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Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Implement company financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting of $2 million for a non-profit academic organization. ★ Provide daily leadership within the team, provide in-depth financial reporting, AR, reconciliation, variance analysis, cost accounting, deposits, funds reporting, and budget work. Prepare financial statement analysis including a comparison between actual, budgeted, and prior-year results.• Maintain and continuously improve a good system of accounting records and internal controls; make process recommendations and partner with senior leadership to implement improvements where needed.• Manage various tax reporting requirements and financial/compliance audits as needed. Ensure preparation and submission of required tax reports in compliance with laws and reporting dates.• Perform difficult and responsible accounting duties such as coordination of year-end closing, reviewing and authorizing journal entries and bank reconciliations, making necessary adjustments to expenditures and encumbrances as needed, as well as preparing or reviewing important financial statements.• Closely monitor accounting and financial reporting practices to ensure compliance with standards, appropriate internal controls, as well as Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) and federal and state rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.• Partner with Board of Directors to ensure company goals are attained. Prepare and evaluate results in terms of profitability, performance against plan/budget, and other matters of operating effectiveness.• Manage the company’s general accounting systems, accounts receivable, revenue accounting, accounts payable, and payroll activities and operations.• Improve financial transaction cycles to identify efficiency improvements.• Payment of monthly expenses and entry into QuickBooks, along with review and posting of journal entries prepared by staff.• Key member of Finance Committee that oversees financial statements.

Valparaiso, Indiana, United States

Managed both financial and test administration responsibilities. ★ Analyzed accounting, statistical, and payroll data; identified and determined causes of discrepancies and recommended corrective and preventive measures.• Maintained continuous review of accounting records and called problems to the attention of department heads.• Managed the month-end close process to ensure all deadlines are met by developing a month-end close calendar, managed status meetings, assisted team members in meeting deadlines, reviewed fluctuation analyses to determine areas requiring additional review, and ensured integrity of the financial reporting model.• Maintained Accounts Payables and Accounts Receivables, along with invoicing schools for exams.• Reconciled bank statements with QuickBooks, and fees with checks received.• Calculated payroll for hourly employees.• Maintained a database of over 4,000 teachers through the registration, payment, and result cycle of the organization. • Maintained email database of chapter coordinators, calculated stipends, received, organized, and reconciled annual reports.• Worked with the online testing company to prepare test administration instructions and registration forms for online use.• Assisted in managing IS support line. Liaison between the schools and online company.