Joey Harris, Mba Email & Phone Number

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Ravenna, Ohio, United States

Acts as the County Appropriations Officer, providing recommendations and coordination for allocating departmental appropriations for expenditure to the Board of Commissioners.• Manages and enforces county wide $250 million annual budget. • Prepares resolutions for original and amended appropriations, creates and closes funds, cash advances, interfund transfers and the Board’s financial policies. • Collaborates with grant fund administrators to ensure application completeness, fund creation, grant certification, and appropriations levels are sufficient to operate throughout the year and in compliance with grant reporting requirements. • Develops financial planning models and all historic and projected budget analyses within the county. • Develops and tracks appropriations, certifications, revenues, expenditures, and cash flow models for the County’s general fund, and other funds. • Direct coordination of the County's tax and Appropriation budget processes including direct interactions with all County elected officials and department heads. • Gathers information, analyzes data, and prepares reports of activities and transactions, and assess individual financial issues and decisions.• Develops projections for request for certification increases and decreases.• Supervises multi-level staff including assignments, employee evaluations, and recommendation of employment status. • Manages central accounting services related to processing of revenues, receivables, expenditures, fixed assets, and journal entries for various departments. • Develops agency reports and analyses to assist the Board, the District and departments in decision making, and completing reporting requirements to internal and external agencies.• Oversees budget and data entry support for functions including inputting data into multiple financial and office systems. • Handles confidential information and analyses, works independently and cooperatively with various stakeholders.

Barberton, Ohio

• Assists with the preparation of the City’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (converts cash basis financial statements to accrual basis, analyzes complicated transactions to determine proper accounting treatment, etc.)• Assists independent auditors during the City’s annual independent audit (prepares and provides complex schedules and reports, analyzes financial results, answers questions raised by auditors, etc.)• Assists the Director of Finance with the management of the department (schedules and assigns work, administers or recommends discipline, evaluates job performance, receives and attempts to adjust grievances, assists with the development of department policies etc.); assumes responsibilities of the Director during any absences of the appointing authority (signing of contracts, approving purchase orders, certifying availability of funds, etc.)• Prepares annual Operating Budget Workbook and assists with the development of the City’s annual budget (assists department heads with the preparation of individual budgets, attends budget meetings, assists with the estimation of City revenue, etc.)• Oversees month-end and year-end close of City’s accounting system (prepares journal entries to adjust for certain transactions; reviews reports for over-expenditures, discrepancies, and unusual balances; conducts necessary research and analysis to determine cause and solution of any problems found.)• Monitors the City’s policy for the reporting of fixed asset transactions and enters such transactions into the department’s fixed asset computer program• Gathers, prepares, and analyzes other financial information requested by elected officials or department heads to assist the City during contract negotiations, or as otherwise needed to promote the efficient operation of the City• Provides training to subordinates as needed to ensure proper completion of assignments; assists subordinates with completion of assignments and fills in for subordinates as necessary

Cleveland, Ohio

• Performed substantive and internal control testings to major accounts for year-end engagements in a timely and efficient manner to ensure accountability of audited balances•Assisted with internal control recommendations•Conducted single audits on material federal grants up to 7 million to secure the proper compliance of grant regulations•Confirmed cash and debt balances with authorized institutions and prepared lead sheets to increase seniors' efficiency•Performed bank reconciliation/outstanding check testing between the general ledger balance and the depository balance to ensure accuracy and completeness •Traced and agreed revenue/expenditure amounts with 3rd party and conducted additional compliance testing•Ensured payroll is performed correctly through verifying withholding amounts are compliant and employees’ salaries are approved•Compiled footnotes to the financial statements•Conducted trial balance rollup testing to ensure line items rolled up properly using proper chart of accounts•Performed various of compliance testing, depending on the entity, to ensure proper adherence with federal/state regulations• Consulted with higher management to advocate more transparent and efficient way to maintain record keeping

Beachwood, Ohio

• Serve as a store representative utilizing good communication skills to maintain positive customer relations• Present a professional appearance at all times, and maintain a high standard of customer service• Build and maintain a clientele base• Meet daily and monthly sales quotas

Fairlawn, Ohio

• Possessed leadership qualities amongst coworkers and mangers with regards to the department • Serve as a store representative utilizing good communication to maintain positive customer relations• Maintained a high standard of customer service• Met daily and monthly sales quotas• 2014 & 2015 PaceSetter Award for Outstanding Sales and Customer Service

Maintain high customer relations by assisting customers with finding needed itemsAssisting in stocking of sales floor, stock rotation, displays and organization of merchandiseResponsible of answering phone calls in a professional manner and assist with what is needed

Serve as a customer service relater by insuring customers have what is needed for formalwear needs Count and record physical store inventories to show loss or damage for reporting to home officeMaintain good relations with customers by assisting in the formalwear needs for the customer’s wedding

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor’S Degree, Finance/ International Business

Activities and Societies: Theta Chi Fraternity