Alia K. Collins Email & Phone Number

As the Director of Corporate Services, I'm responsible for planning, directing, and managing all aspects of the Finance, Human Resources, and Corporate Information Technology functions of EMA. I lead the work teams in delivery of efficient and effective services for internal and external customers. I develop, implement, and monitor internal services goals.

Roseville, MN

• Accounting / Financials
• All sales, plan, and project accounting
• Responsible for month-end financial close process
• Create and review financial statements for accuracy and propriety
• Cash management: review and approval of payables, account reconciliations and adjustments, misc. deposits, cash monitoring, reporting, projections, and covenant calculations
• Canadian financial statements and work with Canadian tax accountants

• Time Management
• Process G/L adjustments and project time moves for time and expensesSales/Contract Administration
• Review and close sales bookings
• Opportunity creation/verification
• Create and maintain project contract and invoice files
• Annual project/invoice archivingProject Accounting

• Timely, accurate administration and reconciliation of time entry, related general ledger processes, systems, and accounts.
• Accurate creation and maintenance of sales opportunities and client projects.
• Entry, reporting, and reconciliation of various Balance Sheet accounts.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

VisionWe envision a Minnesota where all students and communities are empowered to thrive.MissionOur mission is to embolden students and strengthen their communities through leadership development. We believe that every person is a potential leader and through our activities, students will develop the necessary strengths and skills for reaching that.

• Obtained Enrolled Agent license through the Internal Revenue Service by passing rigorous three-part examination
• Prepared income tax returns for individuals and small businesses, including partnerships, s-corporations, and non-profits
• Provided small business accounting services
• Consulted FASB statements for appropriate client GAAP reporting
• Performed all sole-proprietorship functions: marketing, price modeling, web-site creation, customer service, invoicing, and accounting
• Achieved profit in first year of businessExperience highlights: general ledger, journal entries, bookkeeping, internal control, receivables- payables, payroll preparation and tax filing, bank reconciliation, ales and.

• Created and maintained company-wide metadata database with data from more than twenty accounting, receivables, payables, and other customer service systems
• Utilized project management techniques for large data consolidation and clean-up projects for eliminating data redundancy. Projects delivered on time and within budget.
• Prepared data reports, identified and resolved exceptions, and achieved data streamlining
• Created company-wide system process publications used by all business units for data management across multiple systems
• Directed database training presentations and led cross-functional meetings, obtained buy-in from database stakeholdersExperience highlights: data warehousing, data importing / exporting, database creation /.

• Chosen as Support Analyst and IT liaison for new system launch. Resolved system issues, provided support to floor reps
• Led team in sales and customer service scores
• Selected as team lead and provided quality control reviews by monitoring incoming calls and presenting feedback

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Accounting department tutor 4.0 GPA

B.A, Biology

B.A. Biology