Sherry Gustafson Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

• Reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer & Operations serving as managing partner, with two direct reports.• Quality review of monthly accounting data and ensuring integrity of the organization’s financial records.• Oversee financial month- and year-end close activities, including production and consolidation of financial statements.• Manage chart of accounts, department/project/budget codes, and overall financial data schema.• Develop and maintain procurement, accounting, expense management, and investment policies, procedures, and processes; ensuring they are kept up-to-date and compliant with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).• Provide monthly bank reconciliations.• Review and approve revenue recognition treatment for incoming contributions and exchange transactions according to FASB Accounting Standards Updates (ASU) 2014-09 Topic 606 and ASU 2018-08.• Oversee annual NICRA application submission.• Anticipate and oversee development of financial, risk, compliance reporting tools and dashboards in Intacct, Nexonia, MS Excel, and other platforms.• Ensure adequate internal controls exist within accounting functions enabling quality and timely production of financial statements.• Oversee audit engagement and ensure timely submission of external audit requests and PBC lists.• Review preparation of schedules for the annual external audit (single audit, financial audits, or project-specific), including the Statement of Expenditure of Federal Awards (SEFA) prior to submission to auditors.• Oversee preparation and review schedules for annual IRS Form 990.Major Accomplishment: • Reconciled numerous out of balance accounts on the Balance Sheet.

Washington, Dc, Us

• Reports directly to VP of Finance and Administration serving as managing partner, with one direct report and 3 indirect.• Oversee daily accounting functions and monthly preparation of financial statements; includes reviewing of journal entries, ACHs/wires entries, payroll entries, bank statements, and vendor contracts.• Responsible for restricted and unrestricted philanthropic grants where health advocacy is based in the US or Global.• Manage US and global philanthropic grants process from start to finish: budgeting in collaboration with team leaders, day-to-day monitoring of proper spending compliant with grantors policies, forecasting of spenddown including creative out of the box guidance, internal and external reporting, and grant renewals.• Responsible for internal reporting to the President and Executive Vice Presidents, and external financial reporting and budget narratives to philanthropic foundations.• Responsible for most of the company’s annual budget three times a year.• Review and forecast financial trends based on data analysis for informed financial decision making (financial planning and analysis). • Assess spending and implement strategies to cut costs.• Contribute to the completion of the annual IRS Form 990, including ASC-606.• Allocate costs between 501(C)(3) and 501(C)(4) entities; due to/from intercompany.• Manage the allocation of staff time and benefits between various grants.• Excel expert. Annually, offered four Excel courses to coworkers: beginners, intermediate, advanced, and personal.• Hire and oversee staff in the finance and accounting departments, including giving directions and delivering periodical evaluations.Major Accomplishment: • Streamlined grant reporting processes and oversee and direct budget management and financial operations. • Produced excel reports to improve monitoring of grant expenditures and forecasting.

• Perform financial reporting functions consistent with Federal OMB and GAAP guidelines.• Prepare Federal and other grant budgets and budget narratives for submission to various agencies. Submit budget revisions if necessary.• Prepare regional fiscal budget for submission to internal management and Board of Directors.• Produce reports for payroll importation, reconciliation and tax and insurance payments.• Prepare, analyze, and interpret cyclical and on-demand reports for internal management, Board of Directors, auditors, attorneys, bankers, and government agencies.• Prepare accurate contract billings and submit them, in a timely manner, to the appropriate agencies for payment. Pursue collections of receivables. Review actual spending versus approved budget to confirm proper spending and trends.• Review detailed general ledger for accuracy and appropriateness. Reconcile balance sheet accounts, including bank statements.• Prepare and process journal entries necessary to produce complete and accurate financial reports.• Review Accounts Payable entries for accurate coding and period placement and payment selection prior to signing checks.Major Accomplishment• Merged and reconciled trial balance from the Virgin Islands division accounting staff.• Developed alternate budget system in Microsoft Excel from Microsoft Access for easier use by management.

• Aid in the preparation of the annual budget.• Create and maintain various financial reports and analysis.• Provide organization and support for tracking missing rental equipment.• Job cost analysis of substantial jobs at month end.• Monthly bank reconciliation.• Provide necessary information and interface with outside auditors, tax accountants, attorneys, bankers, government agencies and internal management.Major Accomplishment:• Developed internal controls with accompanying forms, and desk manual of tasks performed.• Utilized excel and other software to expedite various tasks for self and others

• Prepare, examine, and submit reports including monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial statements, U.S. Customs Reconciliation, tax return information and miscellaneous reports as required.• Coordinate month-end closing to ensure accuracy and deadlines.• Responsible for accuracy, integrity, and reconciliation of the balance sheet.• Function as supervisor and back up for accounts payable and accounts receivable position.• Support budgeting and analysis by providing accounting and data base information.• Ensure and establish internal controls and financial policy.• Function as a technical resource to other departments providing input and training as needed.Major Accomplishment: • Fifty percent of the Balance Sheet was out of balance, mostly intercompany, cash, and clearing accounts. Balanced cash, bank reconciliation and clearing accounts in a few months. Consistently worked with various corporate divisions until intercompany was balanced.• Reduced month end closing and internal report creation time from 86 to 40 hours by utilizing database software crystal reports and FRx, linking excel reports and creating a month end checklist. This allowed more time to evaluate data before submission to corporate for consolidation, and to create more reports in less time for internal management.

• Supervise, train, coach and support Accounting Clerks.• Manage accounts receivable duties, accounts payables duties, cash receipts and sales journal, bank reconciliation, and stock and major unit inventory.• Calculate and submit sales tax and tire tax reports, 1099 tax forms, and reconcile Department of Motor Vehicle fees to title invoices.• Prepare all preliminary and month-end reports.