Michelle C. Parrish Email & Phone Number

Irvine, California

Irvine, Ca

Manages daily reconciliation of banking transactions and student payments. Accountable for cash management entries for multiple sources of income, including but not limited to, federal funds, student payments, scholarship awards, and Veteran’s Affairs disbursements. Creates and maintains reporting to CFO and other executives. • Analyzes and posts student loan payments of 1,000+ accounts tri-monthly• Reports on cash flow to executives daily• Monitors and processes daily banking transactions efficiently and accurately• Reconciles student accounts with the accounting software monthly• Proficient in SAGE 500/MAS• Conducts trainings and provides support for Business Office Managers and Student Account Managers for 31 campuses throughout the United States• Partners with collections department in processing and promoting student payments• Multitasks and time manages to complete a wide range of tasks daily• Effectively communicates within all levels of the companyKey Strengths• Analytical Reasoning• Effective Communication Skills• Strong Computer Skills• Creative Problem Resolution• Idea Presentation/ Influence• Relationship Building• Account Reconciliation• Financial Reporting

Irvine, Ca

Analyzes student accounts for Title IV overpayments, refunds due to student or agencies, and withdrawn student calculations. Compiles several reports on dropped students, credit balance analysis, and graduating student accounts. Correctly identifies student status changes and ensures the changes are reflected with the governing agencies of student loans.• Compiles large quantities of data to analyze and correctly mitigate solutions to ledger overpayments• Responsible for accurate financial calculations for reporting to government agencies• Ensures reporting and refunding adhere to strict deadlines• Creates and maintains Excel spreadsheets, including Pivot tables• Resolves student and campus conflicts regarding student ledgers• Issues credit balance stipends in a timely mannerKey Skills: * Analysis * Mathematics * Program Management * Reporting and Analytics * Communication Skills * Computer Skills * Problem Resolution * Idea Presentation/ Influence * Relationship Building

Santa Ana, Ca

Assist with creative camps, marketing events and productions for school-age children.

Anaheim, Ca

Collaborated with operations to investigate and prevent workplace accidents; targeting high risk job duties, based on injury analysis and statistical reports. Created and implemented procedural changes to ensure the safety of the employees, such as job rotation, equipment requirements, and updated training based on injury analysis, which led to a reduction in workplace injuries by 18%. • Compiled and ranked large quantities of injury data to prioritize hazard mitigation efforts.• Developed a data ranking system to interpret hazards and their severity.• Project lead for initial job hazard analysis program that focuses on identifying and mitigating industrial/job hazards by providing recommendations through the use of improved tools, equipment, or design with the purpose of improving employee behaviors and application of body motion techniques.• Provided input to business segment and design partners to reduce occupational safety risks based on in depth job analysis.• Built partnerships within multiple lines of businesses across domestic and international segments.• Initiated and maintained employee safety programs that engaged employees from all lines of operations.Key Skills:* Analysis* Mathematics* Program Management * Reporting and Analytics* Communication Skills* Computer Skills* Problem Resolution* Idea Presentation/ Influence* Relationship Building

Anaheim, Ca

Compiled sales, labor, and spoilage reports. Performed daily audits of a warehouse worth more than one million dollars. Managed daily team of 100+ employees as well as a bank out safe worth 20 thousand dollars.• Developed program for tracking performance of key locations and creating a baseline for action, such as cutting labor hours or decreasing/increasing deployment.• Compiled daily sales analysis from multiple internal data banks.• Analyzed sales, labor hours, spoilage for maximizing profits.• Composed sales reports and recommendations for presentations to executives for key business development.• Created and implemented deployment changes that resulted in an increase of profitability. • Managed daily banks for individual locations and back of house operations to ensure accurate accountingKey Skills: * Business Reporting * Program Management * Mathematics * Business Development * Sales Analysis * Problem Resolution * Idea Presentation And Influence * Strategy Development

Anaheim, Ca

Trained and coached newly hired employees as well as employees transitioning into new roles. Developed and revised training documents and guides.* Engaged in a core team of trainers that influenced key changes in the training program to maximize the efficiency of the program as well as increase retention of new employees.* Self-managed the training program to complete all training within an allotted time window.

Bachelor Of Arts, Mathematics

Courses in: Statistics, Abstract Algebra, Probability, Analysis, and Reasoning Provost's Honor Roll (Fall '02, Spring '05)

Certificate- Accounting, Accounting, 4.0

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