Experience

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  Collins Aerospace/Raytheon Technologies Corpora...

  • Manager, Government Accounting & Controllership At Collins Aerospace
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  Collins Aerospace/Raytheon Technologies Corpora...

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa

  • Manager, Government Accounting & Controllership at Collins Aerospace

    • Mar 2020 - Present
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa

    Interface with Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) as required on topics related to forward pricing rates, billing rates, incurred cost and related audits. Prepare and support the Forward Pricing Rate Proposal (FPRP) and negotiate selected rates int...

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  • Cedar Rapids, IA

  • Lead Accountant

    • Apr 2018 - Feb 2020
    • Cedar Rapids, IA

    Responsible for various aspects of the quarterly close process as a third party administrator to Transamerica. Extract data, prepare working files, create and post journal entries. Review and approve off-shore generated working files and journal entries. Streamline and optimize processes by ove...

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  Transamerica Life Insurance Company

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

  • Lead Accountant

    • Nov 2016 - Apr 2018
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

    Manage the operational side of Transamerica’s credit business. Due to corporate re-organization, learn and understand all aspects of the credit business in an extremely short timeframe. Responsible for auditing and publishing annual customer settlement statements. Ensure compliance to custome...

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  Verizon

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

  • Senior Analyst & Process Improvements

    • Jan 2007 - Jan 2016
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

    Direct financial and risk analysis processes to ensure implementation of sound financial controls. Manage a variety of financial projects through entire lifecycle. Develop and establish error management processes aligned with system requirements and needs. Standardize and implement best practices...

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  MCI Corporation / MCI Worldcom

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

  • Audit Supervisor / Analyst - Billing Quality Assurance

    • Feb 1994 - Dec 2006
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

    Coordinate the review and approval of monthly financial audits. Standardize audit schedules to ensure consistency and accuracy. Mentor and train employees. Manage customer billing inquiries. Execute user acceptance tests.

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  Kirkwood Community College

  • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

  • Adjunct Faculty, Accounting

    • Jan 1993 - Jan 1997
    • Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

    Taught a wide range of classes on part-time basis, including Accounting I, Accounting II, and Payroll Accounting. Developed and presented curriculum, and oversaw student development. Translated complex concepts into easily understandable material.

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  MCI Corporation

  • Telecommunications
  • 100 - 200 Employee

  • Corporate Planning, Supervisor - Credit & Collections

    • Feb 1991 - Jun 1992

    Corporate Planning:• Designed departmental revenue projections.• Adhoc reporting as needed.Credit & Collections:• Led a staff of three analysts responsible for the collection of delinquent accounts.• Partnered with Account team managers to develop strategies to reduce outstanding A/R.• Reduced delinquent A/R by 20% over a five month period.

  • 3rd Party Billing

    • Feb 1988 - Jan 1991

    • Monitored the transmission of daily revenue files between MCI and USWest .• Reconciled all file feeds and managed issues as they arose.• Performed audit of the monthly USWest invoice for services provided.• Key player in the migration from Message Ready to Invoice Ready billing. Submitted business requirements, performed extensive testing, and audited the first sets of post-migration invoices.• Calculated month end revenue accruals and provided to Revenue Accounting for recording to the General Ledger.• Actively involved with the implementation of new Billing & Collection contracts with large LEC’s such as United Tel and Century Tel.

  • Accountant

    • Jan 1987 - Jan 1988

    • Responsible for various analysis for all expense accounts to support the monthly close process• Performed balance sheet reconcilations• Vastly improved the monthly departmental variance reporting process

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  Deloitte, Haskins and Sells

  • Denver, CO

  • Auditor

    • Aug 1985 - Aug 1986
    • Denver, CO

    Public Accounting auditor performing annual financial audits for various clients of varying in size and ownership.