Detail-oriented, efficient and organized with extensive experience in accountin g systems. Reputation for professionalism. Interested in best practices for Finance and A ccounting operations. Have prior experience in Finance, Electronics, Construc tion, and Real Estate. ________________________________________ EXPERIENCE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON - 03/2001 to 10/08/2010 Budget / Fiscal Analyst (Seattle, WA) Perform budget analysis for UW professors and upper management; exhibit a high d egree of professionalism and customer service. Upper level MS-Excel ability for budgeting and reconciliation, prepared monthly invoicing Proven career stability and ability to commit to an employer. Used project-bas ed costing system Perform detailed financial analysis and forecasting; worked on process improve ment for transactions and reporting; Coordinated Journal adjustments with the A/ P and A/R departments; prepared bank deposits Worked closely with Accounts Receivable on tracking invoices, verifying payment s, and resolving discrepancies Managed payroll function for 80 employees, handled New Hires, Vacation Payouts, Salary increases, Union Contracts, new Appointments, manual paychecks, and Hour ly timekeeping. ACCOUNTING - CONTRACTOR (Seattle, WA) 1999 to 02/2001 Performed contract work for 10 Puget Sound companies. Used Oracle Financials S oftware at Darigold. Performed all G/L functions for Accounts Payable (match, c ode, batch) At T-Mobile, performed financial analyses using SAP and PeopleSoft queries and Excel Pivot Tables and V-Lookup Function. Prepared Depreciation schedules for Commercial Real Estate firm, maintained bil ling records Completed Fixed Asset valuations for SAFECO INSURANCE, reconciled accounts with bank statements Assisted auditors in reviewing GAAP compliance for local companies, reconcile d complete operating budgets Participated in the successful conversion to new general ledger system without any interruption of accounting operations PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES -- 12/1997 to 06/1999 Financial Services Agent (Seattle, WA) Analyzed Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements for investors. Compared Financial Ratios and Debt Valuations for public companies; Performed d etailed mining of Finance databases to extract trends. Evaluated cash-flow fore casts HEWLETT-PACKARD 1990 to 1997 Senior Purchasing Agent (Seattle, WA) Created drill-down costing analysis of inventory, monitored variances, set Stan dard Costs for Purchased Parts. Analyzed Material, Labor, and Overhead for development of products; evaluated costing for assemblies Coordinated capital equipment purchasing. Completed breakeven analysis on new products ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE SAP, Oracle, Peoplesoft, Quickbooks, Cognos Microsoft Dynamics, MS-Excel Pivot-Tables & V-Lookup