Microsoft Office Financial Analyst

Ethan D. Jones

Location: Sterling, VA Phone: 571-***-**** Email: ******.*********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Quick learner with technical experience in Cognos, SharePoint, QuickBooks, and advanced Excel.

Experience preparing FAR compliant Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS) for federal and commercial contracts with

aaaaaaa COST, CPFF, CPAF, T&M, FFP, and FFP LOE contract types for DCAA.

Preparation of monthly client billing reports, bank reconciliations, tax returns, and bank account analysis.

EDUCATION

Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Senior pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Minor in Accounting

Expected Graduation, July 2017

Calvary Temple School, Sterling, VA

High School Diploma, 2013

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

AKIMA LLC., Herndon, VA November 2016 – present

Cost Accountant

Assisted with preparation of 20 Incurred Cost Submissions (ICS) to DCAA, including indirect Schedules A-E, direct cost Schedules G-O, accurately reporting claimed vs. voluntarily deleted costs, and single vs. multi-fringe pools.

On time submission of ICS to DCAA via multiple methods: email, SAFE upload, SharePoint, and mail.

Reconciliation of costs to GL included: variance analysis, unbilled analysis, indirect rate variance analysis.

Coordinated information requests between multiple departments: Contracts, Project Controls, Billing, Procurement.

Assisted with ICS revisions for audit as needed

Accomplishments – Process Improvement

Reviewed ICSs Checklists successfully with minimal oversight, ensuring ICSs were adequate for DCAA submission

Created standard ICS template for Schedule J, decreasing preparation time from 3 weeks to 4 days

Created standard ICS template for Schedule’s A-L, which reduced labor time from 7 hours to 3 hours

Home Work Solutions, Inc., Sterling, VA April 2016 – November 2016

Financial Analyst

Filed and Paid Quarterly Taxes for a large portion of clientele

Maintained records for over 4,000 clients’ state and federal tax accounts

General responsibilities: monthly billing reports, bank reconciliations, payroll controls, bank transfers

Analyzed bank account activity for Returns and Credit Card Collections

Accomplishments – Process Improvement

Updated client enrollment process that reduced enrollment time by 40%

Improved cash flow by streamlining internal billing controls to reduce process from one week to same day

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

Microsoft Office: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel 2013, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Access

Systems: QuickBooks, Cognos, SharePoint

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