Details-focused CPA and Manager of Revenue / Accounts Receivable eager to offer 11+ years of progressive, cross-functional accounting experience toward maximizing an employer s bottom-line.

 

 

         Top performer who analyzes and interprets statistical data to optimize revenue in coordination with business objectives, including promptly and accurately monitoring high-level finances, adjusting internal parameters, and delivering reports.

         Integral leader who excels at seamlessly interfacing among senior-level management, international revenue teams, and additional business professionals (e.g. legal, consulting), and delegates and manages staff tasks to optimize key results.

         Ambitious self-starter who offers knowledge of GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, APB, FAS, and SEC rules and standards.

 

 

Revenue / Accounts Receivable    Global Revenue Teams    Analysis / Reports    Contract Review

Expense Reimbursement Requests    Policy / Procedure Revisions    Audit Coordination / Lead    Staff Communications

Month-End Closing Activities    Internal Controls Testing    Regulatory Compliance    Account Reconciliations

 

 

Manager Revenue & Accounts Receivables (2008 C Present)

         Utilize broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic financial services acumen to effectively manage a global revenue team in Chicago, IL, London, and India and ensure all revenue is accounted in accordance with strict GAAP standards.

         Prepare and review revenue and accounts receivable reporting for monthly close meetings, quarterly audit committee meetings, and quarterly earnings release calls, along with calculating analysis and reports around DRO and reserve analysis.

         Review international and local client contracts to ensure that revenue is properly calculated for recognition purposes, acceptance criteria is met by client engagement teams, and special contract terms are reviewed from accounting impact.

         Contribute solid communication skills toward liaising between accounting, legal, and consulting teams to guarantee that all client contracts are properly entered into Salesforce.com and are collected within a timely basis.

 

Manager Time & Expense (2008 C Present)

         Lead a detail-oriented global expenses team based in Chicago, IL and India in handling employee expense reimbursement requests, processing and payment, and auditing in accordance with local statutory requirements for receipt requirements.

         Enhance efficiency by revising a company time and expense policy related to transition from physical to digital receipts.

         Serve as an integral lead contact for an annual audit conducted on company expense procedures by an outside firm.

         Demonstrate strong analytical abilities to provide approval oversight and review of employee expense payments.

         Successfully interface between accounting and IT groups to guide company policy and IRS regulations into revision of corporate Time & Expense application with an embedded American Express credit card feed.

 

Senior Accountant Sarbanes-Oxley (2005 C 2008)

         Strategically steered internal companywide policy revisions to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation, including revising updated process maps for the accounting, information technology, and legal areas, as well as performing testing of internal controls on all accounting and legal areas and providing process recommendations for control exceptions.

         Directed a North American section of the Sarbanes-Oxley process and ensured that all testing was completed on time and within set parameters, along with reviewing comments and properly addressing all internal control exceptions.

 

 

 

Senior Accountant Equity (2002 C 2005)

         Performed employee equity grants-based accounting transactions encompassing handling share activity reconciliations and calculations of W-2 tax consequences and non-cash compensation in accordance with APB 25 and FAS 123.

         Transitioned equity reporting requirements from FAS 123 to FAS 123R, including testing current equity software to ensure that it properly calculated expenses, modifications, and forfeitures related to equity grants.

         Prepared quarterly earnings per share calculation and reconciliation in coordination with external reporting requirements.

         Served as point-person to guarantee company compliance with the electronic filing requirement by June 30, 2003.

         Prepared forms for insider transactions in compliance with SEC reporting.

 

Staff Accountant (1999 C 2002)

         Expertly prepared account reconciliations and participated in month-end close activities / meetings, including organizing month-end variance analysis for balance sheets, cash flow statements, and income statements for internal reporting.

         Drafted sections of SEC financial reporting documents (e.g. quarterly report on Form 10Q, annual report on Form 10K).

         Served as the functional lead in the proactive implementation of PeopleSoft s Asset Management module, including maintaining responsibility for ensuring that Excel-based data was captured and configured properly within the software.

 

~ Additional Staff Accountant role with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP held prior to 1999 ~

 

 

Bachelor of Science in Accounting (4.8 / 5.0 GPA)                                                            University of Illinois

 

Certified Public Accountant (Since 2001)                                                                                    State of Illinois

 

PeopleSoft Financials • NVision Reporting • Great Plains eEnterprise • FRX Financials • Business Objects

Equity Edge • Salesforce.com • Microsoft Office Suite • Lotus Notes • Internet Applications

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dear__________________:

 

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and am confident that my professional skills can help to achieve your key objectives.  I can offer 11+ years of progressive experience in Revenue / Accounts Receivable, Global Revenue Team Leadership, Strategic Analysis / Reporting, and Client Contract Review, and am well-versed in all facets of Policy / Procedure Revisions, Business Communications, and Regulatory Compliance.  I also demonstrate knowledge in all areas of GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley, APB, FAS, and SEC rules and standards.

 

To complement my background, please note that I hold a B.S. in Accounting (4.8 / 5.0 GPA) from the University of Illinois and have been a Certified Public Accountant by the State of Illinois since 2001.

 

Currently, as Manager of Revenue & Accounts Receivables for Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc., I utilize my broad scope of industry knowledge and dynamic financial services acumen to effectively manage a global revenue team in Chicago, IL, London, and India and ensure all revenue is accounted in accordance with strict GAAP standards.  Within this role, I prepare and review revenue and accounts receivable reporting for monthly close meetings, quarterly audit committee meetings, and quarterly earnings release calls, along with calculating analysis and reports around DRO and reserve analysis.  I also review international and local client contracts to ensure that revenue is properly calculated for recognition purposes, acceptance criteria is met by client engagement teams, and special contract terms are reviewed from accounting impact.  As this is just a sampling of my job history, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

 

You will find me to be a solutions-focused professional who can contribute superior attention-to-detail and sharp problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.  In addition, I can plan, prioritize, manage, and / or complete multiple individual and team tasks within high-pressure, deadline-oriented global workplace environments while streamlining accounting and general financial processes to increase productivity and efficiency.  For the sum of these aforementioned reasons, I believe I will prove to be an incredible asset to your company.

 

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your consideration.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

 

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