Objective: Highly energetic, solid Senior Accountant, team player and leader with a cheerful disposition, seeking Accounting Manager role, or Controller Level position in a for profit, nonprofit, or public entity.
Experience:
03/2008 – 09/2016 // Senior Accountant / Financial Analyst, Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC)
Prepared monthly financial statements, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statement for CFO, Controller & Accounting Manager
Compiled Board of Director operating margin reports and drafted narratives explaining results of operation monthly, quarterly, and annually.
Prepared journal entries for monthly financial statement close, captured accruals, deferrals of revenues and expenses
Prepared expense allocations using headcount and activity based methodology
In charge of full cycle Fixed Assets Management of Property Plant and Equipment, from procurement to disposition and retirement, calculating depreciation and compiling roll forward schedules
Accounted for internally developed used software projects and working with all project managers to track and properly monitor progress and account for completion, and launching projects in fixed asset module/budget modules
Formulated, developed and executed both Capital and Operating Budgets (zero based budgeting/ baseline budgeting) working across all departmental lines and prepared budget presentations for Board of Directors and Finance Committee
Key administrator of budgeting and forecasting Tool Forecaster 7.0 and training all employees and budget managers, and troubleshooting
Prepared roll forward forecasts for Controller and CFO working with all divisions companywide
Performed monthly variance analysis/ monthly reconciliations, account analysis of balance sheet and P& L accounts, flux analysis and preparing various schedules
Prepared and coordinated PBC’s schedules for independent auditors, and the accompanying disclosure notes
Performed lease tests and prepared amortization schedules and deferred rent schedules as well as depreciation and equity projection schedules
In charge of full ARC Inventory accounting and worked with outside vendors on periodic physical inventory verifications
Developed accounting policies and procedure manuals, communicated companywide, and trained new employees on company policies
08/07 – 3/08 // Senior Accountant / Treasurer, Wireless Facilities Inc (WFI)
Recorded all revenues, cash transactions, and deferred revenue from clients of our cellphone towers we built across the USA, worked with billing manager to apply credits
Calculated borrowing base for line of credit to fund operations, payroll and accounts payable
Maintained cash flow and worked with banks to monitor investment accounts and recorded gains/losses and tracked trends to compile reports for CFO
Held monthly meetings to update project managers and projections on cash flow status and projections
Calculated bonuses for field staff and project managers
08/06 – 08/07 // Operating Accountant/ Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA)
Monthly bank reconciliation for 15 complex bank accounts of operating, investment and fund accounts
Managed outside vendors of parking operations for both Dulles International Airport / Reagan National Airport that processed $28 million in cash and credit card transactions from parking operations
Performed audits and field inspections of parking operations to ensure proper internal controls and integrity of overall system and PCI compliance, documented findings for controller, and suggested improvements
Accounting for capital projects of the Airports Authority and work with engineers / technicians to track and record expenses (CIP) and retired fully depreciated assets, and properly accounted for refurbishments of the property plant and equipment
Presented monthly status reports to management on all CIP and launched completed projects
Audited airport vendors and maintained the relationship as a liaison for billing department
06/00 – 8/06 // Senior Income Accountant / Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Washington, DC
Recording all revenues for $45 million annually for a 3 entity organization, PAC 501 C3, foundation and capital campaign fund for 10 income streams, sustaining membership donations, fundraising dinner events, silent auctions, raffle ticket sales/ box office tickets and major donors
Accounted for federal/city grants, and worked as a strong liaison between Director of Development and Vice President of Finance
Traveled extensively in all major cities across the United States to work as manager of all financial activities, selling HRC merchandise, monitoring / accounting for high volume cash and credit card transactions and huge raffle ticket sales
Managed a team of 20+ canvassers at all events to safeguard cash and ensure proper cash handling procedures and credit card processing information and securing donor information
Reconciled 10 high volume bank accounts monthly
Compiled monthly financial statements monthly at closing
Reconciled several assigned PL and BS accounts
Worked with independent auditors in compiling (PBC’s) and coordinated field work on site
Worked with Independent Audit Firm to prepare the form 990 financial disclosure report
06/96 – 6/00 // Accountant / INOVA Health System, Fairfax, VA
Full cycle accountants payable day to day processing and issuing 1099's
General month end close preparing journal entries
Working with physician practices to compile their revenue and expenses monthly
Compiled daily all revenue and expense reports from all physician sites (10 medical practices) to produce monthly financials for INOVA Medical Group
Full cycle maintenance of Fixed Assets processing from purchasing to loading assets in fixed asset module, running monthly depreciation, and providing roll forward schedules
Reconciled general ledger accounts for 10 medical Practices
Prepared bank reconciliations of 10 physician clinics and maintained chart of accounts
Performed accounts analysis of profit and loss and balance sheet accounts
Coordinating year end audit with independent auditors and provided PBC schedules
Full inventory of medical equipment and drugs and supplies and giving an annual report to Chief Medical Director
Education:
1995 / BBA Accounting (Cum Laude Graduate)
University of the District of Columbia
Skills & Software:
Microsoft Suite Package
Navision
FRX
Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0
Solomon IV
SharePoint
Forecaster 7.0
Hobbies:
Competitive Swimmer
Avid World Wide Traveler
US/Africa Trade Advocate (Lobbyist)
References Available Upon Request