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Lisa McManus

Washington,DC

Summary

A self starter, detailed oriented person with over 20 years experience in accounting for federal and state government agencies. Experience includes testing financial systems software for the federal government.

Work History

Sr. Accountant

US Government Publishing Office
07.2011 - Current
  • Prepare the Agency Report of Cash by Day for the Agency Head
  • Design, develop and maintain financial accounting and reporting procedures, controls, and processes for the agency
  • Maintain critical accounting information in the general ledger, subsidiary ledgers, and other financial management systems
  • Prepare, enter and post recurring and special journal entries for updating the general ledger and subsidiary ledgers
  • Perform all the necessary monthly and year-end closing requirements, including collecting information, processing billings, preparing journal entries, and providing needed reports by the established due dates
  • Reconcile general ledger accounts to ensure the entries are accurate and accounted for
  • Research and resolve any outstanding transactions
  • Prepare financial reports using Oracle and Business Objects systems
  • Prepare monthly reports containing financial information
  • Recommend programs for the evaluation and improvement of the Government Publishing office financial accounting and reporting operation
  • Analyze and interpret monthly financial results, and ensure accounting procedures are being followed
  • Recommend and develop accounting system changes to enable proper recording of accounting transactions
  • Provide financial information and supporting documentation to internal and external auditors for audit purposes
  • Provide financial information to US Dept
  • Of Treasury, GAO, OMB, GSA, and other entities in compliance with laws and regulations.

Residential Coordinator

National Capital Treatment and Recovery
07.2011 - Current
  • Delivered referrals and information to residents and families about available services, programs and resources.
  • Developed and implemented service programming and operational guidelines to meet residents' needs and preferences.
  • Trained employees, providing day-to-day direction and guidance.
  • Maintained important organizational paperwork and resident data.
  • Collected feedback from residents and family members to identify opportunities for program and operational improvements.
  • Supported personal needs of residents dealing with diverse conditions.
  • Assisted residents with transitioning into new living environment and maintained strong relationships with residents.
  • Conducted daily welfare checks and coordinated with facility staff to meet resident needs.

Consultant / State of Md. Dept. of Human Resources (DHR)

Aura Mgmt. Consulting, LLC
08.2010 - 08.2011
  • Provide third party reviews, ratings and evaluations of IT vendors
  • Review and validate IT vendor invoices
  • Develop business requirements and business processes re-engineering methodologies
  • Communicate business requirements for reports and application development
  • Identifies information processing and technology risks
  • Evaluate controls and makes recommendations
  • Identifies problems and recommends solutions
  • Researches project management results and performance records.

Accounting Principal

CACI, Inc / Office of the Comptroller Joint Staff
06.2008 - 05.2010
  • Provide onsite support to CABS system (Momentum Financial based system), particularly with payments and general ledger/financial statements
  • Monitor payment process, interface, rejects, and reconciliation, and reporting
  • Support accounts receivable process, including creating and updating bills and collection documents
  • Schedule and arrange month end activities and coordinate with onsite and offsite CACI, FMB, and DFAS team members to complete generation and validation of trail balance, and reconciliation of payments
  • Support users with functional questions regarding the financial system, and with resolving payments
  • Develop training materials and train user personnel in the accounting operations using the Momentum Financial system
  • Participates in testing accounting functions of the Momentum Financial Management system to verify that results are correct
  • Develops and updates functional or operating manuals outlining established methods of performing work in accordance with organizational policy
  • Assist with the general ledger implementation in the Momentum Financial Management system.

Senior Accountant/ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Integrated Finance and Accounting. Solutions, LLC
02.2008 - 06.2008
  • Perform analyses and coordinate with DEA offices to perform tasks
  • Provide training to DEA personnel for the UFMS
  • Assist in updating the Financial Management Policy Handbook
  • Assist in developing training class material for the Unified Financial Management System (UFMS).

Budget Analyst

Keane Federal Systems/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
06.2007 - 09.2007
  • Provide budget formulation, reconciliation and analysis to Security Division management
  • Present budget information to all Security Division Sections
  • Analyze and audit spending and cost information in the financial database
  • Maintain financial transaction logs
  • Monitor the execution of the budget for several programs.

