Tahir A. Qureshi
Silver Spring, MD *****
adae17@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To obtain a Sr. Accountant/Billing and GL Accountant position which would utilize and further develop my accounting, business, computer, analytical, and management skills.
EDUCATION
BS in Finance, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
BS in General Business and Management, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Completed CPA course requirements, University of Maryland, University College, College Park, MD
SOFTWARE
Deltek Costpoint
Deltek GCS Premier
Deltek Vision
Deltek Time & Expense
Cognos Reports
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Outlook
Cognos Reports
Sharepoint
EXPERIENCE
VISTA Technology Services, Inc., McLean, VA 05/2019 – 07/2019
Sr. Billing Specialist (Contractor – Creative Financial Staffing)
Responsible for generating invoices for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts, review and code subcontractors’ invoices and expense reports for staff accountant to enter. Assisted with migration from Deltek GCS Premier to Costpoint 7.1.1. Utilized Deltek GCS Premier, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe.
CNA Analysis & Solutions, Arlington, VA 12/2018 – 05/2019 Accountant (Contractor – Creative Financial Staffing)
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Deltek Time & Expense, Cognos Reports, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe to complete billings for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts.
Prepared USDOJ grants invoices and quarterly SF425 reports and submitted it at GPRS (Grant Payment Request System).
Communicating with all levels of Accounting Team and Program Managers to get approval for
invoices.
FHI 360, Washington, DC 01/2018 – 11/2018
Billing Analyst (Contractor – Kforce)
Assisted with accounts receivables reconciliation, cash receipts, billings, and other projects as assigned using Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Outlook, Excel, Word, Adobe, and Sharepoint.
ICF International, Fairfax, VA 11/2017 – 01/2018 Accountant (Contractor – Creative Financial Staffing)
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Deltek Time & Expense, Cognos Reports, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe to complete billings for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts.
Communicated with all levels of Accounting Team and Program Managers to get approval for
invoices.
GovPEO, Inc., Bethesda, MD 09/2017 – 10/2017
Accountant (Contractor – Robert Joseph Group)
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Excel, Word, Adobe and Outlook to generate billings for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts. Billed ACRN and kept track of funded, current expenses, cumulative expenses and unexpensed balance amounts of ACRN. Generated current invoices and corrected previous invoices for re-submission via WAWF/iRAPT. Trained staff accountant on billings and submission of invoices via WAWF/iRAPT.
Preferred Systems Solutions, McLean, VA 08/2017 – 09/2017
Accountant (Contractor - Robert Half Accountemps)
Processed vendors’ invoices, employees’ expense reports, and subcontractors’ invoices. Generated AP edit reports, vouchers distribution reports, and pre-payment reports for check processing.
Used T&E Import/Export procedures to process employees’ expense reports.
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.0.1, GCS Premier, T&E, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe to complete A/P tasks.
Interacted with all levels of internal accounting team members, Clients’ C-level employees, and Clients’ Program Managers to get approval for vendors’ invoices, expense reports, and subcontractors’ invoices. Responded to inquiries from internal accounting team members and clients’ employees related to accounts payable tasks in-person, via telephone, and e-mail.
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., Silver Spring, MD 07/2017 – 08/2017
Accountant (Contractor – Cordia Resources)
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Excel, Word, Adobe and Outlook to complete billings for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts. Assisted with payroll reconciliation.
ICF International, Fairfax, VA 02/2017 – 06/2017
Accountant (Contractor – Creative Financial Staffing)
Utilized Deltek Costpoint 7.1.1, Deltek Time & Expense, Cognos Reports, Travizon, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe to complete billings for FFP, T&M, and CPFF contracts. Accessed Travizon for travel related documents.
Communicated with all levels of Accounting Team and Program Managers to get approval for invoices.
E3 Federal Solutions, McLean, VA 01/2017 – 01//2017
Accountant (Contractor - Robert Half Accountemps)
Responsible for processing accounts payable. Processed vendors’ invoices and subcontractors’
invoices.
