Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation.• Perform the monthly financial close for 3 television stations including recording journal entries, performing commission calculations, reconciling cash and accounts receivable, and maintaining all account reconciliations • Prepare segment-level analysis of allowance for bad debt and calculate under-delivery allowance each quarter• Monitor and resolve system integration issues, prepare quarterly and annual sales & use tax returns, and calculate quarterly foreign income • Work closely with management to monitor compliance activities focusing on control design, documentation, implementation, training, and remediation; published 6 new SOPs to standardize manual controls performance• Execute segment-level manual internal controls, including user access reviews, financial application reviews, and segregation of duties (1,300+ users) • Assist with the maintenance of business process, entity level, and IT SOX documentation including narratives, flowcharts, risk and control matrices, quarterly certifications, and key reports• Interface regularly with external and internal audit to facilitate the collection of audit requests and execution of remediation plans and coordinate management responses to other audit matters

Specialize in the placement of senior level accounting and finance consultants on a project and interim basis;Responsible for business development in the Chicago suburbs

In addition to the Corporate Vice President of Compliance duties listed below:Managed academic shared services including a team of 20+ professionals with budget responsibility of $2M; Developed a complex financial model to assess compensation of 80+ employees, compared current salary to market, factoring in geographic variances and performance ratings, right-sized salaries over a two year period; Served on the Executive Leadership Team, which directed broad organizational operations to enhance student lives, grow the business, and provide shareholder value

Led a team of 60+ compliance professionals, including regional consultants throughout the U.S., identified training needs and provided professional development; Managed a department budget of $9M, which included negotiating contracts with third party consultants; Reviewed and drafted portions of the Forms 10-Q and the Forms 10-K; Developed content and managed the Ethics and Compliance Training Program, with delivery in English and Spanish to over 10,000 employees in the U.S. and Europe; Authored policies to prevent illegal, unethical or improper conduct; Provided compliance reports directly to the CEO and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors; Created a third-party mystery shopping program to measure sales compliance (12,000 global representatives)

Managed all regulatory aspects of a planned teach-out and closure for 11 sites, including student scheduling, staffing, budgets, and performing month-end closes; Monitored 18 sites to identify areas of risk and non-compliance as a means of ongoing policy development; Instilled an audit mindset to compliance by developing an institutional assessment program with sustainable corrective action plans to resolve identified compliance issues

Prepared financial reports for various state, federal and accrediting agencies; Prepared financial reports for various state, federal, and accrediting agencies;Managed critical financial areas including Department of Education Title IV policy development and fiscal compliance as well as student accounts receivable; Implemented effective electronic methods to better manage student receivables including billing, reporting, and standardized collection techniques resulting in improved DSO; Provided significant assistance to the Sarbanes-Oxley Task Force to ensure that Student Accounts policies and procedures were appropriately documented

Served on the acquisition team, working with auditors to establish opening balance sheets for 15 acquisitions in the U.S. and Canada; In response to SAB 101, developed new revenue recognition model for all 45+ sites; Provided interim support due to Controller vacancies including month-end and year-end closes, annual budget preparation, and monthly forecasting; Established staffing models and standardized job descriptions; hired all senior finance and accounting personnel at site and regional levels

Consolidated regional financial results and forecasts, reviewing and reconciling intercompany balances; Analyzed material regional variances and reported conclusions to corporate office; Performed monthly review of individual site financial reports and monitored revenue drivers;Managed the conversion of legacy financial and student data for two new acquisitions; provided on-site training and interim support to the financial teams of seven sitesEstablished budget targets and approved site budget submissions

Installed GP Dynamics, worked with auditors to establish opening balance sheet, wrote all financial reports in FRX, created Key Performance Indicators Report; Performed month-end close and year-end close, including financial statement package; Prepared monthly variance analyses and forecasts as well as annual audit schedules and footnote disclosures to financial statements; $20M annual budget; supervised operational areas including: Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Food Services, Facilities, and the Bookstore