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Minneapolis, MN, US

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Collected, cleaned and prepared client-provided accounting data for import and integration into ClearGov platform
• Mapped accounting data into categories for use in ClearGov products
• Lead data discovery meetings to resolve questions and issues related to accounting data and financial information
• Explained how client data and mapping categories flows into ClearGov products and how clients can change data settings to get the most out of our products
• Contributed to the development and testing of data onboarding tool
• Made suggestions to improve quality assurance and team efficiency

South St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Coral Springs

• Manager of General Fund, Health Fund and General Insurance Funds, including budget preparation and monitoring
• Coordinated and presented citywide monthly financial statements
• Co-managed citywide personnel budgeting process
• Maintained General Fund Five Year Forecast
• Department co-lead in Citywide Enterprise Resource Planning software implementation

Greater Chicago Area

• Operating Grants Management, including tracking applications, loading grant award budgets, managing expenditures (personnel and non-personnel) for year end closing and providing annual reports, as required by grantors
• Leader of operating grant funds reconciliation and cleanup ($41M in grant revenue)
• Assisted with budget development (utilizing both operating and grant funds) including performing trend analyses to forecast and prepare for upcoming fiscal years
• Coordinated with departments to increase efficiency in operations
• Assisted and train departmental staff on daily operations and provide insight to upper management on operational processes
• Special projects, as assigned, to assess the feasibility of cost saving and/or revenue enhancement proposals

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted with budget development, including Revenue and Expenditure forecasting as preparation for upcoming fiscal years
• Provided contract review and oversight in both Intergovernmental Agreements and Federal Grant Programs
• Ran and distributed monthly budget to actual statements for assigned departments and worked to rectify any discrepancies
• Provided management over all donations and grants (monetary and in-kind) for the District
• Assisted in the transfer of capital funds transfers, as needed for capital projects

Winnetka, IL

• Drafted and published the department's 2014 Annual Report
• Served as Department FOIA Officer
• Assisted in preparation, development and implementation of the 2015 Budget
• Managed transition of EMS and Occupancy Inspection reporting to a cloud based system
• Participated in the interview and hiring of new personnel
• Maintained Fire Incident Reporting and EMS records and submit to FEMA and the State of IL

Greater Chicago Area

• Created and executed municipal development programs and internal/external event management in the Chicago metropolitan area
• Focused on ongoing programs, which included Young Professionals events, Chaddick Scholars, Beyond Burnham Oral History Series, Academic Study Trips, and Transportation Research Forum (TRF) conference calls/events
• Provided financial management/support to the Institute
• Provided general administrative support to the Institute director and assistant director as well as to the Municipal Design Review Network

Greater Chicago Area

• Assisted Accounts Payable in receiving, verifying, and processing Direct Vouchers and Purchase Orders
• Utilized Read Soft and SAP AG softwares, processing, on average, 50-100 invoices, short form/long form contracts, direct vouchers, and statements daily
• Provided a departmental evaluation to the Accounting Manager and Director of Finance as a means to assess department strengths and weaknesses and provide recommendations for increased productivity

Greater Chicago Area

In this position I was the lead seller and treasurer for a theatrical venue serving 500+ patrons, on Chicago's North Michigan Avenue district. I managed coordination and implementation of in kind donations for the broader Broadway in Chicago corporation. Additionally, I conducted daily financial reporting and communicated with accounting department as.

As administrative assistant, I created and ran reports detailing ticket sales, weekly box office financials and marketing promotions for professional theatrical productions in Chicago's Theatre District. Utilizing TicketMaster softwares (Host, ReportPro) and Archtics, I created events and analyzed financial statements.Additionally, I acted as liaison.

Greater Chicago Area

As manager, I oversaw a staff of up to 15 employees in event concessions and merchandise. I handled daily deposits of up to $10,000 and completed nightly reports detailing sales and stock inventory (reporting and ordering)As needed, I bartended at the organization's events (theatrical shows, special events and concerts), and served as runner for multiple.

During this internship, I assisted field officers in Punta Gorda, Belize to disseminating methods of sustainable agriculture and economic empowerment to participant communities/villages in the Southern Belize region. Through this program, I assisted in constructed solar composting latrines, solar driers for food distribution, animal pens, nurseries and.

My primary task was to greet and assist constituents (on average, 10-20 each day) with ward-related issues and concerns. Additionally, I assisted in the implementation of a landmark participatory budgeting initiative in the 49th Ward of Chicago, Illinois. I organized community programs and events for residents of the ward throughout the summer, to enhance.

Master Of Public Administration (Mpa), Metropolitan Planning And Urban Affairs

Activities and Societies: American Public Works Association, American Society for Public Administration, Illinois Association of Municipal.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Social Justice Studies (Economics, Political Science And Sociology)

Activities and Societies: Roosevelt University Franklin Honors Society- member 2011 Alternative Break Immersion- participant 2011 Global.