1. LAUREN PICOTT
6419 W. Montego Lane * Glendale, AZ 85306
lcpicott@gmail.com
480-463-5203
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Experience consists of over twenty-five years of accounting experience, which includes accounts payable, accounts receivable,
payroll, bank and account reconciliation, general ledger maintenance, prepaid and accruals, billing and collections, fixed asset
accounting, audit/regulatory/ad-hoc, and statutory reporting, bank reporting, account analysis, supervision, and contracting.
Experience consists of working in healthcare, education, banking, insurance, investment, facility maintenance, and
service/contracting environments.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Hyperion JDEdwards, Siebel 2000, SharePoint, Host Analytics, FACETS 4.31, SAGE (Online
Fixed Asset System), Business Objects, Great Plains, Microsoft Publisher, Lotus SmartSuite (Approach, Freelance Graphics,
Lotus 1-2-3, Organizer), Lotus Notes, Blackline (Online Reconciliations), AMISYS, BI/Query, Bloomberg, MCH (Multi-
currency Accounting System), FTP Pro, FundStation
EDUCATION
University of Baltimore 2005
B. S. Accounting
Baltimore City Community College 1994
A. A. Accounting
RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
General Accounting
 Assisted in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closings and created necessary journal entries.
 Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and schedules for nine business units with over $400 million in cash transactions.
Prepared and posted monthly prepaids and accruals. Created schedules and analyses for annual audits.
 Prepared and analyzed monthly cash flow statements to determine monthly cash needs.
 Prepared and posted all journal entries and review accounting classifications, in accordance with generally -accepted
accounting principles. Prepared and posted intercompany wires and reimbursements. Reconciled intercompany
accounts. Prepared quarterly tax schedules and annual taxpackages.
 Prepared and analyzed monthly P&L statements for 30 departments within a business unit.
 Prepared daily and monthly banking borrowing base certificates for lending/funding analysis.
Fixed Asset Accounting
 Recorded and maintained all capital expenditures for a $196 million fixed asset system. Maintained and updated fixed
asset database. Recorded all additions, deletions, transfers, and disposals.
 Dispensed items from property clearing account into specific fixed asset general ledgers. Reconciled the fixed asset
system balances to the general ledger. Prepared supporting property schedules for financial statements. Recorded
monthly depreciation and created any necessary journal entries.
 Prepared State property taxes. Assisted the TaxDepartment with Sales and Use tax audits.
Accounts Receivable
 Recorded weekly write offs of past due invoices. Prepared monthly aging schedules. Negotiated balance settlements
resulting in substantial repayments of debt.
 Verified and corrected registration-edit reports from the Registrar. Audited and journalized receivables for 3,000
students. Maintained monthly spreadsheets of registration figures. Reconciled general ledger statements. Reconciled
restricted and unrestricted accounts. Compiled registration figures for tax purposes.
 Reconciled account differences from previous years. Processed all refund requests.
Budgeting and Forecasting
 Prepared quarterly property analyses, annual lease analyses, and annual property forecasts. Assisted in budgetary
planning and analysis.
 Assisted in budgeting for future years for capital expenditures and forecasting for all departments.
 Analyzed actual profit and loss results to monthly budgeting and forecasting.

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RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS (continued)
Payroll
 Maintained and coordinated multi-state, semi-monthly payroll for 6,000 employees with Human Resource
Representatives and Benefits Administration. Recorded payroll journal entries and monthly accruals.
 Prepared quarterly Federal and State withholding tax returns. Filed quarterly unemployment taxes. Reconciled annual
employer tax withholdings. Prepared annual unemployment tax returns.
 Calculated and processed manual checks for terminations, severance, and special bonuses. Assisted with bank
reconciliation problems. Disbursed semi-monthly payroll to 80 U.S. cities, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico; including
partial payments for paid time off, benefits, thrift, and miscellaneous deductions.
 Accrued for annual budgets and expenses.
Accounts Payable
 Verified approval and coding for daily vendor payments. Batched payables for Institution and its subsidiaries.
 Researched all vendor and administrative inquiries. Cut checks for emergency disbursements. Made necessary
general ledger corrections. Maintained and analyzed construction general ledger. Maintained log and disbursed funds
for Retail Sales Tax. Assisted with 1099 verifications and distributions.
 Assisted in proper coding of invoices for all expenditures. Reclassed miscoded expenditures to correct accounts.
Collections and Billing
 Contacted customers utilizing automated system and correspondence to resolve balance disputes, late payment
scheduling, and loan refinancing. Scheduled and conducted loan settlements for automobile refinancing. Assisted
with batching and recording payments during month end.
 Involved in skip tracing with other creditors. Interacted with insurance agents and companies to resolve policy
disputes. Contacted attorneys involved with bankruptcy cases to obtain reaffirmation agreements.
 Reviewed claims and analyzed claim queries to assist providers in resolving reimbursement disputes. Billed and
contacted students to resolve past due tuition accounts. Billed third parties for payment.
Fund Accounting
 Responsible for the daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual accounting of four mutual funds with net assets over $100B.
 Prepared daily cash projections, cash sheets, and pricing checklist for all mutual funds.
 Prepared monthly financial statements and reconciled trial balance and statement of condition. Reconciled monthly
proofs using complex spreadsheets. Prepared quarterly and annual binders with supporting schedules, complex
spreadsheets, and financial statements with fluctuation explanations.
PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
First Service Networks, Inc., Scottsdale,AZ 2011 - Present
Senior Accountant
Laureate Education, LLC, Baltimore, MD 2009 - 2010
Senior Accountant
OptumHealth (UnitedHealthcare), Columbia,MD 2006 - 2009
Senior Accountant 2008 - 2009
Accountant 2006 - 2008
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Baltimore, MD 2005 - 2006
Fund Accountant
Johns Hopkins Healthcare, Glen Burnie, MD 2003 - 2005
Outreach Supervisor
AMERIGROUP Corporation, Linthicum, MD 2001 - 2003
Provider Relations Representative
PrimeHealth Corporation, Lanham, MD 1998 - 2001
Outreach Services Supervisor 1999 - 2001
Network Development/Provider Relations Coordinator 1998
Alexander and Alexander, Inc./AON Corporation, Owings Mills, MD 1996 - 1998
Associate Accountant