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Juliet Montgomery

San Diego,CA

Summary

Skilled accounting professional with 18+years of experience and a strong understanding of all aspects of accounting and financial management. Proven ability to manage multiple assignments while adhering to tight deadlines. Possess a reputation as a self-directed professional with strong complex account reconciliation, excellent analytical and problem-solving, communication skills, and GAAP application.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work History

Financial Management Analyst GS

MCAS Miramar
San Diego, CA
07.2023 - Current
  • 09 / Hours per week: 40 hrs
  • Monitor and utilize the budget execution of costs related to civilian labor, travel, contracts and material budgets and services to ensure accurate financial data and codes are being utilized
  • Prepare accounting and financial reports, maintain local tables, develop, and analyze the accuracy and impact of financial data
  • Serves as a direct liaison with the Defense Finance Accounting Service (DFAS) for the command and track helpdesk requests submitted for resolution to DFAS/MCI-WEST
  • Monitor accounting performance data and conduct research, and analysis to identify the root cause of the errors and resolve discrepancies associated with Unmatched Disbursements (UMD), Unliquidated Orders (ULOs) including Outstanding Travel Orders (OTOs), Common Interface File (CIF) Reports, Pre-validation Reports, and other Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) on a timely manner
  • Perform Common Interface File error corrections reconciling transactions with appropriate source documentation providing an appropriate justification to supervisor for unresolved errors
  • Analyze DAI transactions and monitor transaction cycle data for assigned Fund Administrators
  • Monitor commitments, obligations, expenses, and liquidations taking appropriate actions when DAI entries are incorrect
  • Analyzes key performance indicators for the Command
  • Maintains open communication with the Budget Office while monitoring applicable reports
  • Participates and supports the timely completion of all HHQ data calls and DARQ submissions
  • Prepare or edit account justifications for projected funding needs as necessary and verify that the data in the submissions accurately outline the requirements
  • Assist with the execution of reimbursable transactions in the accounting systems and resolve abnormal reimbursable transactions
  • Work with the Budget department and fund administrator to resolve critical reimbursable transactions and provide viable resolutions
  • Perform any incoming MCIWEST Taskers/ETMS2 Taskers
  • Assist with Cost Distributions when required
  • Assist customers across the station with finance-related issues and create Trouble Tickets as required
  • Serves as the Finance Defense Travel Administrator (FDTA) and Cash Collection Agent for various MCAS Miramar installation departments.

Accountant / Hours

Mypoint Credit Union
San Diego, CA
09.2021 - 07.2023
  • Per week: 40 hrs
  • Responsible for a variety of general accounting duties such as periodic month-end analysis and reconciliation of various GL accounts and business transactions to ensure completeness, accuracy, and timeliness
  • Assisted the Controller in preparing Call Reports/Bank Financial Reports for National Credit Union Administration every quarter
  • Performed monthly expense accruals and variance analysis
  • Balanced daily ATM and shared branch cash and check deposits and withdrawals and journalized and recorded daily financial transactions
  • Identified, researched, and investigated common and unusual occurrences including out-of-balance account conditions and corrected account discrepancies
  • Reviewed, certified and approved all branches and department's GL Account Certifications
  • Prepared monthly financial reporting
  • Oversaw and processed the daily Automated Clearing House (ACH), and wire transfer activities
  • Assisted with SOX compliance by ensuring on-time delivery of supporting documentation to Auditors
  • Recorded and maintained the company’s daily total liquidity, loans, shares and cash-on-hand balance

Accountant/Accounting Manager

International Bath and Tile / The Retirement Group LLC
San Diego, CA
11.2020 - 08.2021
  • Hours per week: 40 hrs.
  • Oversaw accounting daily operations
  • Managed the full cycle accounts receivable and payable functions, cash receipts and credit card payments, general ledger maintenance, budgeting, cash forecasting, revenue and expenditures, variance analysis, and bank account and credit card reconciliations
  • Performed payroll processing, auditing and reconciliations
  • Prepared and analyzed various financial statements such as balance sheets, cash flow and income statements
  • Performed month-end accounting close functions including journal entries, account reconciliations and activity analysis
  • Established and analyzed loan amortization schedules
  • Performed human resources function as needed
  • Monitored and analyzed accounting data
  • Performed special projects as needed
  • Provided recommendations and met financial accounting standards.

10.2017 - 03.2020

Accounting Specialist

Express Business Services LLC
San Diego, CA
11.2015 - 04.2016
  • Hours per week: 40 hrs.
  • Assisted the Controller with annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process
  • Reconciled general ledger accounts, recorded and reviewed payroll, and prepared periodic adjusting journal entries
  • Prepared quarterly Federal and State estimated tax estimates
  • Prepared and reviewed financial statements for review by the Controller and to validate balances back to general ledger account groupings and balances.

Homemaker

07.2008 - 11.2015

Staff Accountant / Hours

Validation Technologies Inc
San Diego, CA
07.2007 - 07.2008
  • Per week: 40 hrs
  • Managed the full cycle accounts receivable and accounts payable functions and optimized the process
  • Performed collections process and accelerated the cash inflow
  • Coordinated with periodic financial closed functions including journal entry preparation as well as account reconciliations and maintenance
  • Researched and resolved customer account discrepancies
  • Collected over one million overdue accounts receivable while maintaining positive customer relations.

