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Pflugerville, Tx, Us

Austin, Texas, United States

I assist with the implementation of bond-funded CIP mobility projects, verifying that contracts, funds, tracking documents, and schedules are in place. I monitor and report on the status of three bond programs that total $1.34B. -Coordinated across departments and divisions to develop baseline spending plan and narrative for $460M 2020 Mobility Bond-Monitored and reported on schedule, obligations and expense for projects totaling $880M+-Assisted with the implementation of a new Street Impact Fee (SIF)-Liaised between managers and contracting office to develop scope and budget for multi-million dollar professional services contracts and contract amendments-Completed Applied Project Controls Training through Project Controls Academy-Developed documentation standards for CIP projects-Prepared and delivered multiple presentations to executives and managers across divisions and departments

Austin, Tx

I was responsible for all aspects of the department’s budget and finances, including developing, monitoring, and reporting on the expense and revenue budgets; revenue recognition; cost-of-service fee development; contracts; accounts payable; travel; journal entries; PCard purchases and approvals; account reconciliation; petty cash; refunds; month-end close; and year-end close. I oversee 15 employees, and am responsible for hiring, firing, discipline, performance evaluation, and employee development.-Successfully managed the transition of the department from the General Fund to its own enterprise fund, ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the department-Conducted a reorganization of the fiscal surety staff, allowing for better oversight of staff and processes, more active management of fiscal funds, timely reduction of fiscal deposits, and more transparency in reporting-Oversaw the implementation of a new financial module into the City’s case management system, the transition to a paperless AP process in the City’s accounting system, and a process change for P-Card approvals for improved internal controls-Implemented new process for tracking and reporting on waived fees and unrealized revenue-Designed new monthly financial reporting for new enterprise fund department, including reports for revenue; expenses; fund summaries; overtime, temporary and training expenses; vacancy savings; position reclassifications; fiscal surety activity; fleet costs; and accounts payable metrics

Austin, Tx

I was responsible for all aspects developing, monitoring and reporting on the department’s revenue budget and fee schedule.-Completed department’s first ever full cost-of-service fee study, coordinating with 17 work groups to determine the various inputs, updating more than 800 fees to cost of service, developing new revenue projections, and participating in stakeholder engagement initiatives-Served as departmental liaison with 3rd party consultant in the design of a dynamic fee calculator, which allows the department to update fees to full cost-of-service every fiscal year, reflecting changes in the expense budget, volume projections, time estimates, and economic forecast indicators-Drastically reduced the number of fee exceptions by reviewing and analyzing fee exception report, identifying topics for and instituting monthly staff training

Austin, Tx

Developed, coordinated, and monitored all aspects of the department’s budget deliverables, including departmental mission and goals, horizon issues, performance gaps, fee schedule, performance measures, additional funding requests and justifications, and all budget narratives.-Effectively worked with corporate budget staff to create new Microstrategy reports, which provided additional financial detail to enable better-informed decisions by management and improved the efficiency of reporting on the financial impact of management decisions-Led mid-level supervisors and managers through the creation of compelling justifications for requests for additional funding

Austin, Tx

I was responsible for all aspects of the department’s budget and finances, including developing, monitoring, and reporting on the budget; revenue recognition; contracts; accounts payable; travel; journal entries; PCard purchases and approvals; petty cash; refunds; month-end close; and year-end close.-When one City department was divided into two new departments, successfully separated all proposed budget components, including revenue and expense budgets, FTEs, performance measures, and fee schedules, and updated all budget deliverables -Established monthly meetings with department heads to monitor their spending, holding them accountable for their own budgets-Advocated for updates to established system reports to eliminate the need for manual adjustments by staff-Ended fiscal year within 0.1% of budget, despite organizational split mid-year, which resulted in two departments and only one operating budget for remainder of fiscal year

Philadelphia, Pa

As the City implemented new budgeting software, I served as project lead for the CIP budget development and management portion of the project.-Developed new numbering convention for the CIP chart of accounts-Renumbered the City’s entire CIP budget using newly created numbering convention, and developed crosswalk between old and new conventions-Served as liaison with 3rd party consultant in the implementation of the CIP module of the new software

Philadelphia, Pa

I tracked the use of CIP funds, from appropriation and allocation, to committed, encumbered and spent. I verified the capital eligibility of new projects and assisted with the development of the City’s annual CIP budget and six-year capital program. -Researched unspent CIP dollars, identifying $5M of leftover funds from completed projects that could be reallocated for new CIP needs-Developed new reporting system for tracking city council projects and funds, from request through certification and allocation-Learned SQLTools to find and correct corrupt system data-Digitized paper-based reference materials-Successfully on-boarded and trained new staff

Philadelphia, Pa

Provided high-quality, low-cost clothing and household goods to low-income customers in a retail setting

Philadelphia, Pa

I was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s budget and finances, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, revenue recognition, annual audit, museum store sales and inventory, grant reporting, financial monitoring and reporting, and information returns.-Implemented new POS system, improving the tracking of inventory and turnover rates for museum store-Implemented new Information Return System for 1099s, reducing a week-long process to less than one day-Oversaw bidding process for $3M land use contract-Revamped organizational financial statements for clarity and ease-of-use for board of directors-Established monthly meetings with department heads to monitor their spending, holding them accountable for their own budgets-Improved my own public speaking skills, presenting at quarterly board meetings for 50-member board of directors

Philadelphia, Pa

I was responsible for all aspects of the organization’s budget and finances, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, annual audit, grant reporting, and financial monitoring and reporting.

Plano, Tx

I served in a variety of roles, including front-line technical support, tier-two support, trainer, and quality assurance tester for multiple Intuit products including EasyACCT Professional Series, Lacerte Tax, Quickbooks, and Quickbooks Financial Statement Designer.

Mba

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Management Information Systems