Contract Analyst Billing Systems

La Tisha M. Brown, MBA

Email: **************@*******.***

Tel: 321-***-****

EDUCATION:

University of Phoenix - On

ground class in Orlando, FL

Master’s of Business Administration (MBA)

Healthcare Management - Concentration

Bethune Cookman College -

Daytona Beach, FL

Bachelor’s Business Administration (BBA)

Management - Minor

TECHNICAL

SKILLS: Microsoft Office Suites, PeopleSoft, Oracle11i, JD Edwards,

Great Plains, QuickBooks, SharePoint, MAS90, AS400 and CFAS.

EXPERIENCE:

Cbeyond

2012-Present

Atlanta, GA

IT Contract Analyst (Consultant)

Cbeyond is a Voice over Internet Protocol-based managed services provider

to small businesses. Our mission is to deliver "big business"

communication tools to small businesses at prices they can afford and

that we can deliver profitably.

• Manage all IT cost center financials and provide overall assistance

to IT department Managers.

• Create, review, and approve purchase orders.

• Analyze complex license agreements and contracts and identify

issues.

• Provide detail information regarding client relationships,

contracts, and amendments.

• Responsible for tracking and compiling data in preparation for

contract renewal process to ensure cost savings.

• Reconcile revenue forecasting against all purchase order receipts.

• Act as cross-functional liaison between Accounting and other

departments (IT, Operations, etc.)

• Ensure all project goals are achieved on time and in line with the

needs of the business/accounting policy.

• Create new templates to assist IT cost center owners in managing

projects through the SharePoint system for funding, completion

dates, and final billing.

• Create and update documentation related to business processes,

accounting policy and overall project progress for communication to

management.

• Develop reporting financial and operational reporting using

Discoverer and other company reporting tools.

• Act as subject matter expert for Oracle business processes,

including procurement, inventory and fixed assets.

• Report monthly project results to Senior Leadership.

AT&T

2011-2012

Atlanta, GA

Senior Contract Analyst (Consultant)

AT&T’s goal is to enrich our customers' personal lives and to make their

businesses more successful by bringing to market exciting and useful

communications services, building shareowner value in the process.

• Manage contract request -approve, write, track and transfer jobs

totaling millions of dollars.

• Lead meetings to gather data regarding contract status.

• Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports on contract status for

clients and supervisory chain of command.

• Summarize and submit recommendations for the approval or disproval

of requests.

• Examine estimates to ensure completeness accuracy, and conformance

with procedures and regulations.

• Investigate open PO’s to ensure all equipment has been delivered and

billed accurately.

• Monitor contracts by reviewing reports and expenses to ensure

allocated funds are spent accurately.

• Update all IT contract documents, reports, and plans following

specific instructions or documented procedures.

• Create new templates to assist project owners in managing projects

for funding, completion dates, and final billing.

• Build series of spreadsheet which consolidates all pieces of the

projects creating efficiencies for Project Managers.

• Acts as a project liaison with other departments to ensure effective

communication

• Continuously improve service enhancements, and cost savings.

• Coach, mentor and empower staff

Fidelity National Information Services

2007 - 2011

Orlando, FL

Contract Analyst; Team Lead

FIS, is one of the world’s top-ranked technology providers to the banking

industry. With more than 30,000 experts in 100 countries, FIS delivers

the most comprehensive range of solutions for the broadest range of

financial markets, all with a singular focus: helping you succeed.

• Promoted to Contract Analyst; Team Lead to oversee the conversion of

multiple billing systems.

• Analyze client contracts terms to ensure everything sold is

appropriately captured through all billing systems

• Set-up IT contract information into the appropriate billing systems

to provide

accurate invoicing and correct revenue posting

• Initiated the research and identification of systems or operational

issues that affect the company's fixed asset balances, as well as

recommended ways of improving the existing system and processes.

• Monitor product/service implementation

Coordinate presentation and initial walk thru of invoice with client

• Facilitate and maintained communication with all customers (both

external and internal stakeholders)to resolve issues with contracts

and invoicing

• Support the team's efforts to ensure implementation of new system

functionality by testing the quality of application enhancements

• Initiated a SharePoint site for Financial Analyst with in the

group.

• Researched and resolved Business Units inquiries for assigned

functional areas to ensure budget effectiveness and efficiency.

• Performed special projects to improve process efficiency and

performance.

• Maintained routine communication with Supervisors relating to

financial close, issues and deliverables.

• Conducted weekly group Q&A/Brainstorming sessions to assist other

Analysts

• Mentored and trained Billing analysts.

M/I Homes

2004 - 2007

Maitland, FL

Contract Analyst

M/I Homes, is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, and has always

maintained an eight core values that ensure our home buyers receive a

quality built home of enduring value.

• Processed all sales contracts in PeopleSoft billing system.

• Convert data from JD Edwards into PeopleSoft billing environments.

• Review all sales contracts for content and pricing accuracy.

• Established and reviewed proposals for completeness prior to the VP

of Sales review and approval.

• Ensured all projects were setup and recorded properly and results

were communicated to corporate in a timely manner.

• Managed and reviewed the download/upload of data in PeopleSoft to

ensure data integrity and accuracy for ongoing business operations

and reporting

• Assisted with administering the Project accounting based processes

and reports as well as help resolve end-user questions.

• Ensured the active reporting of information and investigate for any

data discrepancies to management

• Worked with clients to identify opportunities for growth in relation

to changing market conditions

• Created routine reports and analyses for Senior Sales Management on

sales performance.

• Assisted in sales force alignments, call planning, targeting,

customer segmentation reports and deliverables for assigned regions

• Prepared and presented sales performance updates to Sales and

Marketing Management

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