Resume category: FINANCE

         MANAGER, FINANCE       Summary     Strategic and analytical finance and accounting professional with 15 years + experience of success in financial analysis, budget preparation and financial reporting. Very detail oriented and experienced in grant management, general ledger reconciliation, management and team- building skills.         Highlights          Budget Preparation  Variance analysis      Forecasting & Cash Flow Analysis   Financial reporting   Superior time management      Management & Supervision  Proficient in Prophix    General ledger accounting aptitude           Certified Public Finance Officer            Accomplishments     Budgeting   Extensive experience with preparing, analyzing and reporting for various types of budgets.  Subject matter expert for the development and installation of new budgeting software, Prophix.    Auditing   Experience with Financial Statements audits, reviews, compilations and audits for Governmental organizations.    Accounting Skills   Reconcile various general ledger accounts, explain variances and prepare reports for review with departments on a monthly basis.         Experience      Manager, Finance     Dec 2007   to   Current      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Prepare and analyze annual operating budget schedules for all business units   Prepare monthly cash flow reports and analysis of data   Perform monthly reconciliations on various general ledger accounts   Manage the cash management, banking and treasury functions  Manage debt management and compliance  Monitors for compliance with EMMA, bond covenants and bond requirements  Conduct training for the operating budget software   Serve as Financial Advisor for budget data   Maintain Prophix database of operating budget and account line item details   Supervise, train and appraise Staff Accountant and Financial Analyst  Monitor and evaluate federal grants and spending of grant allocations in excess of $15 million dollars annually   Manages and coordinates the Passenger Facility Charge Program  Preparation of Single Audit - Schedule of Federal Awards on an annual basis   Prepare annual reporting for DEA receipts and expenditures to Department of Justice   Maintained database of Capital Projects and Expenditures  Prepared payroll and benefit budgets   Prepared commercial paper schedules and entries as required to record monthly transaction entries and perform fee analysis  Prepared and analyzed airline variable calculations         Capital Funds Accountant     May 1999   to   Dec 2007      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Prepared quarterly reports for the Federal Aviation Administration  Reviewed all capital invoices for correct account number, cost element codes, business unit and grant approvals   Ensured accuracy of compliance of prevailing wage laws by contractors and subcontractors   Monitored the collection and disbursement of Passenger Facility Charges   Provided monthly and quarterly reports to Senior Management  Reviewed change order requests for completeness and accuracy  Oversaw the accounting of retainage and interest for capital contracts   Performed the account function for bonds, PFC's and grants and reconciled to the general ledger on a monthly basis   Evaluated deferred revenues for advance grants and prepared entries to recognize income as appropriate   Completed DEA processing, reconciliations and reporting for Task Force and Airport Funds   Maintained proficiency in the understanding of single audit and assisted in assurance of Authority compliance  Facilitator of the CORE team in 2006   Created various spreadsheets to ensure compliance of prevailing wage         Senior Financial Analyst     Oct 1997   to   Mar 1999      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Prepared financial information for annual reports, semi-annual reports and prospectuses   Compiled and analyzed total return information on a monthly basis  Reviewed propriety of invoices and expense authorizations for all fund expenses  Ensured expenses were paid in a timely manner by accounts payable   Acted as a liaison between audit firms and mutual fund clients  Provided various information to governmental regulatory agencies  Performed expense analysis for Fund Group and document explanations of variances   Obtained information and prepared proforma's for clients   Trained new analysts on job duties and responsibilities   Prepared the quarterly books distributed to each Fund's Board of Directors   Created and analyzed expense accruals for each portfolio of the Fund Group   Performed any value-added services required by the clients or internal departments         Chargeback Analyst     Jun 1995   to   Oct 1997      Company Name   －   City  ,   State     Maintained largest vendor with weekly sales of $1.2 million+  Reduced Cardinal exposure for resubmissions from 120 days+ to 60 days   Acted as a liaison between internal departments and vendors  Collected unpaid balances through vendor resubmission and phone calls   Analyzed detail and summary agings   Communicated and resolved various issues with vendors  Researched various issues for reconciliation purposes   Trained new employees on chargeback analysis and reconciliation         Education      Bachelor of Science  ,   Business Administration Accounting and Finance    The Ohio State University   －   City  ,   State     Business Administration Accounting and Finance       Skills     Budgeting, Analysis, Management, Cash Flow, Prophix Software Administrator