Management Accounting
Resume:
Florie J. Mevs
Falls Church, VA *****
********@*******.***
Job Objective: Accountant seeks managerial position, utilizing 25 years of financial management, auditing and public accounting experience.
Senior Financial Analyst Hewlett Packard, Alexandria, VA: 7/1/2011-06/2012
• Work with DMDC (Defense Manpower Data Center-DOD) managers to develop financial plans and track ongoing performance against forecast and monthly close.
• Work with the team to implement Compass and other HP financial systems (SAP) for DMDC
• Respond timely to adhoc requests for data from Finance, ABM and Account Management
• Advise leaders on business decisions including new business opportunities, capital expenditures, productivity initiatives, and business plans
• Advise management on financial matters
• Work with Government Customers to prepare funding re-alignments, respond to client ad-hoc requests for data, answer audit questions and prepare monthly contract required customer reporting.
• Develop pricing for modifications and contract re-compete activities.
• Government Security Clearance
• Excellent communication skills/Strong Leadership Skills/Strong team player and can work well in matrix environment with multiple time zones.
• Worked collaboratively and foster teamwork.
• Developed and built relationships with Government Clients, Account Business Managers and HP account executives.
• Strong Excel/Access/PowerPoint skills (emphasis on Excel).
• Strong knowledge of CAS/FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations).
• Government Contracting environment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Sole Proprietor/Independent contractor, Northern Virginia 2001-2011
Provide variety accounting services to several small businesses, obtaining new clients through, Linked in, Chamber of Commerce Associations (AICPA, Virginia Society of CPAs) www.fbo.gov ; www.Gov-win.gov Contracted with local CPA firms. (Performed Taxes, Audits, Interim/Acting Controller, Financial Management Systems)
• Financial reporting: Increased A/R turnover, increased A/P turnover, collections, reduced monthly close period from 10 days to 5 days.
• Auditing: GAAP; OMB Circular A-110, A-122, A-133 Agreed Upon Procedures, Financial audits, KPMG SBA LOANS SUMMER 2008
• Public Accounting: Contracted with Bearing Point, KPMG, Millar Musmar, Osterman Pollack, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Roberts & Associates, CPAs
• Taxes: Prepared over 300 tax returns per tax season, Partnership, 1065, 1120, 1120s and Individual 1040s.Organized client’s books and operating system reducing taxes by 25% from previous year. Wrote “cure” letters to IRS. Operated with a small staff of 3.
• Business Development: Set up system (Deltek) to properly track cost from Bid and Proposal of contract (expense) to securing a contract (capitalize)
• Broadened international business internationally by setting up contacts in Dubai, UAE
Clients:
Audits for Housing Opportunity Commission, Alaska Wilderness League, Korean Economic Institute, and Government Printing Office US Embassy in Iraq Baghdad, IRAQ, Department of State
Auditor The Joachim Group and CPAs FISMA audit
Budget Analyst Department of Homeland Security
Sarbanes Oxley implementation for L-3 Communications and All Dulles Area Muslims
Financial Reporting: Controller for Porter& Associates (food Management Company), HCI Integrated Solution
Incurred Cost Submissions for Alpha Insights, Inc., Nortel Government Solutions,(Avaya) and IBM
Revenue recognition for Bearing Point (3 seasons)
Internal Audit Manager for BAE Systems Life Cycle Management Project Management
Budget Analyst for News Hour (PBS)
Business Development: HCI integrated Solutions, Nortel Government Solutions, and Porter
Controller: Cesar Chavez School (1/2006-6/2009)
• Managed day-to-day operations of three charter schools, able to obtain major grants and other funding. (i.e. Bill Gates Foundation able to build Chavez Prep)
• Reported directly to the CFO and supervised staff of 7 people (OJT, appraisals, recommends hiring/firing).
• Updated and improved school’s financial plans, accounting practices and policies. Designed better financial management system, enabling department head to track their budget more efficiently.
• Prepared a variety of reports for a budget of $21 million.
• Supervised over general accounting functions, property accounting, internal auditing, cost accounting, and budgetary controls. Development, analysis, and interpretation of statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance vs. budget, and other matters bearing on the fiscal soundness and operating effectiveness of the organization.
• Set up 403 (b) for non-profit organization and compliance with 501 (c) 3
Government Compliance Auditor/Team Leader, Raytheon, Falls Church VA, 1999–2001
Developed expertise in use of the FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulations) and CAS (Cost Accounting Standards) to insure organizations were in compliance. Served as a liaison between several departments (shipping and receiving, supply chain and management, engineering department, printing, accounting) and the Defense Contract Audit Association.
• Coordinated audits in multiple sites through use of e-mails, conference calls and written and verbal communications.
• Researched company’s incurred cost submissions over a 7-year period
• Earned Value Management
• Performed analysis on Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Fixed Fee, and T& M contracts.
• Developed excellent written and verbal communication skills, briefing dept heads
• Submitted several audit reports based on findings of audits and made recommendations.
• Initiated procedures such as electronic time keeping tracking project costs more effectively.
• Coordinated several meetings between upper management, employees and the DCAA.
• Oversaw, trained and reviewed the of 3 junior auditors
KPMG (Tichenor & Associates, CPAs) Senior Auditor Washington, DC 1997-1999
American Federation of Government Employees Assistant Controller 1994-1997
The Haymaker Group, CPAs Senior Auditor, Washington DC 1990-1994
Key Bank, Senior Accountant, Buffalo, NY 1987-1990
Buffalo Evening News, Accounting Clerk 1984-1987
Skills:
Deltek, GCS Premiere, Deltek Advantage, Impromptu, Peachtree, ADP, Accounting Trial Balance, Unix, Great Plains, FRX report writer, IMIS, Solomon, J.D. Edwards, Prosystems, Sage, Turbo Tax, Microsoft Office, Power Point, Pivot Tables, EXCEL, Lacerte, Drake Software, Jamis, SAP, Quickbooks
Education
CPA Candidacy
Advanced Certificate in Accounting, University of Baltimore, Baltimore MD
B.S. Accounting, Canisius College, Buffalo NY
Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) 2011
Secret Security Clearance (US Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq) 01/2012
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