Nikki G. Stevenson, MBA

Woodbridge, VA *****

Home: 703-***-**** Cellular: 202-***-****

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DIRECTOR SENIOR ACCOUNTING LEADER —FINANCE, ACCOUNTING & OPERATIONS

Government Contracting Private Sector Start-Ups

Insightful financial leader offering 20+ years of experience steering seamless accounting operations and high-performing teams. Adept at all facets of accounting including accounts receivables, payables, reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger. Proficient in performing in-depth financial and compensation analysis, tax preparation and business valuation. Skilled in implementing controls, processes, and procedures that drive efficiency and high-cost savings while enforcing legal, government, GAAP regulations and standards.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Strategic Planning and Implementation Budget Administration/Management

Cost Reduction and Avoidance Internal Systems and Controls

Turnaround / Crisis Management Operations Analysis/Process Redesign

Recruiting and Staffing Initiatives Staff Development Programs

Contract Development / Negotiations Team Building and Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Morem & Waller Certified Public Accountants, Minneapolis, MN February 2023 – Present

Consultant

Ensure the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, entering transactions, and reconciling accounts.

Perform month-end closing duties including monthly balance sheet reconciliations. Prepare cash forecasts, complete general journal entries, and prepare monthly financial statements. Compile and analyze financial information to prepare inventory and COGS entries to general ledger accounts, document, and research business transactions. Responding to tax authority inquiries, notices, and tax related research. Monitoring due dates and deadlines to ensure compliance with filings. Perform statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates and significant changes, and write narrative reports explaining findings. Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, with company policies and procedures and with procedures required by outside third party accountants. Knowledge of 280e and related tax guidance, including income reporting, cash payment options, large cash receipt reporting, estimated payments and compliant record keeping.

Agrinomics Tax & Advisory Group, Woodbridge, VA July 2022 – Present

Consultant

Provide industry expertise to corporations and individuals. Brainstorming strategies for growth, positive change, and improvement. Solving problems through helpful recommendations and practical suggestions. Networking and building relationships with new and existing client base. Meeting with existing clients to perform initial assessment, discuss goals and strategize methods for improvement. Evaluating the nature and quality of cost data sources and their relevance to analyses and providing industry specific coaching and training to clientele. Troubleshoot and tackle specific challenges to optimize specific business areas resulting in preventing business failure and obsolescence of business units. Augment and/ or supplement existing staff by saving fixed overhead costs associated with a full-time employee.

ConvergeOne Government Solutions, Mount Oliver, NJ March 2021 – November 2021

Controller

Responsible for the financial reporting function including timely and accurate month-end closing process, general ledger, payroll, accounts payable along with audit preparation and support. Review monthly income, balance, and cash flow statements. Responsible for implementing and maintaining a system of internal controls to ensure the organization’s assets are adequately safeguarded and all financial reporting is prepared in compliance with all financial policies and US GAAP.

Work directly with operational managers and other teams to drive decisions that impact the finance and accounting teams. Continuous monitoring and assessment of the analytical tools and reports utilized with an emphasis on process enhancements. Provide leadership and supervision to finance and accounting teams. Coordinate the implementation of upcoming ERP platform as related to managing finance and accounting functions.

Selected Contributions:

Lead implementation of NetSuite ERP

Lead/Manage the transition to a compliant government contracting payroll provider and timekeeping system

Lead payroll implementation/transition to payroll service provider

Spearheaded finalization of multi-departmental shared services agreement

Lead implementation of treasury services transition

Basic Engineering Concepts & Technologies, Inc., Alexandria, VA March 2020 – January 2021

VP Finance/Comptroller

Lead Finance department and manage/perform accounting functions in accordance with GAAP and cost accounting standards, policies and procedures, and internal control standards including processing bi-monthly payroll and expense reports, process monthly billing and manage/process accounts payable. Lead annual budget development, and statutory reporting, cash flow forecasting and monitoring, internal and external audit management. Manage and maintain month-end calendar. Produce monthly, quarterly revenue reporting including actual vs. budget analysis and provide cost/bid information in response to RFPs. Respond to external audit requests and respond to DCAA and DCMA information requests as well as prepare annual Incurred Cost Submission. Manage external service providers ensuring the intended results are achieved. Drive cash generation and working capital management and forecasting. Work with Deltek to improve the functionality of the accounting system to improve efficiency and control. Lead customization of accounting financial systems, processes, and organizational structure. Assist in the development and enhancement of HR policies and procedures.

