Vanessa Boykin, Cpa, Mba Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL

The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA), a quasi-government entity, finances the creation and preservation of affordable housing throughout the State of Illinois to increase the supply of decent and safe places for people of low or moderate means to live.In this role, I am responsible for the accounting operations of the Authority which includes.

Various

• Created an Excel based budgeting application summarizing expenses and revenues for 17 departments and distributed and updated through SharePoint while searching for a new budgeting program.
• Identified and managed implementation of enhancements and efficiencies in the accounting department.
• Created new web-based Centralized Accounts Receivable Reporting and Reconciliation application for over 900 Follett retail stores.
• Developed upgrades and application enhancements for new centralized A/R application.
• Recognized need for A/R categorization project to categorize accounts to provide company with percentage of A/R by category (financial aid, government aid, third-party accounts). Created process to update accounts by.
• Reduced bad debt expense by partnering with training department to create A/R Training tool with areas focused on reducing bad debt expense as well as by moving bad debt items to collection agency.

Greater Chicago Area And Gary, IN

Provided interim Finance and Accounting Controller/Director, audit and compliance support to corporate companies and government agencies including budgeting, financial analysis, financial reporting, risk management, accounting processes, procurement, general accounting, account analysis, internal control review, fund accounting and project management and.

Oak Brook, IL

Managed projects for a $2.3 billion division targeted at retail stores and operations to support company initiatives, including metrics reporting for A/R, A/P, cash and loss prevention, and A/R application enhancements. Directed 12-member team responsible for retail and wholesale accounts receivables for 900 bookstores, including two direct reports..

Westchester, IL

• Led 30-member team responsible for retail and wholesale accounts receivable, cash, credit cards, lease accounting/commission payments, and sales audit (POS) accounting functions, including analysis and payments, for.
• Served as project sponsor for new income-producing initiatives by working closely with operations and IT to develop and implement process to account for business to consumer sales and distance education with DeVry.
• Reconfigured accounts receivable and rent commission departments, completing analyses and creating summary management reports, resulting in 100% account analysis completion.
• Partnered with training department to create accounts receivable training tool and policies and procedures for field, resulting in reduced annual write-offs.
• Directed automation of credit card analysis and reconciliation function, which created accuracy and efficiencies.
• Successfully developed and motivated ten staff members.

Chicago, IL

• Oversaw cash and credit card departments, location management (central database) department, as well as fixed assets and corporate accounting departments responsible for various general accounting daily, month-end.
• Directed 12-member team in corporate general accounting/financial reporting daily, month-end, and annual functions, including analysis, subsystem maintenance, security, management, and SEC reporting. Developed.
• Directed automation of two major credit card projects, which created efficiencies and improved recording and reconciliation.
• Completed footnotes for company 10-Qs and 10-Ks as required.
• Created company scorecard, which changed behavior in organization.
• Created cross-functional team to discuss and review all major changes to determine impact on all areas of business before implementation.

Chicago, IL

Manager, Corporate Accounting, 1995-1998. Supervisor, Corporate Accounting, 1990-1995. Directed team of ten employees and consultants in general accounting, reporting, and analysis functions for Beatrice Company, purchased by ConAgra in 1989. Held responsibility for staff development, automated system conversion, and management of transition of corporate.

Chicago, IL

Supervisor, Corporate Accounting (1985-1990)Directed corporate office accounting staff, maintained capital and operating leases, as well as prepared corporate office tax provision/government reports. Managed daily corporate office functions and developed, motivated, and trained staff to meet time-sensitive deadlines, achieving increased efficiencies and.

Chicago, IL

Senior Financial Analyst (1982-1984)Prepared monthly financial reports for management, selected government reports and pro-forma statements, and restated financials. Compiled footnotes and statements for 10-K, annual reports, and other SEC filings.Senior Supervising Auditor (1978-1982)Led team of six auditors in preparation of internal.

Mba, Executive Program Xp-67

Studied Business Management in the Executive Progam, XP-67

Bachelor'S Of Science, Accounting

Studied Accounting.