Manager Accounting
Resume:
James F. Clague, CPA, CGMA
La Plata, Maryland 20646
Email: ********@*****.***
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jimclague
Summary: CPA/CGMA professional with 20 years of accounting experience as a Controller, Manager, and Auditor with
Fortune 500 companies and a Big 4 Accounting Firm; highly motivating manager and team builder; reliable
and dependable leader; and vast knowledge of information systems.
Employment: JFC Consulting Services: La Plata, Maryland
President; 2005 to 2007 & 2013 to Present
Project Accountant for various companies providing Controller, Accounting Director, and Finance Director
functions.
• University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center – La Plata, Maryland: Back-filling for Decision
Support Analyst position.
• Howard University – Washington, DC: Project assistance.
• Bolton & Associates – La Plata, Maryland: Managed and actively oversaw Accounting, Accounts Payable,
Billing, Accounts Receivable, IT, and HR with revenues of $9 Million/year; directed and supervised
performance of accounting, accounts payable, billing, accounts receivable, information technology, and
human resources personnel; responsible for the monthly closing, financial statement generation,
forecasting, budgeting, and cash flow management; reviewed all general ledger account reconciliations;
reviewed and approved all company expenditures; provided financial support to CEO; reviewed and/or
updated all financial policies and procedures; and responded to financial questions from department
managers or executive management.
• The Mills Corporation – Chevy Chase, Maryland: Restatement assistance and position back-filling.
• MuniMae – Baltimore, Maryland: Restatement assistance.
• Harbourton Capital Group – McLean, Virginia: Coordinated, organized, managed, and actively oversaw
the operations of the Corporate Accounting Department with revenues of $10 Million/year; directed and
supervised performance of accounting and accounts payable personnel; responsible for the monthly
closing and financial statement generation; monitored financial and operating trends of the company; and
prepared monthly board package.
• BearingPoint – McLean, Virginia: Assisted the Public Services Expense Reporting Group with revenues
of $1.4 Billion/year; oversaw 5 Analysts; performed analysis on all expenses within the division; created
all accounting policies and procedures within the group to comply with GAAP/SOX; and prepared
schedules/performed analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and Annual Report filings.
University of Maryland Medical System: La Plata, Maryland
Controller/Senior Manager, Financial Reporting; 2007 to 2013
As the Controller for Civista Health, managed the Finance and Accounting Group with revenues of $150
Million/year; directed and supervised accounting, accounts payable, fixed asset, and payroll personnel;
responsible for the monthly closing, financial statement preparation and consolidation, forecasting, and
budgeting; responsible for managing cash transactions including cash balances to comply with debt
covenant; reviewed all general ledger account reconciliations; reviewed and approved all company
expenditures; prepared monthly board financial package which includes financial statements, statistics, and
executive summary explaining financial/statistical variances; created, reviewed, and updated all financial
policies and procedures; responded to any financial questions from department managers or executive
management; oversaw all aspects of the external audit including preparing audit schedules, responding to
auditor questions, financial statement preparation, and writing all footnotes for annual report; oversaw
federal and state tax preparation/filings; and performed any FASB/GAAP research.
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Freddie Mac: McLean, Virginia
Accounting Manager; 2002 to 2005
Managed the planning, budgeting, control, and accounting functions within the Corporate Budgeting &
Analysis Group; supervised 3 Senior Analysts; managed the capitalize software accounting process to
comply with corporate accounting policy, GAAP, and FAS 86/SOP 98-1; managed the monthly and annual
G&A expense closing process; managed the monthly journal entries for capitalize software and G&A
expense cost allocations and related account reconciliations; oversaw the PeopleSoft Project Costing System
and PeopleSoft Budgeting System and any related training; created ad-hoc nVision reports as requested;
responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with capitalized software; created/updated all accounting policies
and procedures within my group to comply with GAAP/Sarbanes-Oxley; prepared various
schedules/performed analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and Annual Report filings; and managed the quarterly/annual
budget loading process and any required analysis. Prepared Credit Loss Package within the Credit Loss
Accounting Group – Single Family Control Division; prepared monthly journal entries for Credit Loss
Activity, performed account analysis and reconciliations for Single Family balance sheet accounts, income
accounts, and mortgage insurance; created/updated all accounting policies and procedures within the group;
and performed other duties and special projects for Manager and Director. Performed accounting functions
on FAS 140/FIN 45 Re-Audit Amortization Team; performed analysis and reconciliations on credit fees base
and amortization accounts; prepared journal entries to correct and adjust base and amortization accounts; and
assisted with creation of newly established amortization group within Single Family Control (Reason for
Leaving: Corporate Reorganization & Layoffs).
Sunrise Assisted Living: Fairfax, Virginia
Accounting Manager; 2001 to 2002
United Dominion Realty Trust: Richmond, Virginia
Regional Controller; 1999 to 2001
Waste Management of Greater Washington: Temple Hills, Maryland
Assistant Controller; 1998 to 1999
The Pittston Company: Glen Allen, Virginia
Senior Auditor; 1997 to 1998
Ernst & Young LLP: Richmond, Virginia and Washington, DC
Auditor; 1995 to 1997
Education: Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond, Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Business with Major in Accounting, December 1994
• Member of American Institute of CPA’s and Maryland Association of CPA’s
Other:
1 Licensed Certified Public Accountant in Virginia
2 Chartered Global Management Accountant
3 Software Systems: Microsoft Office, Meditech, Budget Advisor, PeopleSoft, JD Edwards, Hyperion,
Solomon G/L System, Solomon A/P System, FRx Reporting, Deltek FMS G/L System, QuickBooks, &
Great Plains G/L System, Microsoft Visio
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