SUMMARY

• A proven professional with over twenty years of experience building and managing outstanding financial and accounting organizations.
• Strong analytical skills coupled with a comprehensive knowledge of finance and accounting, systems and operating best practices.
• Results oriented, providing management with the information necessary to make sound and effective

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• GAAP Compliance
• Deltek Costpoint, GCS Premier, ET
• Cost Accounting (CAS)
• Unanet, Concur, Microsoft Dynamics AX, SL,
• Proposal Preparation & Pricing
• MS SQL, MS Web Services
• Strategic Planning & Budgeting
• DCAA/FAR Compliance
• Incurred Cost Submission, DCAA Audit
• Secret Clearance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the President and CEO, directed the accounting and financial operations of the company, insuring an adequate system of records, a comprehensive set of controls, budgets designed to mitigate risk and enhanced accuracy of reported results,
• Delivered timely, accurate and relevant financial information and analysis to the executive management team, allowing the formulation and implementation of optimal business decisions,
• Assessed and modified the company’s financial and accounting infrastructure, insuring accuracy and completeness of the company’s general ledger, project ledger, and billing modules and timekeeping systems. Corrected issues with the company’s accounting system, GCS Premier.
• Established a comprehensive set of controls, processes and procedures designed to mitigating risk and enhance the accuracy and timeliness of the company’s reported financial results,
• Ensured compliance with FAR, CAS and GAAP as well as established best practices.
• Developed and maintained the company’s indirect rate plan and cost accounting structure.
• Oversaw project control, strategic budgeting, asset management and banking relations,
• Managed, mentored and developed the company’s accounting staff.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the CEO, directed all financial activities including general ledger, financial reporting, project accounting, cost accounting, strategic budgeting, risk management, tax, asset management, contracts, banking and audit.
• Developed the company’s cost accounting policies and rate structure necessary for a successful DCAA audit. Calculated forward pricing target rates based on backlog and pipeline projections, providing competitive proposal pricing and contributed to a 70% proposal win rate. Corrected the cost pool and base setup in Dynamics SL and developed Crystal reports necessary to provide an understanding of actual rate data and variances. Setup and implemented SL Project Allocator allowing indirect expenses to be allocated to the contract/project level. Managed all pricing.
• Implemented Microsoft Management Reporter and developed the financial reporting capability necessary for management to make informed, accurate and timely business decisions. Modified Crystal reports within SL to accurately report project results.
• Developed the annual budget and quarterly re - forecast process including a series of reports presenting budget to actual results and analysis of variances. Integrated corporate and project budgets to better explain variances.
• Managed the company’s banking relationships, establishing a $4 million working capital line of credit.

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Responsibilities:

• Directed the financial and accounting activities for the company.
• Completed and optimized the conversion of the company’s enterprise accounting system to Microsoft AX.
• Developed the company’s cost accounting policies and rate structure. Setup cost pools in Dynamics AX and developed reports necessary to calculate actual rate data.
• Managed the company’s banking relationships, establishing a $3 million working capital line of credit.
• Reorganized the company’s billing, contracts and collections function, moving the accountability from operations to accounting. Significantly increased the timeliness and accuracy of the company’s invoices while reducing aged receivables by approximately $3 million.
• Linked the company’s accounting, operations, sales and marketing databases, establishing a reporting platform that allowed general and project ledger, forecast, compensation, marketing, time and utilization reports to be generated from a central source. This significantly increased the ability to generate timely and accurate information and analysis necessary to measure performance and make sound business decisions.

Confidential, Chantilly, VA

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the President, directed the company’s financial and accounting activities.
• Converted the company’s accounting system to Deltek Costpoint and Electronic Timesheets providing the infrastructure necessary to grow a more complex federal business.
• Priced, developed, and negotiated all cost proposals winning multi-year contracts with the Intel, DOD and DHS communities. Produced compliant, responsive and compelling Cost Volumes.
• Directed and managed all financial and federal government audits, significantly reducing both audit risk and duration.
• Negotiated a $7 million line of credit with GE Capital providing the financial resources necessary to undertake larger and more complex commercial and federal opportunities.

Confidential, Centreville, VA

Responsibilities:

• Administered, managed and optimized Deltek GCS Premier and Electronic Timesheets, increasing the timeliness, accuracy and effectiveness of the system.
• Provided senior management with timely, accurate and relevant financial information and analysis.
• Prepared the incurred cost and forward pricing submissions. Managed all DCAA, GSA and financial audits. Established proposal pricing guidelines and managed rate structure.
• Insured that all financial practices, processes and related systems were in compliance with FAR, DFAR, DCAA, GAAP and good industry and business practices.

Confidential, Falls Church, VA

Responsibilities:

• Teamed with the Operations and Marketing management to analyze, evaluate, and implement optimal strategic practices based on sound financial information.
• Managed the relationships with the company’s financial and government auditors, bank, and Contracting Officers.
• Directed the company’s pricing strategy, job costing and contract negotiations.
• Managed Deltek GCS Premier and implemented Deltek Electronic Timesheets for approximately 300 employees.
• Developed the company’s indirect rate and forward pricing models. Incorporated rate and pricing data into a three-year strategic planning model. Produced and managed the annual budget.
• Prepared the incurred cost and forward pricing submissions. Managed all DCAA, GSA and financial audits.
• Insured that all financial practices, processes and related systems were in compliance with FAR, DFAR, DCAA, GAAP and good industry and business practices.

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Responsibilities:

• Provided the company’s executive management team and Board of Trustees with accurate and timely financial information and analysis.
• Hired and developed a staff of 10 accounting professionals who delivered superior results.
• Restructured the company’s accounting systems removing three years of negative A-133 audit findings and reduced the company’s financial audit status from high risk to normal.
• Converted the company’s accounting system to Deltek GCS providing increased accuracy and timing of financial information. Restructured cost pools providing optimal allocation of costs.
• Prepared the company’s incurred cost and forward pricing submissions. Revised the company’s Disclosure Statement. Managed all DCAA, GSA and financial audits.