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Washington, D.C., Us

Washington, D.C., Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Washington, Dc, Us

Direct management (staff of 9) and oversight of all billing and accounting functions for firm's largest office (Washington, DC):Assist team with monthly billing efforts, with particular focus on resolving complex billing issues with attorneys. General ledger and accounts payable functions in ProVantage.Cash management including escrow, disbursements, wiring funds and approving checks.Preparation of monthly budget variance reports and tax filings.Significant accomplishments:Implemented and streamlined process for handling all Foreign Associate invoices.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Governed all activities associated with the firm’s: $650 million revenue and associated expense budgets Annual audit, tax filings and partner compensation Financial reporting for executive and management committees General ledger, and accounts payable functions in Aderant Cash management including bank relationships, disbursements, wiring funds, payroll, approving checks• Direct management oversight to 4 managers, and 2 staff positions to include performance appraisals, succession planning, coaching, mentoring and resolution of personnel issues• Significant accomplishments: Brought payroll function in-house (previously outsourced), implemented Ceridian self service and pay cards for terminated employees Designed and successfully implemented a new chart of accounts, converted existing data, trained and rolled out a new general ledger account structure that provided more flexibility in reporting. Led market research, business case, selection, acquisition and successful implementation of a web-based expense reimbursement tool - Chrome River – resulting in reduced staffing needs, increased process efficiencies and expedited reimbursement via ACH Consolidated bank, trust, assets and other financial systems following the acquisition of a smaller firm. Standardized fixed asset policy and procedures. Led the market research, business case, selection and acquisition of Sage fixed asset software (FAS) to automate and track assets and generate depreciation schedules integrated with Aderant Led review of firm treasury and payroll functions to ensure proper controls and segregation of duties were in place to reduce overall risk of fraud Implemented the firm AMEX purchase card program Led several process improvement initiatives including: creation of a general ledger dictionary, tools and checklist for coding journal entries, more rigorous documentation on bank reconciliations, escrow accounts, financial and general ledger enhancements

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

•Governed all activities associated with the firm’s:$350 million revenue and associated expense budgetsAnnual audit, tax filings and partner compensationFinancial reporting for executive and management committees Billing, collections, general ledger, and accounts payable functions in Elite Cash management including bank relationships, disbursements, wiring funds, payroll, approving checks•Direct management oversight to 7 managers, and 2 staff positions to include performance appraisals, succession planning, coaching, mentoring and resolution of personnel issues•Governed international financial efforts including resolution of international payroll issues, resolution of lag time between international bank transactions, and minimizing negative impacts to the balance sheet resulting from unfavorable exchange rates•Significant accomplishments -Led departmental performance improvement initiative that included a client services survey, an assessment of opportunities to improve service and support, the development of an action plan to address performance gaps and reinforce firm client service principles. Recruited, hired and mentored two key department positions: 1) Financial Analyst and 2) Manager-Reporting and Financial Analysis. Developed recruitment, offer letter and on-boarding packages, created accounting manual, and function-specific orientation packagesLed process improvement initiatives including: launched accounting intranet web page, tools and checklist for coding journal entries, accountable for more rigorous documentation on bank reconciliations, escrow accounts, financial and general ledger enhancements, improved cost recovery and collection practices and processesLed the market research, business case, selection, acquisition and governance of business intelligence software that provided profitability analysis and other key metrics used by executive and management committees Led successful transition to Satori budget software tool

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

• Generated budget reports to track performance and to assist in business decisions including acquisition analyses, partner compensation, attorney performance, and capital investment decisions• Standardized month-end financial reports • Led the market research, business case, selection, acquisition and governance of automated budget software tool: Redwood Analytics Accountable for customization, implementation, training, reports, seamless transitions, integration with Elite, and ensuring return on investment for the systems• Led the market research, business case, selection and acquisition of Sage fixed asset software (FAS) to automate the firm’s assets and generate depreciation schedules integrated with Elite• Governed the firm’s annual tax return filing efforts including: Personal Property Tax Returns, 5500 Returns, Sales and Use Tax Returns, Partner K1 filings

Responsible for management (staff of 5) and oversight of all accounting and payroll functions for firm.

Responsible for management (staff of 3) and oversight of all billing, payroll and accounting functions for firm.

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

• Promoted to position to oversee financial reporting to Executive and Management Committees• Led initiative to create a consistent process for preparing annual expense and revenue budgets • Conducted analyses of partner compensation bonus payouts for non-equity and of-counsel attorneys • Prepared responses to industry benchmark surveys including: banking, PWC, Hoffman-Alvary, ALA, etc.• Managed 3 direct reports – 2 Staff Accountants, and a Billing Specialist

Cleveland, Ohio, Us

• Responsible for all aspects of client billing• Responsible for analysis of devaluation of collections for partner compensation• Assist attorneys in managing client receivables and providing analysis / support as requested

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting

High School Diploma