N. Marika Ruh Email & Phone Number

New Braunfels, Tx, Us

Public Works Department-Transportation Division, Santa Barbara Ca

• Direct operations of five accounting staff; cultivate team productivity, set goals, designate priorities, organize workstreams, and develop metrics to measure success while accountable for all outcomes; work independently as needed.• Establish and sustain productive working relationships with stakeholders of diverse backgrounds and personalities.• Handle budget and future-forecast analysis, preparation, and monitoring for over $90M annual budget.• Devise and implement innovative process improvements and robust internal controls to promote delivery of high-quality customer service; slashed contract submission time from two weeks to one day.• Analyze and report complex fiscal/accounting information to outside agencies, Board of Supervisors, other County departments, and internal project managers to enable informed, data-driven decision-making; explain/justify division’s financial decisions to public constituents, both directly and in public hearings.• Apply apposite data-visualization tools and methods to all reporting, ensuring clarity and accuracy for all stakeholders.• Deploy and configure industry-standard and cutting-edge digital tools (including SmartSheets, Accela for permitting, and Microsoft Teams) to align division with the highest standards of precision and productivity; play key role in county-wide Workday implementation.• Spearhead team hiring, training, and onboarding, fostering workforce quality and commitment; provide targeted guidance to boost employee performance.• Align division with FEMA standards for public assistance and disaster reimbursement; handle associated reporting.

Public Works Department-Transportation Division, Santa Barbara, Ca

• Enhanced division’s Internal Cost Rate Plan (ICRP) to meet CalTrans standards. • Charted successful course of development for Permit Fee Study, leading a team of accountants, permitting staff, and an outside consultant; made well-informed decisions on fee rates, subsidies, and restructuring; slashed fees from 83 to 44 and increased full cost recovery by an estimated 75%.• Analyzed, prepared, and monitored budget and forecasts; utilized Smartsheet project tracking to analyze 75+ project budgets and leveraged financial analysis of CPI, gas tax prices, and previous budgets to project budget changes; sustained compliance with Federal and State guidelines/requirements throughout. • Leveraged Excel and SmartSheet platforms to streamline, automate, and optimize processes. • Carried out capital asset maintenance, project accounting, and budgeting. • Swiftly and accurately processed monthly overhead charges.

Public Works Department-Resource Recovery And Waste Management Division, Santa Barbara, Ca

• Lent guidance and oversight to two Financial Office Professionals, administering accounts payable and receivable.• Completed monthly reconciliations for transactional and financial activities. • Prepared and presented research and accounting/statistical reports for management and outside agencies.• Formulated and optimized procedures for reporting and fiscal processing.• Conducted capital asset maintenance, project accounting, and budgeting.• Took responsibility for successful budget and forecast analysis, preparation, and monitoring.

Public Works Department - Administration And Surveyor Divisions, Santa Barbara, Ca

• Meticulously processed, reconciled, and monitored divisions’ accounts payable, accounts receivable, and agency funds.• Allocated Administration costs across the divisions.• Composed and tracked salary model, operating budget, and purchasing contracts.• Supported internal and external auditing by providing responses and reporting. • Rolled out improved cash-handling processes and internal controls.• Played key role as committee member for departmental policy and procedure development/revision.

Public Works Department- Recource Recovery & Waste Managment Division, Santa Barbara, Ca

• Scrutinized, reconciled, and approved divisional accounts payable transactions and other transactional/financial activities.• Delivered rigorous, cogent research and accounting/statistical reporting for management and external regulatory agencies.• Drove continuous improvement in reporting and fiscal processing processes.• Carried out capital asset maintenance and project accounting; performed budgeting and forecasting and track adherence.

Auditor Controller'S Office, Santa Barbara, California

• Produced, reviewed, researched, and processed financial transactions in a web-based system.• Delivered documentation adequate to internal and external audit standards.• Reconciled daily ACH payments; corrected, documented, and reported returned transactions.• Assiduously reviewed county-wide invoices for sales tax incongruities; reported to other divisions and generated payment to BOE.• Analyzed large volumes of financial data to generate and allocate property tax bills and refunds.• Proactively streamlined processes and improved process documentation.

Denver, Co/Los Angeles, Ca

• Administer finances of a multi-unit rental property; monitor revenue collection, accounts payable/receivable, and the General Ledger. • Prepare financial statements and conduct all tax and regulatory monitoring/reporting for the partnership. • Build sustainable vendor and tenant relationships; coordinate lease agreements. • Initiate property development and manage massive value expansion, more than doubling business value over nine years.

Santa Barbara, Ca

• Took primary responsibility for daily financial activity, including accounts receivable and payable, payroll processing, budget monitoring, monthly general ledger closing/accruals, and cash/sales/tip reporting.• Administered contracted revenue and reward program redemption, monitoring, and collection.• Handled credit card revenue reporting and chargeback correspondence.

Denver, Co

The Irish Hound- Denver, Co

Denver, Co

Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Business