BACKGROUND SUMMARY

• Extensive experience in Cost Accounting, Budgeting and Compliance Auditing for major manufacturing firms and in the telecommunications industry. Particularly effective in preparation of yearly budgets and in analysis of monthly results. Excellent interpersonal communication skills with all levels of management.
• In addition, three years experience as Program/Project Manager with the US Army Corps of Engineers in Kabul, Afghanistan.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Programs Analysis Branch

• Utilize the Corps of Engineers Pre-Award Scheduling System PASS and the Resident Management System RMS to provide senior leadership with project control information and reporting
• Developed and implemented pre-award scheduling templates for use in PASS to accommodate all of the district's contract acquisition strategies
• Provided financial, project planning and project execution reporting for the Afghanistan National Army ANA , Afghanistan National Police ANP , Infrastructure and Planning I P , Operations and Maintenance O M , Military Construction MILCON , the Joint Program Integration Office JPIO , HQUSACE, and Life Support Service Contracts programs
• Managed the data quality for over 260 active pre-award projects in the Pre-Award Scheduling System PASS and 250 post award projects in the Resident Management System RMS , ranging from 200K - 120M each, totaling 4.9 Billion
• Contracting Officer Representative COR responsible for the management and oversight of the Michael Baker Construction Management Support Services contract which provides both data analyst support and schedule management/RMS support services for nine Area Offices and over 500 USACE personnel located in AEN and AES. Contract valued at 10.8M

Accounting/Business Consultant

Confidential

• Reviewed Accounting practices and improved company's use of automated systems
• Created Standard Operating Procedures for company to follow which provided detailed instructions relating to Accounting procedures and instructions for use of automated systems
• Implemented security procedures to prevent theft of inventory, cash and company property

Confidential

Program Manager Data Management

• Developed PASS PreAward Scheduling System used by AED for tracking projects through all Pre Award
• phases. PASS was used for oversight of AED FY10 Workplan consisting of over 400 projects valued at 3.5B
• Manage and control 7.0M Data Management contract
• Coordinate efforts of Contract personnel responsible for installation and configuration of Data Management System. Ensure availability of required hardware and software for this effort. In addition, ensure that the required assistance is available from key USACE personnel to assist Contractor in this effort.
• Determine reporting and data management needs of responsible AED personnel. Coordinate with Contract personnel to provide the necessary reports and system functions.
• Direct efforts of Contract Schedulers responsible for review and analysis of construction schedules submitted as part of AED project requirements
• Manage 13 Baker employees in Kabul and Area Offices throughout Afghanistan

Confidential

IT Finance Supervisor

• Manage and control all aspects of 150M capital expenditure budget for Information Technologies department within the guidelines determined by Finance and IT.
• Coordinate with Project Managers to determine scope of projects and the funding required for Hardware/Software purchases, contract employees and internal Alltel employees. Review vendor contracts for compliance and to ensure that payments are recognized as milestones are met.
• Provide monthly financial results documenting current and year to date expenditures and provide explanations of significant variances from forecast and prior month activity.
• Meet on a monthly basis with department Vice Presidents to review status of current and upcoming projects, determine completion dates and forecast expenditures for the remainder of the year.
• Provide quarterly forecasts for 75 Business Units within IT department to include anticipated expenditures for capital hardware and software as well as internally developed software using corporate resources and outside contractors.
• Supervise three Senior Finance Analyst positions.

Confidential

Sr. Financial Analyst

• Perform monthly accounting functions for 12 Staffmark Personnel offices.
• Provide monthly revenue and expense forecasts to management.
• Analyze monthly financial results for 12 locations and provided commentary for regional and local management.
• Work with Regional Vice Presidents to prepare full year revenue and expense budgets.
• Work with management to implement accounting procedures for new personnel operations. Visit sites to review processes and determine the best procedures for tracking financial results.

