Volunteering at multiple organizations including Bolsa Chica Reserve Watch and Temple Beth El of South Orange County and Heritage Pointe Senior Living. Tasks include everything from Staffing the Front Desk at the Temple to engaging visitors at the incredible Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve near Huntington Beach, making sure every guest has a great and safe time in this amazing open space, to working on the board, concentrating on Financial Issues

Processed donations, paid bills, and generally ran all financial transactions for midsized Jewish Temple, using Quickbooks Online, Bill.com, and ShulCloud

Responsible for settling in to our new home. Duties include:Acquiring local license plates/licensesFiguring out how to do bottle returnsNOT using my car horn so muchFinding our permanent residence out hereGetting back in the workforce*Other tasks as required* Top Priority

• Managed team of 2 Accounts Payable/Purchasing professionals, processing all Corporate invoices and employee reimbursements.• Responsible for all corporate purchasing including acquiring and providing quality PPE for 2000+ employees during Covid Pandemic at reasonable prices• Streamlined and documented processes from invoice receipt to payment issuance including moving over 70% of payments from paper checks to safer, cheaper, and quicker electronic payments• Administered P Card program with 200+ users, gas card program with 1200+ users, and cellphone program with 500+ lines• Member of Select team including Medical Director planning, testing, negotiating and approving all PPE purchases • Responsible for all corporate purchasing, using P2P framework, from software licenses to new building construction to school and home supplies, including acquisition of sufficient and appropriate PPE for staff of 2000 workers during Covid Pandemic and beyond• Point Person with bank for all electronic payments, stop payments and payment inquiries• Negotiated buy out terms with printing and copier companies to centralize contracts with single supplier to reduce costs as well as points of contact• Reconciled Accounts Payable balances with General Ledger amounts monthly for multiple entities• Templated and documented all AP and Purchasing processes

Pharmaceutical: Multiple Engagements• Maintained G&A accruals as well as significant R&D accrual tracking• Managed full cycle accounting process (AP/AR/FA/GL) • Processed, matched, and paid all payables invoices. Collected required data and created invoices for grant reimbursements and processed incoming grant payments• Streamlined and documented all AP, AR and GL processes• Introduced blanket purchase order system to ease and better control procurement process• Integral part of team preparing for successful IPO• Reconciled cash and all balance sheet accounts on a monthly basis• Organized special Year End close process for merger accountingPet Food Manufacturer• Enhanced and templated bank, inventory and other asset reconciliation processes • Created or approved all AP, AR, and cash transactions• Implemented new fixed assets systemVenture Capital Firm• Managed, improved and documented processes for full cycle of AP/AR/FA• Provided Great Plains training to accounting staff • Collected and organized historic fixed assets records to be able to initiate fixed asset tracking

• Managed team of five professionals and three students in ensuring proper gift processing• Identified and implemented over 30 process improvements on gift processing and bio maintenance allowing for more efficient fundraising, donation processing, and gift acknowledgement• Initiated and managed bi-monthly billing of pledges and ensure incoming gifts are properly allocated to correct donors• Acted as liaison between Advancement Services and all other University offices to make certain gifts are properly coded in compliance with contractual and donor wishes

• Used forensic research to determine validity of receivables balance for rewards division of a major college funding provider• Led efforts to collect on delinquent balances based on results of that research, reducing over-90 past-due aging by over 50%.

• Managed eight-figure international AR balance• Directed local team of three as well as AR staff of 15 in 12 international locations• Streamlined, documented and templated AR, cash, and GL processes• Controlled cash balances worldwide, including foreign exchange and mission-critical funding• Provided first-line support for accounting ERP System, responsible for all additions, changes, and upgrades

Accounts Receivable: • Led team of 26 specialists handling all aspects of AR from setting credit lines to creating and distributing invoices (both paper and electronic) to collections to cash applications• Managed AR balance of mid eight figures• Prioritized collection efforts each week based on latest receivables aging• Took personal control of all major receivable accounts until payment plans were established and maintained• Directed forensic accounting team’s efforts at recovering funds from failed company division• Upgraded company’s credit analysis method from primitive process to Dun & Bradstreet system• Reduced DSO by nearly 20% in first 18 months and maintained that lower level• Seamlessly integrated firm’s processes with four acquired companies• Kept a consistent very low-level of write-offs despite negative economic conditionsAccounts Payable:• Supervised team of four accounts payable specialists, processing payments for travel & entertainment and vendors• Managed corporate fixed assets system• Maintained complete set of financial statements for company’s outsourcing division and provided updated data to Management team on a monthly basis using Great Plains Dynamics

· Supervised one Accounts Payable/Travel & Entertainment clerk and Accounting Specialist doing various projects in fast paced, entrepreneurial Investment Company (division of John Hancock)· Designed and implemented Fixed Assets database using Great Plains Dynamics· Initiated Multicurrency module to account for foreign subsidiary· Managed complete run of financials for domestic subsidiary, from creating and entering journal entries, up to preparation and defense of quarterly and annual financial statements· Developed and presented monthly reports to senior management on corporate financials, including variance analysis, and maintained all contact with Parent Company regarding legal and insurance issues