•Provides accurate financial statement to the leadership team in a timely manner.•Provide cost accounting details to leadership. Helps identify inconsistencies and irregularities inoperational costs / inefficiencies and helps improve the financials by providing data-driven advice to company leadership.•Provides management with information vital to the decision-making process and partners with divisional leadership to drive strategic initiatives•Furnishes internal reports, revises and updates reports to be more useful and efficient and furnishes external reports as necessary. Responsibility for developing and maintaining reporting processes for third parties such as banks, insurance companies, and other.•Manages all aspects of the AP/AR departments.•Acts as the primary resource for technical accounting issues, ensures compliance with all Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP and owns the Company’s accounting policies and procedures).•Ensures an efficient and effective system of internal controls and provides leadership in improving the internal control environment.•Provides overall financial reporting direction and oversight to the Business Unit Managers.•Implements new accounting procedures, processes and tools.•Hires, trains, and retains skilled accounting staff.

• Managed all tax reporting by entity and tax type for 18 entities in 2 states on a Monthly, Quarterly and Annual basis depending on tax type and collecting agency o Cultivation Tax, Excise Tax, Sales & Use Tax, County & City Taxes, State & Corporate Taxes – Annual Filings, 571-Ls, 1099s• Investigated and resolved old taxes and penalties for all entities o Coordinated and negotiated repayment plans with the IRS, CDTFA & Local Municipalities• Worked with local, state and federal agencies to ensure company is in compliance with repayment agreements and keep up to date on current tax payments and reporting requirements• Coordinate with the AP department for all payments, ensuring cash flow is not impacted • Monthly close reconciliation of all tax accounts for 18 entities to ensure all books are accurate and reflect current tax liability • Facilitated all COVID related tax relief requests and created schedule for repayment• Set up all tax accounts with all applicable agencies• Worked with Compliance on licensing and permits for all our locations to ensure regulatory compliance with County, City & State permits and licensing requirements• Managed all outside audits, documentation collection and communication o Coordinated with outside auditors for local cities, counties and taxing agencies• Project management for any and all Accounting Department projects including: o Multiple new location/entity set up - EIN, payroll tax account, registered the business with the state, local tax account set up. Coordinated with local representatives to discern tax liabilities. Set up all utilities and facilitated contracts working with Legal Department & our vendors o Lease Accounting Implementation – researched multiple lease accounting tools, took bids & negotiated contract. Managed entire implementation process – meetings with vendor, data entry, researched GAAP reporting requirements

• Managed and oversaw the daily operations of the accounting department including: month and end-year process, accounts payable/receivable, cash receipts, general ledger. payroll and utilities, budgeting, cash forecasting• Responsible for establishing and enforcing proper accounting methods, policies and principles. Including writing an entire Accounting Department Desk Manual• Improve systems and procedures and initiate corrective actions.• Assign projects and direct accounting staff of 13 to ensure compliance and accuracy.• Meet financial accounting objectives.

Responsible for overseeing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable operations.Manage all government contracts billing and invoicing,Responsible for the purchase order process including, creation, review and approval of all internal and external purchase orders for ITI.Manage the accounts receivable process including; invoicing customers, reviewing QuickBooks reports, collections and database management. Coordinate with all offices across the country on financial matters such as billing, purchase orders and invoicing.Salesforce Administrator for all projects, contracts and proposals across each department.Supervise the financial administrative staff.

Managed the day to day financial responsibilities of the office including:-Accounts Payable-Accounts Receivable-Government Billing-Purchase Orders-Invoicing-Employee Reimbursements

Provide support in the preparation and submission of agency-specific and often complex monthly and quarterly financial reports, technical reports, and agency invoices.Manage the subcontract invoicing for all Institute grants.Responsible for ensuring department PI's meet stringent quarterly effort reporting requirements and deadlines, utilizing the Effort Reporting System (ERS). Provide assistance to Financial Manager and PIs in proposal preparation, including the creation of detailed budgets. Evaluate cumulative and projected purchases, recharge costs, and salary expenditures to perform budget projections on accounts, prepare other reports or statistics. Create and distribute monthly financial reports and payroll projections, which includes the evaluation of spending patterns to advise PIs on proposal budget estimates for expenses and assist them with long-range project expenditure planning. Responsible for overseeing personnel process and analyzing complex payroll issues and devising solutions.Responsible for the monthly audit and reconciliation of payroll and general ledgers to ensure accurate financial records.

Responsible for monitoring and analyzing department payroll and general ledgers and reconciling each of them monthly to ensure accurate financial records.Manage all personnel issues, payroll and time reporting for the department employees as well as all of the Undergraduate Students, Graduate Student Researchers and Scholars working on Institute grants.Research financial discrepancies and develop potential solutions, analyze campus recharge activity to ensure accuracy and allow-ability, and advise PI's on award specific rules, regulations, and restrictions regarding federal and state funds. Coordinate all site visits and program reviews for all Institute grants.Manage effort reporting on all federal contracts and grants.Responsible for other related financial and research administration including but not limited to:Coordinating and processing all travel and entertainment reimbursements.Working with international visiting students and scholars on all aspects of visa applications.Preparing the department's regular and custom reports and performing statistical analysis.Managing the department's shipping/receiving/purchasing.

Manage a shared office space for 5 non-profit grant-making organizationsOffice management: responsible for overall daily logistics, organization and operation of the office to ensure the organizations operate efficiently and effectivelyManage conference room calendars: meeting coordination, large event planning and travel planning for all 5 organizations as well as individual calendar management Research: assist in collection of research data on multiple projects to support many different foundations’ work in the legislature and in grant makingAct as liaison: between the office and landlord, IT staff, equipment vendors, cleaning and security companies as well as negotiate contracts and prices with the vendors for the officeAssist with individual organization financials: execute capital calls, approve and correctly allocate in the processing of general office invoices, track grant payments and general foundation giving for several of the organizationsManage general office finances: handle the shared office expense bank account, including reconciling the account monthly and generating a report of the expenses for each month. Database and website management: extensive database creation, management and maintenance for multiple organizations including tracking grant payments, generating financial reports and organizational updates as well as website updates and tracking for two of the organizations

(Temporary) Ran the front desk, answered phones, greeted individuals, notified the Commission of hearings, accepted and distributed mail, scheduled hearings, typed hearing notices, decision notices and investigative reports, processed public records requests, including redacting personal information

(Temporary contract position) Organized the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k Walk, and the Kick-Off Breakfast; called businesses and individuals in the Greater Sacramento area to get them involved in the events, donate and form teams. Extensive database management and community outreach.

Answered phones, distributed mail, filed, photocopied and scanned documents, undertook extensive bill research and bill summaries, organized events, constituent relations, organized bill spreadsheets.