The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for all financial and fiscal management aspects of the company. Provide leadership and coordination in the administrative business planning, accounting, and budgeting efforts of the company. This position is an executive Leadership Team role which shall provide a forward-thinking perspective and key input, for setting and achieving strategic goals.Core Roles:Executive Leadership Team member, guiding the Team with current financial analyses and future-looking strategiesOversee the development and implementation of effective finance, accounting, billing, and auditing procedures to support the preparation of financial statements, financial reports, special analyses, and informational reports for leadershipOversee the development and approval of budgets including annual revenue, capital expenditure and departmental expensesResponsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the Human Resources function and Information Systems functionImplement Risk Management strategies to identify, measure, evaluate and mitigate a wide variety of business risks

• Manage day-to-day operational needs while working with Accounting, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Budget and Planning• Assists in the preparation and administration of general accounting, accounts payable, and central cash management budgets• Manage all monthly, quarterly, and year-end closings, including account reconciliations, accrual schedules, and journal entries, ensuring that books are closed in a timely manner and reconciliations performed accurately and on time• Oversee external financial reporting and ensure all reporting meets required deadlines and conforms to GAAP as well as other external reporting requirements, such as SEC reporting requirements• Assess and evaluate financial performance of organization with regard to short-term and long-term operational goals, budgets and forecasts• Provide insight and recommendations to both short-term and long-term growth plan of organization• Review and assist in preparation of external reports, including AHCA, HFCA, state, federal and local taxing authorities• Analyzes financial reports and records to include in financial studies and various management reports• Leads internal and external auditors with interim and year end audits• Responsible for maintaining and establishing internal control for all hospital financial functions

• In charge of business operations for the District, including all accounting, payroll, inventory, and fixed assets• Supervise Buildings and Grounds, Child Nutrition, and Business departments• Direct the School District budget• Assist in facility, capital projects, and referendum planning• Report and communicate financial condition and business issues to the School Board, public, media, and staff• Administrative role in School Board salary negotiations with employee groups• Finance resource for North Dakota Interim Legislative Education Funding Formula Review Committee

I directly oversee the following areas for Altru Health System and its Affiliates:• Financial accounting and reporting, including audited financial statements• Multiple entity tax filings and other Federal/State reporting• Budgeting and productivity responsibility for all entities• Payer contracting and reimbursement• Long Range Financial Planning• Bond issuance and other related financing activities• Active roles on audit, contract, compensation and benefits, organizational risk, investment, and retirement committees

Responsible for financial reporting and budgeting for Altru Health System and its affiliates; participate actively in the long-range financial plans and financing activities of the organization.

Controller for a growing transportation company. Accounting, finance, employee benefits, and HR responsibilities.

CPA in public accounting. Worked with individual, corporate, partnership, non-profit, estate and gift, and fiduciary entities in areas of income tax and financial statement preparation, as well as financial projections, forecasting and general business consulting. I also was a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor and did software consulting in a wide variety of industries.