Chris Webber, Cprp Email & Phone Number

Woodridge, Il

Responsible for the overall administration and management of Finance, Accounting, Human Resources management and Information Technology systems management.

Westchester, Il

Hinsdale, Il

Reports to the Assistant Village Manager/Finance Director and directly supervises three full-time employees and three part-time employees. Supervises the functional areas of accounting, payroll, utility billing, accounts receivable, and cashier/reception. Supervises the preparation of transactions, proper record keeping, and report preparation by department staff. Provides technical guidance and support for department personnel and ensures the quality of services that are provided. Responsible for the maintenance of the general ledger system, journal entry preparation, monthly bank reconciliations, and financial statement preparation. Coordinates the annual Village audit including the preparation of all audit workpapers and preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. Provides assistance to the Assistant Village Manager/Finance Director in the preparation of the annual budget, treasury management, and pension fund administration.

Des Plaines, Illinois

• Responsible for the implementation of a new ERP system, New World Systems, including Accounts Payable, Payroll and Utility Billing areas. • Responsible for training all city-wide employees on how to utilize the new ERP system and to demonstrate how all the areas work together.• Directly supervise a staff of 12 employees with a concentration in Utility Billing. • Responsible for planning and organizing the workloads and staff assignments, evaluation of assigned staff and assisting with progress reviews and implementation of changes as needed.• Responsible for enforcing departmental rules, regulations, policies and procedures in accordance with applicable City policies for all department members.• Responsible for preparing journal entries on a daily basis as well as reconciling all cash accounts and letters of credit on a monthly basis. • Coordinating and establishing policies and procedures for the department in order to implement directives from the City Manager and City Council.• Responsible for assisting the Director of Finance with the preparation, development and presentation of the annual budget and CAFR.• Supervision over the collection of taxes, fees and other receipts in accordance with laws and regulations.• Assisting with the development and implementation of internal control procedures to assure that state and national accounting standards are maintained.

Responsible for the accounting of real estate portfolios worth in excess of $100 million.Main audit contact responsible for preparation of audit footnotes in accordance with GAAPResponsible for the preparation of quarterly financial reporting package for investors. Involving compilation and review of information received from property managers.Responsible for preparing financial statements including balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement to include the market value basis of accounting; involving tracking major capital improvements, contributions and distributions to investors.Preparation of monthly bank reconciliations for investor cash accountsCalculation of quarterly performance returns for individual properties as well as firm-wide returns.Review procedures of information received from property managers including:Analysis of various fees and commissions, General variance analysis of balance sheet and income statements on a monthly basis, On-site control reviewsDirected staff accountants to ensure that internal controls are in place and all accounting policies are being implemented.Accounting system updates and report building - Currently use Great Plains, prior to 2009 used Microsoft Access for accounting system, including building queries and writing reportsData mining to help our principals understand which investment types generate better returnsDetermine bad debt on investments and proper write-off amounts

Conducted financial statement audits for Governmental and Not-For-Profit OrganizationsReviewed recording and amortization of capital projects and depreciation of fixed assets.Direct communication with clients throughout audit processPreparation of Financial Statements - including CAFR, Single Audit ReportsPrepared Federal and State tax returns for clients - Form 990, Form 1040 Directed staff accountants to ensure that internal controls are in place and all accounting policies are being implemented.

Bachelors, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Dunham Scholar Member Varsity Baseball

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