Judith Boland Email & Phone Number

Remote

Responsible for driving coordination between Project Leads, Growth Leads, Regional Directors/VPs, and various Accounting/Finance partners to support all financial needs. Leads project-level financial analysis and preparing reports including monthly recognition and variance commentary, time utilization, KPIs, system integration audits and special projects.

Franklin Park, IL

• Using business management software (EFI Pace), manage and implement projects, retrieve and analyze data, and support internal platform users. Work with Executive Team and department heads to ensure business management.
• Created new reports to analyze Customer Margins and Sales Projections for the CFO.
• Provided onboarding and transitional support to acquired company in fall of 2018.

Oak Brook, Illinois

• Managed all accounting functions for the Creative Services and Meetings & Events departments. Responsible for the development and activities of the Finance Team, consisting of three specialists. Acted as lead.
• Led team to document the department workflow and evaluate RFP for a new project management system.
• Analyzed metrics on work produced by both departments for the company’s functional review. Created several reports used by Senior Leadership to restructure both departments.
• Acted as the lead Production Accountant for all large conventions and meetings, where budgets involved multiple client departments within the company, both revenue and costs, and several hundred vendors (domestic and.

Oak Brook, Illinois

• Responsible for the development and activities of the Finance Team, consisting of three specialists. Supervised the team’s daily activities. Researched and reconciled all billing disputes. Utilized monthly department.
• Part of a cross-functional team with personal responsibility for creating new financial procedures for the transition of freelance contractors to third-party companies.
• Partnered with department leadership to develop billable goals for staff positions created from freelance role conversions. Created a report used to track total billable hours for each new position. This report was.

Oak Brook, Illinois

• Managed and maintained project budgets, processed and tracked supplier invoices, and processed chargebacks to internal client departments for the Producer and Staging teams. Followed up on missing internal client G/L.
• Created a budget template to provide a unified way for clients to receive a cost estimate. The template also included a column for actual costs, which decreased the amount of time needed to reconcile a budget.
• Improved department billing procedures by working with the media and event production teams prior to complex projects to ensure billing was detailed (as required by the client), accurate, and timely.
• Reviewed freelancer invoices against scheduled time and rate sheet to improve compliance and fiscal accountability.
• Requested vendor and expense lists for each project to ensure projects were billed timely and accurately.

Oak Brook And Chicago, Illinois

Directed day-to-day job-related activities for the Strategic Division of the Chicago and Nashville offices, consisting of five sales people and five in-house producers. Oversaw contract review and execution (client, vendor, and talent). Contributed to project management by tracking the administrative and financial status of each project. Created weekly.

Oak Brook, Illinois

Coordinated all administrative elements of the Corporate Communication Division’s projects, including contracts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting job page updates, travel arrangements for all project staff, vendors, and talent. Tracked the status of each project. Ensured all paperwork followed the company’s standard operating procedures..

Oak Brook, Illinois

Coordinated all administrative elements of the highest performing team’s projects, including contracts, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting job page updates, travel arrangements for all project staff, vendors, and talent. Tracked the status of each project. Ensured all paperwork followed the company’s standard operating procedures. Served as.

Chicago, Illinois

Administered operations of low vision clinic and assistive devices store. Billed patients, patient referral sources, and other organizations. Expedited purchase and delivery of low vision devices and prescriptions for dispensing by doctors. Maintained inventory for clinic and store, including diagnostic equipment, saleable goods, and loaner devices..

Chicago, Illinois

Implemented, coordinated, and reported on all aspects of development activities, including annual, capital, and planned giving initiatives, in-kind contributions, and special events. Performed major role in planning and executing dedication ceremony, celebrating end of $8M capital campaign.

Des Plaines, Illinois

Resolved inbound inquiries with respect to work generated by membership processing, auto travel departments, and overflow emergency road service requests. Managed average call volume of 75 to 100 calls daily. Led several programs within membership processing department. Assisted management staff with screening interviews, new employee training, research.

Des Plaines, Illinois

Processed emergency road service refund applications, ChargeGuard inquiries/lost/stolen reports, and analyzed all emergency road service abuse reports.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs)

High School Diploma