2ndWave LLC

Accounting Manager

• Provide expert oversight and management of clients' General Ledgers.
• Guide clients in meeting federal financial management standards.
• Offer strategic advice and insights to improve financial management processes.
• Assess and enhance internal control frameworks and financial reporting processes.
• Deliver training and workshops on federal accounting standards to client teams.
• Engage effectively with diverse client stakeholders.

Senior Federal Accounting SME Consultant

Business Intelligence Analyst

• Build and maintain various accounting dashboards, tools, and reports to support the generation of monthly and quarterly accounting results.
• Conduct variance analysis and develop actionable insights to drive decision-making.
• Develop customized dashboards and reports to visualize key financial results and trends.
• Perform data validation, cleansing, and transformation to support the generation of accurate accounting results.
• Manage and query large datasets and develop data storage solutions to support accurate and timely reporting.
• Work closely with operations and finance teams to identify opportunities for efficiency or controls improvements.

Accounting Data and Reporting Analyst

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Prepare or review complex reconciliations, journal entries, and schedules.
• Analyze accounting results for accuracy and completeness, and develop recommended solutions based on this analysis.
• Assist or lead the implementation of accounting process improvements including the enhancement of data, reconciliation, or reporting processes or systems.
• Provide guidance to members of the project team to resolve accounting issues and improve accounting processes.

Accounting Manager – Housing Finance

• Work as a member of the project team to execute monthly mortgage related accounting data validations
• Prepare related journal entries and reconciliations
• Analyze accounting results for accuracy and completeness and develop solutions based on this analysis
• Identify and implement improvements to streamline accounting processes

Accounting Specialist – Housing Finance

• Develop and support complex accounting models using Excel.
• Identify opportunities for improvements though process change and automation.
• Translate complex accounting processes into sophisticated financial models with built-in reconciliations.
• Document models and processes supported by the Excel models.
• Develop improvements or new capabilities either within Excel or in conjunction with other data analytics tools and databases.

Accounting Expert, Excel

• Lead and support federal budget planning and formulation processes, especially for agencies managing significant fixed assets and interagency agreements.
• Develop, manage, and implement detailed agency spend plans to ensure efficient and compliant allocation of resources.
• Create, update, and enhance budget templates to streamline budget preparation and review processes.
• Execute federal budgetary activities, including rigorous funds control, expenditure analysis, reconciliation, reporting, and detailed transaction analysis.
• Analyze expenditure trends and cash flow to provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior management.
• Manage and track customer funds within federal frameworks to ensure accuracy, compliance, and transparency.
• Facilitate business process development and management improvements, contributing to enhanced financial controls and operational efficiency.
• Utilize COGNOS for data analysis, reporting, and supporting informed decision-making processes.

Federal Budget Analyst

• Provide services to existing Federal clients in the Washington, DC area
• Lead/manage teams on FMFIA, A-123, audit readiness, and FFMIA projects
• Conceptualize and write reports/deliverables that synthesize a wide array of information
• Provide sound, thoughtful, and supportable recommendations