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Project Accounting | Deregulation | Pre-Audit & Audit Support | Financial Reporting | Program Deployment

Budget Utilization | Decision Making | Team Management | Resource Management | Policy & Procedure Development

Strategic Planning | Critical Thinking | Communication | Organization | Time Management | Collaborative Problem Solving

PeopleSoft Financials (FACTS, TRACES, TIMS) |PeopleSoft HR | iBBIS | MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access

Capable, trustworthy and analytical professional with over 15 years of dynamic, diverse experience. Able to oversee multiple projects at once using strong attention to detail and follow-through skills. Achiever of success with clients and other important entities at all levels; excel as a team member or independent contributor. Exceed expectations by effectively collaborating with staff at all organizational levels. Work well under pressure in fast-paced working environments that call for both adaptability and flexibility. Now seeking a mid-level management role with a budgeting, resource management or finance focus.

Senior Budget Analyst

  Oversee fiscal operations for the Regional Technical Assistance Centers (RTACs) in Africa; work in conjunction with senor management to determine optimal methods of enhancing value in order to achieve monetary gain

  Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for finance on teams that started up three regional centers in Ghana and Mauritius

  Designed and utilize a costing framework for shared activities between two field offices

  Devise payment terms for donor contribution agreements and memoranda of understanding

  Instruct a course on budgeting policies, procedures and organizational systems

  Allocate and prioritize resources including the development of capacity-development projects

  Lead cross-functional teams in creating, reviewing and finalizing budgets for medium- and long-term use

  Manage use of resources against the budget; analyze expenditures, explain budgetary deviations and update fiscal year projections with accuracy

  Author budget reports to present to senior management and steering committees, as well as for featuring in periodic publications

  Record processes, decisions and activities that have a lasting impact on RTACs budgets

  Liaise with RTACs and RTCs to offer wisdom as it relates to financial reporting, recruitment and procurement

  Review and process monthly financial reports from Capacity Development Centers, located globally

  Manage PeopleSoft Financials systems that hold transactional records from external donors

  Once served as the Budget Team s business point of contact in completing IT projects

  Train local staff in new RTAC as new centers were founded also lead the Africa Training Institute

  Create policies and procedural documentation used to govern financial reporting in RTACs

  Honored with an institution-wide award for being part of a team that established the first joint training and technical assistance center in the company s history

Project Manager/Accountant

  Completed a series of important consulting engagements for clients such as The Washington Post, British Telecom, U.S. Inspection Services, Computer Associates and GTSI.

o   Led a Global Finance Platform Migration as a SME and part of the team that supported BT in its migration from a local Reston platform to a Global Finance one with a focus on project accounting

o   Noted and validated over 2K ready for migration

o   Led Data Integrity processes used to establish control framework and ensure accuracy of information during both the transition and post-migration periods

o   Joined with key staff members to confirm the determined status of budgets and special projects

o   Mapped migrating projects to the new platform design

o   Built up data used for testing in new project database

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Continued

Project Manager/Accountant, Continued

o   Directed the knowledge transfer in working with the overseas BT staff; also trained local BT personnel

o   Configured project templates and cost plans in Oracle to establish a seamless infrastructure for BT Americas financial reporting; offered continued support in a production environment

o   Designed pilot tests for a connector, used to validate or transfer labor costs from project accounting and resource management systems to Oracle for inclusion in fiscal reporting

o   Devised training tools to show others how to use a new planning, resource and information management system

o   Trained over 100 Managers in utilization of GS PRIME Create and Time Accounting modules used to manage projects, allocate resources and account for time spent on subsections of each project

o   Prepared educational materials and published them to the company-wide intranet for managerial use once completed

  Prepared budgets with Project Owners; setup, reviewed and maintained projects including the Project Accounting System

o   Assessed, revised, monitored and reported on budgetary trends while working on projects; considered expenditures, business changes and other evolving developments

o   Prepared monthly closings, accruals and fixed assets schedules; also delivered project data to users to resolve issues as they arose

o   Evaluated balance sheets and prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations

o   Assessed income statements for both domestic and global subsidiaries; also reviewed the financials of out-of-country entities in preparing consolidated financial statements

o   Corresponded with clients to secure and collate supporting documents for use in annual audits

  Proved vital during pre-audit processes; reviewed unrecorded liabilities, analyzed variances and proposed corrective actions

o   Reviewed and reconciled balance sheets and the support binder in Offering Memorandum for SEC filing

o   Analyzed journal entries and created proposals in order to make corrective entries

o   Prepared supporting schedules for footnote disclosures in SEC filings

Chief Accountant/Administrator

  Managed all financial operations including journal entries, financial statements and preparation of periodic budget reports

  Led administrative operations and delivered financial advisory support to Church leadership

  Established the Church s financial reporting system: designed chart of accounts, installed software on network and ran comprehensive pilot tests

  Served as the Service Co-Coordinator and an Instructor for the Church s Membership Orientation Class

Ports Disbursements Officer, Exxon Mobil Corporation, 2001 2004

Accounts Officer, Emerging Markets Corporation, 1999 2001

Bachelor of Science, Accounting, George Mason University School of Management

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Institute of Professional Studies

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March 16, 2018

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Dear [Hiring Agent Name],

I am currently seeking a challenging career opportunity in a (INSERT TITLE OF TARGET POSITION) capacity and am submitting my resume for your review. In advance, thank you for your time and consideration. As demonstrated in the accompanying resume, my professional qualifications include the following accomplishments:

  I bring to any budgetary leadership role over 15 years of demonstrated success in various capacities, including work in corporate and nonprofit settings. This includes work with corporations that are global in their financial scope.

  My experiences thus far have sharpened and refined my strategic planning, team leadership, interpersonal communication and analytical thinking skills, as well as my ability to connect positively with clients and stakeholders at all levels.

  As a professional, I excel fast-paced, demanding work environments that call for excellent time management skills and strong attention to detail.

  I serve as both a trusted independent contributor and valued team member in the workplace to actively contribute to operations. I aim to achieve the utmost in both customer and organizational satisfaction.

  I also strive to serve as a mentor and guide, a talent that I believe will serve me well in the next step of my career.

  Independent of my practical background, I ve also earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the George Mason University School of Management and am part of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

As an employee, you will find me to be a driven team player committed to supporting you in achieving your objectives through superior performance. I am confident that I could be a valuable asset to your organization, and look forward to interviewing with you in the near future.

Sincerely,

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