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| | Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name , CPASt. Augustine, FL Street Address PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLELinkedIn: http://LINKEDIN LINK AVAILABLEFinancial Controller and Accounting ConsultantEXPERIENCE: Extensive experience in the Finance & Accounting functions of the government contracting industry, with knowledge of GAAP, CAS, DCAA, FAR, Deltek Costpoint, Direct and Indirect Cost Accounting, Project Accounting, Revenue Recognition (ASC 606), Lease Accounting (ASC 842), and Consolidations along with other accounting and spreadsheet applications processes.Controller, Dexis Consulting Group - June 2023 present:Dexis performs International Development consulting work with USAID and the US State Department. I managed a team of 4 accounting professionals that provided payroll, AP, AR, GL, monthly closing, tax, audit, and compliance support to our executives, employees, vendors, and customers. I drove a large clean-up project of missing payroll tax registrations and tax payments that existed from previous acquisitions and internal growth in previous years.Senior Accountant, Westinghouse Government Services, LLC - March 2021 June 2023:Focused on Nuclear Energy with the US Department of Energy. I was primarily responsible for processing Time & Expense transactions, labor posting, accounts payable, billing, prepaid & accrued expenses, fixed assets, financial reporting, taxes, cash flow, and government contract compliance using Deltek Costpoint software. Contributed to significant process improvements, and software upgrades with the Costpoint accounting system streamlining.Controller/Consultant, Carley Corporation - Nov 2019 March 2021Managing a team of 2 supervising the payroll, accounts payable, billing, financial reporting, taxes, cash flow, and government contract compliance functions for this training software related defense contractor. Made significant improvements to the Costpoint accounting system implementation, conversion to ESOP ownership, and streamlining of the financial closing process.Accounting Manager, Support Systems Associates, Inc. (SSAI) - Dec 2018-Aug 2019:Managed a team of 3 supervising the payroll, accounts payable, financial reporting, tax reporting, cash flow, and government contract compliance functions for this aviation & engineering related defense contractor. Made significant contributions to identify and improve internal control weaknesses by working collectively with consultants, auditors, and team members to establish new Accounting Policy and procedure documents for the DCAA Accounting Systems Audit, and the DCAA Incurred Cost Submission annual audit.Interim-Controller / Accounting Consultant September 2013-January 2014, and August 2015-November 2018:Accounting & Finance Consultant, RGP Consulting of South Florida - May-Nov 2018:Provided advice, processing assistance, and process improvements in the client (AAR) current government contracting processes, Deltek Costpoint system implementation, and coordination with the implementation team. Aided with processing electronic cost data, creating the necessary monthly adjusting entries, and reconciliations that contribute to the monthly financial closing during a period of rapid growth and contract start-up.Andromeda Systems, Orange Park, FL Created client billings for CPFF, T&M, and FP contracts, reconcile GL accounts, created the fixed priced contracts revenue analysis, assist in the monthly financial closing and reporting processes. Prepare the DCAA Incurred Cost Submission and assisted with DCAA auditor requests.Global Maritek Systems, St. Augustine, FL - Managed cash flow and banking, budgeting, GL reconciliations, and monthly financial statement reporting during a period of transition.Robert Half International / OCEANA (non-profit), Washington DC - Assisted the Controller with the 2016 year-end entries, GL reconciliations, audit footnotes and financial statement preparation for the annual audit. Filled in for the accounts receivable function processing and posting cash receipts from donors and grants, the monthly receipts ledger, and reconciling those items to the bank statements.Solomon Edwards Group / Constellis, Reston, VA - Created, collected, and analyzed the 2017 corporate budget for Constellis, a $1B government security contractor and assisted with the preparation of the 2016 year-end financial statements, footnotes, purchase accounting disclosures, and GL reconciliations for the audit.Robert Joseph Group/Humane Society USA (non-profit), Gaithersburg, MD - Created and reviewed new company policies and procedures to strengthen compliance with US government contracting and grant regulations including FAR, OMB Uniform Guidance, and CAS compliance. Analyzed and reviewed current and past indirect rate submissions submitted to the U.S. Department of the Interior.Cambridge International Systems, Arlington, VA - Functioned as a Project Controller reviewing subcontract agreements, invoices, contract modifications, making changes and preparing actual vs budget financial reports at the project and segment level. Cambridge operates in the Deltek-Costpoint system.Spectrum Financial Systems/BAE Systems, Rockville, MD - Reconciled GL accounts in Blackline processed journal entries, and analysis for month-end, and Y/E closing as a temporary accountant in Deltek-Costpoint.Hire Strategy/Innovative Technologies, Chantilly, VA - Functioning as the