1. Tricia Johnson, CPA
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Professional Experience
Tricia Johnson is a seasoned professional with significant experience in both financial
and operational accounting management with corporate and private companies, both
large and small. Strengths include management of monthly close process, financial
reporting, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting & planning, process improvement,
internal and external audit management, cost control, project management, team
building and policies and procedures documentation.
Principal Areas of Practice
Tricia Johnson provides clients with the expertise in financial accounting management,
operational accounting and process improvement & controls. She is highly adept in
identifying and resolving issues, their origin, and how data should flow within the
business processes to create accurate and timely transaction history. Information
issues are identified through analyzing the data trail and understanding what the results
should look like. Once issues are identified, Tricia can help align accounting, systems,
and business processes to provide the improvement the client is seeking.
Major Projects
Accounting & Reporting
• Performed month-end & quarter-end closing functions, including review of journal
entries, income & expense accruals, financial analysis, and monthly reconciliations
• Maintained a detail chart of accounts and department policies & procedures
• Managed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable including vendor inquiries
• Performed Monthly system processes to close accounting systems at month end
• Managed intercompany transaction to transfer revenue & expenses to appropriate
bank
• Assisted with foreclosure and sales entries, and research of reconciling items
• Responsible for recording revenue from the billing system to the general ledger;
responded to customer inquiries.
• Reconciled and analyzed prepaid accounts and reserve accounts for adequacy
• Completed reconciliations of banking’s client investment agreements
Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Performed review and variance analysis of monthly reporting including balance
sheet, income statement, and quarterly cash flow reconciliations between divisions
• Prepared year end budget and subsequent forecasts for large division; supplied
senior management with comparisons to actual
• Managed full headcount for division along with merit and bonus allocations
• Participated in preparation of consolidated financials for bank; pre and post-sale
• Completed cash flow templates for very large division along with reconciliation
• Reviewed roll-forward of FV schedules for Mortgage Servicing Rights; largest asset
on Corporation’s books
• Point-of-contact for tax department to determine difference between book vs. tax
SEC Reporting
• Compiled financial schedules for division ins support of SEC Forms 10-K and 10-Q
• Reviewed and proofread Forms 10-Q MD&A for quarterly reporting of publically
held corporation
Tricia Johnson, CPA
Professional Consultant
Areas of Practice
• Accounting & Reporting
– Month-End & Year-End Close
– Point-of-contact for Internal &
External Audit
– Income & Expense Accruals
– Detailed Variance Analysis
– Account Reconciliations
– Policies & Procedures
– A/R & A/P processes
– Payroll
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
– Financial Reporting
– Financial Analysis
– Budget & Forecasting
– Headcount Management
– Consolidated Financial Statements
– Cash Flow Analysis
– FV Accounting for MSR’s (Mortgage
Servicing Rights)
• SEC Reporting/Filing
– Forms 10-K and 10-Q
– Annual Report Proofreading
• Process Improvements
– Internal Controls
– Procedures - Development &
Strengthened
– SOX key & non-key controls
– Process restructure
Systems
– Development of Operational with
Accounting module integration
– Chart Conversion
– New System Implementation
– Project Management
– Automating manual processes
• Industry Lines
– Banking
– Mortgage Services
– Construction, both residential &
commercial
– Government GSE’s (Fannie &
Freddie)
• Computer Applications
– PeopleSoft – G/L, A/P, A/R, Projects
– MS Excel
– MS Word
– MS PowerPoint
– Numerous PC based packages
– Mainframe general ledger, deposit
& loan systems
– Complicated system interfaces
between sub systems and also
general ledger
• Education/Qualifications
– BBA – Accounting, Angelo State
University
– Certified Public Accountant, Texas
Tricia Johnson, CPA
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2. Tricia Johnson, CPA
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Experience – continued
Process Improvements
• Participated in completion of SOX mapping defining key controls for large
corporate division
• Re-engineered accounting processes through automation saving both time and
limiting errors
• Wrote full set of procedures for new system implementation
• Completed full re-write of policies and procedures to meet corporate standards
• Established month-end & quarter-end checklists to ensure all processes
completed & reviewed by deadline
• Collaborated with Reporting team to develop reports for new system to support
accounting transactions
Systems
• Point-of-contact for division for FIN46 project requiring all securitized off balance
sheet loans transferred back on balance sheet; included $65B reserve
• Financial Project Manager for system implementation including integration of
accounting system; recommended change to chart structure that significantly
improved process timing
• Point-of-contact for large securities division for chart conversion; tested all
interfaces between system and general ledger
• Project manager for budget for large system development; submitted senior
management with variance analysis weekly
• Accounting lead for the automation of the accounting process of complex
processes requiring numerous data pulls saving over 20% of time and
significantly decrease errors
Tricia Johnson, CPA
Professional Consultant
Areas of Practice
• Accounting & Reporting
– Month-End & Year-End Close
– Point-of-contact for Internal &
External Audit
– Income & Expense Accruals
– Detailed Variance Analysis
– Account Reconciliations
– Policies & Procedures
– A/R & A/P processes
– Payroll
• Financial Reporting & Analysis
– Financial Reporting
– Financial Analysis
– Budget & Forecasting
– Headcount Management
– Consolidated Financial Statements
– Cash Flow Analysis
– FV Accounting for MSR’s (Mortgage
Servicing Rights)
• SEC Reporting/Filing
– Forms 10-K and 10-Q
– Annual Report Proofreading
• Process Improvements
– Internal Controls
– Procedures - Development &
Strengthened
– SOX key & non-key controls
– Process restructure
Systems
– Development of Operational with
Accounting module integration
– Chart Conversion
– New System Implementation
– Project Management
– Automating manual processes
• Industry Lines
– Banking
– Mortgage Services
– Construction, both residential &
commercial
– Government GSE’s (Fannie &
Freddie)
• Computer Applications
– PeopleSoft – G/L, A/P, A/R, Projects
– MS Excel
– MS Word
– MS PowerPoint
– Numerous PC based packages
– Mainframe general ledger, deposit
& loan systems
– Complicated system interfaces
between sub systems and also
general ledger
• Education/Qualifications
– BBA – Accounting, Angelo State
University
– Certified Public Accountant, Texas