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Responsible for managing all accounting records and timely production of financial reports for three partner companies. Oversaw all employees involved in the accounting process, which included Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Inventory Management. Increased utilization of technology to increase efficiency and provide instant reliable information. Utilized advance software capacity to transfer costs as cattle transferred from one location to a new cost category in a new location. Implemented a process for daily entry of actual inventory depletion, which was compared to theoretical usage and reconciled back against month-end variance reports. Authored custom queries and implemented daily checks and balances to streamline billing, inventory reconciliation, and month end close processes, which paved the way for quicker data reconciliation. Maintained a chart of accounts, monitored daily financial activity, and created interim financials (balance sheets and profit/loss statements) for three partner companies. Responsible for consolidation of P/L statements and balance sheets and reconciliation accuracy. Prepared and coordinated data for external audits which covered Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, financial reporting, loan covenants, sales, and cost of goods sold. No audit findings reported. Utilized ODBC queries and pivot tables to define historical cattle performance and estimate future performance, which drove bank reporting and forecasting. Utilized USDA data in conjunction with carcass value data to define carcass quality and return over cash market. Management utilized this analysis to track improvements in carcass quality and value based on sex and weight.

Interfaced with members of client support team to promptly respond to client issues. Responsible for prioritizing client issues and resolutions. Developed and taught new user classes monthly. Trained 40+ new users on Turnkey Cattle Management and Accounting software. Aided long time users in expanding their existing technical program knowledge. Tested software bugs in NextGen Turnkey program. Issues and test results were documented in Autotask. Oversaw implementation of Turnkey software and systems for new clients in the cattle feeding industry.

Reviewed all daily financial activity. Interfaced with all departments to ensure enrolled students met financial requirements to maintain enrollment. Worked closely with the Office of Financial Aid to ensure all student aid was disbursed according to Department of Education regulations.Responsible for management of all financial operations including annual audits, creation, implementation, and oversight of the annual budget, and monthly reporting to the Board of Regents. Defined standard accounting practices that resulted in Clarendon College’s first zero-finding audit in 20+ years. Managed enrollment into the state-sponsored employee benefit program for employees. Oversaw implementation of an automated PTO tracking system, removing the need for paper request forms. Developed a new process for internal pension reporting to ensure timely pension deposits and accurately define employee contributions. Served as the Investment Officer, reviewing investments to ensure they were in scope of the Public Funds Investment Act. Managed campus bookstore and IT department. Responsible for personnel management (seven direct reports), hiring and terminations. Implemented a new internal audit structure for Clarendon College’s Technology department to ensure state requirements were satisfied for the use of technology in regards to specific educational programs. Prepared and submitted quarterly reconciliations, annual budget report, audit report, and cost report to the Higher Education Coordinating Board. Responsible for reporting accreditation data to The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Reporting included changes in the college’s financial position over the last ten years, budget implementation and governance methods, federal aid disbursement, and scheduling and execution of facility maintenance. Served as a member on both Senior Staff and the President’s Cabinet, reviewing college-wide policies.

Recorded daily cattle purchases and sales and confirmed and posted all feed and medicine charges. Documented all commodity and medicine inventory receipts and usage. Monitored risk management and reconciled hedge gains and losses.Responsible for Inventory Record Management, Accounts Receivable, and Accounts Payable with an annual revenue in excess of $20M. Reconciled general ledger accounts and prepared monthly financials via Turnkey software. Oversaw payroll function and managed benefit program. Responsible for drafting benefit communications to employees.