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Develop and maintain job cost information, rates and analysis.Reporting: Management, ad-hoc, query based and new report development.Assist on-boarding new customers: develop reporting and monitor/troubleshoot issues.Monitor and update inventory and revenue processes.

All Accounting and Human Resource functions. Responsible for contracts, all procedures and workflow.

•Establish and administer credit policies and procedures•Develop and maintain extensive reporting to management on all revenue activities, including weekly, monthly and ad hoc reporting.Process and report on Stewardship, including calculating guarantee status (shortfall/overage) based on Nielsen ratings information.•Budget and forecast revenues quarterly.•Maintain and update Accounts Receivable system.

•Implemented Microsoft Access system to track refund requests. New system insured no refund was paid invalidly and provided an audit trail of all refunds.•Redesigned the bank reconciliation process and reports. •Implemented third party software to reconcile employee salary advances. Designed controls into the system and trained the personnel.

•Analysis of all business aspects to determine future viability•Reduced Accounts receivable below historical levels•Produced Budgets and forecast.•Produced the financial statements•Analysis of financial statements

•Managed staff of 1•Managed all accounting operations and reporting, including A/R, A/P, payroll, general ledger and financial statements.•New accounting software implemented. •Tuition billing system changed. Resulting in accurate invoices.•Implemented a full collection system. Resulting in a drop of uncollectible tuition from over 15% per year to under 1% per year.•Revamped reporting to provide clear and accurate financial information to department heads, the pastor and the Board.•Implemented full documentation of procedures in the accounting area as well as creating written policies.

•Managed staff of 4•Implemented several major changes to the subscriber management system, including credit card and statement enhancements, resulting in several million dollars in savings and several million dollars of increased revenue per year.•Reduced bad debt by over 25% by enhancing the collections system.•Member of team selected by top management to implement new subscriber management system. Direct accountability for 40% of the system, which included identifying user needs, selecting the new system and working with the vendor to implement. Projected revenue increase of $10-$50 million annually.

•Managed staff of 7•Implemented 10K filings.•Managed all accounting operations and reporting, including A/R, A/P, payroll, general ledger and financial statements.•Managed process to select and implement PeopleSoft as new General Ledger system. •Attained over a million dollars in savings through additional bad debt collections of over $3 million per year by implementing several major changes to the subscriber management system.

•Managed staff of 5•Managed all accounting operations and reporting, including A/R, A/P, payroll, general ledger and financial statements.•Enhanced reporting during a rapid growth phase of over 100% per year resulting in accurate financial and subscriber information for executive management.•Developed budgeting process implemented company wide by all managers.

•Developed systems including: Commissions system, subscriber management system, internal controls, policies and procedures, lockbox and internal reporting.•Managed all accounting operations and reporting, including A/R, A/P, payroll, general ledger and financial statements.

•Performed all general ledger accounting functions for seven subsidiaries, as well as internal reporting.