Nate Benton Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Underwrite SBA 7a and express loans, along with other small business loan programs(MIGF, SSBCI, MyPace Capital, and balance sheet loans)

- Grant and discretionary account management and financial report preparation for faculty, staff, and students, helping them understand past spending and how to plan for future spending.- Responsible for an array of finance tasks including departmental budgeting, lab supply and travel purchasing approval, invoicing, expense reimbursements, payroll troubleshooting, and setting departmental course fees. - Accounting related tasks including journal entries, fiscal year end reconciliations, and maintaining the department chart of accounts (250 discretionary accounts).- Served on DEI Coordinator hiring committee. Helped to design position description, write job posting, create grading rubric, and interview candidates.

Minneapolis

- Created billing systems, policies, and procedures which increased collection percent by 16% in one year. Added customer payment portal to website.- Successfully completed a diverse set of activities including billing, budgeting, preparing for audit, reconciling, preparing financial statements, and supervising a bookkeeper.- Helped clients understand complex insurance billing issues. - Initiated detailed communication with E.H.R. to fix problems and make updates. Developed and delivered E.H.R. training for clinicians. - Managed hardware and software updates for all staff. - Maintained and updated Access database for billing and staff productivity reports.

400 S. 6Th St Minneapolis

- Successfully coached a team of 8 with a pipeline of 600+ clients. Write performance evaluations. Implement process and policy changes. Lead team meetings. - Reconciled multiple accounts daily to manage customer deposits, SBA guaranty payments, and loan advances for entire Midwest region.- Created 40+ job aids and implemented a training program to educate staff. Implemented multiple process and policy changes for efficiency. - Worked with diverse set of internal and external partners. - Reviewed 100’s of resumes, led 45+ interviews, and supervised hiring.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

- Educated hundreds of clients on 150+ page loan packages and the SBA loan closing process. Coordinated multiple partners for each closing. - Reviewed all loan documents including financials, leases, purchase contracts, and more for quality and compliance. - Received numerous customer service awards and was consistently top 10% in production. - Processed FHA, HARP, Conventional, and Non-Conforming loans.- Subject matter expert who trained new coworkers for FHA loans.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

- Helped home buyers and sellers understand the sales process, terminology, and closing financials. Helped first time buyers understand the true costs of homeownership. - Managed multiple residential renovation projects. Coordinated service providers, created project schedule, and obtained permits. - Accurately estimated repair costs, rents, sales, and revenue. - Achieved top 3% of real estate agents in sales in Minnesota in 2009. - Ensured compliance with city, state, and federal housing regulations.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

Accounting, Ethics, Managerial Finance, International Management, Organizational Behavior, Portfolio Management, Quantitative Analysis.

Ba, History

American History and Foreign Policy