Resume

  Shaundra Broadnax Morris                               jsmore993@yahoo.com

 5849 Red Barn Road§ Montgomery, Alabama 36116§ Home: (334) 356-1778 § Cell: (334) 538-5142

 

 

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

 

Over 9 years experience in Governmental Accounting with expertise in accounts payable and grants accounting
Dedicated, goal-oriented, hard working individual with intercommunication skills to work at all levels of the organization
Accomplished manager of grant annual budgets of more than $40 million
 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Alabama Department of Public Safety Montgomery, Alabama                                  Apr-2001-Present

Senior Accountant

 

Manage, direct, and coordinate the accounting functions for over 90 federal, state, and local grants along with over 60 Alabama Department of Transportation construction zone overtime agreements totaling over $40 million annually
Supervise and evaluate staff of five within Grants Accounting Section-Financial Services Unit
Prepare and assist in preparing federal, state, and local grant budgets for grant applications, Annual budget Requests, Departmental Operation Plan, and Current Budget Fiscal Year Revisions
Assist in accumulating and calculating information for the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
Prepare and enter journal vouchers and year-end accounts payable journal voucher
Participate, assist, and respond to grant audits and monitoring reviews
Assist in the development and installation of accounting procedures and techniques
Conduct annual grants accounting training seminar for the departmental employees
 

 

Alabama Department of Public Safety, Montgomery, Alabama                                 Oct 2000 - Feb 2005

Staff Accountant

 

Manages accounts payable section of the financial services unit
Supervised and evaluated staff of three
Developed and modified accounts payable procedures to ensure accounting procedures and policies were followed and utilized
Responsible for the accuracy of receipts and expenditures relating to general fund expenditures
Assisted in the monitoring of the department's cash balances
Prepared and entered initial and revised budgets into financial system
Prepared and entered journal vouchers and assisted in year-end accounts payable journal voucher
Reconciled and balanced the department's financial data in the Local Government Financial System to the financial data in Government Financial System at the comptroller's level
Produced and retrieved reports utilizing an Easytrieve program
Trained departmental employees how to use DARTS database system to monitor and reconcile division budgets and purchases
Researched and cleared past due accounts
 

Alabama Department of Public Safety, Montgomery, Alabama                                 Aug 1998 - Oct 2000 Accountant /Account Clerk (promoted from Account Clerk in March 2000)

 

Reconciled and balanced the department's financial data in the Local Government Financial System to the financial data in the Government Financial System at the comptroller's level
Audited and entered payment voucher data for travel vouchers and invoices into financial system
Retrieved and distributed nightly cycle reports, payment vouchers, and warrants
 

H & R Block, Montgomery, Alabama                                                                     Dec 1999 - Apr 2000

 Tax Return Preparer I

 

Prepared individual income tax returns
Collected and deposited fees for services provided
 

The Thomas Group Real Estate Appraisers, Montgomery, Alabama             Oct 1995 - Sep 1996 Office Manager

Managed office activities and two part-time clerks
Responsible for office budget
Purchased office supplies and equipment
Responsible for marketing the company's existence
Calculated and filed employee payroll taxes and employer's taxes
Prepared and entered real estate appraisals
Sketched and calculated footages for houses being appraised
 

Alabama Department of Transportation, Montgomery, Alabama                              Oct 1993 - Oct 1995 Clerical Aide/Seasonal Laborer/Student Aide

Proofread, organized, bound various highway projects
Trained student aides
Responsible for maintaining filing system
Performed routine clerical duties
 

 

EDUCATION

 

Alabama State University, Montgomery, Alabama, Master, Accounting, Jan 2007 - Present
GPA 4.0/4.0 (Expected Date of Graduation-May 2008)

Troy State University, Montgomery, Alabama, Bachelor, Accounting, Dec 1999
GPA 3.5/4.0

G.W. Carver Senior High School , Montgomery, Alabama, High School, Advanced Diploma, May 1994
 

 

Certifications/Professional Affiliations

 

Certified Microsoft Office Specialist, Jul 2007
Certified Public Manager/Auburn University, Sep 2002
Certified Tax Return Preparer/H & R Block, Dec 1999
 

 

REFERENCES

 

Available upon request