Consultant Resume Profile
SUMMARY
Detail-oriented professional with 10 years of progression and accomplishments in accounting, financial analysis and tax serving in diverse industry sectors including public accounting firms and non-profit. Experience includes providing value added financial accounting services, budget analysis, internal controls and financial reporting. Background includes proficiency in various software including: SQL, MS Excel and Word, Peachtree, QuickBooks, Sage 100 Fund Accounting, Solomon software, Micro Strategy, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Sun System accounting and reporting , Vision Budget Management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Counterpart International
- Review field finance reports and supporting documentation, bank reconciliations, accounts receivable and other financial data received from field operations
- Prepare journal entries and invoices, and posts into the accounting system
- Prepare monthly project pipelines and financial reports and provides assistance in interpreting financial reports to program and field staffs
- Prepare monthly cash analysis for the programs
- Prepare monthly/quarterly donor financial reports
- Reconcile assigned general ledger accounts each month
- Communicate and coordinate with field offices, providing HQ support, responding to financial questions from field staff, and providing mentoring as needed
- Investigate issues/problems, makes approved adjustments and corrections in financial system as needed
- Monitor actual expenses against budget and provide variance analysis as required
- Review budget proposals and realignments
- Design field chart of accounts for new projects and manage project start up
- Process project closeout
- Prepare assigned yearly audit schedules
- Perform miscellaneous tasks and other duties as assigned.
Finance Manager
Confidential
- Managed sub-contracts. This includes review of agreements, budgets, expense reports review and approve payment requests invoices against sub-contract as well as donor agreements.
- Reviewed Field offices' full financial reports and reconciliations communicated issues with country and regional finance mangers and sought rectification followed up with outstanding issues.
- Made sure all field office books are uploaded in to headquarters system on a monthly basis
- Reviewed monthly company invoicing including recognition of revenues and receivables ensured proper documentation and reporting requirements.
- Performed month-end closing duties including accruals and prepayments bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and timesheet management.
- Reviewed monthly budgeted vs. actual expenses and analyzed projects burn-rates communicated potential overspending based on actual and projected expenses
- Reviewed monthly Federal drawdowns and quarterly SF 425 financial reports
- Managed petty cash payments and replenishments
- Assisted the Controller in internal control, and risk management duties
- Served as main contact person and assisted field office Finance Managers with issues on QuickBooks.
- Assisted with annual audit in compliance of OMB A-133 and 122 circulars.
Senior Auditor
Confidential
- Employed as Senior Auditor Consultant 1099 exclusively to work on agreed upon procedures and review engagements Otis and Associate contracted from the Department of Energy.
- Participated in engagement planning, audit program and procedure designing and implementation.
- Traveled to client site to perform task order assignment with a team of four auditors and performed agreed upon procedures and reviews.
- Participated in weekly conference call with Department of Energy to discuss progress reports and upcoming weekly work plan.
- Drafted agreed up procedures report and management letter.
- Trained staff on TeamMate audit management software and engagement procedures, reviewed field work and drafted reports.
- Assisted Office Manager and Accountant with accounting and auditing duties.
Senior Accounting Consultant part-time
Confidential
- Reconciled bank accounts and assisted with financial statement preparation and month end closing processes.
- Prepared balance sheets and income statement supporting schedules.
- Prepared, maintained, and entered accounts payable, payroll, cash receipts and disbursements into general ledger.
- Served as liaison with external auditors, furnished PBC prepared by client analyses, information and explanations and ensured implementation of auditors' recommendation.
Confidential
- Provided opportunity to move to US and spent time getting ready for move and processing documents required for obtaining work permit.
- Assistant Audit Manager promoted during tenure
- Confidential
- Passed exams from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ACCA in June 2004 and sought out required three year public practice experience to obtain practicing license from ACCA.
- Worked at HST Co., an associate firm with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, starting out as a Senior Auditor and being promoted to Deputy Audit Manager.
- Managed engagements from planning to reporting.
- Credit Officer promoted during tenure
Confidential
