Senior Accountant
Resume:
LYNN NOLAND
Olathe, KS, 66062
***********@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/lynnnoland
SUMMARY
Financial and process analyst with proven experience in analyzing complex financial and operational data and creating solutions for management review. Identifies and implements cost saving efforts and process improvements. Effective interpersonal, leadership, customer service and communication skills. Motivated self starter and effective team member with expertise in:
Financial Analysis/Accounting
* Budgeting / Forecasting
* Variance Analysis
* Account Reconciliation
* Reporting & Ad hoc Analysis
* Journal Entries (GAAP)
* Internal controls (SOX404)
Performance/Process Analysis
* Process Analysis
* Process Documentation
* Process Improvement
* Key Business Drivers
* Activity Based Management
Leadership
* Cross Functional Projects
* Employee/Volunteer Direction
* Resource / Assignment Scheduling
* Training Programs
* Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EMBARQ, Overland Park, KS, 2006-2009
An $11.6B communications company (spun-off from Sprint) with 17,000 employees operating in 18 states.
Financial Analyst II (2006–2009)
Prepared annual budget, quarterly forecast and monthly variance analysis and ensured equitable allocation of $350M indirect costs; ensured accurate labor records for 10,000 employee base; assisted and facilitated projects to resolve accounting issues to comply with SEC and FCC guidelines.
* Identified and developed a solution to eliminate rework and increase labor accuracy by shifting record maintenance and accountability to hiring managers instead of accounting personnel resulting in reduction of a full time equivalent across three functional workgroups. Also identified and implemented interim solution to prevent systematic labor changes and created a tool to standardize labor records until permanent solution could be funded.
* Identified potential GAAP issue for legal entity reporting. Organized cross-functional team to understand, address and eliminate the discrepancy. Reassigned 650 employees to more accurately represent financials.
* Identified potential $10-12M GAAP opportunity to more appropriately allocate costs to capital instead of period expense. Solution more equitably allocated costs between projects and reduced unit cost by identifying a change in business behaviors and contractor assumptions.
SPRINT, Overland Park, KS, 1996-2006
Accountant III, Revenue Accounting (2005–2006)
Ensured accurate billed, earned and unearned revenue, and access expense was booked according to GAAP among major business units, expense categories and market groups. Led account reconciliation team in creating SOX 404 controls, drive consistency, create quality control sources, and identify financial statement risk.
* Created Microsoft Access database application to capture and report quality measurements for account reconciliations which had never been captured or tracked which increased visibility of SOX404 compliance.
* Created several options to simplify the reciprocal compensation dispute accrual calculation which reduced cycle time by 6 hours and maintained accrual integrity.
Accountant III, Corporate Accounting (2004–2005)
Ensured accurate allocations of $500M indirect costs among major business units, expense categories and market groups via cost methods and drivers which align with GAAP. Led review team in creating SOX 404 controls for allocation processes while satisfying internal reporting and client requirements. Directed support staff in project completion, ad hoc requests and routine work assignments.
* Implemented and documented allocation process internal controls and process changes which provided flawless execution confirmed by the department receiving no audit findings in 2004.
* Documented, maintained and standardized allocation processes across major business units, expense categories, and markets resulting in reducing drivers by 17% and allocation methods by 6%.
* Identified and corrected a $1.4M error in the vested vacation accrual process and reduced processing time 97% by implementing a programmatic database solution.
Financial Analyst III, Corporate Finance (2001–2003)
Led and participated in cross-functional project teams which analyzed processes, implemented tools and proposed process improvement solutions enabling cost saving decisions within Billing, Receivables, Customer Service Technicians, Customer Service Call Centers, and IT Services.
* Analyzed and documented five chargeback processes ($2.4B) and recommended improvements to eliminate duplicative and reconciliation efforts saving approximately $600K annually including improved visibility and accountability of allocated costs to consuming and supporting organizations to identify further cost reductions.
* Developed proposals identifying issues, root causes and cost saving solutions to reduce IT costs 40% and increase Asset Management accuracy 25% by identifying interactions, dependencies, timing, cycle times, duplication, rework, and gaps in process design.
* Designed, developed, implemented and supported Operational Activity Based Management models including data load processes and reporting solutions to measure and improve business operations resulting in closing several billing and call centers.
* Created automated, menu-driven Microsoft Access application to extract data from source systems and import metrics into Operational ABM model increasing quality, efficiency (67%) and consistency.
* Created and documented project methodology and training curriculum as well as conducted classes for client base ensuring successful implementation.
Financial Analyst II, Long Distance Finance (1999–2001)
Prepared budgets, monthly forecasts, variance analysis and journal entries for $150M department.
* Increased forecast accuracy from 11% variance to target of 2% by consulting with operations management to understand business drivers.
* Investigated and recommended a contractor policy change realizing annual savings of $2.1M for subsequent budget year.
* Achieved 10% budget reduction and prevented significant budget rework by influencing operations to build itemized budget with supporting detail.
Financial Analyst, Corporate Finance (1996–1999)
Ensured equitable and accurate allocation of indirect costs and reconciled ledger control accounts.
* Received award for redesign, implementation and testing allocation module changes for Y2K conversion in five month while maintaining 24 hour service level agreement for 120 ad hoc requests per month.
* Reduced overhead processing time from 12-24 hours to 3 hours while eliminating overtime by reengineering, simplifying and standardizing the process across 16 groups.
EDUCATION
MBA, Business, University of Central FL, Orlando, FL
BS, Accounting, University of Central FL, Orlando, FL
Certified Public Accountant
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Microsoft Word
* Microsoft PowerPoint
* Microsoft Visio
* Microsoft Excel
* Microsoft Access
* PeopleSoft
* Microsoft Project
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