Michelle Daggett Short, Cpa Email & Phone Number

San Juan Capistrano, CA

• Supervise, evaluate, and set goals and objectives for three Finance Division staff
• Deliver professional support to the Chief Financial Officer/City Treasurer and Assistant Finance Director by preparing staff reports, requests for proposals, contracts, the comprehensive annual financial report, audit.
• Plan, organize, review and approve bi-weekly payroll
• Prepare and manage citywide personnel budget
• Monitor and reconcile investment portfolios for the City and Housing Authority
• Initiated regular communications between payroll and Human Resources (HR) and improved processing of new hires, terminations, and changes in employee pay or benefits

Laguna Niguel, CA

• Processed AP, prepared warrants and warrant register
• Reconciled bank statements and prepared investment reports
• Performed analytical review of the budget to actual revenues and expenses, analyzed accounting transactions and drafted necessary journal entries
• Prepared year-end detail schedules, Annual Street Report, M2 Expenditure Report, State Controller’s Compensation Report, and assisted with annual audits
• Assisted in implementing Unit 4 Agresso Business Systems software (GL, AR, AP)
• Maintained financial system software by activating or updating users, adding accounts, editing report specifications, monitoring workflow, and assisting users

Glendale, CA