SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

Expert in handling yearly financial reports, full accounting cycle operations with hands on experience in payroll, receivables, payable, bank reconciliation, general ledger accounting, tax planning and filing, etc.

Tax expert in filing federal, state and local forms

Effective communicator in writing professional reports, proficient in public speech

Strong analytical skills to empower management with useful information, statistical analysis and interpretation, cost modeling, what-if analysis, capital budgeting decisions, hiring decisions.

Successful project manager with expertise to effectively budget and forecast resource needs, plan and schedule time and logistical resources for meeting expectations

Dependable organizational behavior and leadership expertise to work with others as a team and inspire others to add value to the mission of the company

Data science skills for effective data analytics tapping Python

WORK EXPERIENCE

Senior Financial Consultant

NIFA, US Department of Agriculture, Washington D.C. 10/2018 – Present

Organized and reviewed financial requests, prepared responses and documentation,

supported walkthroughs, including communication with various stakeholders.

Research and Reconcile FIMMI and FFIS financial systems

Resolved Abnormal Balances to adjust account balances

Identified a $84 million gap to resolve account imbalance that in turn helped management fund a new project.

Worked directly with clients to draft inter-agency support agreements for intra-governmental buy/sell activity.

Tracked and facilitated inter-agency agreements through the coordination process with such stakeholders as ARS

Participated in walkthroughs, document current and future state of financial management functions,

Executed change management efforts related to finance transformation, support the development of financial strategies, and create and execute training materials.

Supported the management to develop financial accountability within its reporting unit

Senior Accountant Consultant

Montgomery College 11/2016- 10/2018

Rockville, MD

Lead a team of accountants to produce yearly comprehensive Financial reports, monthly reconciliations for Fixed Assets, Cash and CIP to produce required monthly financial statements

Accurately processed financial reports in compliance with both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards, and OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133, A-136.

Expert in grant accounting to timely process and close more than 12 grants on a monthly, quarterly and yearly basis.

Lead consultant in supporting the closing of the year process empowering the unit to submit its financial statement to the auditors ahead of schedule.

Responsible to process account receivables, adjusting and reversing entries, Fixed Asset accounting, GL Accounting, tax and payroll processing for W-2 and 1099, 401K and other benefit accounting

Senior Accountant Consultant

Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority 3/2015- 11/2016

Arlington, VA

Identified accounting and budgetary problems and developed and maintained progressive fiscal management techniques and practices to find optimal solutions.

Accurately and effectively processed cash management, electronic transfers and reconciliation of deposits with bank accounts and the general ledger.

Resolved collection related issues by reviewing complex accounting and financial transactions, which includes analysis of collection trend and ages of accounts receivable.

Identified and resolved potential issues in a manner that precludes or minimizes audit findings.

Analyzed and reconciled accounts and prepared cash flow statement.

Prepared bank reconciliation for multiple bank accounts. Researched and proposed solution to all reconciling items.

Analyze and reconcile book, handled all cash management, including soft cash processing, and bank reconciliation,

Responsible to process account receivables, adjusting and reversing entries, Fixed Asset accounting, GL Accounting, Foreign Currency reconciliation, tax and payroll processing for W-2 and 1099, 401K and other benefit accounting.

Support an audit readiness project by doing GL reconciliation, Investment analysis, packaging financial statement presentations, verifying transactions from GL to source documents, etc.

Accounting Manager 5/2014 - 2/2015

CECA, Construction firm in Lanham, MD

Responsible to manage the liquidity of the business by managing the multiple bank accounts cash flow, making sure the business stay afloat by balancing its revenue and cash flows with daily expenditures and outlays.

Effectively run full term accounting cycle including, accurate data processing, accurate production of financial statements, GL accounting, accruals and deferrals, reconciliations, adjustments and periodic close out.

Empowered the business to maintain a 15-day cycle of yearly close out, to produce current financial statement and management reports.

Developed managerial cost models through effective financial statement analysis to help the management decision making process in hiring 9 engineers.

Produced a short-term and long-term forecast for revenue and expense to help management in its decision for expansion and growth.

Apply percentage-of-completion method to properly report the revenue of the business in accordance with GAAP.

Guarantee accurate and timely processing of payroll, thorough and detail oriented process management to handle employees financial matters

Run effective cash management practice by synchronizing the collection of cash and the payment of obligations.

Timely filing of tax obligations by keeping deadlines to file tax, 941 forms, State Tax withholdings, garnishments, W-2s, 1099s and all year-end tax reporting for regulating agencies

Empower the business with access to working capital by compiling effective comprehensive business proposal for financial institutions.

Senior Accountant 7/2011 to 5/2014

Office of Finance and Resource Management

District of Columbia Gov.,Washington, DC 20001

Responsible to manage electronic cash transfers, by accurately and effectively processing and managing, electronic transfers and reconciliation of deposits with bank accounts and the general ledger.

Accurately processed grants and awards in compliance with both Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), Generally Accepted Government Accounting Standards, and OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133

Handled conversion of the accounting system to Oracle accounting software by teaming up with IT team that involves planning, design and development, implementation and operation

Served as the primary subject matter expert in dealings with oversight entities and other external stakeholders regarding financial and business systems.

Identified accounting and budgetary problems and developed and maintained progressive fiscal management techniques and practices to find optimal solutions.

Resolved collection related issues by reviewing complex accounting and financial transactions, which includes analysis of collection trend and ages of accounts receivable.

Identified and resolved potential issues in a manner that precludes or minimizes audit findings.

Analyzed and reconciled accounts and prepared cash flow statement.

Prepared bank reconciliation for multiple bank accounts. Researched and proposed solution to all reconciling items.

Accounting Consultant

Noah and Abigail CPA Accounting Firm

Senior Accountant and Auditor 2/2008 - 6/ 2011

Met clients’ needs on varying projects in corporate, government and non-profit accounting departments related with financial statement preparation, receivables, payables, tax, and other accounting functions.

Performs, or assists in performing, systematic examinations and appraisals of financial records, financial and management reports, internal controls, policies and practices affecting or reflecting the financial condition and operating results of an activity, program.

Conduct financial audits, performance audits, fraud investigations, evaluations, inspections and reviews of the agency programs, functions, and operations.

Prepare audit work papers, audit reports and risk assessment process to ensure adherence to the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards, audit, evaluation and review plan and prescribed policies and standards.

Presented findings and solutions to executive clients

EDUCATION

Columbia Engineering Executive Education:

Post graduate Diploma on Applied Data Science January/2020

Rochester Institute of Technology

07/1992 - Master of Business Administration Degree with a Concentration in Accounting

Addis Ababa University

06/1987 – B.A in Accounting, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

COMPUTER SKILLS: Share Point, Exact, Oracle 12, Banner,

Microsoft Office, Excel, QuickBooks, Peach Tree, Epicure

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