Marta Peters, Mba Email and Phone Number

As a senior-level financial professional at Knickerbocker Group, my job function encompasses a wide range of responsibilities related to corporate finance, analytics, budgeting, and financial reporting. I am responsible for developing comprehensive analytics to measure current performance and inform future corporate actions. I support current operations, capital investments, and corporate initiatives by creating financial models, analyzing trends, making financial projections, and assessing risks.I develop department budgets, reporting protocols, and create reports and spreadsheets to present findings to senior management and other stakeholders. I handle various financial transactions such as processing weekly payroll, consolidating and reporting payroll-related employee recordkeeping, and submitting statutory and benefits remittances on time. Additionally, I provide support for accounts receivable, accounts payable, general ledger, and client invoicing as necessary. I ensure compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures, statutory requirements, and data security regulations. My technical proficiency includes accounting software, database management software, human resources software, and advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, with an emphasis in Excel. Risk management is another aspect of my role. I monitor cash balances, credit card usage, and authorization levels. I review the list of requested payments to vendors, approve and release AP checks, and optimize vendor relationships to support field operations. Furthermore, I negotiate with banks for lines of credit or other financial services may also be required.In addition to financial duties, I oversee employee benefits plans, ESOP administration, historical record-keeping, and compliance with federal, state, and local legal requirements. I establish and enforce policies and procedures, protect assets through controls, and provide key financial data to inform decision-making.

Process, submit and account for weekly payroll for 88+ employees, annual census reporting for health plans, 401K and compliance reporting, job costing, workers comp audit lead, annual audit lead for inventory, client billing, annual budget preparation and monthly reporting, designing project reports and presentations to management and board of directors, analyzing data, business process improvement analysis, planning and implementation, data mining, budgeting, forecasting, building financial models, assisting with financial planning, performing research and analysis, preparing reports, and assisting with close processes, full daily accounting and reconciliation backup when needed.

External independent auditor, conducting financial and compliance audits of State government. Assisted in the planning, designing and administering complex audit assignments in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and those contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; provided technical assistance to senior staff in other agencies with interpretations of laws, regulations and changes in accounting principles or auditing standards; review and assess work prepared by other professional accounting staff to ensure all transactions are processed in accordance with accounting principle established by the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB); and conducted compliance audits to determine if federal programs are being administered in accordance with federal laws, regulations, contracts, and agreements.

Budget planning, financial analysis, procurement of commodities and services, Department RFP (Request for Proposal) administrator, contract administrator, RFQ’s (Request for Quotes), RFI (Request for Information), contract negotiation, payment approval, project management, human resources hiring, project planning, risk analysis, cost benefit analysis, writing and implementing formal policies and procedures to optimize efficiency and department resources, supervising staff, working as part of a team to deliver timely outstanding results, president of local union chapter, travel, administrative coordinator and supervisor

Accounting, coding of all invoices, procurement officer: ordering day to day supplies, special orders, printing and publication, entering into accounting system and checking there is budget for purchases, putting large commodity purchases out to bid, verifying items are ordered as per specification and following all procurement guidelines, accounts payable and accounts receivable, travel coordinator: Responsible for reviewing travel for completeness, budget, reimbursement, proper expense allocation, booking travel, reviewing expense reports, accounting for the Maine State Aquarium including inventory management and auditing of inventory (Full audit 2 times per year and bi-weekly spot audits), profitability reports, annual performance review and present findings to Business Manager & Bureau Director, cost accounting, budget tracking, training of staff on protocol and register, daily cash deposits and bank reconciliations, tracking all contractor hours and payroll, soliciting quotes from agencies for services and processing their invoices, updating all tracking spreadsheets in Excel, using pivot tables to summarize data, manage 4 separate petty cash funds, track and analyze utility usage and cost, find cost savings where possible, spot problems and make recommendations to senior management, administration

Bookkeeping, payroll, banking, reconciliations and government remittances, drafting leases, renewals, agreements of purchase and sale, amendments, waivers, contracts, board presentations, Argus financial modeling, running scenarios, printing reports for presentations, IT support and supervising the replacement of the office server and setting up off site daily backup of server, hired office staff including temporary contractors as needed, make recommendations on salary and promotions to President and VP, due diligence for purchase of new properties, booking, travel, hotel rooms, limo service, and submitting associated expense reports for the VP, and CFO etc.

Property and asset management of 16 commercial and residential buildings totaling 214 residential and 6 commercial units, negotiated, and drafted leases, renewals, agreement of purchase and sale, amendments, waivers, service contracts, and sub-contractor contracts, construction project management, financial forecasting, procurement, buying construction supplies and materials, reviewed portfolio for optimal profitability and minimizing vacancy risk, successfully keeping all portfolio vacancy under 2%, all bookkeeping for properties and construction projects and holding corporations including corporate minute book management (total of 6 different corporations and 3 construction projects), supervised Administrative Assistant and 2 Superintendents, attended court hearings regarding Tenant matters, annual budget drafting and planning for all companies and projects, due diligence for purchase of new properties including review of Statement of Adjustments and Tenant Acknowledgements for accuracy, Year-End accounting, payroll, preparation of books for annual tax return preparation, managing of corporate minute books, mortgage renewals for properties.

Liaise with legal counsel on client issues, trust account status, and closing procedures, assisted in finding creative financing solutions for clients in the current market, revised the condo budget to be in line with current inflation rates, revised a budget that was 10 years old and saved the developer over 3 million dollars, allocated closing costs and prepared occupancy fee structure for closings, client quality and customer service control, including hand holding through the buying process, office management and supervising of office staff, assign duties and assisted in performance evaluations, hiring of staff, resume review and candidate selection, booked first class travel arrangements including: flights, hotels, limo service, dining, entertainment and approving invoices for payment and credit card reconciliation, trust account reconciliation, calculation of interest on deposits, banking, financial forecasting and analysis, audit of all files to ensure builder accuracy of deliverables, consolidating purchase agreements