Derrick Moss

About Derrick Moss

A purposeful, result oriented, highly effective leader and mentor, with an exceptional record managing fellow accounting professionals. Offering an array of skills in fiscal management, cash flow forecasting, budgetary planning, closing process, productivity metrics analysis, team management, and measurements of key performance metrics. Financial Statements | Month End Closeemail: d••••••••@gmail.com30••••••67A dedicated, professional who takes initiative, is dependable, reliable, energetic, adaptable, master of special projects, critical thinker, team player or collaborator, and an analytical person. A high record of success implementing a multi-faceted approach, while simultaneously managing all aspects of financial operational needs, continuously exceeding goals and deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Expert accounting director specializing in preparing financial statements and completing month-end close, monthly balance sheet reconciliations, cash flow management, FAR/CAS/DCAA knowledge, revenue recognition and other key processes. CORE COMPETENCIES:• General Ledger • Month-end Closing• Financial Statement Preparation• Training & Mentoring• Budget and Forecasts• A/P, A/R, ERP, Project Cost• Revenue Recognition• Financial Analysis• Government FAR/CAS/DFARS• DCAA audits• Full Cycle AccountingACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Spearheaded and directed a company reorganization. With a team that I mentored and managed, we created work instructions, transition teams, and rolled out updated policies and procedures, while keeping the overall morale of the company on track, flourishing and delighted. • Established a new executive dashboard and tracking reporting system for key metrics, revenue, gross margin reporting and government contract costing models, triggering a 20% increase in accuracy in financial key metric reporting.• Enhanced and performed month-end, year-end close, annual audit performance, and budget discrepancies. Assisted and educated key executives to evaluate and resolve variances which resulted in significant savings for the company, to the tune of in the first year. Contact me anytime at d••••••••@gmail.com, or 30••••••67 for any Controller, Assistant Controller, Accounting Manager, or senior level opportunities.

Experience

1. Head of Finance Accounting Manager Loft Federal

   Loft Federal

   Dec 2024 — Present · Golden, CO, US

   Serve as the sole lead for the entire accounting and finance function, managing all financial strategy and execution with full autonomy for a mission-critical national security space organization.

Education

• University of Phoenix

  Bachelor of Science, Accounting and Finance

Skills

• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Statements
• Gaap
• Variance Analysis
• General Ledger
• Business Process Improvement
• Budgets
• Finance
• Manufacturing
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Journal Entries
• Erp
• Process Improvement
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Analysis
• Cash Management
• Auditing
• Internal Audit
• Internal Controls
• Payroll
• Analysis
• Accounting
• Microsoft Excel