vacancy announcement:

 

position:  lead accountant

 

core competencies

accounting; government accounting rules, regulations and practices; finance; financial reporting; p&l; accounts payable; invoicing; billing; reconciliations; balancing; general ledger; expense reimbursements; project accounting; budget preparation; data research and analysis; information gathering/compilation; vendor relations; internal controls; quality assurance; banking; wire transfers; database management; project management; strategic planning; prioritization; time management; communications; interpersonal relations; regulatory compliance; accounting software; team leadership; cross-functional collaboration; policies and procedures enforcement; performance optimization; troubleshooting; problem resolution;

experience

accountant

department of commerce- national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa), germantown, md 09/2008 - present
supervisor: tracey cornishxxx-xxx-xxxx
hours: 40/week
salary: $64,755/annual

contribute dynamic leadership skills as team lead for general ledger reporting branch.  facilitate a collaborative teamwork environment and promote organizational mission and values.  actively share expertise and knowledge with fund accountants to maximize productivity, efficiency and quality of operations.

comprehensively review folders of 14 funds to ensure reports maintain critical conformance to federal accounting  advisory board standards, omb bulletin a11 and internal policies; acquiring hands-on experience in preparing flux analyses; maintain and organize monthly/quarterly folders and corresponding documentation in support of clean audits. proficiently compile and produce detailed quarterly reports on 12 funds to meet stringent timelines.

thoroughly review and analyze quarterly hyperion reports for quality control of all sgl accounts reporting; effectively define, troubleshoot and resolve discrepancies/problems. reconcile sgl accounts 1410, 1720 and 1832 for balancing with gl 109. prepare and process journal vouchers and general journals; record entries into gl005 within cbs system. efficiently develop facts ii reports; update facts ii bulk file via fms system and maintain quarterly folders with proper documentation. apply sharp analytical skills toward reconciling cash sf 224 activities for compliance with

fasab, omb, doc, noaa, and related agency accounting standards and polices. evaluate sf 132 and record into fmo 60 within cbs system.  adeptly prepare and establish investment and redemption documents. 

demonstrate strong project management skills in effectively creating, updating and editing volumes of spreadsheets, databases, and reports using general query languages to efficiently manipulate data from varied applications ranging from oracle 9ias discoverer and metaframe presentation server (data warehouse) to gwa and ms office excel.  further support special projects in support of objectives.

 

 

 

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experience continued

 

staff accountant ii
sans institute, bethesda, md 20814
08/2006 c 09/2008
supervisor: peggy logue (301)-951-0102 ext.119
hours: 40/week
salary: $57,000/annual
demonstrated solid understanding of advanced accounting practices and methods in processing high volume of a/p invoices, including conference and employee expense reports, facilitating payments, managing online daily banking activities, and reconciling and recording monthly credit card statement allocations using quickbooks enterprise.
applied dynamic analytical skills and sharp attention to detail toward proficiently auditing expense check and travel reimbursement requests for quality control. researched, compiled and produced complex profit and loss reports and generated and distributed 1099 report. efficiently facilitated internal controls to contain incidents of duplicate payment, fraud and wasteful spending. actively supported assistant controller with month-end closings. effectively focused on expense component of budgeted accounts and budget. vs. actual financial statements. successfully addressed and resolved vendor/supplier accounts payable issues/discrepancies. executed domestic/international wire transfers.

project accountant
international republican institute, washington, d.c.
03/2006 - 08/2006
supervisor: sonya vestine (phone: n/a)
hours: 40/week
salary: $43,000/annual
efficiently produced quarterly sf269, sf272, budget allocation, financial summary, and related reports, etc. and facilitated submission to usaid and iri partners to achieve critical deadlines. comprehensively reviewed and prepared budgets; established budgets in deltek. steered review and processing of expense reconciliations and maintained detailed general ledger and journals.

accounts payable specialist
international republican institute, washington, d.c.
04/2005 - 03/2006
supervisor: sonya vestine (phone: n/a)
hours: 40/week
salary: $38,000/annual
managed payable functions including reviewing invoices for accuracy and interfacing with vendors and internal contacts to reconcile discrepancies; researched, troubleshot and resolved vendor/employee account balance inquiries. maintained and updated vendor identification file. effectively used deltek/costpoint accounting system to record coded invoices and a/p vouchers. proficiently prepared journal entries and processed high volume of a/p vouchers and weekly checks. exhibited solid organization skills in efficiently managing high-volume posted a/p invoice filing system.

finance assistant
u.s. green building council, washington, d.c.
3/2004-03/2005)
supervisor: katherine frankhauser (phone: n/a)
hours: 40/week
salary: $30,000/annual
steered financial functions ranging from compiling, tabulating and reviewing financial data to maintaining records and processing transaction documentation. consistently advised finance manager on potential accounting/billing issues. actively supported accounting manager with month-end and year-end financial reporting.
proactively worked with vendors to facilitate timely invoice processing and resolve discrepancies; maintained and updated vendor identification files. facilitated accurate and timely processing of weekly a/p reimbursement checks. proficiently entered code and key information, such as deposit, invoice, g/l, into accounting database.
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experience continued

 

accountant
the burma fund, washington, d.c.
10/2000 - 08/2003
supervisor: oo oo khin (phone: n/a)
hours: 40/week
salary: $24,000/annual
collaborated with accounting director in preparing financial reports. managed broad range of accounting functions including maintaining general ledger and journal, processing checks, travel allowances and reimbursements, recording daily transactions, producing monthly financial statements, and conducting bank reconciliations.

education

university of maryland university college, college park, md

degree: masters, accounting and financial management

earned: n/a c in progress, 2008-present

university of maryland university college, college park, md,
degree: b.s. accounting
earned: august 2007
gpa: 3.25

montgomery college, rockville, md
degree: a.a.s. computer applications
earned: may 2004
gpa: 3.2

university of yangon, burma
degree: b.s. zoology
earned: september 1995
gpa: 3.8

specialized training/professional development

data warehouse and discoverer trainings
noaa mandated trainings including 2009 securities awareness and 2009 safety & environmental •u.s. standard general ledger and sf 133 trainings

certificate, government accounting rules and regulations, usaid, washington, d.c., 2006

technical proficiencies

quickbooks enterprise 7, mas90, sap, deltek/costpoint accounting software
microsoft office suite: excel, word, access, powerpoint, internet