Overall responsibility for the financial operations of the Mission. Responsibilities include coaching and training two part-time accounting staff (payroll, accounts payable), monthly financial reporting, advise on payroll issues, manage banking relationship, manage corporate insurance relationship, approve invoices for payment, manage the annual financial audit process, and responsible for computer and information technology projects and requests.The role of Accounting Manager and the associated job duties have been incorporated into the position of Finance Director. See detailed description below of these job duties.

Supervise a Bookkeeper: review weekly A/P check run (account coding, documentation); train as needed on accounting and payroll matters; oversee development of A/P coding manual; prepare annual performance evaluation; and provide encouragement and support as needed.Accounting job duties: record bank deposits; post donations revenue from DonorPerfect to QuickBooks; prepare donations reconciliations; monitor cash balances; perform month-end closing (journal entries, review financial data, make corrections as needed); generate monthly financial reports for board; provide various specialized financial reports and analyses for senior management and board; coordinate annual budget preparation; and prepare client schedules for annual financial audit.Human Resources job duties: recruit, screen, and interview job applicants; provide HR orientation to new employees; administer employee benefits and annual open enrollment; perform exit interviews; coordinate annual performance evaluations; coordinate employee training; advise Executive Director on matters pertaining to employment law; and file Form 5500 for 401(k) retirement plan.Development job duties: prepare grant financial reports and grant budgets for various grants; prepare annual questionnaires/forms for grant funders and similar organizations; provide ad hoc reports to Executive Director for fundraising; and provide periodic mailing lists exported from DonorPerfect for donor appeals.

Human Resources job duties: recruit, screen, and interview job applicants; hire new employees in ADP; provide HR orientation to new employees; administer employee benefits and annual open enrollment; process biweekly payroll; perform exit interviews; notify senior management of employment law issues; and maintain personnel files.Accounting job duties: prepare bank deposits; record deposits and other accounting transactions in QuickBooks; reconcile payroll liabilities accounts; reconcile donations revenue; perform various accounting duties as requested by management; assist with annual budget preparation; and assist with annual financial audit prep work.Development job duties: implement new donor database DonorPerfect for recording donations; eliminate duplicate records in DonorPerfect; record donations in DonorPerfect; generate thank you letters and annual contribution statements to donors; prepare annual questionnaires/forms for grant funders and similar organizations; provide ad hoc reports to Executive Director for fundraising; and provide periodic mailing lists exported from DonorPerfect for newsletters and appeals.

The Resource Group is an Administrative Agency for government grants from Texas Dept. of State Health Services, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HRSA Ryan White grants), and Housing and Urban Development (HOPWA) that ultimately benefit persons with HIV or AIDS. My job as an accountant was to review monthly reimbursement requests from various clinics and social service organizations in East Texas that provide services and financial assistance to their clients. During 2013, I also performed government grant financial reviews (similar to audits) at the locations where services were provided.

With the help of a few recruiting firms in Houston, I worked on a temporary basis for seven different companies at some point during this time period. Toward the end of this time period, I worked for three different nonprofit organizations as a contract accountant.

Prepare bank reconciliations, prepare board reports for month-end closing, prepare PBC schedules for annual financial audit, coordinate preparation of annual grant report, prepare Excel schedules for annual budget, prepare schedule for workers compensation audit, prepare reports for vacation and sick leave, and perform other miscellaneous accounting duties.

Managed monthly financial reporting, including 14 Board reports and numerous account and bank reconciliationsMonitored Endowment fund activity, and calculated excess over corpusCoordinated annual financial audit and retirement plan compliance; complied with IRS self-correction program for retirement plan contributionsPrepared grant budgets, monthly drawdowns, and financial reporting for government grants (HUD, State of Texas, Harris County, and City of Houston/Child Care Council), numerous private foundation grants, and United Way (including CFC and SECC)Implemented/updated expense allocations for government grants for payroll and A/PAccounted for use of all restricted donations and grants, verified proper coding of expenses, and calculated/recorded release of net assets from restrictionsReconciled donations and pledges receivable between general ledger and Raiser's Edge database of donations (subsidiary system); reconciled donations suspense G/L accountPrepared daily bank deposits for donations and other incomeTrained staff how to handle monetary donations and adhere to proper internal controlsResponsible for bank transfers, daily cash reporting, and communications with bank's Treasury Management departmentMaintained fixed assets records, performed physical inventories of fixed assets, updated depreciation schedules, and recorded depreciation expensePerformed a wide range of special projects, such as implemented new accounting methods for benefits, reconciled entire funds/fund balances, researched GAAP and IRS requirements involving donations, and developed internal controlsDocumented specific job responsibilities in detailed written accounting procedures

Applied knowledge of fund accounting in a university setting.Responsibilities included state funding for tuition, students accounts receivable, tuition and fee revenue, student loans, overhead (indirect cost recovery) from research funds, and miscellaneous incomePerformed monthly bank reconciliations for multiple bank accountsAdhered to a strict deadline for month-end closing of general ledgerTimely deposited tuition income and vendor refunds to the State Comptroller's officeRequested funding from the State Comptroller's office weeklyResponded to recurring departmental requests for documents and informationPerformed complex allocations of investment income each quarter to various funds with significant cash balancesGained broad understanding of fund accounting by completing National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fund Accounting training, as well as completing an undergraduate course in non-profit accounting