Ronald Ward Email & Phone Number

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Rockville, Maryland

• Oversight and responsibility for financial and operational aspects of a $6 million non-profit organization ranging from reconciling multiple accounts to preparing budgets and making presentations to Board of Directors..
• Implementation and delivery of annual financial audit and annual 990 IRS filing. Well performed audits have assisted in the increase of funding by 100-150% each year over the past three years. Created initial systems.
• Deliver grant compliance function including assurances that Foundation is acting in accordance with federal requirements for Charitable foundation.
• Maintain all audit calendars and filings, instruct all staff as to the policies and principals recommended by the accountants, and educate staff as these requirements performing ongoing improvements. Additional.
• Accounts Receivable (A/R) and Accounts Payable (A/P).
• Cost/benefit analysis for new equipment and machinery.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided operations management and business manager role for multi-million small business that provided the premium captioning software in the world.Responsible to deliver more efficient and effective workflows..
• Designed key upgrade to billing and shipping division system that served over 3000 clients resulting in a more accurate and timeline billing to clients.
• Streamlined workflow while increasing recording and software formatting accuracy from 80 to 99.10% by reworking and improving record management.
• Eliminated 25 percent of administrative work by rewriting and updating all administrative procedures and processes including documentation in organization manual.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided business and operations management for internationally recognized publication with extensive readership. Successes:
• Wrote and implemented an accurate and efficient invoicing process for over $2M in billable advertising resulting in reduced invoicing to billing variances 27% to 3%.
• Over a 60-day period successfully reduced 18 months of past-dues, by 60% with an 85% collection rate through targeted correspondence, thorough research, and relationship building.Key roles to manage and direct business.
• Responsible for key day-to-day operations including identifying opportunities for growth, efficiency or optimization of business unit.
• Managed the financial and administration operations of the magazine.
• Principal administrative and financial liaison between the Washington Post and the magazine.Additional responsibilities:

• Provided management and direct business services for the Current Newspaper which acts as the premier and most widely read publication for and about public media in the U.S. Notable achievements included:
• Successful campaign that created a significant new source of income for nonprofit targeted at lapsed subscribers for publication. Devised marketing initiatives for enhancing subscriber base and improving subscription.
• Implementation of subscriber system (slide scale) to serve a range of targeted customers while maintaining income/expense targets.Financial services role included:
• Developing fiscal year budgets, maintaining projections and preparing variance reports.
• Performing all financial closings, including balance sheets from both QuickFill and QuickBooks and provided written summary of all variances and for comptroller.
• Managing Accounts Payable and reports to Controller in New York City parent office.

• Provided business manager role for key program at one of the most prominent history preservation organizations in the U.S. Key roles included:
• Analyzing online and historic data to increase subscriber base and revenue making the team one of the most profitable divisions in the organizations. Responsible for consulting leadership to determine business needs.
• Supervised staff focusing ensuring efficient and effective workflow, prompt reporting, analyzing budget trends.
• Managed all writer negotiations, printing, and order fulfillment of organization products (e.g. Preservation books) achieving increased income.

Mckinney, Texas

• Office manager role for historic performing house
• Managed all aspects of office including five staff (supply, scheduling, reporting, invoicing)
• Ensured that all paperwork, amenities, and overall performance facilities were prepared national performing acts.

• Role of office manager and point person for financial tracking, presentations, programs, and conferences. Key roles included:
• Financial manager including tracking spending for timely and accurate accounting, developing budget, determine fundraising/membership goals. Assisted with board financial presentations.
• Membership recruitment: Supported development of membership goals including providing customer support resulting in a membership increase of at least 5 percent for four consecutive years.
• Charged with key role to help increase graduate level recruitment resulting in 10 percent increase of post-graduate members.
• Performing key bookkeeping tasks including billing.
• Coordination role including key role to help lead planning and preparation for well attended and successful state-wide conferences.

Bfa, Theater

Certificate, Dramatic Studies