Analyst Ii Fiscal

James Pendergrass

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Winnsboro S.C. ***80

****************@*****.*** - 803-***-****

Dedicated, with motivation to maintain customer satisfaction and contribute to company's success. Excellent Communicator with over 20 years of experience working in demanding environments. Authorized to work in the US for any employer.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II (Grants Accounting)

South Carolina Department of Public Safety-Blythewood, SC- August 2021

Performs the day-to-day accounting and compliance activities associated with the Juvenile Justice Grants & Highway Safety grants. Receive approvals for all sub grantee Requests for Payment documents. Prepares documentation and notifies sub grantees for resolution of problems discovered during the review of documentation submitted with the requests. Approves financial calculations and compiles final reports for posting transactions into SCEIS.

Provides direction to the Fiscal Analyst I staff person. Verifies equipment purchases and reviews internal financial records maintained by sub grantees.

Provides technical assistance to program staff, financial staff and sub grantees on grant fiscal issues associated with Grants. Applies accounting principles to develop and maintain financial reports to ensure all grant-related transactions are recorded properly. Prepares special reports for distribution to programmatic staff as needed.

Creates financial transactions into the accounting system essential to posting disbursements. Scans documents, verifies funding is appropriate, and enters information into SCEIS using appropriate transaction. Investigates errors and makes corrections as needed.

Monitors/reviews sub grantee award balances to maintain a report of grant budgets.

Perform financial monitoring on-site and virtually as necessary. Assist with the setup and Deobligation of grants. Prepare correspondence to sub-grantees, assimilate information from sub-grantees, and provide reports to the management responsible for the program as requested.

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II

University of South Carolina- Columbia, SC- August 2019- Dec 2020

Under general supervision, the Fiscal Analyst performs professional duties related to accounts receivable

and insurance billing within Financial Services of Student Health Services. Prepare and assists in the

Preparation of invoices, vouchers, bank deposits, budget requests, projections, receipts, and summary reports. Responsible for processing Accounts Receivable to include posting transactions to various accounts, Reconciling Grants, depositing checks received from various state agencies and programs, as well as third-party payers.

Accountant/Fiscal Analyst II

SC Department of Mental Health - Columbia, SC- May 2018- August 2019

This position is responsible for reconciling revenue receipts for 19 mental health centers & 20 Mental Health Facilities. The reconciliation will be between SCEIS (state accounting system) and CIS (SCDMH outpatient billing system). This position also processes any journal entries related to corrections and additions as it pertains to the reconciliations. Monitor and track the MCO carve-in revenue. Prepare journal entries for these funds. Prepares and coordinates the SOVA billing to the Attorney General's Office to include creating a spreadsheet, preparing claim batches, scanning claims and processing FTP file. Serve as back up for reconciling designated composite bank accounts to the State Treasurer reports and bank statements. Serves as back up for tracking agency cash. Serves as back up to preparing the Cash and Investment Reporting Package. Performs customer services, such as opening new accounts, establishing direct deposit accounts, opening retirement accounts, and assisting the customer with queries concerning financial institution services.

Finance & Accounting II

Palmetto GBA (Blue Cross Blue Shield) - Columbia, SC- February 2017-May 2018

Under little supervision, performs a variety of routine to complex clerical/accounting functions, such as inventory balancing, reconciliations, generating refund request letters, processing disbursements and deposits, keying journal entries and logging items in accordance with standard procedures in one or more of the following areas: general accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable or related financial area. Completes special projects and resolves routine problems. Documents financial transactions by entering account information. Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options, summarizes current financial status by collecting information, preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports. Substantiates financial transactions by auditing documents. Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures. Guides accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions. Reconciles financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information. Secures financial information by completing data base backup.

Payment Operations II

TD Bank - Lexington, SC - December 2012 to March 2016

Responsible for performing operational & support duties of the wire transfer department. GL posting and invoice payment creating, verifying, issues and receiving wire and funds transfers for processing; performs daily callback and account reconciliation activities; monitoring the status of wire and funds transfers; and investigating and researching disputes, and suspicious or fraudulent issues in accordance with state and federal regulations. I also handled Fraud, OFAC, AML, Treasury Management, SBA, GL Suspense, Ad-Hoc, Drawdowns, AST/Sweeps, Repair,

Internal Auditing, Compliance & Reconciling with the Federal Reserve at the end of each business day.

Senior Customer Service Representative III

Verizon Wireless - Columbia, SC - July 2009 to October 2010

Answered phones and responded to customer requests, sold products, and placed customers' orders in Computer system, provided customers with products and service information, researched billing issues, Identified, researched, and resolved customer issues using the computer system & supervised the team.

Customer Service Representative II

Wells Fargo Bank (Formerly Wachovia Bank) - Columbia, SC - March 2007 to July 2009

Responded promptly to customer inquiries, handled and resolved customer complaints, managed customers ‘accounts, communicated and coordinated with internal departments and obtained and evaluated all relevant information to handle inquiries and complaints.

EDUCATION

Business Management (2018)

Associates Degree, Strayer University - Columbia, SC

Business Management (2025)

Bachelor’s Degree, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Diploma

Manning High School - Manning, SC

SKILLS

Banking, Customer Service, Supervisor, Onboarding and orientation, Collections, Operations, Data Entry, Management, General Ledgers, IDT’S, Finance and Accounting, Budget, Auditing, Compliance, Reconciliation, Journal Entries, SCIES, People Soft, ITAMS, PNC, QuickBooks, Oracle, Mass 500, Pharmacy Sales Tax, Daily Deposits, Grant Reconciliation, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

Department of Justice (DOJ) Grants Financial Management

March 2024 to March 2034

Notary Public

June 2016 to June 2026

Honor Society The society for Collegiate Leadership & Achievement (SCLA)

January 2016-Present

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