Deborah Trant Email & Phone Number

Oak Brook, Il

Opportunity International provides access to savings, small business loans, insurance and training to over four million people, working their way out of poverty, in 20 countries through owned financial institutions and NGOs. Total Assets held on a Global basis total $750M, and Gross Loan Portfolio of $515M.• Generated Monthly financial packages, operational performance analysis and ad hoc financial analysis for Opportunity’s 13 majority-owned microfinance banks, and Quarterly financial reporting packages for Opportunity’s 16 minority-owned microfinance institutions and 17 Nongovernmental Organization (NGOs).• Generated monthly product reporting packages for donor communications of the fundraising teams, which reported 3M active loans, 1.1M active savings accounts, and a savings portfolio of $108M.• Managed Excel & Hyperion Essbase systems to consolidate and analyze financial performance and budget variance for Opportunity’s banks and NGOs on a global basis, including 32 foreign currencies.• Provided financial analysis support to the senior management teams of Opportunity as well as Opportunity-owned microfinance institutions.• Liaised with the funding members of Opportunity to generate the consolidated view of the operating budgets, actual performance and program/country funding.• Implemented the consolidation of Hyperion Essbase cubes, to enhance the accuracy, quality and timeliness of reporting. • Supervised the upload of financial and product data by the portfolio microfinance institutions, checked for data integrity and provided assistance with resolving imbalances.• Managed Hyperion database to analyze and report profitability, efficiency and cost effectiveness of microfinance institutions using ratio, statistical and trend analysis

Financial analysis of over $100 million Income statement and Balance sheet accounts. General Accounting functions, including month end close procedures, posting monthly expense and accrual journal entries, account reconciliation, account variance analysis, and forecasting. Compilation of monthly incentive compensation, deferred compensation programs, and processed yearly true-up calculations, including 401K and pension accruals.

Provided accounting assistance to the merger transition team for the Midwest area, training of new users, and auditing of converted Accounts receivable systems. Transitioned all division accounting to Kansas City area locations, including reporting and preparing yearly budget for upper management. Performed month-end close, and prepared and reviewed monthly financial statements for eight divisions generating $120 million in annual revenue.

Performed month-end close and prepared financial statements for clinic subsidiary. Performed A/P functions, prepared deposits and reconciled monthly bank statements for clinic subsidiaries. Maintained capital budget for all fixed asset purchases. Supervised A/P clerk to confirm accuracy of work performed, including coding and data entry integrity. Responsible for weekly A/P disbursement. Performed vendor analysis to accurately report 1099 information and prepare monthly sales and use tax return for the state of Illinois. Coordinated health, dental and life insurance benefits for existing, new, and terminated employees, including yearly open enrollment. Utilized ADP Payroll System/Report Writer to create special employee reports for vice president of human resources. Developed internal reporting system for accurate EOE (Equal Opportunity Employer) reporting. Maintained confidential personnel files. Interacted with personnel on a daily basis and handled all employee benefit inquiries.

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