Staff Accountant

SAIC, Continental Maritime and eStudySite Inc
San Diego, CA
07.2006 - 06.2007
  • Hours per week: 40 hrs
  • Prepared preliminary budget projections for corporate office services
  • Prepared cost allocations and accruals for various expenses
  • Managed revenues for long/short-term construction contracts
  • Prepared cost overrun reports to ensure proper funding
  • Performed job costing and contract profitability analysis
  • Prepared adjusting journal entries, monthly financial statements and bank reconciliations.

Accounting Technician / Hours

Marine Corps Community Services, MCAS Miramar
San Diego, CA
07.2004 - 07.2006
  • Per week: 40 hrs
  • Performed double entry accrual accounting method and managed the full cycle accounts receivable for eight retail store operations
  • Processed daily military cash receipts and credit card payments
  • Managed returned checks and posted payments in AXIS-ONE accounting database
  • Prepared various correspondences to commanding officers for delinquent payments
  • Reconciled various general ledger accounts including additional assigned tasks related to delinquent accounts such as stables and vehicle storages beyond normal work responsibility
  • Issued financial reports and analyses to support the supervisor as needed.

Accounting Technician / Hours

Morale, Navy Region Southwest
05.2003 - 07.2004
  • Welfare and Recreation (MWR), per week: 40 hrs
  • Performed double entry accrual accounting method and managed the daily accounting functions for Navy Installation's non-appropriated fund support including customer deposits and unearned income
  • Identified business transactions, recorded and reported in the financial statements
  • Corrected account discrepancies, and maintained and reconciled various accounts
  • Analyzed account information and trends for financial estimation report preparation and adjustments.

Accounting Technician / Hours

Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station Far East
Yokosuka
01.1998 - 02.2002
  • Per week: 40 hrs
  • Performed accounting & administrative support functions for over 353 civilian & military personnel
  • Managed the travel & training accounts & their funding
  • Performed proper obligation validation process
  • Input all obligation costs and cleared 1960’s suspense account posted on STARS/FL
  • Tracked and processed numerous Temporary Additional Duty (TAD) and training orders and ensured accuracy and timeliness
  • Arranged transportation and berthing at NCTS headquarters and five other dispersed sites
  • Maintained memorandum accounting records of organization’s operational and maintenance navy funds
  • Reviewed, solved and fixed the delinquent travel advances and conducted the obligations for problem disbursements
  • Conducted all training payment vouchers for military personnel for reimbursement
  • Assisted in providing detailed support to comptroller on financial reports, schedules and regulations.

Education

<ul><li>CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCE:</li><li>Security Clearance - Secret</li><li>DOD Financial Management Certification Level 1 Certification –</li></ul> -

10.2023

<ul><li>DOD Enhanced Defense Financial Management Certification –</li></ul> -

10.2023

<ul><li>Defense Travel System Certification</li></ul> -

10.2023

Master of Science - Accounting

Devry University / Keller Graduate School of Management
06.2022

Bookkeeping Certification – New -

York Institute of Career Development
08.2019

<ul><li>Income Tax Preparer Certification – H&R Block</li></ul> -

10.2006

Bachelor of Accountancy -

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
04.1991

Skills

  • Software experience includes
  • Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI), Defense Travel System (DTS), Symitar, SAP, Oracle, QuickBooks, Peachtree, AXIS-ONE, STARS-FL Strong Knowledge of Intermediate to Advanced MS Excel, Word, Outlook and similar programs

Interests

  • AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Marine Corps Community Services:
  • Distinguished Contribution, 2004-2006
  • Outstanding job performance appraisal from July 2004 through March 2006
  • Cash award for outstanding job performance, 2005 Naval Morale, Welfare and Recreation:
  • Received award for accomplishment of additional assignment beyond normal work responsibility, July 2003 Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station:
  • Distinguished Contribution - Significant contribution for successful financial close with zero errors, 2000-2001
  • Distinguished achievement for outstanding job performance, 1999
  • Cash award for outstanding job performance, 1998
  • Employee of the quarter, 1st quarter, 1999
  • 2 Page

Timeline

Financial Management Analyst GS

MCAS Miramar
07.2023 - Current

Accountant / Hours

Mypoint Credit Union
09.2021 - 07.2023

Accountant/Accounting Manager

International Bath and Tile / The Retirement Group LLC
11.2020 - 08.2021

10.2017 - 03.2020

Accounting Specialist

Express Business Services LLC
11.2015 - 04.2016

Homemaker

07.2008 - 11.2015

Staff Accountant / Hours

Validation Technologies Inc
07.2007 - 07.2008

Staff Accountant

SAIC, Continental Maritime and eStudySite Inc
07.2006 - 06.2007

Accounting Technician / Hours

Marine Corps Community Services, MCAS Miramar
07.2004 - 07.2006

Accounting Technician / Hours

Morale, Navy Region Southwest
05.2003 - 07.2004

Accounting Technician / Hours

Naval Computer and Telecommunication Station Far East
01.1998 - 02.2002

<ul><li>CERTIFICATES AND CLEARANCE:</li><li>Security Clearance - Secret</li><li>DOD Financial Management Certification Level 1 Certification –</li></ul> -

<ul><li>DOD Enhanced Defense Financial Management Certification –</li></ul> -

<ul><li>Defense Travel System Certification</li></ul> -

Master of Science - Accounting

Devry University / Keller Graduate School of Management

Bookkeeping Certification – New -

York Institute of Career Development

<ul><li>Income Tax Preparer Certification – H&R Block</li></ul> -

Bachelor of Accountancy -

Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Juliet Montgomery