Financial Analyst Accounting

MISS HOWARD

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

An exceptional finance professional with over 10+ years of experience in the Telecommunication Industry. Expert in advising business executives to achieve financial goals and growth targets. Accomplished in improving financial operations by introducing robust internal controls, processes and standards. Out of the box thinker with excellent interpersonal skills that work to build and maintain strong alliances while motivating teams and driving projects to successful completion.

WORK HISTORY

Senior Accountant, 09/2019 to 03/2020

KCI Technologies Inc. - Harrisburg, NC

Responsibilities

• Completed Oracle NetSuite integration to include the following: o ERP

o Total QuickBooks Integration

o Taleo-Onboarding

o Core HR and Payroll Integration from Paychex

• Compared and analyzed financials and GL codes between QuickBooks and NetSuite, as financials were uploaded at the general ledger transactional level

• Setup systemized method of reporting deferred and accrued revenue/expenses as the company grew by 37% moving from cash-based to accrual-based financials

• Reconciled monthly bank and credit card accounts for years 2015 to 2020 totaling $270M

• Implemented Fixed Asset Program for Mid-life Assets totaling $1.7M

• Setup Departmental Overhead to Projects/Jobs

• Assisted with end of year tasks to include the following: o Closing Accounting Periods

o Reconciliations

o Journal Entries

o Financial Reporting

• Worked with VP of Finance to implement accrual-basis budget by forecasting expenses and revenue

• Created financial reports to effectively manage and implement effective budget policies and procedures

CONTACT

Address : Charlotte, North Carolina 28269

Phone : 704-***-****

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

SKILLS

• Corporate Finance

• General Accounting & GAAP Compliance

• Regulatory Compliance

• Variance Reporting

• Account Reconciliation

• Expense Reduction

• Process Improvements

• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• High degree of Accuracy & Attention to

Detail

• Superb Verbal/Written Communication

• Strong Organization

• Excellent Written & Verbal

Communication Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel experience -

VLOOKUP, Macros, & PivotTables

• Oracle -Peoplesoft

• Bill Trak Pro

• Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

• Financial Forecasting

• Accounts Payable & Receivable

• Internal & External Auditing

• Financial Reporting & Planning

• Expense & Capital Budget Management

• KPI Management

• Project Management

• Data Analysis & Critical Thinker

• Excellent Time Management

• Self-Motivated & Self-Disciplined

• Excellent Analytical & Problem-solving

skills

• Microsoft Office Suite

• G-Suite by Google Cloud

• Oracle - NETsuite

• Ariba

• CATS Inventory System

Senior Inventory Analyst, 01/2015 to 01/2019

Verizon Wireless - Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Tier 1 Administrator for the Fulcrum CATS System (Inventory Database) Responsibilities Included:

o Resolved Submitted Trouble Tickets

o Researched and Resolved Inventory Issues

o Corrected Inventory Discrepancies

• Analyzed business policies, procedures, and collaborated with leadership and internal departments to identify business gaps for streamline and process improvement opportunities

• Created Ad hoc reports to drive improvements in underperforming KPI metrics for regional sub-markets

• Conducted physical inventory audits at regional staging facilities, network switch and cell sites locations, which Included:

o Planning and Coordination

o Physical Audit Work

o Developed Audit Reports including Best Practices and Recommendations

• Worked directly with 3rd party vendors, Ericsson, and Crown Castle, to track monthly equipment trade-in credits due from equipment warranty replacements

• Maintained financial accuracy of fixed assets by preparing transfers, reuse, write-offs, accelerated depreciation and retirement/disposals

• Supported Carolina-Tennessee, Florida, and Georgia sub-regions in achieving monthly inventory Key Performance Indicators (KPI) by analyzing data to identify critical issues, business gaps, trends, and observations for recommendations and improvement opportunities

Achievements

• Project lead for cleanup initiative for assets >120 days in C Status. Completed in-depth analyses in Microsoft excel that identified misuse of equipment, business gaps, and outdated processes — Collaborated with internal and external partners to develop a new process that reduced out of compliance assets by 64%valued at $27M

• Partnered with Carolina-Tennessee sub-market for recovery efforts for assets in lost status. Analyzed large sets of data to identify trends, and possible errors. Based on recommendations, submarket recovered 34% of lost assets valued at $1.3M

• Partnered with developers to redesigned, standardized, and automate inventory repair/return report, resulting in 75% processing time reduction. Financial Analyst, 01/2014 to 01/2015

Verizon Wireless - Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Utilized Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft Inventory/Accounting module (CATS), Ariba AP System to run, analyze and organize data to prevent Sarbanes-Oxley violations

• Educated and coached Engineering Teams on Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and internal controls

• Provided weekly/monthly detailed reports to management on Sarbanes-Oxley standing and regional rankings

• Verified and approved payment for completed construction and real estate services via PeopleSoft

Achievements

• Provided formal and informational Sarbanes-Oxley compliance training to strengthen internal controls and compliance

• Successfully reduced Sarbanes Oxley- Match Exception aging (invoiced-not received) report by 48%, $400k, YTD

• Actively reduced Sarbanes Oxley- Received Not Paid aging (received-not invoiced) report by 46%, $1.1 million, YTD

Purchasing Specialist, 01/2013 to 01/2014

Verizon Wireless - Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Ensured and enforced compliance with procurement policies for receivables, bid requirements, and assist throughout the purchase order's life cycle

• Completed change order updates to assist with project timeline and budget allocation

• Obtained vendor information (W-9, Ca.Form, liability insurance, etc.) for current/new vendor setup, and maintenance

Achievements

• Supported the departmental spend budget by receiving and committing funds on a daily and monthly basis

• Communicated budget constraints with Buyers, interpreted vendor quotes and received on completed services

• Initiated purchasing for equipment and construction engineering teams for new build sites, tower modification and equipment upgrades Accounts Payable Specialist, 01/2012 to 01/2013

Verizon Wireless - Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Entered monthly billing statements into, Bill Trak Pro, cost management software.

• Filed billing disputes with suppliers and reconciled all credits provided through resolution.

• Supported Budget and Transport teams with compiling detailed variance reports for budget explanations.

Achievements

• Successfully Managed 1900+ vendors with $10 million in monthly recurring charges.

• Conducted FCC Usage Dispute project totaling 1.7million in cost savings.

• Developed and distributed custom reports to verify/audit trends and identify discrepancies to assist with cost management and budget/forecast preparation. EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration, Finance, 2017

Strayer University - Huntersville, NC

Bachelor of Arts, English, 2003

Benedict College - Columbia, SC

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