008

Supervise all financial activities including accounts payable, and general ledger activities

Responsible for accounting and financial reporting of all county funds

Prepares annual county budget

Major liaison between county and outside auditors

BUILT ON ROCK, LLC Columbia, SC

President February 2002 - Present

Manage a real estate investment company

Buy and sell single family homes for investment purposes

Perform budget and cash flow analysis while coordinating the loan process and closings

Perform all trend analyses of job costs, job estimates and variances

95K in revenue recognized in initial nine months; 50% increase for every year thereafter.

BENEDICT COLLEGE Columbia, SC

Controller/Acting Vice-President of Business January 1997 – July 1999

Associate Vice President of Business and Finance August 1999 – June 2002

Approved all financial reports including statement of activities, statement of financial position and

statement of cash flows

Formulated, prepared and managed all budget, forecasting and cash activity reports.

Supervised all financial functions including payroll, investments, risk management, accounts payable,

accounts receivable, grants, cashier and physical plant.

Presented and prepared analyses and financial reports for the Board of Directors.

Formulated, prepared and managed $90 million budget.

Managed dorm renovations totaling $9 million, while completing reports on construction job costs, job

estimates and variance analyses

Produced and implemented an internal control policy and procedural manual that was used for internal

use and as a model for the College’s annual accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges

committee.

Increased annual surplus by over 200%

Supervised all accounting functions including being responsible for all major grants and contracts

Performed all major bank reconciliations including debt service and endowment calculations

Primary contact person with external auditors- PriceWaterhouse Coopers. No audit findings or concerns

ever recognized.

VOORHEES COLLEGE MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (For profit Institution) Denmark, SC

Senior Accountant/Professor October 1992 – January 2000

Performed all set up functions for this newly created proprietary agency within our general ledger system

including the development of the chart of accounts and the integration with the financial aid and cashier

modules

Performed all general ledger accounting procedures, including recording and monitoring all transactions,

reconciliation of all students accounts and collections until December 1996

Performed all tuition receivables and progress/default payment reporting and presented results to the

Executive Director

Taught Accounting, Management, Critical Thinking courses through January 2000

VOORHEES COLLEGE Denmark, SC

Senior Accountant October 1992 – December 1996

Duties include general ledger accounting, reconciliation of all bank accounts, preparing payroll and

supervising accounts receivable and payable

Completed and submitted all payroll reports including W-2s, 1099s, 940, 941 and 5500

Assisted in budget projections and analysis, and collections

Coordinated business office functions with Financial Aid Office and Admissions and Records

Taught accounting, management and finance courses in an adult learning program.

EDUCATION

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Clemson, SC

MBA, Business Administration

GPA 3.3

Accounting, Bachelor of Science

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint applications

Proficient in Quickbooks and Quicken applications

In-depth knowledge of Great Plains, Banner, Knights Integrated and Poise Accounting systems

Working knowledge of SAP, AS400 system, PeopleSoft



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