Hi, I’m
Justin Sewnarine
Finance Professional / Accountant
Orlando,Florida
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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Summary
Quality-driven individual who is both growth and strategic minded with experience in financial operations, analysis, and management. Approaches tasks with a design-thinking mindset to best simplify the process and make them as efficiently possible for best results. Utilizing Agile practices, success is usually found in high-pressure environments that require individual or collaborative efforts with sharp communication. Seeks to build relationships and demonstrate professional excellence; while exhibiting data driven, complex problem-solving capabilities and the ability to thrive in the workforce.
Overview
5
years of professional experience
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Work History
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of CompaniesOrlando, FL
Sr. Accountant
10.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Compiles and analyzes financial data to prepare entries to arrange general ledger accounts
- Develops and innovates processes and workflows
- Audits contracts, purchase orders, vouchers, and prepare reports prior to month end between $5M-$7M
- Prepares invoices using Deltek accounting software and utilizes WAWF and IPP websites for submissions computing to $2.2M
- Analyzes and reconcile general ledger accounts and reports ~$20M per month
- Prepares monthly and annual reports for analysis per contract, per company each recording $1.1M-$29.6M
- Reviews, investigates, and corrects errors and inconsistencies in financial entries
- Works with AP staff to ensure vendor charges from $5k-$200k are uploaded to system
- Works with contracts department to ensure funding and $10k-$1.2M modifications are in effect
- Assists with year-end close and DCAA audit preparation
- Prepares accounting schedules and reports valued at $500k-$2M that are reviewed by Program Managers and Operations Executives
- Works with HR and Payroll to ensure new-hires are onboarded
- Utilizes Costpoint in its various modules (Projects, Accounting, Personnel) to create and upload projects
- Works with Operations to ensure contract employees’ projects, payrate, and job title are updated
- Records and posts vouchers to general ledger
- Reviews and assists with junior employees’ projects and invoices each between $1.5k-$30k
- Responsible for monthly billing and revenue posting ~$5M
- Provides supervision and assistance over junior accountants and new-hires
- Posts Cash Receipts in Cost Accounting System
- Collaborates with Revenue Manager to ensure that companies are recognizing projected profit
- Travels to contract locations (CONUS & OCONUS) and perform on-site assistance to $900M contract(s)
- Updates Monthly SharePoint site that reflects what has been billed, paid, and posted totaling up to $30M
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of CompaniesOrlando, FL
Pricing Analyst
07.2020 - 10.2021
Job overview
- Developed labor category rates for competitive proposals, task orders w/ considering application (i.e., Fringe, G&A, OH, etc.)
- Produced customized models totaling $500k-$50M while acting as lead on all pricing volumes
- Appraised salaries between $50k-$300k based on labor category rates for HR to assist in recruitment
- Utilized and conducted market and user research (i.e GSI Salary, Payfactors, USAspending)
- Interacted with team partners, subcontractors, prime contractors, and company personnel to collect and analyze data for proposals and better contingency at procuring revenue
- Provided direct support to Business Development, HR, Operations, and Contract departments
- Performed cost model audits for accuracy and compliance to both internal and customer related requirements
- Prepared ad-hoc analyses and data collection on labor, travel, and material related cost elements
- Assembled profit analysis for each employee on per contract and subcontract basis for use by managers, HR, VPs, Operations
- Talent Acquisition duties: reaching out to incumbents and prospects, extracting resumes, and qualifying personnel
- Carefully monitored market trends to ascertain best pricing for company's proposals.
- Monitored competitors' pricing activities to make effective decisions that would improve company revenue.
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of CompaniesOrlando, FL
Accounts Payable Clerk / Intern
05.2019 - 08.2019
Job overview
- Assisted correcting monetary discrepancies in departments across all companies from $10k-$100k
- Adjusted journal entries between $500-$10k so debits match credits
- Balanced daily $8k AR cash receipts, then posted to system to be reconciled at end of month
- Allocated $30k of purchases on company credit cards weekly, and updated ledger with record
- Used systems to correct amounts made during input processes, white checks
- Uploaded invoices of $10k-$80k to servers and then delivering them to proper departments
Guideline Financial StrategiesIselin, NJ
Financial Planning Associate / Intern
05.2018 - 03.2019
Job overview
- Updated systems with latest information to ensure accuracy
- Educate clients and keep up to date financial products to help ensure their financial goal
- Developed recommendations specific to client's financial situation on variety of topics
- Assisted in seeking out new clients in North Jersey region
- Documented meetings with clients to help CFPs better understand and record specific details of clients
- Assisted in setting up accounts for retirement-nearing clients and spouses valued between $45k-$1.1M
- Called clients periodically to ensure goals, details, and desires are up to date
Education
Rollins CollegeWinter Park, FL
MBA from Business Administration And Management
08.2022
University Overview
- Concentration, Entrepreneurship
- 3.8 GPA
Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNewark, NJ
Bachelor of Science from Finance, Entrepreneurship
05.2020
University Overview
- Concentration, Entrepreneurship
- 3.5 GPA
Skills
Analytical Thinking
Budgeting and Variance Analysis
Business Operations Analysis
Client and Customer Engagement
Competitive Benchmarking
Corporate Communications
Cost Analysis
Financial Projections
Financial Statements
Journal Entry Preparation
Monthly and Annual Journal Entries
Operations Analysis
Performance Improvement
Performance Optimization Strategies
Process Change Improvements
Project Analysis
Project Goals and Milestones
Project Leadership
Quality Assurance and Control
Resource Evaluation
Revenue Growth
Strategy Realignment
Timeline Development
- Analytical Thinking
Accomplishments
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Deltek Costpoint
• ERI Salary Assessor
• GSA Schedules
• CompAnalyst
• PayFactors
• Redtail Customer Relationship Management
• Taleo cloud-based Applicant Tracking System
• GovWin
• USAspending
• Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE)
• Wide-Area Workflow (WAWF)
• IPP Collector
• US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Affiliations
- Elijah's Promise - Soup Kitchen
- Basketball Coach
- Summer Camp Counselor
Organizational Affiliation(s)
- Beta Gamma Sigma - International Bussiness Honor Society
- Park Avenue District Organization
- Campus Tour Guide
- Rutgers B-STAR Program
Additional Information
- JULY 2020 – CURRENT Secret-level Security Clearance
Timeline
Sr. Accountant
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of Companies
10.2021 - Current
Pricing Analyst
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of Companies
07.2020 - 10.2021
Accounts Payable Clerk / Intern
Alaka`ina Foundation Family Of Companies
05.2019 - 08.2019
Financial Planning Associate / Intern
Guideline Financial Strategies
05.2018 - 03.2019
Rollins College
MBA from Business Administration And Management
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Science from Finance, Entrepreneurship
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