Selected Contributions:

Instigated the review of past payroll tax returns, resulting in a refund of 100K

Lead/Manage the implementation of Deltek Contracts and Procurement modules

Lead payroll implementation/transition to payroll service provider

Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company, Manassas, VA June 2018 – March 2020

Manager, Accounting, Payroll and Travel Administration

Directly supervise a team of 12 Staff Accountants and Specialist across several company disciplines including Accounting, Payroll, Travel Management and Regulatory Reporting. Lead the function that maximizes the company’s return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems. Manage day-to-day accounting operations and ensure there is a redundant process backup in place for every critical operation. Work across functions with senior leaders in other groups to ensure collaboration for goals related to compliance, cost savings and risk avoidance. Achieve accounting operational objectives by contributing accounting information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity and quality standards, completing audits; determining system improvements. Assist in managing SEC filings and financial reporting process including preparation of the 10K & 10Q’s, Proxy, Section 16 filings, earnings releases, consolidations of accounting records, and preparation of supporting audit workpapers. Perform US GAAP technical research and providing training on implementation of related accounting standards.

Selected Contributions:

Create new internal accounting corporate policies and maintain/enforce existing policies

Develop and implement new processes and procedures to enhance the workflow and productivity of the department

Guide other departments by researching and interpreting accounting policy and applying observations and recommendations to operational issues

Work with FP&A and Program Finance to prepare budgets by establishing schedules, collecting, analyzing and consolidating financial data

Regulate internal controls to maintain financial security

Maintain contact with DCAA for accounting related issues and compliance with company disclosure

Work with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff

Gross Mendelsohn & Associates, PA, Fairfax, VA August 2017 – June 2018

Controller, Forensics/Government Contracting

Served as Controller for 4 small-mid-size companies and directly supervised a 6-member team in the timely, accurate and holistic compilation of financial data. Implemented effective technologies facilitating growth in revenue and income of over 67 percent over an 18-month period. Improved efficiency in reporting processes, resulting in SG&A savings of 250K by transitioning all monthly, quarterly and annual state and local tax reporting from third party vendor to internal software system. Reengineered forecast process for net income, improving forecast accuracy, data accessibility and collaborative process between Finance, Treasury and Program Project Resource Management.

Selected Contributions:

Developed and maintained operational accountancy including Payroll, A/P, A/R, Billing, tax reporting, month-end and year-end reconciliations, and analytics

Oversaw and supervised financial/business planning and forecasting focusing on compliance with DCAA, FAR, CAS and GAAP standards

Planned, coordinated, and conducted comprehensive audits consisting of examination of financial records, financial and management reports leading to the incurred cost submission (ICS, ICE)

Provided subject matter expertise for all general accounting and payroll transactions to include handling escalation procedures for the successful resolution of related transactions and activities

Participated in a wide variety of special projects and meetings to include writing and/or verbally presenting a variety of related reports and information

Manager, Forensics/Government Contracting January 2015 – July 2017

Served as Controller for 2 mid-size companies and supervised 4 direct reports including leaders in payroll, A/P and A/R. Assisted in developing policies, procedures and processes for oversight of 8 affiliate/subsidiaries for a 68M cybersecurity/information technology DoD contractor. Conducted ongoing reviews of all operating procedures, company controls

and compliance measures pursuant to CAS, FAR, DFAR and JTR regulations. Created monthly, quarterly and yearly internal review plans with senior management and supervised internal audits. Assisted in the preparation and management of contract budgets; monitor budget expenditures authorized; oversaw budget for conformance to funding; tracked monthly financial execution and analyzed financial information to determine present and future financial performance; identified budget and execution trends and recommended improvements accordingly. Corrected compliance deficiencies identified by internal examinations resulting in cost savings of 103K in risk analysis and agency avoidance of contract clauses.

