Donald E. Pfiester, CPA

E X P E R I E N C E     S U M M A R Y Certified Public Accountant with over twenty-five years of accounting experience. Skilled in all aspects of corporate accounting and analysis. Proficient in PeopleSoft core accounting systems with respect to the USSGL attributes, crosswalks to standard reports, budgetary and proprietary transactions; FACTS II edit and reporting; fund reconciliation and asset management; Hyperion database analysis; Microsoft Office and Lotus SmartSuite applications. Particularly adept at auditing and budgeting. Motivated self-starter. Can do attitude. Employment Chronology 2003 – Present      Donald E Pfiester, CPA Contractor / Consultant, Smithsonian Institution Provide PeopleSoft accounting and reporting expertise to the Smithsonian Institution - Office of the Comptroller Participate in the monthly USSGL accounting and reporting cycle at the transaction and consolidation levels; analyze and report results to management Prepare year end closing reports and required audit summaries for management and KPMG auditors Input and edit quarterly budgetary results to U.S. Treasury via FACTS II Develop reconciliations of Institution-wide fund balances, assets and other balance sheet accounts Perform periodic fund analysis of the Smithsonian Business Ventures and Associates divisions 1994 – 2003      Marriott International   Bethesda, MD Senior Manager, International Finance and Reporting Administer international admin accounting and analysis of $35M annually via the PeopleSoft general ledger and Hyperion database systems Supervise divisional CAPEX (Fixed Assets) activity Consolidate period end close and reporting requirements to senior management Design international division annual admin budgeting process Develop and implement forecasting models for admin analysis Coordinate Hyperion database projects 1989 – 1994      Caterair International   Miami, FL & Bethesda, MD Senior Accounts Manager, Inflite Services Managed ABC system for catering and services pricing of the company’s largest airline accounts (Eastern Airlines and Pan American) Conducted extensive profitability audits of domestic and international airline catering facilities 1985 – 1989      Marriott Corporation  Bethesda, MD Senior Cost Analyst, Marriott Inflite Services Maintained catering and services pricing for over fifteen domestic and international airline accounts Developed computerized cost bid process for airline catering services 1983 – 1985      Marriott Corporation  Bethesda, MD IR Programmer Analyst II Implemented standardized accounting systems at six international airline catering facilities 1982 – 1983      Marriott Corporation  London, UK Systems Analyst Pioneered the development of Marriott  standardized accounting systems for the international corporate prototype E D U C A T I O N     &    C E R T I F I C A T I O N S Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Member, Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants  University of Maryland – College Park, MD BS, Business Administration Management Concepts – Washington, DC Federal Financial Management Certificate Program. Currently enrolled and completed two of seven requirements. Hyperion Enterprise Training Center - Stamford, CT Hyperion End User training . Advanced Hyperion Reporting & Spreadsheet Analysis. Peoplesoft Ledger Training - Tysons Corner, VA Marriott general ledger training.