Eileen Almagro Email & Phone Number

Frederick, Maryland, United States

Oversees and executes all operations of Frederick CREST.● Assist Board Executives in transition of CREST’s directive from RHEC to solely 501c3.Despite the decrease in the organization’s size, Frederick CREST continues to move forward in its mission to fill the workforce gap Frederick currently faces. ● Driving workforce development efforts with Frederick Workforce Development, colleges and universities and Frederick business partners.Sought out the needs of local government and STEM partners to determine current area workforce needs. Reached out to area education partners to fill gaps based on determined needs.● Successfully completed annual audit with accounting group.● Continues to network and participate in county-wide efforts aimed to address workforce and economic development challenges alongside county and city government.

Lake Forest, California

Managed Beautify Saddleback Lake Forest ministry. Assisted Director of Operations to influence leadership key decisions through extensive research and analysis. • Worked with end users and various software vendors to improve efficiency.• Compiled and analyzed energy usage information to determine alternative energy sources. Findings were presented to leadership and resulted in solar contract renewals.• Administered the Beautify Saddleback Lake Forest ministry involving volunteer recruitment and, retention, introducing new campus ministries, and partnering with other ministries.• Worked with operations director in project planning, analysis, and other church leadership initiatives.

Costa Mesa, Ca

Member of the senior management team, involved in strategic planning, evaluation, and professional development initiatives. Defined processes and implemented the infrastructure/systems needed to support substantial growth over the next five to 10 years. Built and managed effective and streamlined administrative/financial systems, including accounting, legal, information technology (IT), human resources (HR), and physical infrastructure. • Provided oversight and management of all financial functions of the organization, reporting to the executive director.• Executed all regular accounting functions for operating and capital campaign activities, including: daily accounting functions; monthly, quarterly, and annual closing of the general ledger; preparation of budget to actual financial reports; and management of all government contracts of the organization.• Implemented and maintained fiscal plans for projects, departments, and agency mission objectives.• Modified and coordinated accounting systems and accounting control procedures to enhance efficiency, minimize errors, and reduce data retrieval time. • Administered all fiscal reporting, contract reviews, and agreement renewals with government agencies, private foundations, and corporations to ensure accuracy and compliance with funding guidelines.

Hollywood, Ca

Lead financial analyst for budgeting, planning and financial analysis for North America division. Handled the collection and dissemination of financial data, executed trend analysis, and performed capital spend analysis for 3rd party label and artist distribution deals. Worked with senior management to develop processes that streamlined reporting of interpretation of data for revenue and expense management strategies. Collaborated with management and departments to outsource financial reporting to India.• Produced annual budgets exceeding $500 million and forecast models on a departmental, business segment and consolidated basis working with functional department heads and senior management • Developed and accurately forecast revenue for both digital and physical products.• Analyzed and interpreted monthly variances and trends between budgets, actual and prior results in developing projections and forecast.• Tracked and reviewed gross and net sales including gross margins in producing forecasts and trend analysis on an on-going basis. • Provided financial support and analysis to Operations and Marketing areas for strategic business decisions and cost savings initiatives.• Created NPV, IRR, discount cash flow, and ROI models for evaluating financial implications of new products and investments, and provided recommendations to senior management.• Contributed to company-wide cost savings initiative by spearheading outsourcing of financial reporting to India.

Costa Mesa, Ca

Provided budgeting and financial analysis for multiple campuses with annual budgets of up to $90 million. Accurately forecasted monthly and quarterly revenue and expenses, provided budget reports to department and campus directors, and interpreted data for revenue and expense management strategies. Prepared thorough month-end and year-end financial reports and collaborated with directors to prepare annual plan forecasts. • Promoted rapidly from accounting coordinator for the Southern California campus to senior financial analyst for Southern California, Hawaii and San Diego campuses.• Implemented, modified, and coordinated accounting systems and accounting control procedures to enhance efficiency, minimize errors, and reduce data retrieval time. • Integrated additional internal controls to meet Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Administered extensive research of Sarbanes-Oxley and communicated findings to director teams.• Analyzed financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital, prepared balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and other models to summarize and interpret current and projected campus financial state for directors.• Assured account receivable levels were processed and completed in accordance with established company profitability goal and objectives through student account maintenance and collections activities