Financial Analyst Accountant
Resume:
DARRYL W. BASS
******.********@*****.***
Frederick, MD 21701
Financial Analyst / Accountant
Summary: Senior accountant looking for an opportunity for growth and advancement. Detailed oriented with an emphasis on process improvement. Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels of the organization. Actively pursuing CPA certification.
Professional Experience:
Elite Distributors, LLC, Frederick MD 2/19-Present
Business Consultant
Lead transition to 90% online sales distribution.
Handled all AR & AP functions including cash, credit cards and refunds.
Performed month-end close and reporting tasks.
Conducted bottom-up forecasting for future business development.
Consulted high tech company utilizing Sage Intacct accounting software for AR analysis.
American Community Management, Inc., Hanover, Md
Financial Analyst Team Manager 3/18-1/19
Managed 5 financial analysts serving 210 HOA communities.
Assisted in the annual budget process for assigned HOA communities including variance analysis.
Reduced billing and payment issues by implementing new workflows.
Performed accurate adjusting and recurring journal entries utilizing Jenark property management accounting software.
Performed month-end close and year-end reporting tasks.
Initiated new check request procedures for accurate audit trail.
Utilized AvidExchange procurement software for accounts payable activities.
Elite Distributors, LLC, Frederick, MD 7/17-2/19
Business Consultant
Reviewed company business plan and implemented changes resulting in 50% revenue increase.
Reduced inbound shipping costs of inventory by 70% by implementing regional purchasing strategy.
Setup accounting software utilizing QuickBooks.
Produced financial statements including balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows.
The NASDAQ Stock Market, Rockville, Md
Lead Compliance Analyst 8/08-6/17
Managed 256 publicly traded companies with a market capitalization of over $570 billion addressing compliance issues.
Analyzed complex financial transactions including mergers and acquisitions, shareholder approval requirements and qualitative information resulting in 12 companies being delisted from the NASDAQ Stock Market.
Decreased review time of proxy statements by 30% by closing database gaps.
Fixed Asset Accountant
Assigned as fixed asset accountant prior to being transferred to the Listing Qualifications department as lead analyst.
Reduced month-end close for fixed assets from five to two business days by establishing standardized excel files.
Reconciled fixed asset general ledger on a monthly basis utilizing PeopleSoft Accounting/ERP platform.
Coordinated A/P payments with the acquisition of fixed assets.
Maintained lease schedule of all U.S. properties.
Maintained fixed asset roll-forward schedule in PeopleSoft including acquisition and disposal.
Performed month-end and year-end fixed asset accounting duties according to GAAP.
NextPoint Networks, Gaithersburg, Md
Senior Accountant 6/07-6/08
Decreased translation of foreign currency variance by 15% resulting in an increase of budget forecasting accuracy of 10%.
Implemented plan to combine excel files of several commission activities resulting in 30% faster processing time and increased data mining opportunities.
Reconciled commission payments including foreign sales group.
Aronson and Company, Rockville, Md
Senior Accountant/Auditor 1/07-6/07
Achieved 100% on-time delivery of audit engagement materials.
Conducted full scale audits on midsize companies and compilations for smaller firms.
Reviewed all financial statements according to GAAP utilizing SAP, Deltek-Costpont, Great Plains
Sodexho/Entegra, Gaithersburg, Md
Financial Analyst 8/05-12/06
Initiated new process that increased regional managers efficiency by 25%.
Utilized analytical skills to identify $4M of misapplied and missing sales resulting in receiving the “Improving Cash Flow” award for efforts.
Reduced the amount of errors between non-related databases by 80%.
Improved Access database efficiency by 20%.
McGladrey & Pullen, LLC, Bethesda, Md
Auditor 1/04-8/05
Managed audit engagements in the not-for profit, government contracting, and employee benefit plan industries and completing within established times.
Reduced audit engagement time by 25% by updating excel formulas.
Analyzed government witness testimony and converted the data to support a $600 million dollar successful lawsuit.
Reviewed all financial statements according to GAAP.
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Awards and Organizations:
Phi Theta Kappa (National Honor Society)
Member of Toastmasters International
Computer Skills:
Systems:
oERP: NetSuite, Hyperion, PeopleSoft, SAP and Deltek-Costpoint
oRegulatory: ExACT : Regulatory in-house compliance platform developed by NASDAQ
MS Office Programs: Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, V-Look-ups, Pivot tables, complex financial formulas, financial modeling
Education
M.B.A. UMUC, M.S. Management- Concentration in Accounting UMUC, B.S. Accounting University of Maryland, R.H. Smith School of Business
Military Background
United States Navy-Submarines (Honorable discharge)
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