LAVONNE M. BURGESS
Belcamp,MD
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Contracts Receivable Analyst Manager
National Academy of Sciences
09.2015 - Current
- Serve as unit point of contact for all accounts receivables for six divisions (150 projects)
- Supporting various sponsors such as NASA, DOD, USAID, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Veteran Affairs.
- Train, develop and mentor a team of 3 Accounts Receivable specialists and 2 Account Payable specialists.
- Conduct financial training and orientations for program and finance staff.
- Successfully reduced backlog of contract closeout from ~400 to >98 in a four-month period.
- Solely responsible for accurate contract closeout in a timely manner.
- Review and submit bi-weekly payroll for ~350 employees in a timely manner.
- Review and approve ~150 invoices and support on monthly invoices to include LOC, T&M, FFP, CP, and Milestone invoices.
- Setup/ maintain accurate, up to date files of, with all the appropriate documents. i.e., contracts, modifications, expenses, A/R invoices, and A/P monthly invoices, in accordance with standard.
- Support all project audits and financial reviews, including annual single audit.
- Direct and coordinate all contracts accounting team functions, including funder project set-up and management in the accounting system based on approved award documents.
- Ensure ~150 project budgets, modifications, and ceilings are updated timely and accurately.
- Review and control all accounting system areas related to projects and billing, including provisional indirect rates.
- Ensure timely and accurate external financial reporting on ~150 projects, including billings, invoices, accrual reports, cash reports, all funder financial reports, and related schedules are provided on a timely basis to sponsor or internal customers.
- Manage reconciliation of system information with the federal agencies and other funders' systems, as applicable.
- Direct review and analysis of financial position of all funder projects, including trial balance, expenses, billings, and revenues, addressing any issues identified.
- Approve and post accounting system entries, including project bills, adjusting JEs, and other transactions as needed.
- Make sure billing archives and relevant areas of the project filing structures are maintained with up-to-date information.
- Provide guidance and support during project startups, ensuring compliance with agreement provisions.
- Review and approve financial disbursements on all contracts.
- Supervise upload of monthly financial information from projects.
- Coordinate requests related to internal and external project financial audits and reviews, including annual single audit.
Various Positions (Staff Accountant, Billing Specialist, AR Specialist and Collections Specialist)
Account Temps
04.2014 - 09.2015
- Company Overview: TEMP for various companies
- Generated and submitted sponsor invoices to various entities in a timely manner.
- Managed financial worksheets for AR, AP, prepaids, and depreciations to endure they were up to date.
- Reviewed and filed historical invoices for billing purposes.
- Entered invoices into Solomon for ease of tracking and accuracy.
- Reconciled customer accounts, bank accounts, sponsor accounts, bank statements and general ledger accounts for liability accounts.
- Assisted with the month end close process, ran trial balance, and processed adjusting journal entries as necessary.
- Generated revenue reports and customer statements for numerous entities and accounts checking for accuracy and completeness.
- Managed and processed time sheets for ~30 employees.
- Updated the customer contact database accordingly.
- TEMP for various companies
Timeline
Sr. Contracts Receivable Analyst Manager
National Academy of Sciences
09.2015 - Current
Various Positions (Staff Accountant, Billing Specialist, AR Specialist and Collections Specialist)
Account Temps
04.2014 - 09.2015
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