Justin Kohls, Mpa Email & Phone Number

United States

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• Provided support to other data team members in troubleshooting complex data issues• Served as a subject matter expert on government finance

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• Processed ambulance billing and acted as liaison between Village and the ambulance billing service company• Generated reports for annual surveys from Firehouse Software Database

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 needed. I analyzed quarterly and annual financial reports for accounting and sales/subscriptions departments and created reports for inventory management, utilizing multiple databases.

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 between three major theatres in the historic theatre district disseminating interoffice mail and other pertinent correspondence. I organized and staffed special events ranging from political debates to concerts, and performed daily clerical and organizational tasks, as needed.

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 bars in a professional fast paced environment at three separate venues.

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 farm/asset mapping. Additionally, I prepared organic agricultural products for local market distribution as a means for local development initiatives.As culmination of the internship, I conducted a program evaluation and drafted a practicum report on the field officers adherence to organization goals and objectives within the five phase business model.

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 the resident/Alderman relationship. Finally, I assisted 49th Ward Democratic Party in Campaigning and voter data collection for local Aldermanic and Statewide Congressional electionsI attended Municipal Government seminars with the city of Chicago detailing the various government departments and their functions, including an orientation at the Office of Emergency Management and Communications.

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.