Chris Leach, Cpa Email & Phone Number

United States

San Antonio, Texas, United States

San Antonio, Texas

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Responsible for operations of Financial and fiscal services area, with oversight over financial accounting and reporting, grants accounting and reporting, purchasing, capital asset inventory control, cash management.
• Guided Finance Office staff in absorbing additional workload resulting from Washburn Tech affiliation with minimal budgetary, effectiveness and efficiency impact.
• Reduced staffing levels by 1 FTE while strengthening internal controls, through targeted implementation of technology-enabled operating efficiencies.
• Revised the University’s annual financial report to better present financial position and results of operations, on a GAAP basis, while maintaining historical comparability.
• Increased departmental competence, capability and efficiency by converting two positions from classified, non-degreed staff to salaried staff holding accounting degrees, and adding a third degrees accountant position.
• Served on committee charged with drafting the Washburn University Policies, Regulations and Procedures Manual to replace the old business and financial policies handbook.

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Served as interim controller with oversight over financial accounting and reporting, and accounts payable. Led the finance implementation team in the successful conversion from legacy systems to Ellucian Banner. Key.
• Prepared an analysis determining that leasing University-owned television tower space to commercial broadcasters did not jeopardize tax-exempt status of bonds issued to finance construction.
• Developed a set of guidelines to provide more consistency in the classification of service providers as employees or independent contractors.

Topeka, Kansas Area

• Worked with senior management on strategic plan development and implementation. Responsible for preparation of in-depth financial analyses in support of senior management decision-making process and managed a staff of.
• Created and directed a unit to perform forward-looking financial analysis, which enhanced the quality of information provided to senior management.
• Developed a capital allocation model, identifying over $150 million of “excess capital” that could be redeployed without affecting ratings.
• Directed as many as 8 cross-functional strategic planning teams in performing both internal and external situation analysis and in transforming high-level strategic objectives into business tactics.
• Created a spreadsheet-based 3-year financial forecast that incorporated specific assumptions and allowed for “what-if” projections.

Baton Rouge, LA; Princeton, NJ; Columbus, OH

• Managed and supervised multiple client service engagements, primarily in the financial services industry and the not-for-profit sector. Designated as the office audit technology manager. Served as instructor at various.
• Participated in the Manager Development Program for managers rated in the top 10% in the firm. Coordinated the production and worldwide distribution of audit workpaper preparation software. Conducted training sessions.

Mpa, Accounting

Bpa, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Beta Alpha Psi; Bowling team

Hs Diploma, 10-12

Activities and Societies: Baseball, National Honor Society, physics club, school newspaper