James Lloyd Wright

422 Old Palms Drive

Las Vegas, Nevada 89123
Home/Cell (702)332-4252
jw727d3a@westpost.net
Objective:
To obtain a position which utilizes my excellent leadership, teamwork, problem s
olving and analytical skills in a professional setting
Capabilities:
Always able to coordinate multiple projects and meet or exceed deadlines
Knowledgeable and conversant in Federal accounting principles and policies
Experienced in SAP and several other accounting software and database programs
Experienced in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and Outlook programs
Supervised teams of up to 22 personnel for a variety of business practices and d
isciplines
Technologically and culturally adaptable (highly successful in all positions)
Education:
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Technical Studies
Bellevue University, Bellevue, Nebraska
Deanas Scholar 204 Semester Hours GPA 4.0 out of 4.0
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Financial Management
Community College of the Air Force, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
Employment:
Clark County Parks & Recreation Department Las Vegas, Nevada
07/2007- 06/2010 Management Analyst II
aManage and monitor Parks & Recreation budget for General fund, Recreation Activ
ity fund, Enterprise fund, Grants, Revenue posting, Capital accounts and Donatio
n accounts
aMaintain and validate $2,500 Revolving Cash account for cash banks at Centers a
nd other sites
aProficient in SAP; Financial Management, Purchasing, Payables, Grants and Busin
ess Warehouse; used to provide compliance actions, customer assistance, account
status, research and reports
aResponsible for Park Rentals, Activities, Sport Fields and Special Event reserv
ations and permits-generating over $580K in revenue; Records Management Liaison;
Fleet Coordinator
aEstablish and implement Imaging applications for document management in Account
s Payable, Revenue, Imprest Account, Grants, Incident Reports and Historical Cen
ters/Parks Records
aManage Imprest account and PayPal Manager/Virtual Accounts for credit card tran
sactions
aDirected automation of Safekey program; includes computers, software and credit
card processing
Clark County Social Service Department Las Vegas, Nevada
01/2005- 06/2007 Management Analyst II
aManaged and monitored Department budget for General Fund and State and Federal
Grants; Maintained and balanced $400,000 Imprest Account for financial assistanc
e
aProficient with SAP accounting system; Cost Center and Grant approver; provided
assistance, fund status, research and reports to end users and program managers
aResponsible for drawdown of grant funds for $4.5 million Ryan White Title I pro
gram
aManaged Department Imaging program for more than 65,000 case documents
aEnacted imaging applications for filing Accounts Payable, Grants and Reports
aSupervised Department Help desk for more than 165 staff members; includes proce
ssing and maintenance for Case Management (CACTUS) System and coordinated reques
ts with IT Dept
aMember of Leadership Group for Business Process Redesign; coordinates with Proj
ect Manager and MTG Consulting to deliver new Case Management System
Venetian Resort Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada
08/2004- 01/2005 Parking Compliance Manager
aManaged accountability for over 9,600 team members, associates and contractors
for compliance to the Venetian Hotelas Parking Program during new construction
aDeveloped and implemented parking policies, procedures and audit processes to e
nsure Hotel compliance with Clark County requirements for employee parking
aCoordinated with and briefed Hotel Department Vice Presidents, Hotel Security a
nd Mall Management for enforcement and corrective action for policy violations
aImplemented automated process for ID scanning to simplify accountability for te
am members which ensured compliance with single point of entry procedures
USAF - Defense Finance & Accounting Service-Omaha Omaha, Nebraska
05/2003- 07/2004 Manager, Accounts Receivable Branch
aManaged accounts receivable, billing and debt management programs for 53 custom
er/clients each with accounts more $1.5 Million
aDeveloped and implemented new accounts receivable procedures that increased col
lections and resulted in a 68% reduction in charge offs and delinquent debts
aCreated policy and procedures for the reconciliation and reduction of commercia
l debts and outstanding accounts receivable; Six Sigma team member
aImplemented successful conversions of manual accounting systems to automated in
order to increase transaction processing, reduce expenses and man-hours
01/2001- 05/2003 Manager, Travel Accounting Section
aManaged award-winning travel team and programs including daily advances, paymen
ts and debt/credit payments made by other agencies for our customers
aRewrote internal policies and procedures to ensure timely and accurate processi
ng of accounts payable, accounts receivable and travel payments
aResearched, analyzed and cleared over $435K of misidentified documents releasin
g and making funds available to the proper departmental accounts
aTrained and evaluated over 25 personnel in the disbursement of funds, balancing
accounts and cashier responsibilities
USAF - Defense Finance & Accounting Service-Limestone Limestone, Maine
10/2000- 11/2001 Supervisor, Travel Accounting Branch
aImplemented new research procedures to identify and find missing travel payment
documents reducing outstanding payments by over 80%
aImplemented new automated travel payment system to simplify processing and cust
omer involvement; traveled to other sites to provide training and implementation
aProvided oversight to W-2 tax program and payroll tax reporting to Social Secur
ity Administration and Internal Revenue Service
06/1999- 09/2000 Supervisor, Vendor Pay Contract Team
aManaged accounts payable for construction and delivery order contracts
aResponsible for the distribution and workload of contracts, invoices and receip
ts; certified and paid over 150 contractual payments per month
aReconciled out of balance Construction and Delivery-Order contracts with disbur
sements, obligations, receipts and appropriation/budget authority
aReduced by 45% amount of interest paid for late payments made to vendors throug
h attention to detail and emphasis on proper policy and guidelines