Priscilla Aylor
Summary
Project Accountant with immense capacity to oversee projects with numerous moving parts. Offering strength in government contract billing utilizing costpoint software. . Approachable liaison between company management and project leadership translating figures into easily understood language.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Accountant IV
CNA
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Leads Project Accounting Staff in the performance of all aspects of set up for new and amending existing contracts in Costpoint
- This involves oversight of the setup of project number(s), billing, revenue, labor categories in the accounting system, and the updating of modifications within the accounting system for funding and other contract changes
- Leads Project Accounting Staff in the preparation of contract billings and the performance of follow-up collection efforts
- Contract billings include CPFF, T&M, and fixed price contracts, electronic and manual
- Follow-up collections involve communicating with various contracting officers and technical representatives in contract and payment offices
- Leads processing of invoices for contracts under FFRDC
- Provide oversight of biweekly electronic billing of FFRDC contract
- Review billing reconciliation
- Provide backup for FFRDC billing
- Direct responsibility for set up and review of ACRN Billing and WAWF (Wide Area Work Flow) Billings in Costpoint
- Prepare periodic and quarterly account reconciliations
- Perform financial tracking, analysis, and reporting for projects of varying contract types
- Prepare contract closeouts, reviewing final invoices and other contract-required reporting and documents
- Work closely with members of Contracts, Accounting, and Project Management on project(s) status, including identifying, documenting, and resolving project issues, and reporting issues, project funding and cost risks to management
- Report billing requirements and collections to management.
Financial Analyst
PAE
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Reconciliation of prior year subcontract costs and invoicing
- Review of subcontractor invoices for payment
- Preparation of Accounts Payable vouchers for subcontractor invoices.
Senior Accountant
Intelsat
04.2021 - 04.2021
- Responsible for the set up and maintenance of current and future contracts in MS Dynamics for customers as assigned
- Consolidated weekly AR updates from the team and produce a report to management
- Generated and submitted invoices for customers and contracts as assigned, including credit memos, etc
- Responsible for accounts receivable and revenue matters on assigned accounts, including contacting customers regarding unpaid invoices, etc
- Prepared revenue and billing schedules in Dynamics SL, in accordance with US GAAP and perform contract reconciliations
- Communicated with key stakeholders (may include management, Contracts, Legal, Sales, Program Management, customers) regarding billing or program requirements.
Financial Management Manager
Westat
01.2019 - 03.2021
- Monitored compliance with Contracts and Awards
- Worked in collaboration with Contracts, Project Management, and the Finance team to prepare timely and accurate billings
- Contributed to process improvement through innovative and cost-effective proposals/ideas/suggestions
- Provided support and training to team members on use of ERP.
Financial Management Manager
The Palladium Group
04.2017 - 01.2019
- Prepared and reviewed accuracy of billing information in the ERP
- Monitored compliance with Contracts and Awards
- Properly recognized revenue
- Worked in collaboration with Project Operations, Project Management, and the Finance team to prepare timely and accurate billings
- Analyzed and made sound recommendations to the Director, Financial Management
- Contributed to process improvement through innovative and cost-effective proposals/ideas/suggestions.
Accounting Supervisor
AECOM
07.2005 - 03.2017
- Oversaw Accounts Receivable, Project setup, billing, and cash collection function
- Reviewed, Prepared/analyzed CPFF, FFP and T&M invoices for government clients utilizing Cost Point, Impromptu and Excel
- Read and differentiated various contract types and apply proper project accounting treatment and structure (CLIN/SLIN, ACRN) in support of the project management and invoicing/payment
- Primary liaison between Federal Services contracts personnel and billing to ensure billings complies with government contract and meets FAR &GAAP guidelines
- Significant interaction with technical personnel, operations management in addition to senior management
- Worked with Project control staff in coordinating necessary changes to Accounting system as well as troubleshoot invoicing, project setup, funding, and revenue problems within Costpoint
- Primary coordinator for all sectors quarterly cash forecast.
Billing Supervisor
Computer Sciences Corporation
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Supervised staff of two Lead Accountants and five Billing Accountants
- Compiled and reported unbilled and billed information for quarterly and annual audits
- Assist with the annual preparation of incurred cost submissions
- Ensure that all project billing rates are adjusted to reflect actual year-end allowable rates and that during the year all rate adjustments are done in a timely manner but no later than 90 days after issuance of new rates
- Review and Prepare CPFF, FFP and T&M invoices for government contractor utilizing Deltek Cost Point software.
Billing Analyst/Deputy Billing Manager
AT&T Technical Services Company
11.1999 - 01.2002
- Maintained and updated project information for government contracts
- Prepared and reviewed billing for cost-plus, time & material, and fixed price contract utilizing Deltek Costpoint software
- Interfaced with contract officers and project managers
- Assisted Billing Manager with supervision and training of billers
- Completed billing for Federal Y2K project.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
University of Georgia
Athens, GABachelor of Business Administration -
Bernard Baruch College
New York, NYSkills
- SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Costpoint-Billing, Project Setup, Revenue, Project Labor, Inquiry and Reporting, Accounts Receivable modules, Excel
Timeline
Project Accountant IV
CNA
01.2022 - 01.2023
Financial Analyst
PAE
07.2021 - 07.2022
Senior Accountant
Intelsat
04.2021 - 04.2021
Financial Management Manager
Westat
01.2019 - 03.2021
Financial Management Manager
The Palladium Group
04.2017 - 01.2019
Accounting Supervisor
AECOM
07.2005 - 03.2017
Billing Supervisor
Computer Sciences Corporation
01.2002 - 01.2005
Billing Analyst/Deputy Billing Manager
AT&T Technical Services Company
11.1999 - 01.2002
Master of Business Administration -
University of Georgia
Bachelor of Business Administration -
Bernard Baruch College
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