Matthew Sylvester-Knudtson, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Janesville, Wisconsin, United States

Whitewater, Wisconsin

Janesville/Beloit, Wisconsin Area

As Financial Analyst/Grants Manager of the School District of Janesville, I oversee the proper accounting/budgeting and compliance requirements of the state and federal grants the district receives. I provide support and guidance to program staff to ensure appropriate use of grant funds. I also provide general accounting and budgeting support to all schools in the district, which includes the creation and maintenance of a school-level funds handbook and facilitating staff training.

Greater Milwaukee Area

As a senior accountant, I lead and assist in the completion of financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, and tax returns of not-for-profit organizations, governmental organizations (public school districts and a tribal community), and closely-held businesses in the greater Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin areas.I applied my IT skills towards process improvement, efficiency, and firm-wide access to information and documents.Additionally, I trained new staff and interns in technology and audit procedures.

Whitewater, Wi

As Executive Assistant, I monitored the annual budget of the department, and redesigned the medium through which budgets were developed internally. I assisted in the preparation of a 20-year master residence hall plan.

Whitewater, Wi

As the Business Manager, I was charged with oversight of the newspaper's financial operations--nearly $100,000 in annual revenue. This included ensuring the timely invoicing of clients, timely processing of payments, cash flow analysis, and budget vs. actual analysis. Additionally, I helped supervise the newspaper's advertising staff and provided technology guidance. Lastly, I created and implemented a Web-based system that allowed for the tracking of advertisements, customers, and billing.

I began my employment as a teller and soon took on additional responsibilities. I completed quarterly CALL (condition and income) Reports and developed a process that integrated reports from our Fiserv-based system with Excel to produce the amounts needed for each line item. I also developed an Excel-based system to automate routine mailings and I created an Excel based system used to determine the appropriate balance of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses account.

Mse, School Business Management

Mpa, Masters Of Professional Accountancy

Activities and Societies: Graduate Assistant, Royal Purple Newspaper, Jitters Coffeehouse (Director of Finance), Office of Residence Life

Bba, Accounting, Information Technology Infrastructure

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi (VP-Information Systems), Whitewater Investors Association, Resident Assistant, Beta Gamma Sigma.