Utilized Deltek GCS Premier, Outlook, Excel, Word, and Adobe to complete A/P tasks.
Interacted with all levels of accounting team and Program Managers to get approval for vendors’ and subcontractors’ invoices.
Responded to vendors’ and subcontractors’ inquiries regarding payment status.
Other special projects as assigned such as assisting with 1099s.
McKissack & McKissack, Inc., Washington, DC 03/2014 – 12/2016
Accountant (Contractor - 03/2014 - 03/2015)
Generated government and commercial invoices using Deltek Vision, Excel, Word, and Adobe Acrobat. Set-up contracts in Deltek Vision from Kick Off sheets
Researched outstanding invoices and made collection calls
Assisted with accounts payable, made cash receipts deposit, and posted cash receipts
Other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Integral Consulting Services, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD 03/2012 - 10/2013
Sr. Accountant/Accounts Manager
Responsible for assisting with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Contracts Set-up, Cash Receipts, ADP Payroll Reconciliation, T&E, Bank Reconciliation, General Ledger entries/accounts reconciliation, and Monthly Close. Used Deltek GCS Premier for A/P, A/R, Contracts, Payroll, Labor Distribution/Timesheets, G/L, and T&E Modules to accomplish these tasks
Generate FFP, T&M, and CPFF invoices for government and commercial clients
Used Electronic Timesheets Module for billing related tasks
Submitted FFP, T&M and CPFF via WAWF
Utilized T&E Module for exporting timesheets, importing employees and contracts files
Trained two employees on GCS Premier A/P Module, one on GCS Premier Billing Module, and others Deltek GCS Premier related tasks
Responsible for supervising one employee
Assisted with conversion from QuickBooks to Deltek GCS Premier
Other tasks as requested
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., Frederick, MD 03/2011 - 02/2012
Budget Analyst (Permanent Employee - 09/2011 - February 2012)
Billing Accountant (Contractor – 03/2011 - 09/2011 - MRI Frederick)
Was Responsible for budget related tasks
Used Costpoint 7.0.1and DataCall generated reports to complete budget assignments
Worked on budgeting models utilizing Excel spreadsheets, VLOOKUP functions, Pivot tables, and IF functions
Prepared documents for cash receipts entries
Researched cash receipts and reconcile it to various contracts
Assisted with billings using CostPoint
Submitted invoices via IBM, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and TASC (The Analytic Sciences Corporation) Portals
Systematic Management Services, Inc., Germantown, MD 12/2010 - 02/2011
Sr. Accountant (Contractor – Accounting Now – Division of SNI Companies)
Assisted with Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable (Billed T&M invoices, posted, and submitted it via VIPERS), Cash Receipts, Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, and General Ledger (monthly close entries, etc.)
Used Costpoint 7.0.1 and Excel to accomplish these tasks
Jackson & Tull, Washington, DC 06/2008 - 09/2010
Accountant (Contractor - 06/2008 - 08/2008 – Reznik Talent Solutions)
Responsible for generating FFP, T&M, and CPFF invoices
Submitted billings accurately through WAWF and follow up on payment status
Posted three A/R Accountants billings in Deltek each month
Responsible for keeping track of all the billing invoices
Contacted DFAS and non-governmental clients on past due invoices
Maintained contract master file in Deltek-this includes original set-up of the contracts and each modification
Maintained Contract Work Force, labor categories, and billing rates for contracts assigned to me
Maintained hard copy files of all billings
Analyzed contracts for availability of funds on a regular basis
Sent all bills to company’s bank for borrowing purpose
Kept track of all bills sent to the bank
Created billing status report and submit it on daily basis to COO, CFO, and other members of the accounting team during billing cycle
Prepared borrowing base certificate daily
Generated cash receipts report on daily basis and distributed it to CEO, COO, CFO, and other accounting personnel
Utilized Electronic Timesheets Module for billing tasks
Other tasks as requested