OBJECTIVE

• Interested in a challenging and rewarding position as an Accountant that will enable me to employ my competence and knowledge of Government Contracts and Confidential software, to increase the productivity and profit of a federal or private organization.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Payroll Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Ensures timely and accurate reconciliation of all payroll accounts.
• Administrator for ADP and Confidential Electronic Timekeeping System.
• Maintain and update commission spreadsheets for Danger & Differential pay.
• Compute labor hours for employees and Sub Contractors.
• Manage contract revenue monthly for allowable cost.
• Export and Import data between dual systems, benefit, and deduction set - up.
• Responsibilities include full cycle payroll, new hire set-ups, and multi-state tax filings.
• Assist managers and Project Managers with labor corrections.
• Analyze cost and labor prior to posting for accuracy.
• Process journal entries to reconcile payroll accounts.
• Verify and reconcile 401K contributions and loans.

Confidential, McLean, VA

Sr. Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Performed payroll duties for both domestic and international employees.
• Reconciled Payroll /AP,AR accounts to the GL for month end.
• Worked with Project Managers to ensure post differential & danger pay were applied
• Produced a policy and procedure manual for timekeeping
• Processed timesheets via Confidential Time & Expense
• Computed labor hours for 1099 contractors.
• Administrator for the Time & Expense system
• Processed and set up multi-state tax withholdings
• Reconciled pension plans and General Ledger accounts
• Arranged a strategy plan for the multi-state tax disbursements
• Generated sales orders, invoices, purchase orders, and vendor payments
• Responsibilities included full cycle Payroll/Accounts Payable, & Accounts Receivables
• Generated commission payments for revenue contracts

Sr. Staff Accountant/Payroll Manager Government Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Conducted all day to day accounting activities involving Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Billings
• Worked directly with Program Managers to approve contract expenses
• Analyzed costs and expenses prior to posting for accuracy
• Processed 1099s and W2s
• Performed month end reconciliation for various accounts
• Payroll processing and Time & Expense Administration
• Computed and calculated revenue for invoice processing
• Matched vendor and employee invoices to supporting documentation
• Processed journal entries to reconcile the General Ledger
• Duties consisted of full cycle Accounts Payable/Payroll, and State taxes
• Updated contracts in Confidential per briefs, and workforce set-up
• Outlined and prepared Accounting procedures for ISSO certification
• Managed and obtained a very detailed filing system
• Created a policy and procedure manual to document workflow

Confidential, College Park, MD

Accounting Manager

Responsibilities:

• Prepared payroll and commission statements for mortgage consultants and staff
• Reconciled accounts to the general ledger
• Prepared bi-weekly and yearly taxes
• Processed accounts payable and accounts receivables
• Managed petty cash and reconciled banks statements
• Researched and updated the staff with new laws and compliance requirements

Confidential, Arlington,VA

Payroll Specialist Government Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Performed as back-up for the ET Administrator
• Audited the Confidential Time Collection System
• Uploaded timesheets from ET into Costpoint
• Transmitted employee hours via ADP
• Prepared bi-weekly journal entry for reconciliation of the bi-weekly payroll
• Reconciled labor, and accrued salary accounts
• Updated employee master file, and adjusted leave accruals
• New hire set-up including downloading to ET, and workforce set-up
• Processed payroll for 898 employees utilized Confidential Costpoint
• Reconciled earnings, deductions, 401k payments and loans
• Responded to employee inquiries
• Coordinated and participated in the collection, audit, entry and editing of timesheets
• Prepared and processed non-timesheet-related payroll items
• Uploaded timesheets from Electronic Timesheets to Costpoint
• Responsible for processing all severance and garnishment payments
• Processed payroll taxes for 28 states
• Verified and updated all employee personnel changes

Confidential, Annandale, VA

Payroll/ Accounts Payable Supervisor Government Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Supervised payroll for 242 employees via Ceridian/ADP
• Responsible for vouchering and auditing of expense reports
• Generated semi-monthly payroll reports
• Processed multi-state payroll taxes; 941s and 940s
• Duties also included preparing AP invoices and matching Purchase Orders for weekly check runs
• Processed W-2s and 1099s
• Reconciled AP and Payroll accounts to the GL

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Senior Staff Accountant Government Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Processed payroll for 750 employees
• Processed full-cycle AP
• Processed Journal entries to reconcile AP, and payroll to the GL

Confidential, Washington, DC

Accounting Specialist Government Contractor

Responsibilities:

• Performed data entry for semi-monthly payroll
• Generated weekly check runs for Accounts Payable
• Responsible for maintenance of vendor and payroll files
• Trained Project Managers on the usage of Confidential