Michelle Williams
Waxahachie,TX
Summary
Results-Driven Accounting Professional | Expert in Organizational Efficiency | Trusted and Reliable | Passionate about Teaching and Workflow Optimization
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance & Operations Assistant
Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce
11.2015 - Current
- Manages day-to-day department operations with effective workflow coordination
- Audits customer contracts to ensure accuracy of sponsorship levels and pricing
- Processes customer invoices timely to support fulfillment and delivery in accordance with contracts, scheduled programs, and events
- Generates timely bi-monthly check runs and ACH payments of vendor invoices and employee reimbursements
- Manages time keeping software for payroll submittal to third party processor
- Assist Program Directors providing support for events: guest relations support, funding preparation (cash and POS devices) invoicing and payment inquiries
- Implementation team member and administrator for Growth Zone software (cloud-based system), launched March 2020
- Administrator for GoToMyPC software, provides system setups for employee and trouble shooting
Project Accountant – Heart of Texas Workforce Solutions
Kelly Services
06.2012 - 10.2012
- Tracked and reported results for $3 mm contract covering 10+ funding pools
- Generated monthly invoicing via Excel for direct cost services plus mark up and pass-through cost
- Provided audit support to resolve pending disputed billings
- Redesigned format for tracking client disbursed gas cards and bus tickets to improve efficiency
- Resolved year old vendor discrepancy through account analysis resulting in a refund of interest charges.
Senior Financial Analyst
General Dynamics IT
07.2010 - 05.2011
- Provided financial support and compliance guidelines to Program Director and staff for Navy contracts valued at $13.5 million in annual revenue
- Participated in the preparation of cost estimates for government job proposals, resulting in new annual contract awards
- Prepared financial order set-ups in Oracle for newly awarded jobs
- Aided with budgeting, forecasting, and reporting current views
- Reconciled 4-month backlog of unbilled cost resulting in $100K revenue increase for a key customer account
Temp Position for Presidential Airways, Inc.
Accounting Principals
11.2009 - 07.2010
- Created monthly invoices for government-contracted aircraft services (FFP, CR, CPFF and TM), supporting department initiative to reduce invoicing backlog
- Prepared monthly account analysis and month end closing journal entries
- Assisted with budgeting, forecasting and financial reports as needed
- Provided financial support in preparation for sale of company to AAR Corp.
Temp Position (Hampton Roads Transit)
Robert Half Accountemps
02.2009 - 07.2009
- Prepared post audit reviews: verified overhead rates, validated invoice submittals for compliance with FAR and GSA guidelines, and organized contract documentation
- Post audit reviews lead to opportunities to recoup unallowable cost billed by the contractors
- Aided with development of work instructions for invoice review and contractor guidelines
- Reconciled overseas OPS monthly expense account backlog to current year identifying unauthorized expenses and lack of financial controls
- Developed work instructions for Deltek journal entry upload process reducing time spent uploading journals into the financial system
Cost Accounting Manager
Flowserve Corporation
08.1997 - 01.2008
- Directed a team of 5 employees in Accounts Payable, Billing and Cost Accounting
- Prepared monthly pre-closing reconciliations of key accounts to reduce P&L exposure
- Directed internal controls as SOX coordinator to effectively impact the companies processes, resulting in a 97% compliance rate which reduced the frequency of external SOX audits
- Generated monthly audits for revenue recognition compliancy improving the accuracy and timeliness of invoicing, and sales forecasting
- Enhanced inventory accuracy by using cycle counts, physical inventories, and monthly transaction reviews, resulting in capturing inventory that was previously written off
- Team member responsible for implementation of electronic expense reporting system that streamlined controls and reporting process
- Team lead tasked to help resolve company disputed charges, resulting in reduction of $ 1.4 million
Education
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration -
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OKSkills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Process improvement champion
- Computer skills: MS Office, Excel, Word
- Quick Books Desktop and Online, Growth Zone AMS
Timeline
Finance & Operations Assistant
Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce
11.2015 - Current
Project Accountant – Heart of Texas Workforce Solutions
Kelly Services
06.2012 - 10.2012
Senior Financial Analyst
General Dynamics IT
07.2010 - 05.2011
Temp Position for Presidential Airways, Inc.
Accounting Principals
11.2009 - 07.2010
Temp Position (Hampton Roads Transit)
Robert Half Accountemps
02.2009 - 07.2009
Cost Accounting Manager
Flowserve Corporation
08.1997 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration -
Northeastern State University
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