Experience

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  Howard County Public School System

  • United States
  • Primary and Secondary Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Accounting Analyst II, Transportation

    • Feb 2021 - Present

    Create pay files for bimonthly contractual bus payments and audit invoicing for accuracy. Create and manage $53 million budget and monitor transportation contract spend values as they relate to Student Transportation.

  • Accounting Analyst, Financial Reporting

    • Aug 2020 - Feb 2021

    Facilitate all aspects of financial reporting.

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  Maryland Department of Transportation

  • Hanover, MD

  • Assistant Director Office of Finance - Accounting management

    • Oct 2011 - Aug 2020
    • Hanover, MD

    Manage and oversee the daily operations which includes Accounts Payable, Revenue, General ledger, and GAAP Accounting. Tasks included but not limited to monitoring and analyzing accounting data, reconciliations, journaling adjustments, current processes, policies, principles and ensure they are accurate and being accomplished.Coordinate and review the information and data that is collected department-wide for MDOT’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report in accordance with GAAP and GASB.The department’s Point of Contact for the Governor’s grants office. Responsible for grant draw downs, reconciliation and quarterly/annual reporting to Federal and State agencies for all TSO grants.Serve as the MDOT liaison and director for all MDOT external, internal audits and fiscal year-end closing matters.Establish Department-wide standards of accounting for financial and budgetary management to ensure consistency within the Department. Serve as an adviser to the CFO, Secretary and Deputy Secretary regarding department-wide Accounting Management and auditing matters.

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  Maryland State Highway Administration

  • United States
  • Civil Engineering
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Accounting Supervisor II

    • Aug 2009 - Oct 2011

    Process MDOT-wide payroll on a bi-weekly basis, review reports and certify source documents.Leave coordinator/manager for MDOT Transportation Business Units (TBU).Review the accuracy of time sheet corrections and Financial Management Info System (FMIS) entries. mTrack (payroll software) pipeline administrator.Testing, program changes and production for enhancements project for the mTrack system.Oversee various staff for leave and customer service requests.Consult with TBUs on various software and project needs.

  • Lead Accountant

    • Sep 2007 - Aug 2009

    Receipts and DisbursementsAnalyze contracts and review expenditure on design, right of way, construction, utilities and traffic-related capital projects for compliance with COMAR regulations and SHA policies and procedures.Assist SHA's District Offices, Federal Aid, developers, county or municipalities, utility companies and other state agencies with Accounts Receivable inquiries.Evaluate numerous Focus and FMIS reports to determine billable project costs and revenue to reconcile.Reconcile the FMIS project expenditures.Meet with Engineers and Project Managers to gather supporting contractual documentation, financial terms and responsibility through change orders and amendments for Federal, State, County and third party costs.Maintain and prepare statewide project status reports.

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  Cardoni Waddell, LLC

  • Columbia, Maryland

  • Staff Accountant

    • Jun 2004 - Sep 2007
    • Columbia, Maryland

    Tax preparation for individual and corporate/business clients.Business write-up/bookkeeping, compilation, financial statement preparation, bank reconciliations, and analyzing general ledger/journals classification and entries.Payroll processing, quarterly and year end reports/filings.Financial tax planning and forecasting.Auditing experience in private companies.Frequent use of QuickBooks, Peachtree, Creative Solutions, RS tax program and miscellaneous Microsoft software programs.Represent the company in numerous business and client development events.

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  Orc Macro International

  • Beltsville, MD

  • Accounting Services Specialist

    • Sep 2003 - Jun 2004
    • Beltsville, MD

    Audit corporate credit cards and expense reports for government contract projects.Program administrator for the guarantee and regular corporate cardholders and assurance of prompt payment.Responsible for monthly bank reconciliations.Answer any technical questions and/or status of payment for vendors, employees, contract department, and outer offices.Enter vouchers and invoices into the A/P system (cost point) and process Credit Card sales.Perform research and retrieval of archived documents.