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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateCandidate's Name (Mimi)Fairfax, VIRGINIA PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLE EMAIL AVAILABLECitizenship: United StatesSecurity Clearance: Public TrustObjective: Staff AccountantProfessional ProfileAccountant with specialized experience in Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Journal Entries, Reconciliations, Accruals, Budgets, Research, Reporting and Customer ServiceRecognized analytical skills Specialized experience on providing advice, oversight and guidance on financial activities involving fiscal policy and law, risk analysis, internal management controls, accounting and budget, and programming issues; planning, formulating, justifying, and executing budgets.Proven success increasing organizational efficiency by conducting thorough research and analysis into accounting issues, exploring alternative methods of implementation and recommending strategies for resolution.Established problem solving skills troubleshooting issues, identifying origins, recommending and implementing cost and time saving resolutions, and updating impacted processes.Demonstrated experience with Accounts payables, Accounts receivable billing and collections, cash management, reimbursable, general ledgers, data research, trend analysis, Budget execution analysis and account reconciliation.Noted for strong ability to communicate clearly and effectively with clients, vendors, upper-level managements, and peers. Train and mentor new employees.Evidenced technical proficiencies encompassing a wide range of standard financial industry computer applications.Established and recommended procedures to eliminate inaccuracy and to improve financial operationsManaged multiple accounts with higher level of responsibility and continuously provided proactive analysis, provided financial advice to managers and staff on programTeam Player and ability to work with least supervisionProfessional ExperienceFinancial Analyst (Contractor, Martek Global Services/ Acquisition Experts)May 2016 to Jul 2024Department of the Interior, Herndon, VAHours Per Week: 40Perform full contract administration responsibilities between various departments within the Interior using Appropriations law. Collect and analyze data, develop and implement guidelines, identify discrepancies, prepare reports, and communicate recommendations to various echelons of stakeholders. Ensure the Department has the high-quality financial performance information necessary to implement effective policy, management, and operational decisions; and can perform the necessary financial and budgetary functions to support day-to-day operations.Researched and reconciled to identify and analyze fees owed, and present resolution recommendations. Received recognition from top client management and employer.Manage and process multiple appropriated funds and verify obligations and expenditures to ensure transactions occur in timely mannerReviewing data in reports, analyzing Appropriation Law on Funding Documents from Internal and External Federal agencies. Review, analyze, edit and reconcile system generated reports and prepare specialized budget summery reportsIdentify acquisition history on current or prior contracts for the same or similar products and services between Department of Interior and other Agencies. Identify abnormal trends and suggest corrective measures. Monitoring status of funds or financial transactions for an organizationPrepare and manage pre-award documentation ensuring proposals follow funding agency application guidelines, such as budget constraints, cost sharing requirements, formatting, necessary forms, and supporting documents.Create and present reports, funding documents, sales orders, work breakdown structures (WBS), acceptance of funding, purchase requisitions in Enterprise Management Information Management System (EMIS) and Financial and Business Management System (FBMS) software systems.Identify and track excess and unutilized funds for de-obligation through performance monitoring, accruals reporting, and analysis. Create, implement, and train employees on de-obligation policies and procedures.Research obligation of funds to different agencies and provide reconciliation analysis for customers, employees, and vendors to mitigate potential issues using automated accounting systemsProviding customer service to clients on basic troubleshooting methodologies and consult on complex financial discrepancies. Assisting in generating a variety of written documents reports to communicate financial informationResearch and Analysis of complex historical data for de obligation of funds (UCOs and UDOs)Prepare and present weekly briefings on projects, issues, and recommendations for ratifications of errors. Provided guidance on financial requirements, policies and proceduresMonitor and analyze transaction history to identify and rectify anomalies.Perform trend analysis of transaction to recommend areas where additional training and improvements are needed.General Ledger AccountantApril 2005 to March 2016Computer Science Corporation (CSC) Merrifield/Falls Church, VirginiaHours Per Week: 40Oversaw facilities financing including analyzing accounts receivable, accounts payable, and reconciliations related to 265 CSC owned sites in North America. Researched and prepared detailed analysis into accounting discrepancies to present findings and recommendations to senior management. Prepared and managed operational budgets for all sites preparing cost estimates, analyzing needs, projecting and forecasting budgets in forthcoming years, and identifying and implementing any cost saving opportunities.Continually conducted thorough CSC facility rent analysis and property management functions, researched payments and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and mitigate issues.Tracked accounts payable utilities, communicated with vendors and utility companies to identify cost saving opportunities, and performed analysis on pricing trends.Forecasted budget requirements for forthcoming fiscal year by analyzing the cost trends and the general ledgers for each site and project using COGNOS Impromptu. Analyzing and reconciling budget and fiscal documentsPerformed accruals consolidation during month end, reconciliations of rent accounts, rent payments, and credit analysis. Reviewed and reconciled internal reports -general ledgers and subsidiary accounts.Compared forecasted budgets against actual expenses to identify discrepancies, researched overspending by reviewing each account to identify how money was dispersed and made recommendations to increase efficiency and effectiveness. Assisted in developing budget submissionsProvided weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reports to site supervisors and management.Learnt and maintain a complex of automated subsystems to produce accounting and financial information for Rent AnalysisProcessed and analyzed Budget vs. Actual reports for all organizations within CSCReviewed budgetary and financial management guidance, policies and procedures, preparation of operational budgetsModified and updated impromptu reports for all organizations within CSC.Prepared preliminary budget estimates, performed routine budget execution to track funds, comparing budget v/s actualsPrepared journal entries and postings entered accrual reversals and adjustment entries and performed account reconciliations and analysis to determine compatibility of prior months status and processed adjustment entries to correct reports.Generated months end intercompany billings, created month end closing reports assisting with the analysis and review of balance sheet accounts to verify financial transactions were recorded accurately.Experience in payment processing, review and record daily ACH, monitor daily cash collection.Analyzed monthly profit and loss variances by researching financial reports and meeting with management to determine the causes.Maintained suspense accounts; monitored activity in all accounts; and reconciled sub-ledgers to general ledgers and resolved inconsistencies.Education and CredentialsMasters degree in commerce (2 YRS)Mumbai University, IndiaNotable coursework: Commerce, Economics Banking and Finance Central Banking & Monetary Policy, Development Banking, International Finance and International Monetary CorporationCredits: 60GPA: 3.00B.S., Accounting (3 YRS)Mumbai University, IndiaNotable coursework: Financial Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, Organization of Commerce, Computer Systems and Economic SystemsCredits: 30GPA: 2.83Course-by-Course CREDENTIAL EVALUATION REPORT available upon requestTraining and CertificationsFinancial Business Management Systems (FBMS) Acquisitions RequisitionerComputer-based Training (CBT) Certification Course Part II, 2016FBMS CO Master Data and PS Structure Post Assessment Certification, 2016FBMS Analysis for Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) CBT, 2016FBMS Basic Navigation CBT, 2016Technical ProficienciesBudget/payroll systems: Cognos for Budgets, Impromptu, DELTEK/ Costpoint; Database management system: Microsoft Access; Email and calendaring: Microsoft Outlook; Financial management systems: Enterprise Management Information Management System (EMIS), Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), PRISM, System Applications and Products (SAP), Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint; Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel. Word processing: Microsoft Word |
