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Specializes in the not-for-profit healthcare sector. Strategic thinker who collaborates to drive short-term and long-term organizational strategies.

Interim CFO, ControllerProcess analysis to gain efficiency in process flow and staffingFinancial systems implementationSpecial Projects

Strategic financial leader, contribute to the strategic development of Arbor Research's goal through development of a financial structure to support a sustainable and expanding portfolio

•Delivery of cost effective and efficient accounting and finance systems to support the organization.•Review and revise internal policies and regulations to ensure compliance.•Plan and coordinate annual audit and audit reports with independent audit firm. No findings to report in governance letter to Board of Directors.•Lead organizations annual budgeting process; operating and capital. Align to long term strategic plan.•Develop and prepare monthly financial reporting and information package.•Prepare and present quarterly financial position at each Board meeting.•Extensive experience preparing executive presentation materials.•Negotiate clinical trial funding with potential partners.•Understand and apply international regulations with international trials•Collaborate with management to forecast results using financial modeling and analysis.•Recruit, manage and develop Finance staff; currently Accountant, Grant Manager and Contracts Specialist•Ensure consistent service delivery at all levels of staff or board of directors

C.P.A. for small business clients, not-for-profits and individuals. Completed reviews and compiliations, tax filings and business planning.

•Interim CFO for eight months•Senior Systems Consultant to the CFO and Sr. VP for implementation of a multi-million dollar client and financial management system.•Special projects as they related to the reorganization of Finance and Accounting department and systems implementation.•Led a nationwide needs analysis for a million dollar plus client management system. Advised and participated in its implementation which resulted in reducing staff costs and bringing a new enterprise client management system to a 45M not for profit operation.•Led functional core departments through process analysis to gain efficiencies in process flow and staffing.

•Responsible for daily accounting operations of the following businesses: food service, transportation, housing, adult day care, home health, assisted living and skilled nursing.•Led a team to conduct a nationwide needs analysis for a million dollar plus accounting and financial management system and spearheaded its implementation which resulted in reducing staff costs and bringing new financial management system and control to a 45M not for profit operation.•Overall Project manager to implement General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Human Resources and Payroll (multiple union contracts) modules in NT, SQL test and production environment.•Supervision of six professional accountants and ten clerical bookkeepers.•Establish new policy and procedure.•Responsible for the annual audit and audit reports. Published 12 different audit reports.•Area is responsible for the Medicare A, B, and Public Aid accounting and cost reporting requirements.•Current on HUD regulations. Created and submitted to HUD and IHDA annual rent and management fees.•Responsible for annual agency budget, including operating and capital.•Area is responsible for financial reporting. Monthly operations and grant funding.•Write a quarterly financial narrative that is presented at the Board meeting.•Extensive experience preparing executive presentation materials.•Prepared paperwork for negotiating an $8,000,000 bond for renovating our Long-term care facility.•Work with management to forecast results using financial modeling and analysis.•Prepared grant budgeting.