Cynthia Tapia Email & Phone Number

Provide fiscal oversight to Santa Clara County Office of Education authorized charter schools; provide technical expertise, and advisory services to charter schools, districts, county office administrators, and the Board on charter school financial matters; administer, prepare, review and analyze a wide variety of financial reports, including charter schools petitions, monitoring reviews, revenue projections, budget, and year-end closing reports.

San Francisco Bay Area

Supervise and manage all aspects of accounting including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger maintenance, month-end and year-end close. Lead preparation of interim and year-end financial audit. Collaborate with executive leaders in the strategic annual budget planning and administration of it. Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by assessing the financial efficacy of program operations. Assist Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer with mandated… Show more Supervise and manage all aspects of accounting including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, general ledger maintenance, month-end and year-end close. Lead preparation of interim and year-end financial audit. Collaborate with executive leaders in the strategic annual budget planning and administration of it. Manage organizational cash flow forecasting by assessing the financial efficacy of program operations. Assist Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer with mandated compliance reporting and administration of public fund requirements. Key Contributions: >Streamlined accounting operations while maintaining conformance with a nonprofit accounting guidelines and consequently reduced month-end close time frame from two weeks to a week. >Key contributor in the selection, building, and implementation of financial management system.>Manage cash during cash-strapped cyclical periods by creating funding plans that minimize impact on operations or damage to vendor relationships. >Collaborate with Human Resources for the compliant execution of collective bargaining agreement and employee policies. >Guide the payroll team with addressing pay corrections to mitigate employee relation issues. >Create multi-functional budget-to-actual reports and tools that advise leaders and budget holders on their current financial position. >Support President and Chief Financial Officer with reorganization transactions consisting of real property transfer, cash account transfers, and liabilities transfer. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Contributed to executive management’s directive of enhancing internal financial reporting to accomplish short-term and long-term financial sustainability goals. Supported Controller/Chief Financial Officer with the accountability to various stakeholders and meeting high standards of compliance and fiscal transparency. Key Contributions: >Collaborated with management team to incorporate internal accounting functions including the implementation of accounting software… Show more Contributed to executive management’s directive of enhancing internal financial reporting to accomplish short-term and long-term financial sustainability goals. Supported Controller/Chief Financial Officer with the accountability to various stakeholders and meeting high standards of compliance and fiscal transparency. Key Contributions: >Collaborated with management team to incorporate internal accounting functions including the implementation of accounting software. >Assessed department’s daily operations and advised management on the need of an additional team member—Accounts Payable/Payroll Clerk. >Standardized segregation of duties and internal controls to comply with accounting and auditing standards.>Analyzed, examined, and interpreted account records and performed accounting corrections to ensure accurate general ledger.>Maintained all necessary accounting and financial documentation in preparation of interim and year-end audit. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Cooperated with back-office and bookkeeping services provider with all accounting functions including the collection of documentation and coding of accounts payable, bank reconciliations, benefits reconciliation, credit card reconciliations, and vacation accruals. Committed to organization’s successful growth of two additional sites by implementing aligned business operations processes and procedures. Key Contributions: >Developed an order requisition process and expense approval… Show more Cooperated with back-office and bookkeeping services provider with all accounting functions including the collection of documentation and coding of accounts payable, bank reconciliations, benefits reconciliation, credit card reconciliations, and vacation accruals. Committed to organization’s successful growth of two additional sites by implementing aligned business operations processes and procedures. Key Contributions: >Developed an order requisition process and expense approval work flow. >Monitored two $575,000 federal startup grants and guaranteed compliance with the required expense tracking and financial reporting. >Collected and reviewed payroll time-sheets and processed time entry corrections, prorates, retroactive pay and payroll adjustments as necessary. >Key contributor in the selection and implementation of HRIS/Payroll processing system. >Improved efficiency of credit card reconciliation by researching and implementing a travel and expense software. >Spearheaded the procurement process of nutrition services by engaging prospective contractors through a formal Request for Proposal bid invitation. Show less

San Francisco Bay Area

Performed day-to-day business services operations. Developed relationship with vendors to ensure competitive pricing. Collaborated with executive management team and back-office provider to address public funding deferrals while maintaining a balanced budget and a healthy reserved. Key Contributions: >Maintained positive vendor relations during extensive aging of payables.>Established monthly budget-to-actual reporting with discretionary budget holders and advised on… Show more Performed day-to-day business services operations. Developed relationship with vendors to ensure competitive pricing. Collaborated with executive management team and back-office provider to address public funding deferrals while maintaining a balanced budget and a healthy reserved. Key Contributions: >Maintained positive vendor relations during extensive aging of payables.>Established monthly budget-to-actual reporting with discretionary budget holders and advised on areas of savings. Show less