Responsible for all financial operations of the Museum, a not-for-profit with a $5 m annual budgetDevelop and manage financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, investment, and financial strategyPrepare monthly financial statements and ad hoc financial reportsPresent financial results to Finance, Executive, and Board Committees.Manage Human Resources, benefits, and payroll. for up to 65 staffSupervise Museum Store, payroll, and accounts payable processing

Forecast labor expenses for 1400 Rent-A-Center stores based on economic and business trendsSummarize financial and budget data to be utilized in senior management presentationsDetermine budget targets for the Wichita (corporate) office and individual departmentsCoordinate annual budgeting process among departments within the corporate officeExamine budgets for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with corporate policiesMaintain and consolidate forecast database utilizing… Show more Forecast labor expenses for 1400 Rent-A-Center stores based on economic and business trendsSummarize financial and budget data to be utilized in senior management presentationsDetermine budget targets for the Wichita (corporate) office and individual departmentsCoordinate annual budgeting process among departments within the corporate officeExamine budgets for completeness, accuracy, and conformance with corporate policiesMaintain and consolidate forecast database utilizing Hyperion accounting software Show less

Prepared monthly financial statements: income statement, balance sheet and cash flowForecasted corporate expenses monthlyResponsible for ad hoc financial analysis projects

Represented company in state audits and prepared documentation for tax appealsAudited sales and use taxes at manufacturing plantsCoordinated hardware and software implementation of optical management systemAssisted with preparation of corporate federal and state income tax returnsPrepared property tax returns, accruals, and forecast tax paymentsAchieved annual tax savings of $135,000

Supervised staff of five professionalsResponsible for accurate and timely release of tax softwareCoordinated software design and quality control testing with programmers

Programmed tax software to comply with federal and state regulationsInitiated procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy of testingPrepared and presented training classesComposed and edited various sections of training manualsResolved software and hardware conflictsBackup to network administrator