Leslie Nishina Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

As a senior accountant, my primary responsibilities entailed owning the general ledger for a few of the largest fundraising entities within Sutter Health’s Philanthropy dept. I have also assisted in various strategic initiatives internally and externally, providing impactful results to the organization.- Drive strategic budgeting development plan with twelve foundations to align on annual Cost of Fundraising (COF) goals- Co-led initiative to rebuild Fundraising Foundation data from Research Institute balance sheet to improve transparency and performance visibility to executive board- Designed & implemented processes to improve internal review workflows that resulted in a 25%-time reduction and 18% improvement in reported quality issues - Own and maintain general ledger of three large fundraising entities with over 75 respective accounts at a combined annual budget of over $250MM - Perform monthly journal entries, reconcile general ledger accounts, prepare financials and detailed fund balance roll forward- Collaborate with foundation leads, operations directors, data services team to prepare timely and accurate financial statements in accordance with GAAP- Own quality control and review processes on internal team deliverables - Train, mentor, and coach new team members and peers as necessary

Sacramento, California Area

- Managed audit team, coordinated weekly activities, and organized monthly schedules- Prepared financial statements and performed planning and analytical reviews for audit engagements for various government agencies, non-profit, and banking organizations - Executed specific audit procedures and prepared workpapers; documented audit procedures performed - Implemented new audit procedures to reduce redundancy and duplication by 30%

Sacramento, California Area

- Organized and coordinated field staff team for audits of financial and administrative affairs of health care service plans throughout California- Reviewed, analyzed, and validated financial statements, arrangements, and other information, submitted as part of licensing, material modifications, and amendment process to assess impact of changes on financial viability of health plans- Performed statistical data analysis on claims data to verify claims payments- Created detailed financial and compliance report summaries for state and local official agencies

Tokyo, Japan

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics, 3.8

Graduated on Dean's Honors List

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Japanese Studies, 3.9

Graduated on Dean's Honors List