David Ray Email & Phone Number

Greater Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Greater Milwaukee Area

* Perform month-end closing procedures including journal entries, account reconciliations, and preparation of financial statements.* Prepare, review, and submit monthly department financial statements to Board of Directors.* Support program managers and directors with accounting functions.* Enter General Ledger data, ensuring correct coding for billing and expensing.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Board of Director (October 2019 - April 2021)Board of Director, Downtown Families Committee (October 2016 - October 2017)Board of Director, Outreach Committee (October 2011 - October 2016)President (February 2016 - August 2016)* I have presided over a 25-member Board of Directors with the objective to promote pride and participation among residents and business owners of downtown Milwaukee.As President…* I increased membership by 25%, assessing member/volunteer strengths, empowering individuals, mentoring the team and developing community involvement initiatives.* I managed a budget for events and community improvement projects, using situational analysis, financial projections and forward-looking financial schedules.* I increased value for our members by forging productive alliances with downtown-based service companies (e.g. Zipcar, Lyft, Bublr Bikes, Milwaukee Bucks, etc.).* I encouraged our Events Committee to increase the frequency of events to encourage member involvement.* I encouraged our Outreach Committee to increase the frequency of deliverables to members to promote current projects, feature neighborhood businesses and non-profit organizations, and promote upcoming events.* I organized teams to participate in various events to enhance our community (Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Spring Alley Cleanup, etc.).* I created opportunities for our members to give back to the community by organizing charity drives to support neighborhood non-profit organizations.* I created our Downtown Families Committee with the objective to find ways to make downtown more attractive for families to call home.* As a member of Outreach, I managed multiple social media platforms to promote news and events.

Greater Milwaukee Area

* Absorbed and converted to full-time employment by Charles Fink from KForce.* Working knowledge of Accounting CS, ACS Fixed Assets, & QuickBooks.* Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word).* Monthly, quarterly, & year-end close including financial statement preparation.* Prepare monthly state sales tax returns.* Prepare corporate income tax estimates.* Resolve accounting issues as needed.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Staff Accountant in Public Accounting; Temporary-to-Permanent PositionDecember 2017 – Present* Working knowledge of Accounting CS, ACS Fixed Assets, & QuickBooks.* Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word).* Monthly, quarterly, & year-end close including financial statement preparation.* Prepare monthly state sales tax returns.* Prepare corporate income tax estimates.* Resolve accounting issues as needed.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Auditor in Transportation Industry; Temporary PositionAugust 2017 – December 2017* Working knowledge of AS400 & Great Plains accounting software.* Intermediate knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).* Member of a special project team responsible for auditing 12,000 A/R accounts to resolve nearly $3.7 Million in accounting errors.* Excelled in written and oral communication skills with firm’s staff and customers to resolve accounting errors.* Identified opportunities to decrease accounting and billing errors to enable firm to establish new accounting policies.

Greater Milwaukee Area

* I maintain our donor database utilizing ResultsPlus with the objective to strengthen current relationships and foster future financial support.* I record in-kind gifts and financial donations, and prepare correspondence to our donors.* I assist our Development Team with various support functions to help achieve their financial goals.

Greater Milwaukee Area

* I assisted over 140 clients with their real estate needs by providing a wide range of services including: analyzing client needs, analyzing market conditions, facilitating negotiations, preparing contracts, and providing closing and notary public services.* I quarterbacked transactions to completion, ensuring seamless customer experience and collaboration with all parties, including inspectors, appraisers, loan officers, title coordinators, leasing/sales agents, and contractors.* I created a searchable database covering specific rules and regulations for condominium associations located in and around downtown. I shared this tool with agents in the firm which increased efficiency with handling each client's search.* I was an early adopter of utilizing social media platforms to promote real estate services, news, properties in my portfolio, and promoting the benefits of living downtown.* Annual award recipient of the Five-Star Best in Client Satisfaction Real Estate Agent by Milwaukee Magazine 2010-2016.* In 2008, I was selected by HGTV to be the featured REALTOR® on “My House Is Worth What?” based on my expertise in the marketplace.

M.S., Management

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi

B.A., Psychology