As Principal, Natalia combines technical proficiency with a passion for supporting charitable causes, making her a valuable asset to the non-profit community. Her commitment to excellence and personalized service has earned Aligned Accounting Services a reputation for integrity, reliability, and exceptional client support.

Proactively managed multiple accounts, supervising consulting and audit deliverables, while maintaining compliance with GAAP standards. Key responsibilities include:• Planned and executed full independent audits in accordance with GAAP standards.• Provided consulting services to establish policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with GAAP andregulations.• Managed clients' accounting activities, including revenue recognition, AP procedures, payroll processing, bank reconciliations, balance sheet account reconciliations.• Served as senior associate in-charge for audit engagements, overseeing staff members, preparing workpapers, and acting as primary liaison between audit partner, manager, and client personnel.• Coordinated audit planning, fieldwork, and completion, ensuring timely delivery of client deliverables.• Performed detailed analytical procedures to review significant financial statement fluctuations.• Reviewed and analyzed clients' internal controls over financial reporting, identified issues, and maderecommendations to management.• Managed client relationships and team members while adhering to aggressive timelines.

Led a team of 4 accountants and implemented new processes and procedures that enabled organization to comply with Federal and State regulations and get unmodified opinion on audits. Developed Accounts Receivable module in Blackbaud. Displayed the highest ethical and professional judgment, behavior and standards. Responsibilities included:- Implementing internal controls and internal audit procedures to enable leadership team to have a stronger control over funds during significant budget cuts.- Designing, overseeing and implementing internal systems to ensure efficient and accurate execution of accounting functions, including payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivables.- Ensuring compliance with all applicable local, state and federal regulations- Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts and documenting business transactions - Balancing accounts and completing books through quarterly trial balance within prescribed agency procedures and generally accepted accounting principles- Recommending improvements, adaptations, or revisions in the accounting system and procedures for new or changed controls and evaluating alternative means of treating transactions- Conferring with staff to resolve procedural problems in tracing sources of error and advising operating officials on accounting matters

- Building and managing effective and streamlined administrative systems, including finance, accounting, legal, IT and HR infrastructure- Preparation and finalization of monthly and annual financial reporting materials and metrics for Board of Directors- Supervising annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the ED; administering and reviewing all financial plans and budgets; monitoring progress and changes; keeping senior leadership team abreast of the organization’s financial status- Managing and forecasting organizational cash flow- Updating and implementing business policies and accounting practices; improving the finance department’s overall policy and procedure manual

- Successfully reviewed and approved monthly balance sheet reconciliations as well as maintained organization’s general ledger, ensuring compliance with the State of Illinois and other governmental agencies-Worked side by side with Finance Director on both internal/external audits that required extensive attention to detail, commitment and confidentiality - Maintained and administered the organization’s financial accounting system. Processing A/P and A/R in QuickBooks. In charge of paying bills (checks, online, by phone) and making deposits (cash, checks, credit cards) - Assisted B usiness Development Director, Procurement Director and Transportation Director to make sure their financial reports, as well as program expenses were properly allocated into several Federal and State grants. - Forecasted cash flows for next year, edited predictions on monthly basis, reviewed cash flows of previous months and compared with bank statements. Kept extensive and accurate records in all areas of finance, including cash flow management, forecasting, and budgeting.