Manager Accounting

BONNIE J. PAWLOWSKI

**** ***** *****, ****, ******** 48083 / 248-***-****

acx358@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I am a proactive, self-motivated, highly personable accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in the field and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. I am particularly skilled in finance planning and analysis, client billing, collections, budgeting, forecasting, high-level executive communication, and improving processes and procedures. I possess excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with experience leading teams of analysts and accountants as well as being a liaison to auditors. I have strong initiative, drive, and integrity.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Budgeting / Forecasting / Executive Reporting / Cost Accounting / Pricing / Tax / Billing / Collections / Client Relationships / New Customer Transition / New Client Billing and Accounting Set-up / Finance Staff Management / CEO and Corporate Communication / General Ledger

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Successfully transitioned new clients for multi-billion dollar IT company including timely billing, on-time payment, and excellent client relationships.

Created and successfully managed a $100M cost budget for a multi-billion dollar publicly traded company.

Involved in strategic financial planning and analysis of troubled accounts which resulted in improved business performance based on my creation of Key Performance Indicators that became company standard.

Reduced month-end close by two days in just eight months and cleaned up balance sheet accounts left un-reconciled for a year by previous staff.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

XEROX CORPORATION, Detroit, Michigan 2016-Present

Finance Manager IV

Involved in all aspects of finance for a top 20 client within $18 billion dollar company including: contract negotiation, pricing, transition, new business set-up, client relationship building, on-time billing, successful on-time payment of multi-million dollar invoices, cost of vendors and services, profit margins, OI

Reports monthly financials, recognize revenue, create and manages revenue and cost budgets, create corporate flash and forecast numbers and report against them weekly/monthly

Manage a staff of accountants which included monitoring: billing activities, AR aging, collections, financial statement creation, corporate reporting

Supports Vice President, Account Executive, Service and Delivery Executive, and CFO in billing, revenue, collections, budgets, cost and reporting functions

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP (CSC), Sterling Heights, Michigan 2008-2016

Billing Manager / Global Finance Manager

Client-facing liaison for a multi-billion dollar IT company including: contract negotiation, pricing, transition, new business set-up, client relationship building, on-time billing, successful on-time payment of multi-million dollar invoices, cost of vendors and services, profit margins, OI

Reports monthly financials, recognize revenue, create and manages revenue and cost budgets, create volumes forecasts

Manages a staff of finance analysts which included monitoring billing activities, program control, financial statement creation, corporate reporting

Supports Finance Director, Account Executive, Service and Delivery Executive, and CFO in billing, revenue, cost and reporting functions

Assists corporate office in tax-related activities, SOX regulatory compliance, internal and external audit queries

GENERAL DYNAMICS, LAND SYSTEMS, Sterling Heights, Michigan 2004-2008

Senior Financial Analyst / Government Accounting Manager

Created and successfully oversaw a $100M budget for IT services outsourcer

Managed expenses, controlled costs, and reported IT financials to major divisions within General Dynamics

Negotiated budgets, project efforts, and contract details with IT outsourcing vendor

Supported audit efforts internally, externally, and with government agencies

Fixed asset reporting and management

Government Accounting Manager responsible for reconciling prior year's financial activity to comply with government regulations and tie out to billings

21st CENTURY NEWSPAPERS, INC., Royal Oak, Michigan 2001 - 2004

Financial Analyst / Assistant Controller

Oversaw accounting operations and financial reporting for three divisions (national advertising, insert drop-off, and corporate) of a newspaper conglomerate.

Moved into Assistant Controller position and established a shared service center which combined all accounting activities for 5 newspaper entities.

Supervised a team of financial analysts responsible for analyzing and compiling data for month-end reporting.

Maintained the general ledger including month-end journal entries and account reconciliations using SBS software.

Prepared and track budgets for approximately $325,000 of monthly expense for each of 5 newspapers.

Managed revenue of $3 million monthly, reconciling between billing and General Ledger systems.

Approved all Accounts Payable and manage Accounts Receivable for the three divisions and 5 separate newspapers.

FINLAY HYDRASCREEN USA, INC., Milford, Michigan 1994 - 2000

Accounting and Operations Manager

Managed all North American accounting functions (accounts payable/receivable, payroll, purchase orders, collections, billing, general ledger, reporting, and account reconciliation) for heavy equipment manufacturer based in the UK. Served as Advertising/Event Planner, Travel Coordinator, and Purchasing Manager.

Prepared and reported month-end financials to the parent company in Northern Ireland including foreign exchange conversion.

EDUCATION

DAVENPORT UNIVERSITY, Warren, Michigan

Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, 2002

GPA 3.9 / 4.0

Received the Accounting Department Scholarship.

Member of the Accounting Club and its Secretary in 2001

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