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Atlanta, Ga, Us

Lawrenceville, Georgia

Direct the daily accounting functions, systems, reporting, and analysis for a small company with 75 geographically dispersed, remote employees. Supervise a staff of 6 accounting professionals responsible for processing hundreds of transactions daily and executing all accounting activities. Hire, onboard, train/develop, assign tasks, and manage performance of accounting personnel. Create and monitor organization-wide annual $20M operations budget and individual ministry budgets ranging from $100K to $500K for 400+ funds managed. * Built Accounting Department from ground up while learning about the organization and its complex accounting functions; hired and trained staff to provide full-scope accounting activities while transitioning from outsourced functions. * Orchestrated implementation of a financial system to collect, analyze, verify, and report accurate financial information, increasing efficiencies within one year.* Created and maintain chart of accounts as well as accounting policies, procedures, and controls.* Accelerated month-end donations closing process, enabling more accurate and timely delivery of information for senior leadership decision-making. * Designed new monthly management reporting package, reducing reporting time by seven days.* Gained buy-in to initiate cloud-based expense reporting system, slashing staff processing time by 30%.* Received approval for an online HR portal for staff, which includes time entry for hourly staff, time-off reporting, and onboarding, with a projected 25% decrease in staff processing time. * Championed unqualified opinions on annual external audit and quarterly internal audits for 15+ consecutive years.* Collaborated with directors in the successful implementation of ministry projects, including scholarship and grant programs, an online store, and a disaster response warehouse tracking system.* Served as co-leader of the organization-wide migration of financial and donor system.

Buford, Ga

Utilize QuickBooks Online to manage all bookkeeping activities for the organization, including payroll, payroll taxes, accounts payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting and analysis, financial statement preparation, and general ledger administration.

Gainesville, Georgia

Oversaw accounting functions within a five-member Accounting Department for a local municipality. Managed front desk customer service, property tax collection, grants administration, general ledger administration, fixed assets, debt administration, and investments. Supervised financial reporting and compliance to City Council and for annual audit.

Dahlonega, Georgia

Performed a variety of responsibilities for bank holding company, including preparation of required regulatory reports for government agencies such as FDIC and Federal Reserve Bank on a weekly, quarterly, and yearly basis. Compiled monthly financial statements and quarterly reports encompassing balance sheet, income statement, yield and GAAP analysis worksheets, financial summary schedule, tax rollforward spreadsheet, and comparison schedules for management and auditors. Aided in preparation of annual Form 10-K for filing with SEC. Supervised money management personnel responsible for monitoring federal funds position and account activity and processing wire transfers to affiliate banks.