Roosevelt Draine

Detail-oriented auditor with 3 years CPA firm of experience, specializing in financial statement audits, GAAP compliance, and internal controls testing. Proven track record of managing client engagements and analyzing financial data accurately. Bachelor's degree in business administration with 10+ years of accounting experience.

Profile aligns with senior-level corporate finance and management roles. Accounting experience serves as the financial tool to support business administration with making strategic decisions, allocating budgets, and evaluating company performance.

Accounting Manager - Family Fun Center DRAPEL LLC

(2025-08)

Managing month-end close processes, ledger management, and regulatory compliance. Responsible for financial management, team leadership, compliance and controls, and budgeting and forecasting.

• Manage balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring account balance accuracy, posting completeness, and timely resolution of reconciling items
• Lead month-end and year-end close activities, to includes journal entries, account analysis, and financial reporting support
• Analyze financial data to identify trends, discrepancies, and opportunities for process improvement
• Maintain and improve accounting workflows, controls, and procedures to enhance efficiency and accuracy
• Partner with internal stakeholders to gather information, resolve issues, and support business initiatives
• Assist with audit preparation and provide supporting documentation for internal and external auditors
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and special projects as assigned
• Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and regulatory requirements
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline processes and improve reporting capabilities
• Verify employee hours worked match recorded time-and-attendance data to prevent overpayment or underpayment
• Ensure accurate processing of employee overtime, bonuses, commissions, tips, and shift differentials
• Check employees are correctly classified as exempt or non-exempt, and ensure independent contractors are not mistakenly placed on the payroll
• Manage accounts payable/receivable, general ledger, and financial reporting
• Ensure compliance with GAAP and analyze financial data to support strategic decision-making
• Supervise month-end closing, auditing, and tax compliance
• Bank reconciliations, and cash flow
• Prepare, review, and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
• Assist with the development, implementing, and maintaining accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls

Staff Accountant Nonprofit - The Family Conservancy - Kansas City, Kansas

(2023-12 - 2025-08)

Tracked, allocated incoming funds to specific programs, ensured donor-restricted donations and grants are spent according to sponsor guidelines.

Responsibilities included daily financial operations, recorded revenue/expenses, prepared bank reconciliations, cash flow, AP/AR, and grant tracking. Ensuring GAAP & nonprofit compliance, prepared financial statements (Balance Sheet, P&L, Cash Flow), and supporting audits review.

Responsibilities included processing payments, deposits, reconciling credit cards, and variance analysis.

Contractor Grants Specialist Accountant - BCT Partners: Administration of Children and Families

(2014-10 - 2023-11)

Grants Specialist, Government sub-contractor; Responsibilities included Interpret grant pre-award and post-award guidelines for some 13-grantee totaling $52M funding. Provides advanced technical support for managing, monitoring, and reporting on complex, multi-source grants, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and funder regulations while maintaining accurate financial records and supporting program managers.

Administrative Officer - Contract Management Accountant - The City of Kansas City Missouri

(2011-08 - 2014-10)

As the Manager responsible for Contracts, ensured the financial compliance, reports, and strategic analysis for contracts, managing budgets, forecasting, variance analysis, and month-end close, acting as a financial partner to interpret contract data, control costs, and support business decisions, often dealing with grants or specific projects. Assist with parking garage contracts, parking meter purchase contracts and on-street parking app bids. Reviewed documents to ensure contracts were cost-effective.

Business Development Specialist / Business Advisor - The City of Kansas City Missouri

(2007-08 - 2011-08)

As Business Advisor for The City of Kansas City Missouri for 10 years, my responsibilities included supporting businesses to run smoothly by advising owners and executives. Duties included advising about development of company policies, suggesting improvements, and reducing inefficiencies and waste.

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration - Alcorn State University Lorman, MS

Program Language - DeVry Institute