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CPA professional with 12 years of accounting experience as a
Controller, Manager, and Auditor with Fortune 500 companies and a
Big 4 Accounting Firm; highly motivating manager and team builder;
reliable and dependable leader; and with a vast knowledge of
information systems.
Employment:
Bolton & Associates: La Plata, Maryland
Chief Financial Officer; 2007 to Present
Project Consultant; 2006 to 2007
-The Mills Corporation – Chevy Chase, Maryland: Restatement
assistance and back-filling for Corporate Accounting Group
-MuniMae – Baltimore, Maryland: Restatement assistance
Harbourton Capital Group: McLean, Virginia
Vice-President and Controller; 2006 to 2006
Coordinated, organized, managed, and actively oversaw the operations
of the Corporate Accounting Department with revenues of $10
Million/year; directed and supervised performance of accounting and
accounts payable personnel; responsible for the monthly closing and
financial statement generation; monitored financial and operating
trends of the company; prepared monthly board package; and created
all accounting policies and procedures to comply with GAAP/Sarbanes-Oxley.
BearingPoint (Formerly KPMG Consulting):
McLean, Virginia
Finance Manager; 2005 to 2006
Managed the Public Services Expense Reporting Group with revenues of
$1.4 Billion/year; supervised 5 Analysts; performed analysis on all
expenses within the division; created all accounting policies and
procedures within the group comply with GAAP/Sarbanes-Oxley;
prepared various schedules/performed analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and
Annual Report filings; and performed any special project work
requested by upper-management.
Freddie Mac: McLean, Virginia
Accounting Manager; 2002 to 2005
Managed the planning, budgeting, control, and accounting functions
within the Corporate Budgeting & Analysis Group; supervised 3 Senior
Analysts; managed the capitalize software accounting process to
comply with corporate accounting policy, GAAP, and FAS 86/SOP 98-1;
managed the monthly and annual G&A expense closing process; managed
the monthly journal entries for capitalize software and G&A expense
cost allocations and related account reconciliations; oversaw the
PeopleSoft Project Costing System and PeopleSoft Budgeting System
and any related training; created ad-hoc nVision reports as
requested; responsible for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance with
capitalized software; created/updated all accounting policies and
procedures within my group to comply with GAAP/Sarbanes-Oxley;
prepared various schedules/performed analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and
Annual Report filings; and managed the quarterly/annual budget
loading process and any required analysis. Prepared Credit Loss
Package within the Credit Loss Accounting Group – Single Family
Control Division; prepared monthly journal entries for Credit Loss
Activity, performed account analysis and reconciliations for Single
Family balance sheet accounts, income accounts, and mortgage
insurance; created/updated all accounting policies and procedures
within the group; and performed other duties and special projects
for Manager and Director. Performed accounting functions on FAS
140/FIN 45 Re-Audit Amortization Team; performed analysis and
reconciliations on credit fees base and amortization accounts;
prepared journal entries to correct and adjust base and amortization
accounts; and assisted with creation of newly established
amortization group within Single Family Control.
Goodman & Company: McLean, Virginia
Tax Preparer; 2003 to 2004
Prepared individual tax returns on a part-time basis.
Sunrise Assisted Living: Fairfax, Virginia
Accounting Manager; 2001 to 2002
Coordinated, organized, managed, and actively oversaw the operations
of the General Ledger Group with revenues of $345 Million/year;
responsible for monthly closing and financial statement generation
to internal and external customers; directed and supervised
performance of 8 Accountants; created/updated all accounting
policies and procedures within my group to comply with GAAP;
performed special project work for Controller; prepared various
schedules/performed analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and Annual Report
filings; and member of team to consolidate all PeopleSoft processes.
Martin, Dolan & Holton Ltd.: Glen Allen,
Virginia
Tax Preparer; 2000 to 2001
Prepared individual tax returns on a part-time basis.
United Dominion Realty Trust: Richmond,
Virginia
Regional Controller; 1999 to 2001
Coordinated, organized, managed, and actively oversaw the operations
of the Southern Regional Property Accounting Group with revenues of
$140 Million/year; responsible for monthly closing and financial
statement generation; directed and supervised performance of 5
Senior and Staff Accountants; assisted with budgeting process;
performed special projects for the Corporate Controller and Senior
Business Analyst; established and wrote accounting practices and
procedures to comply with GAAP; prepared various schedules/performed
analysis on 10-K, 10-Q, and Annual Report filings; involved with
implementation of new accounting and revenue/expense recognizing
software; and involved in conversion from Great Plains Accounting
System to PeopleSoft Accounting System.
Waste Management of Greater Washington: Temple
Hills, Maryland
Assistant Controller; 1998 to 1999
Coordinated, organized, managed, and actively oversaw the operations
of the Accounting Department; directed and supervised performance of
12 accounting, billing, accounts payable, and payroll personnel;
responsible for the monthly closing and financial statement
generation; established accounting practices and procedures;
monitored financial and operating trends of the company; created and
designed appropriate financial and operating reports for the
corporate office; performed revenue forecasting, expense control,
and asset management; and prepared annual budget for Division.
The Pittston Company: Glen Allen, Virginia
Senior Auditor; 1997 to 1998
Conducted financial, operational, and compliance audits as well as
special projects within Corporate Audit Group with revenues of
$4.235 Billion/year; planned and supervised audits; responsible for
the verification of transactions and compliance with Company
policies and procedures at local operating units, subsidiaries, and
group headquarters; worked with management and senior executives in
the development of recommended changes to operating and financial
procedures; performed specific audit procedures to assist the
Company's external auditors; and performed due diligence work and
financial analysis when acquiring other businesses.
Ernst & Young LLP: Richmond, Virginia and
Washington, DC
Auditor; 1995 to 1997
Performed auditing functions and control procedures on company
financial records; identified client needs while planning and
coordinating audit engagements; documented audit planning
considerations; documented and evaluated accounting systems;
supervised staff and reviewed workpapers; analyzed complex
accounting transactions; evaluated the collectibility of receivables
and the adequacy of the related reserve; evaluated company financial
statement disclosures; applied audit concepts and techniques in
order to evaluate audit evidence and document conclusions; and
assisted in preparation and review of SEC filings.
Education:
Virginia Commonwealth University: Richmond,
Virginia
Bachelor of Science in Business with Major in Accounting, December
1994
Other:
-Member of American Institute of CPA's and
Virginia Society of CPA's (Since 1995)
-Certified and Licensed Public Accountant in Virginia (Since 1997)
Software:
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Access, Lotus
Notes, PeopleSoft G/L System, PeopleSoft nVision and Query,
PeopleSoft CLAS, PeopleSoft Project Costing, PeopleSoft EPM/Budgeting,
PeopleSoft Tree Manager, PeopleSoft Application Designer, JD
Edwards/PeopleSoft G/L System, Hyperion, Solomon G/L System, Solomon
A/P System, FRx Reporting, & Great Plains G/L System |