Hired to manage the move from the Strip District to Lawrenceville and to locate a Pop Up location for the retail store for the 2019 holiday season.

~Self-taught jewelry artist. Created company and built sales to $30,000.~Designed, created and sold full line of jewelry to both wholesale and retail customers.~Purchased raw materials and established efficient costing and inventory system.~Established and managed an online Etsy shop.~Designed and produced marketing materials, including photographing jewelry.~Collaborated with customers to design custom pieces and provided excellent customer service.~Sold at shows, in homes, at fund raisers and on-line in an Etsy shop.

Prepared annual budget and related cash flow statement.Prepared monthly and annual Financial Statements for Board of Directors.Monitored and reported government and grant spending.Maintained entire financial system: Fund Accounting, Payroll, A/R, and A/P.Chief liaison with external auditing firm.Administered all employee benefits.Managed organization's technology needs. * Converted manual accounting system to computerized non-profit accounting system.* Eliminated redundancy and increased accuracy of reporting for grants.

Prepared monthly and annual financial statements.Tracked and reported spending of grants.Maintained Payroll, A/R and A/P.Interfaced with Executive Director and external auditing firm.

7 years as a tax accountant in both an international CPA firm and a regional CPA firm.3 years as Director of Administration at a regional CPA Firm:*Interfaced with managing partner.*Actively involved in all management functions of firm.*Provided controllership functions: monthly billings, monthly financial statements, payroll, health insurance, building insurance and retirement plan.*Directed the firm’s recruiting program and was actively involved in hiring accountants and administrative personnel.*Provided orientation, training and evaluation of both accounting and administrative staff.*Responsible for building maintenance including providing support for other tenants.*Responsible for firm's technology, both hardware and software.***Coordinated merger of 2 regional firms.***Computerized internal accounting system.***Designed and implemented multiple internal processing systems.