Heather Brinster Email & Phone Number

Alaska, United States

Protecting and helping to protect over 4,000 acres of baby salmon habitat!

Homer, Ak

North Gulf Oceanic Society is an environmental NGO focused on marine mammal conservation. In Director of Finance role, I am responsible for execution of all of organization's finance functions and strategy recommendations:- Manage facilitation of $600K in grants- Develop and oversee time tracking process for employees with hours billable to grants and extract data to make appropriate payroll entries for financial and grant reporting- Coordinate with outside CPA and Auditors in preparation of year-end audit and IRS 990- Support the Executive Director in development and analysis of annual organization budget

Homer, Ak

Manage finances for Alaskan peony cooperative distributing annual 30K+ stems internationally- Handle all accounting including A/P, A/R, agency reporting, and payroll- Create financial models for forecasting and recommendations to BOD- Collaboratively work on business strategy plan with team members- Communicate with sales team, BOD members, and outside agencies

Homer, Ak

Manage operations for Alaskan peony cooperative distributing annual 30K+ stems internationally- Manage all pack house operations including receiving inventory, preparing shipments, continued inventory tracking, and monthly reconciliation- Accountable for a team of 4 in pack house using remote management systems

Anchorage, Alaska Area

Real estate appraiser for State of Alaska lands- Conducted field inspections of land to be auctioned in State of Alaska land sales- Coordinated collection of survey data and incorporated into drawings, schematics, and maps- Prepared technical appraisal documents using GIS collector, mapping software, and Word- Managed relationships with multiple stakeholders including clients, surveyors, sales offices, and other appraiser team members

Homer, Ak

Directed financial operations of independent seafood processing plant with and annual cash flow of $16 million and staff of 100+ in dock, processing, wholesale, and finance divisions.- Conducted financial modeling; created cost-benefit and profit-loss reports as per species seasons- Maintain payroll and scheduling for 100+ employee workforce- Engaged with & facilitated cooperation between multi- level stakeholders with local and international industry in Alaska, Canada, Europe & the Lower 48.- Negotiated and administered executive contracts, sales & marketing contracts and tender contracts.

Homer, Ak

Directed operations of independent seafood processing plant with and annual cash flow of $16 million and staff of 100+ in dock, processing, wholesale, and finance divisions.- Directed B2B sales in domestic & international markets, managing a cash flow of $16 million and 5 million pounds of seafood annually- Established compliance measures & due diligence protocol in accordance with a number of agency standards

Ak Leadership + Training Program

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Activities and Societies: - 3 years of civil engineering curriculum