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Kent, Ohio

Boston Mills/Brandywine, Ohio

•PSIA Certified Level II Ski Instructor.•Formulate lesson plan and teach ski lessons to beginner, intermediate and advanced skiers.

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Small business accounting and consulting.

Ohio

•Organize, schedule and oversee all intercollegiate ski and snowboard tournaments in the State of Ohio.•Review and rule on all eligibility materials from member colleges and individual competitors.•Maintain all accounting records and report all statistics and records to the regional and national office.•Coordinate the activities of volunteer staff.

Akron, Ohio

Provide temporary support in cash management (analysis and application), Collections, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Accounting, Budget Accounting, Cash forcasting, Account reconciliations and other accounting functions including month end and year end closings.

Cleveland, Ohio

• Provide temporary support in cash management (analysis and application), Collections, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Account reconciliations and other accounting functions including month end and year end closings.• Provide consultative services for fixed asset activities.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Provide temporary support in cash management (analysis and application), Collections, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Account reconciliations and other accounting functions including month end and year end closings.• Provide consultative services for fixed asset activities. Including the conversion of an in house system to the FAS system, updated an asset inventory on SAP and coordinated a government ordered divestiture of the fixed assets to help finalize a merger of two major corporations.

• Directed all financial operations of the school including accounts receivable, accounts payable, vendor relations, payroll, budgeting, cash flow analysis and financial reporting• Supported the owner, president, dir. of education and our lawyers with current financial information for resolution of multiple litigation proceedings. • Developed procedures for Accounts Payable, Receivables and Payroll for the smooth and efficient operation of those areas. .

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

• Provide business advise and accounting support services for a division of an international manufacturer. Provided these services as the division was sold off and a new multinational company was formed. The division and the new company used SAP software systems.• Supported the director of financial accounting as a senior accountant as the old company was wound down and the new company was started. • As the senior accountant I supported the consolidation activities of the company and supported the generation of the consolidated financials

Hudson, Ohio

• Support the owner, president and treasurer of the company; supplying them with financial statements and the supporting analysis to make informed business decisions.• Closed fiscal year 2003, verifying that all information had been accounted for and developed the un-audited financial statements to be presented to the bank for loan documentation.• Closed the months of January and February. Developed the internal financial statements, compared them to the budget and analyzed the differences.• Opened new account in Houston, Texas in May 2005

• Supported the Executive Director and Business Manager and all department managers with labor reporting derived from the Kronos and SAP systems.• Payroll processor for this facility of 185 employees with a biweekly payroll. Keeping all personnel information up to date and adjusting time cards as necessary. Able to reduce the number of employee related punch errors by 75% and system related problems where reduced to one employee. • Benefits coordinator: charged with maintaining benefits information for every employee. Knowing the employee benefits so that I could describe and give advice on what benefits we had and how changes made would impact the employee. • In-charge of the new employee orientation process for the business office so all required information was gathered and input to the computer systems. Reduced the time required for this process from four hours to approximately one hour.• Responsible for keeping track of and reporting all of the legally required human resources information including Workers Comp, Affirmative Action and OSHA reporting.• Acted as IT analyst responsible for the efficient operation of the computer and software systems for the center.• Various accounts receivable duties including coding deposits for proper posting and supporting the business manager for Medicaid billing and posting along with patient trust accounting. Various other duties as assigned.

• Supported the Chief Financial Officer as the number two finance person in the company. Helped run the day-to-day operations of this government funded non-profit corporation. Acted as the chief financial officer, in the CFO’s absence. • Liaison between the finance department and various other departments including the IT department and Head Start.• Developed various analysis reports to support the contract negotiations when the company was unionized..• Analyzed different accounting software packages and helped in the design and installation of the current MIP software for the company. Redesigned and developed various finance forms and reports to more effectively and efficiently utilize the new accounting system.• Reviewed and approved all agency expenses to verify that the expenses were with in the budget and that all internal controls were followed and all documentation is valid. Verifying that all individual grant rules had been followed and all prior spending approvals had been obtained. Reduced the number of days this process took from 4 or 5 days to just over 1 day.• Reviewed and approved the agency payroll of just over 300 employees verifying that all inconsistencies in documentation had been corrected and the documentation matched the payroll.

Akron, Ohio

• Acted as the chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief information officer and human resource manager for this private high school. Reported directly to the president and the board of trustees.• Directed all financial operations of the school including accounts receivable, accounts payable, budgeting, cash flow analysis and financial reporting as well as redesigned the financial reporting and budget packages, as the board’s needs changed.• Responsible for all debt relationships to ensure adequate cash availability.• Developed and prepared all client statements for a number of audits including an IRS audit.• Responsible for all outside contracting for the school from daily maintenance, capital improvements through pupil transportation.• Responsible for all purchasing including the development of purchasing policies and procedures to ensure receiving the best quality and pricing.• Responsible for purchasing and maintaining the information systems including all computer equipment, networks and software, telephone systems and copiers in the school.• Responsible for all human resource functions including employee benefit plans, payroll and employee records.

•Supervised and directed the chargeback accounting function.•Billed and collected $100 Million in annual receivables generated from contract sales while decreasing staff by 50%.•Designed, implemented and maintained the receivable software system. Reduced the number of day’s sales outstanding by 47%. Reduced the number of days necessary to close month end by 50%.•Performed all financial reporting of chargeback data including: budget data and reserve analysis.•Acted as liaison between accounting and information services. Enhanced and designed systems to accommodate future growth.•Coordinated transition activities relative to moving major operating units out of state. Responsibilities included logistics planning and training. Maintained dual operations during the transition.

Akron, Ohio

•Accounted for an actively traded $300 million bond and stock portfolio with $25 million in investment income. Analyzed new investment options, proposed sales, tender offers and changes in bond indentures relative to market conditions.•Developed cash flow analyses and projections. Developed and implemented new investment reports. Completed all investment schedules for annual reporting GAAP, SAP and Corporate tax returns.•Reduced processing time required for month end investment data by 25% and eliminated staff overtime.•Collected and compiled data for $100 million annual income and expense budget encompassing multiple locations.•Developed a financial reporting package and a successful P&L estimate process.•Designed and implemented financial reports for mainframe system and the personal computers.•Reduced the processing time for monthly P&L by 25%.