Selected Contributions:

Oversaw monthly, quarterly, and annual close process and timelines, including reviewing reconciliations for accuracy and the preparation and review of various internal and external reports, and preparation of stand-alone and consolidated financial statements within required close timeline

Oversaw the day-to-day activities of the Accounting Department to include the initiation and recording of all transactions related to accounts payable, employee expense reimbursements, payroll, benefits, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, and accounts receivable

Ensured designated internal controls were in place, monitored effectiveness of controls and recommended and/or implemented changes as required

Researched and proposed accounting treatment for complex accounting issues

Worked cross-functionally with contracts, legal, and operations finance teams on accounting for and developing resource plans towards cost proposals subject to TCOPD/CAS.

Staff Accountant, Forensics/Government Contracting February 2014-December 2014

Produced and delivered monthly consolidated financial statements and related documents. Analyzed monthly financial activity and reviewed general ledger accounts to ensure proper classification and recording of financial transactions in

in accordance with GAAP. Prepared and submitted monthly FFP, T&M CPFF billing. Prepared monthly unbilled/backlog analysis and reconciliations. Ensured the correct application of revenue recognition and project billing. Performed assigned payroll related activities and served as payroll administrator. Prepared annual and other periodic federal, state and tax filings. Assisted business managers with preparation of quarterly forecasts/annual budget. Responded to external audit requests by researching, compiling, and presenting needed information to auditors. Performed indirect cost allocations/postings and DCAA ICE submissions as well as ad hoc project analysis and reconciliations.

Selected Contributions:

Prepared profitability analysis and evaluated new products including pricing relative to the market as well as setting up appropriate accounting cost centers for government contracts

Reviewed, analyzed, and updated standard costs, incurred cost and product margin variance tables; suggested and deployed actions to improve revenue and profit resulting in increased monthly cash flow of 450K

Identified the conditions and issues preventing the issuance of GAAP compliant and GAGAS auditable financial records

Initiated and documented policies and procedures pertaining to internal controls, avoiding risk exposure and potential DCAA auditing of programs aggregating 100M in contract value

National Conferencing, Inc., Dumfries, VA June 2011 – December 2013

Staff Accountant

Led accounting functions in accordance with GAAP including reconciliations, journal entries, and general ledger account analysis. Supported accounts payable and accounts receivable activities to ensure accuracy and timeliness of invoice payments and customer receipts. Performed detailed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts and provided detailed analyses and explanations of all transactions. Created financial packages for submission to proprietors. Established new business protocol for alternative risk exposure process to ensure proper management of assets over $500K. Applied knowledge of job cost system and Material Cost Planning (MRP) software. Maintained cost accounting system to ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) and GSA IFF payment schedule. Prepared documentation for external auditors.

Selected Contributions:

Improved revenue and profits, increasing monthly cash flow by $250K

Streamlined billing, payment, and expense reporting process by eliminating redundant steps

Assisted in M&A integration efforts, where the acquired organization performs government contracting work

OTHER EXPERIENCE

McClendon Center, Washington, DC Aug 2011 – May 2012 Principle Accountant/Part-time

Finnegan, Henderson, Washington, DC Apr 2008 – June 2011

Staff Accountant, International Billing

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Liberty University, Doctor of Law & Policy (Expected May 2026)

Utica College, MBA, Economic Crime and Fraud Management

Syracuse University/Utica College, Bachelor of Science, Forensic Accounting

DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

CPA (Exam Eligible) CMA and CGMA Designations (May 2023)

ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES

SAP, SAPByDesign, SAP Concur T&E

Unanet and NetSuite, Xero

CCH ProSystem Suite

People Soft, Hubdoc

iSolved Human Capital Management

Deltek Costpoint

QuickBooks Pro, Enterprise, Online

Workday

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