Finance Manager
CurrentFinancial Management- Central communication between the finance/accounting department and the program. • Prepared monthly expense detail and budget reports for Managing Program Director. Prepared spreadsheet for monthly drawdown requests to the VA and HUD.• Prepared monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports (cash flow chart, and profit/loss reports)• Performed variance analysis to drive forecast accuracy by identifying ongoing risk that affected a company performance against yearly budgets• Liaison between the Finance, Accounting, and upper management to the rest of the organization to facilitate the forecasting and monthly close process• Managed and provided direction and leadership to two direct employees dedicated to accounting payables, and receivables: improved employee retention by 100%.Personal Achievements:Budget & Planning- In 2020, my CFO gave me the task of recreating our entire yearly budget to accommodate $2.5 million in additional funds that the Department of veteran’s affairs provided to us for the COVID-19 crisis. I created a marketing partnership between The Jericho Project and the NYC MTA. This ad campaign advertised our company on all NYC MTA subway trains and buses to target our precise audience while effectively helped use spend the addition funds.Accounts Payable• Reviewed Pay Order Forms and Financial Assistance Requests and verified that all forms have the proper approvals and documentation before issuing payment• Recorded coded bills and invoices to accounting system.• Prepared and processed checks/ ACH payments in a timely manner.Accounting • Assisted with accurate month- end, quarter-end, and year-end accounting close cycles and developments of subsequent financial statements• Assisted with preparation of accrual expenses• Prepared journal entries and relevant support• Prepared daily, weekly, and monthly reconciliations of general ledger • Bank Reconciliation