Alpha Koroma

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Cell: 301-***-**** <> adzamu@r.postjobfree.com

Experience: Over 15 years of experience in government accounting, accounting reports, financial statements and designs, and developmental automated accounting systems. Excellent written communication skills using accounting terminology, ability to conduct comprehensive research and analysis of financial and accounting requirements.

Education: BA, Business Administration, with Concentration in Accounting.

Graduation December 2001. Bowie State University, Bowie, Maryland.

Certifications:

Certificate of Federal Financial Management Systems; web based automated payment and Disbursing Transactions Systems Department of the treasury Financial Management Service Pacer and Treasury Offset Training U. S. Standard General Ledger;

Certificate of Training for Quality Customer Service at DHS Leadership Institute

Senior Accountant: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board October 7, 2012 to present.

Prepares and performs duties related to the ledger and trial balance for the agency daily, assets, trades and allocate.

Prepares adjusting entries and journal entries for differences between the general ledger and control systems.

Assists in reconciling federal tax withholding on a daily, monthly and yearly basis.

Review and approve reconciliation of activities that affect the investment funds: loan payments, loan disbursements, withdrawals, contributions, inter-fund transfers, breakage adjustments and miscellaneous adjustments.

Review and approve reconciliation of NSF checks, Federal Reserve Deposits, lockbox deposits, non 224 agency deposits, treasury debits and treasury credits.

Review and approve reissued payments of funds returned through Treasury and system rejected payments.

Compliance Auditor: MD Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation. March 2011- to October 2012

Work with certified payroll records to review and verified processes and bookkeeping practices to ensure compliance with state and federal labor laws and regulations

Conduct audits of the employer’s financial records and assess a penalty for non compliance with workers’ compensation laws and intentional misclassification of their employees.

Research databases and other resources to gather appropriate information before audits, subpoenas, or cease and desist orders are issued.

Perform random sample on contractors to identify, disclose, and correct any potential labor compliance concerns.

Senior Accountant: The Retina Group of Washington, P.C. Jan 2011 – Feb 2011

Handled the complete accounting cycle, including opening, booking entries and monthly closing.

Reviewed divisional financial statements for accuracy and completeness

Prepared financial reports, statistic, and variance analysis.

Responsible for profit distribution among the partners as well as general expense allocation

Financial Manager: Kforce Government solution, Inc. 2006-2009

U.S Immigration and Custom Enforcement ( I.C.E )

Department of Homeland Security – O.C.F.O - Washington D.C

Compared and verified monthly data created by Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Financial Management Systems (FFMS) of record with the Treasury Information Executive Repository Systems (TIERS).

Analyzed and validated financial statements for the 21 appropriations under Science and Technology (SATP) and initiate corrective actions to resolve any discrepancy identified during the review process.

Supported DHS/ICE Data Integrity and Assurance Branch by verifying and

validating transaction histories as well as working with customers and program

managers to determine billing settlement and resolution of continued existence of

Undelivered Orders (UDO)

Generate various weekly, monthly, and quarterly files and reports on Intergovernmental Asset, Liability, Appropriation Transfers, Revenue, and Program Expense activity by providing detail transaction reports on all Intergovernmental activities in support of the quarterly Intergovernmental Reports and Analysis System (IRAS) for Science and Technology.

Create monthly compilations for the financial statement work books to support the CFO Certification.

Staff Accountant: Federal Management Systems, Inc. (1998-2006)

U.S Immigration and Custom Enforcement ( I.C.E )

Office of Financial Management - Washington, DC

Was responsible for payments, collections, auditing and reconciling various accounts for many agencies under Intergovernmental payment and Collection System (IPAC).

Processed and managed vendor and voucher payments according to Prompt Payment Act, and resolved funding issues in the DHS’ Federal Financial Management System (FFMS).

Processed a wide range of adjustments in FFMS as to comply with Federal budgetary and fiscal requirements.

Monitored Suspense accounts and provided management with updated reports of bureau’s suspense balance analysis;

Downloaded IPAC charges daily and charged back all charges sent to bureau’s Agency Location Code (ALC) in error;

Verified the accuracy of the total disbursements, reconciled receiving reports with invoices paid, and summarized total amounts of various documents by fund-cites

Analyzed obligation documents to determine proper obligation type; adequacy of funding for all obligations/payments; and advised management when funding inadequacies are noted.

Awards:

Team player of the Quarter Award, December 2004

Appreciation certificate for contributing to Ins FY 2001 Financial clean audit.

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