Finance & Accounting
Resume:
ELIZABETH C. ANDERSON
P.O. Box ***
North Branford, CT 06471-0872
***********@****.***
SUMMARY Analytical and efficient finance professional. Expertise in financial management and
accounting. Excellent quantitative, research, project management, computer and
customer skills. Accurate, conscientious and dedicated.
EXPERIENCE AT&T, New Haven, CT
Lead Financial Analyst, 2001 – May 30, 2008
Compiled, monitored, and analyzed departmental Vice President budget versus
actual variances for expense, force, OT, productivity and service metrics linking
data from Excel spreadsheets and extracting data from various corporate systems.
Researched any anomalies using Business Object query tools.
Assisted in the annual budget development (approximately $219M). Analyzed
and input data into Excel spreadsheets for uploading into budget tracking system.
--Developed, calculated and published the basic and overhead rates which allowed
expense reimbursement of approximately $5M annually.
--Completed budget vs. actual analysis each month. Mechanized data extracts of weekly
payroll information, such as overtime reports automated to make the information available
for the next day publication.
--Participated as a team member in a corporate wide system conversion of cost
accounting system. Acted as subject matter expert and created mock payroll transactions.
--Proficient in Microsoft Office software including Excel with pivot tables experience.
Analyst Accounting & Finance, 1991 – 2001
Prepared, controlled accuracy and insured timeliness of the $200 million of annual billing to
Company affiliates. Scheduled and coordinated 250 annual contracts. Performed analysis of
these contracts to ensure accuracy and reasonableness. Prepared billing adjustments.
Managed the Annual Audit, provided reports and back-up documentation. Developed,
recommended and implemented cost allocation methodologies and related documentation
in accordance with government rules/guidelines.
--Simplified the process of the corporate overhead rate calculation. Resulted in significant
time savings of approximately two weeks of data gathering and inputting.
--Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new concepts and systems. With one day of training
in Access software, processed all the bills in the newly developed systems and met the deadline.
--Initiated and improved the shared service billing information request. Resulted in more
accurate data in a shorter turnaround time.
Staff Assistant – Accounting Classification, 1989 – 1991
Administered/coordinated changes to all Accounting Codes. Provided technical assistance to the
entire company on all aspects of the Accounting Code structure and definition. Interpreted,
analyzed, researched and resolved accounting questions. Coordinated all activities necessary to
effect a corporate restructure.
--Received, facilitated and implemented hundreds of Accounting Code structure and definition
additions, deletions and/or revisions. Ensured accurate financial statements.
--Wrote detailed procedures for implementing responsibility codes. Effectively enabled
transparent transition during unexpected crisis.
EDP Invoice Processing Assistant, 1984-1989
Service Order Reviewer, 1981-1984
Systems Clerk, 1979-1981
EDUCATION B S – Financial Accounting; University of New Haven; West Haven, CT
COMMUNITY SERVICE AFFILIATION
The North Branford Women’s Club, Inc.
Demonstrated leadership, organizational and time management skills in elected positions.
In Treasurer position, developed and implemented an automated tracking system for
expense/income using Excel software. In Yearbook publication, added key
information and new page designs.
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