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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Washington, United States

• A general purpose, local government entity providing services in King County, WA with over 10,000 employees and general fund revenues in excess of $1.6 billion. • Direct all finance staff management and design policies in accordance with ordinance, laws, 9-1-1 guidelines, and public safety regulations for the Community Safety and Communications Center, a public safety agency. • Build relationships with Mayor’s Office, City Council, and other Departments and roles to achieve organizational objectives and facilitate teamwork to set up a new City department and expand its business lines in a high-impact public safety agency. • Ensure all deliverables related to timekeeping, payroll, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, general accounting and journals, Budget and Budget Journals, Position management, Procurement, Expense reimbursements, Consultant contracts, Vendor setup and administration, Project Costing, GAAP, GASB, FASH, BARS State Law, Federal Law, Collective Bargaining agreements, and other administrative functions are adhered to. Review and interpret contractual terms and conditions as collective bargaining agreements. Design and implement policies to effect change and compliance.• Strategic planning, Financial analysis and execution, forecasting, and Budget controls for several business lines including general fund revenue, restricted revenues, and grants for a medium-sized City department, in a public safety environment. • Serve as legislative and City Budget Office liaison and develop and oversee the department’s operating and capital budgets. Serve as department Change Agent for special IT upgrade projects.

 Oversight, direction, and troubleshooting issues for all field-based transactional accounting functions for multiple client contracts to field accounting team for all accounting service activities. Ensure all contractual deliverables related to onboarding, timekeeping, payroll, billing, accounts receivable, accounts payable, union fringe reporting, labor force reporting, work-hour rule compliance reporting, GAAP, State Law, Federal Law, Collective Bargaining agreements, and other administrative functions are adhered to.  Primary interface with DZ Home Office and DZ Corporate Accounting to ensure control and integrity of field accounting and administrative processes, function as primary DZ leadership point of contact with client accounting departments and field accounting team.  Build relationships with other divisional areas and roles to achieve organizational objectives and facilitate teamwork to solve unique problems that may arise during the course of normal business. Direct all staff management activities within my region for 10-20 direct reports related to hiring, development, training, performance evaluations, and conflict resolution in a high transaction level environment. Review and interpret contractual terms and conditions and union craft wage and benefit agreements. Data research and analysis and reporting using multiple computer systems. SAP, Excel, WebToolBox, client VMS, and other systems. Troubleshoot intermediate IT issues and help resolve.  Maintained 100% staffing level for Central/West region. Oversaw addition of several seasonal and permanent work locations to the region and trained new personnel to fit staffing plan. Achieved all assigned goals for previous year. Assisted other regions with training and mobilization. Assist with process mapping, procedure writing, and leading the development team for new training modules.

Trenton, Mo

 Supervise Quality and Thermal Process departments with 30 direct reports and 400 indirect reports in a union environment with three main production lines including a hyperbaric chamber for company and co-manufactured products. Analyze data, statistical models, data reporting, oversee data collection, database administration in Infinity QS, design and modify new and existing data collection methods. Strong problem solving and root cause analysis for complex and unique situations. InfinityQS, SAP Food safety, allergen management, audits, HACCP Program manager, GMP training, sanitation evaluation, evaluating returned and incoming products, customer complaints, designing implementing policies and procedures, verify and provide approved formulas, labels, and other documents for production requirements. Perform formal and informal Safety and Quality Audits. Oversee and manage Thermal Process delivery using Hydrostatic, Still, and Rotary Retorts.  Interact with other departments (Supply Chain, Accounting, Production, Maintenance, Safety, HR, Sanitation) and onsite USDA and other FSIS personnel in accordance with SQF and GMPs to proactively anticipate issues to product quality. Train, Develop, and anticipate staffing needs in a union environment while following contractual obligations

 Assist Director of Operations with daily oversight of multiple departments and locations, 40-45 employees and 60+ brokers and contract workers. Procurement- vendor sourcing, qualification, contract negotiations, and periodic reviews. Inventory management- ordering, inventory counts, purchase orders, and loss prevention. Manage third-party contract manufacturers- timelines, components, BOM, finished product, quality controls, regulatory documentation, cGMP, disaster planning. Manage 3PL and transportation companies- source, qualify, contract negotiations, periodic reviews. Direct warehouse operations to achieve KPI’s with pick & pack, break bulk, small parcel, LTL, international shipments, prepaid and collect fees, to meet customer specific requirements. Oversee all Accounting activities for several closely-held companies. Lead small Accounting team to produce monthly financials and semi-monthly payroll, sales projections and budgets, A/P, A/R, Reconciliations, Billing, Treasury functions, Cost Accounting, ABC, ad-hoc projects, Finance applications, and Company cards administration. ADP, Paychex Direct Customer Support department to maintain customer satisfaction and achieve KPI’s.

 Preparation of client invoices in an international, multi-currency environment using a both a manual and computerized billing system. Oracle Financials, SAP, MS 365 Office Suite Work closely with project managers, project controls, and other departments to provide accounting support involving preparation of invoices, reconciling and adjustments to cost and revenue. Research complex, international jobs to clear non-current status of any aged items, work with project personnel toward resolutions and process improvements, perform all adjustments to clear non-current items, standardize reconciliations and integrate into the computerized billing system. Participate on Month-End close team to close 20+ sets of books. Testing of program upgrades, proprietary program development testing, testing of new jobs for compliance with contract terms during set-up phase in Job Accounting Database. Six Sigma

 Direct responsibility for and supervision of 35-40 employees and managers Top 10% Operations Excellence Scores nationally One of two Certified Trainers to train incoming Managers Recognized in the top Five for Operations knowledge in Western US

Mba

Associate Of Arts, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Accounting And Business/Management

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Accounting And Business/Management