Interim Controller managing the finance & accounting staff of 3 personnel with oversight of all internal and external financial reporting, cash flow, and budgeting functions in Deltek-Costpoint.Ho-Chunk-All Native Group/Creative Financial Staffing, Omaha, NE Led the reorganization of the accounting department as Interim-Division Controller for all five Ho-Chunk federal related entities supervising a team of 9 staff members providing a full range of accounting support using Deltek-GCS. Stabilized the monthly closing process, fixed a broken HR/Payroll process, and improved the accuracy of revenue recognition and project reporting process before a new division CFO was hired and took over.Controller, Nathan Associates Arlington, VA February 2014 July 2015:Supervising a team 10 personnel, $48M in company revenue with a headcount of over 200 employees plus consultants, and subcontractors. Managed all the internal and external financial reporting, updates to policy & procedures, revenue recognition, cash flow management, and annual plan budgeting. Managed the F&A department through a difficult period of systems migration (Deltek-GCS to Microsoft Dynamics SL & Unanet), staff turnover, leadership changes, and cash flow difficulties.Senior Manager, Deloitte Services LP, Arlington, VA January June 2013:Responsible for advising and weekly updates of the PMO (Project Management Organization) and Federal Leadership as the Subject Matter Expert in Federal Cost Accounting Compliance for Time & Expense matters. Coordinated and updated the Deloitte Federal Labor policy manual which had not been revised since 2008 and became part of a team that started-up Deloittes first internal Federal Compliance Helpdesk to assist Deloitte employees and managers with federal compliance questions and concerns.Vice-President & Controller, AECOM International Development (formerly The Services Group), Arlington, VA 1999 2012Reported to the COO and Group CFO of a $130M subsidiary with a headcount of 1,000 employees. Managed a F&A staff of 12 personnel that oversaw all the major internal and external financial reporting, updates of financial policy & procedure, revenue recognition, cash flow management, world-wide project expenditures from multiple currencies, intercompany reporting, consolidated reporting to the AECOM corporate office, reporting to management of KPIs, and annual plan budgeting. Responsible for managing business relationships with banking, insurance, auditors, DCAA, creditors, vendors, billing cost reimbursable and FP projects, and coordinating efforts with team members in Operations, Contracts, IT, HR, and office administration and corporate headquarters Responsible for guiding the companys finances through periods of high growth (20-30% annually), making change recommendations to management, and implementing change management strategies to help shape future operations such as 3 accounting system migrations. Organized the Incurred Cost Submission of three AECOM entities for the years 20022011. Successfully navigated years of DCAA audits with minimal disallowances. Successfully worked with of AECOMs senior finance and management staff across all business lines to create a system of government compliant systems in a state of audit readiness to prepare for the future regulatory environment of our business.Controller, United Communications Systems Inc., McLean, VA 1994 1999Managed a staff of five to seven personnel in a minority owned 8(a) SBA certified government contractor generating $10-25 million in annual revenues in the computer and telecommunications industry. Coordinated the companys internal and external financial reporting, revenue recognition, audits, benefits administration, taxes, and personnel staffing issues. Included a migration of the accounting system to Deltek-Costpoint, and worked closely with the President, Treasurer, project managers, and department managers to grow the company.Staff Accountant, General Analytics Corporation, McLean, VA 1993 1994Served as cost, billing, and project analyst for government contract projects. Responsible for posting revenue and cost accruals, month end adjustments, preparation of monthly billings and presentation to the project manager. Other corporate functions include processing of vendor invoices and account reconciliations. From this position I was promoted to the Controller position with UCS, a sister company.Staff Accountant, Small Public CPA Firms in Northern Virginia 1991 1993Processed monthly financial statement compilations to include bank and cash reconciliations, payroll, and posting journal entries to manual or automated ledgers. Experience in monthly and yearly budget preparation and accrual to cash conversions. Personal tax return preparation as well as corporate, partnership, trust, payroll, personal property, business license and sales tax returns.Captain, US Army Active Duty & Reserve, in Texas and Colorado, 1986 1991LANGUAGES:English (native); Spanish (Basic)EDUCATION & TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS:BBA, Accounting at James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VACPA VA License #46281Deltek Costpoint (Including multiple data migrations), Deltek Time & Expense, Deltek GCS, IBM Cognos BI, TM1 (Cognos), MS SQL(running scripts), Microsoft Dynamics SL, Dynamics NAV, NetSuite, Unanet, Quicken, Quickbooks, Blackline, and MS Office Suite of Software(Excel, Word, and Power Point), Government Contracting Continuing Education Certificate. |