Confidential

Controller

• Responsible for all accounting functions at this independently owned boat manufacturing company.
• Perform all monthly closing functions and provide financial analysis related to monthly performance. Meet with plant personnel to discuss production issues related to financial variances
• Review production schedule to determine material and manpower requirements. Order product from vendors, negotiate pricing, receive inventory and pay invoices.
• Maintain accounts receivable in accounting system. Record sales invoices and process customer payments. Contact customers for payment as required.
• Process weekly payroll for 30 employees.
• File all monthly and quarterly reports for sales and payroll taxes.

Confidential

Business Process Analyst

• Uncovered 75,000 of fraudulent activity at 3 Sprint retail stores. Interacted with Sprint security to investigate these cases and provided the information used to terminate and prosecute the individuals involved.
• Discovered a system problem, which allowed fraudulent activity to take place. Reviewed findings with appropriate IT and Security personnel to discuss safeguards to prevent further fraud. This resulted in a later modification to the Sprint Billing system.
• Performed monthly reviews for 12 Sprint PCS retail stores to monitor compliance with the Sprint PCS Internal Audit requirements.
• Reviewed Finance reports for cash variances, inventory shrinkage and customer account credits for compliance and/or possible fraud issues.
• Advised Retail Store Management about areas of concern and implement programs to ensure that market will perform according to company standards. In addition, partnered with management to assure compliance for SPCS Internal Audit.

Confidential

Senior Finance/Business Process Analyst

• Analyzed monthly financial results related to operations of local market.
• Prepared revenue and expense budgets for Little Rock and Memphis operations based on corporate guidelines and obtaining input from market managers.
• Provided monthly revenue and expense forecasts and analyzed actual results.
• Presented recommendations to upper management for improving monthly performance based on analysis of actual results.
• Assured local market compliance with requirements outlined by Finance Department.

Budget Manager Engineering

Confidential

• Prepared capital and operating budgets, approximately 75M, for Memphis Phase I build-out of 110 cell sites and Little Rock Phase II build-out of 25 cell sites.
• Provided analysis, and commentary, of capital construction and operating results for area management.
• Supervised 4 employees. This included the creation of job descriptions and quarterly performance reviews.

Budget Analyst

Confidential

• Provided construction cost information used in preparation of capital budget for Little Rock Network Build-out.
• Provided departmental costs necessary for preparation of expense budget for Little Rock market.
• Maintained CASCADE project management software to provide current financial and scheduling information related to Phase I build.

Confidential

Manager of Cost Accounting

• Prepared annual manufacturing budgets with input from plant managers and VP of production.
• Created product standards based on information developed during budget preparation.
• Developed, with input from department managers, annual selling and administrative budgets.
• Consolidated existing budget worksheets into simpler, more concise worksheets. Saved time and duplication of work by eliminating several worksheets. Interaction with IT department resulted in program to use mainframe System 38 to calculate budget information and generate reports.
• Provided monthly analysis of profit and loss statement by manufacturing site. Analyzed profitability by product and location.
• Conducted Analysis of monthly inventory activity by location. Performed and organized year-end physical inventory and reconciliation.
• Extensive interaction with upper management and other departmental personnel to review production issues impacting financial performance. Discuss and implement procedures to resolve these problems and proactively eliminate future manufacturing issues.

Confidential

Supervisor-Cost Budgeting

• Developed the Annual Operating Plan for U.S. operations. Completed all profit and loss schedules and supporting detail.
• Prepared departmental expense budgets with input and cooperation of departmental managers.
• Provided monthly forecast of U.S. operations profit and loss statement with commentary. Compared monthly actual results to plan and forecast.
• Developed product standards for materials imported from NL's foreign subsidiaries. Analyzed profitability by product and plant.
• Performed monthly inventory reconciliation. Performed, organized and reconciled physical inventories at eight outside warehouse locations across the U.S.

Senior Cost Analyst

Confidential

Prepared complete budget for 3 manufacturing sites and developed product standards using full cost absorption