Project Accountant Accounting Manager

Aero Simulation Inc Project Accountant ****-****

Full Charge financial accounting responsibilities including Department of Defense compliance through use of the DCAA Contract Audit Manual for a government contractor.

Provided leadership and personally responsible for the Accounts ReceivablPayable areas, all payroll functions and related taxes, all internal and external financial reporting for a privately held company, and administration of employee benefits

Personally responsible for preparing progress payments for government contracts Forms 1443 & DD250

Springer Enterprises Contract Basis 1995-1997

Self owned consulting business providing accounting services to companies such as Checkers Restaurants, Pall Aeropower Corp and Realty Maintenance Corp, in the area's of Fixed Assets and Depreciation Schedules, journal entries, analyzed on-line cost between actual, standard and part history, inventories and cycle counting, establishing computerized invoice billing, and activity based job costing

Results established improved bad debt expense, lowering overhead cost, improved cash flows, reduced errors increasing accuracy and productivity, and improved decision making at all levels of management

Professional Experience

An accounting and financial professional with a background in Financial Analysis, General Ledger Accounting, Budgeting, Strategic Planning, Billing Systems Development and Cost Accounting. A proven Analytical and Problem Solver able to coordinate information and management teams to achieve mutual goals and objectives using documentation, communication and management skills.

Major Accomplishments

Diocese of St. Petersburg 2023-2025

Hired as an Accounting Manager to help bring the Accounting Process into standard process. The Accounting and Finance areas are now into closer acceptable processes.

My position has been eliminated.

The Coca-Cola Company 2011-2023

Project Accountant for $100M plant construction. Preforming JE’s, cash

forecasting, Releases of Lien recording, all account reconciliations and calculating

based on Percentage of Completion billings and accruals.

Accounts Payable Senior all phases including account reconciliations

Responsible for all accruals including Sales Taxes

Robert Half International 2006-2011

Certainteed Gypsum Inc - Installed and created procedures for use of JD Edwards Project Management Software. Served as Project Accountant for a $200MM new plant. Created procedure to pay material usage royalty for all of North America. Prepared, appealed and accounted for State Sales Tax Refunds.

Protocol Inc – Teamed with management to correct the AP sub-ledger (Lawson) for post-bankruptcy court ordered cures and adjustments.

Progressus Inc – Provided support in absence of Division Controller for monthly and quarterly closing.

Verizon Metrics Manager 2004-2006

Verizon Directories Corp produces your everyday telephone directory.

Teamed with the Executive Management to establish new standards for cost, budgeting and strategic planning, including performing due diligence, monthly and quarterly reporting, variance analysis, and five-year strategic plans at the field level

Atladis USA Senior Cost Accountant 2002-2003

Major manufacturer of cigars in the US and Europe

Monthly cost reporting of tobacco usage, inventory, transfers and receipts

Annual budget preparation and monthly variance analysis against budget plan

Flanders/Precisionaire Inc. Accounting Manager 1999-2002

Supervised cost and general ledger accounting functions

Functions Supervised include balance sheet account analysis, lead schedules for external audits, Bill of Material, labor and overhead standards, financial reporting by design, product line for plant, division and parent company, variance analysis, and IT Systems for standard cost.

Areas of Practice

General Ledger

Account Analysis

Month End Close

Quarter-Year End Reporting

Cost Accounting

Fixed Assets

Reconciliation

Systems Implementation

Industry Lines

Health Care

Manufacturing

Technology

Telecommunications

Computer Applications

Lawson

SAP

Great Plains

Oracle

BPICS

MAPICS

ACCPAC

Microsoft: Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

Education/Qualifications

BA- Accounting from Franklin & Marshall College

MBA- Summa Cum Laude from Florida Metro University

Veteran-Military Police

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