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Oversee the finance month-end and year-end processManage the year-end audit and 990 tax filingsDevelop and update fiscal policies, procedures, and internal controlsSupervise, direct and review staff work related to cash receipts and deposits, iMIS membership database postings, accounts receivables and payables, payroll, and general ledger postingsMonitor and manage cash flow and investment balancesLead the budget committee in the development of annual budgetsManage and report on federal and private grants

Greater Chicago Area

Manage Finance and Operations for a CPS contract high school with about 175 employees and student population of about 600. Produce month-end and year-end financial statements and oversee external financial and compliance audits. Review and update procedures to ensure strong internal controls and implement process improvements. Prepare budget and analyze performance.

Schaumburg Il

Supervised four staff accountants to produce accurate financial statements for 12 domestic schools. Responsible for US GAAP journals for Career Education's international business segment. Review and approve monthly financial statements, general ledger journals, and reconciliations completed by accountants. Work with managers and supervisors to establish standards and develop process improvements to improve efficiency.

Schaumburg Il

Responsible for month-end accounting including monthly journals, reconciliations and review of financial statements for three domestic schools with combined monthly revenue of over $2 million. Worked with supervisor on projects to develop new standardized templates for reconciliations.

Great Lakes Il

Direct report to Commanding Officer of Navy Reserve unit with about 100 Sailors assigned. Responsible for all enlisted personnel, and unit operations including reviewing and writing performance evaluations, planning and delegating tasks for each drill weekend, monitoring unit readiness and implementing changes as needed, and monitoring unit morale. Initiated a leadership training program and an awards and recognition team which resulted in 3 unit members awarded Great Lakes Reserve Center Sailor of the Quarter awards. One Sailor went on to receive Readiness Command Midwest (Great Lakes Region) Sailor of the Quarter.

Supervised staff of three to complete month-end close process and generate financial statements. Provided training and reduced time requirements for month-end close by eliminating manual accounting with Excel spreadsheets and by setting up and implementing uploads of journals from Excel to Great Plains Accounting Software.

Responsible to ensure all invoices entered in Great Plains accounting system. Worked directly with Controller to manage vendor aging and cash flow. Accounts Payable team included 2 inventory specialists, and one part-time accounting clerk.

Master Of Science Accounting, Accounting

MSA

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting

Associate Of Arts (Aa), General Studies

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief college newspaper, Speech Team, Theatre