Accounting/Finance Manager/Supervisor Resume

Desired Industry: Accounting/Bookkeeping	SpiderID: 18982
Desired Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Date Posted: 2/13/2008
Type of Position: Full-Time Permanent	Availability Date: 02/18/2008
Desired Wage: 60000
	U.S. Work Authorization: Yes
Job Level: Management (Manager, Director)	Willing to Travel: Yes, More Than 75%
Highest Degree Attained: Bachelors	Willing to Relocate: Yes

Objective:
To secure a position as a Finance/Accounting Manager with an established organization that would allow for continuous professional growth and advancement, in which past experience and training may be effectively utilized.

Experience:
Progress Energy (Sai People Solutions, Inc.) – Regulated Back Office Contractor, Dec. 2007 – Present
• Responsible for performing certain accounting functions related to the purchase and sale of power and natural gas for Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida
• Perform daily trading confirmation and validation processes
• Report gas daily information to an index price publisher
• Coordinate/communicate activities with personnel from various departments/groups
• Respond to inquiries from the internal and external auditors
• Ad hoc Regulated Back Office projects

Quintiles (Accountant Inc.) – Financial Analyst, August 2007 – September 2007
• Provided project financial support to Project Managers, Finance Management, other functional groups, and external customers and managed 50 to 75 open projects at any given time
• Reviewed and interpreted customer contract documents to ensure project budgets were setup correctly within the finance systems (PeopleSoft) and that projects were managed in accordance with the financial contract terms
• Reviewed monthly percent complete calculations
• Forecast monthly revenue for each projects
• Clinical project budgets

Credit Suisse – Assistant Vice President – Finance Manager (Accounts Payable Department) 2006 – 2007
• Managed & trained five staff
• Responsible for Tax, IRS, SEC, State, KPMG, Internal, T&E and Sarbanes Oxley Audits
• Monthly and Annual Close and Open of GL and AP Calendars/Holidays
• Weekly and Monthly Reporting and Metrics Analysis (SEC Reporting)
• Daily Funding and Bank Reconciliation Sign-off
• Monthly GLOBE and Various Balance Sheet Sign-offs
• Responsible also for various ad hoc reports that arrive into Expense Processing.
• Perform month end and year end close and roll of A/P and General Ledger to new month and to New Year annually. Ownership of PeopleSoft Payable & Management
• Owned Pay-base Processing System and Check Signature Database (run cycle) for foreign and domestic payments
• Owned relationships with internal Financial Control, Technology, Treasury, Tax and Operations for understanding all software and processes
• Responsible for the Financial information, the Monthly & Global Report Packages
• Annual 1099 Reporting Process – with Tax Ops
• Prepared reconciliations at month end on all domestic and foreign balance sheet
• Six Sigma Processes

Triangle Transit Authority – 2003 - 2006
Finance & Accounting Services Manager, 2005 - 2006
• Implemented the FundWare Financial System and trained individuals on how to use the system
• Managed the payroll functions – policies and procedures (Annual W-2 Reporting Process)
• Managed the preparation of the monthly results package
• Budgeting & forecasting, Accounts reconciliation, Cash flow using Excel, Macros, etc.
• Preparation of Financial statements, maintenance of General Ledger & fixed assets, payroll, purchase orders, accounts payable, billing, accounts receivables & collections, sales use tax
• Human Resources functions such as interviewing, hiring, policies & procedures, staff developments & awareness
• Month end close & Chart of Accounts
• Worked on compensation plan with HR
• Maintained the main checking accounts and check theft prevention system
• FASB/GAAP/Governmental Accounting
• Ad Hoc Reporting (SEC Reporting)
• Mapping accounts for the budget
• Quarterly & Annual filing of the Unemployment Taxes, IRS filing

Financial Assistant, 2003 – 2005
• Assisted in the preparation of bank deposits
• Assisted & served as backup on payroll
• Assisted with the annual CAFR and Audit support
• Track IT invoices
• Month end close & Chart of Accounts
• Collection and follow-up of worthless checks as needed
• Assisted the Contracts & Grants Administrator with purchase orders & fuel orders as needed
• Assisted in the preparation of the Annual Budget using Excel, Macros, etc.
• Prepared & distributed the monthly results packages to department heads
• GAAP/Governmental Accounting
• Promoted to Finance & Accounting Services Manager
• Ad Hoc Reporting (SEC Reporting)
• Mapping accounts for the budget

Sprint – BMG/Account Receivable - (Call Center), 1999 - 2003
BMG-Accounts Receivable, Accounts Analyst, 2000 – 2003
• Implemented the PeopleSoft Software System and trained individuals on how to use the system
• Team leader for 10 representatives in my department
• Trained newly hired representatives on all software applications
• Ownership of SAP, Oracle and Hyperion Software Systems before changing over to PeopleSoft
• Process business customers orders for equipment & services
• Managed accounts by priorities by taking ownership and accountability of customer complaints & inquiries
• Trained employees on how to sell Sprint products

Department Assistant, 1999 – 2000
• Provided administrative support; such as typing, desktop publishing, maintenance of filing systems, weekly and monthly reports, and special projects using SAP and Oracle Software
• Processed contracts, prepared correspondence, researched information, prepared spreadsheets
• Recorded attendance and expense reports for BCAC group
• Recorded payroll and disbursement reports for BCAC group and supervisors
• Promoted to BMG-Accounts Receivable, Accounts Analyst

Edgecombe County Water & Sewer Department – Billing & Collection Clerk, 1997 – 1999
• Start-up Department – created & maintained database for water system
• Implemented Logics software system and trained individuals on how to use the system
• Maintained departmental budget, prepared bills, statements, cut-off notices and collected revenue for water department
• Established billing cycle
• Trained meter reader on how to read meters and download into the system
• Provided cutoffs to meter reader in a timely manner for actual cutoffs
• Issued building permits and collected permit fees

Education:
Bachelor of Business Administration – Strayer University
Associate of Science Degree in Office Systems Technology – Edgecombe Community College

Skills:
Certificate of Excellence (2001) – Sprint National BMG Accounts Receivable
Employee Recognition Award (2003) – Triangle Transit Authority
Notary Pubic (2003 – 2008)
Certificate of Budget Preparation and Enactment (2004 - 2005) – UNC School of Government
Certificate – Advance Excel (2005)
Proficient in all Microsoft Applications, Sarbanes Oxley, ZaiNet, Business Objects, FundWare Application, Big 4, Web Trader Application, Gentrader Client, PeopleSoft Application, Oracle, Lotus Notes, NIBS, SAP, Citrix, Hyperion, ERP, Visio, Crystal Reports, ADP, QuickBooks

Reference:
Saundra Freeman, 919-485-7415
Jack King, 919-546-7423
Tonya Dupree, 919-485-7466

Candidate Contact Information:

Name: Valerie Grant
Street:	Phone: 252-407-7938
City: Rocky Mount	Fax: -
State: North Carolina
Zip: 27804
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