Senior Consultant

Grant Thornton LLP, Global Public Sector (Dept. of Justice) Office of Justice Programs
10.2004 - 05.2007
  • Team Lead for the financial systems team
  • Responsible for directing the systems team in performing all testing of the client's accounting system software
  • Responsible for developing, coordinating and maintaining integrated financial systems including accounting, budgeting, and financial reporting
  • Responsible for closing the financial system at year end closing, validating financial transactions and budget
  • Query accounting system tables for audit and accounting support
  • Test accounting software when new functionality is presented or when full regression testing is required
  • Research new requirements
  • Develop test scenarios and test scripts, validating expected results
  • Review system change request for accuracy and completeness
  • Coordinate technical issues between client information technology (IT), and software company technical support
  • Communicating status of software implementation with client management.

Project Management

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of Chief Information Officer
04.2003 - 10.2004
  • Ability to meet financial reporting deadlines while ensuring accuracy and formulate business plans and annual budgets
  • Review vendor contracts; maintain vendor relations and vendor payment schedules
  • Prepare Cost Schedules for projects and assign task to contract employees
  • Monitor contracts to ensure deadlines are met
  • Maintain daily contract status and brief management team on reports.

Finance Officer

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of Chief Financial Officer, Accounting Operations
03.2001 - 04.2003
  • Maintain accurate financial records by creating and monitoring metrics and performing reconciliation's
  • Provide assistance to customers in correcting discrepancies recorded in General ledgers
  • Resolved all outstanding transactions and issues recorded in general ledger accounts
  • Prepare Management reports, and year-end closing of general ledger accounts
  • Provide customer support to procurement system users.

Senior Financial Analyst

DC Public Schools, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
03.1998 - 02.2001
  • Conduct Audits of DCPS Student Activity Fund (SAF) and the Direct Activity Purchase System (DAPS)
  • Prepare financial reports for the SAF and DAPS programs
  • Monitor program activity
  • Provide training to appropriate personnel in the schools using Quicken software
  • Prepare monthly bank reconciliation for the Central Investment Fund (CIF)
  • Process cash receipts and prepare journal entries
  • Process drawdown of expenditures from Federal grants
  • Project Manager for the Cash Management Improvement Act Project (CMIA)
  • Prepare the monthly Financial Review Plan (FRP)
  • Prepare Executive Information System (EIS) reports
  • Prepare monthly financial report of expenditures and obligations.

Accountant/ Dept. of Human Services

Consulting Services: DJN & Associates/ Bert Smith /Robert Half
05.1985 - 03.1998
  • Prepare monthly status reports of program activity
  • Develop audit working papers
  • Analyze financial data
  • Provide accounting support services
  • Research payroll problems and provide solutions
  • Assist in the conversion of payroll system from manual to a computerized system.

Internal Auditor

Internal Revenue Service
03.1980 - 04.1985
  • Conducted internal audits of the IRS National Office activities at all levels of management
  • Developed audit work plans
  • Evaluated the accuracy of technical audit guidelines and reports
  • Conducted interviews with audit personnel
  • Prepared audit work papers, including summary of audit findings.

Education

Master Degree in Information Systems -

Strayer University
01.2002

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

Morgan State University
01.1979

Skills

  • Oracle
  • Business Objects
  • Momentum Financials System
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Microsoft VISIO
  • Microsoft Project
  • Quicken
  • STARS
  • Quick Books
  • ACQUIRe

Organizations

Association of Government Accountants (AGA)

Clearance

Top Secret w CI poly - 2000 thru 2008

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Sr. Accountant

US Government Publishing Office
07.2011 - Current

Residential Coordinator

National Capital Treatment and Recovery
07.2011 - Current

Consultant / State of Md. Dept. of Human Resources (DHR)

Aura Mgmt. Consulting, LLC
08.2010 - 08.2011

Accounting Principal

CACI, Inc / Office of the Comptroller Joint Staff
06.2008 - 05.2010

Senior Accountant/ Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)

Integrated Finance and Accounting. Solutions, LLC
02.2008 - 06.2008

Budget Analyst

Keane Federal Systems/Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
06.2007 - 09.2007

Senior Consultant

Grant Thornton LLP, Global Public Sector (Dept. of Justice) Office of Justice Programs
10.2004 - 05.2007

Project Management

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of Chief Information Officer
04.2003 - 10.2004

Finance Officer

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Office of Chief Financial Officer, Accounting Operations
03.2001 - 04.2003

Senior Financial Analyst

DC Public Schools, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
03.1998 - 02.2001

Accountant/ Dept. of Human Services

Consulting Services: DJN & Associates/ Bert Smith /Robert Half
05.1985 - 03.1998

Internal Auditor

Internal Revenue Service
03.1980 - 04.1985

Master Degree in Information Systems -

Strayer University

Bachelor of Science in Accounting -

Morgan State University

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