BUDGET & FINANCE DIRECTOR Resume Greeley, CO - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Financial Controller and Accounting Manager who conducts all aspects of financial management including corporate accounting, governmental accounting, tax accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, budgeting and forecasts preparation.
Expertise is in defining internal control policies and procedures, completing financial reports for the boards and banks, ensuring ontime reports, payroll AR/AP processing, and preparing contracts and grants.
Success directing all accounting operations including billing, A/R, A/P, GL, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting and Revenue Recognition. Core competencies include financial statement preparation, regulatory reporting, month - end / year-end closing, quality control and cash / investment management.
Proven performance assessing organzational issues to gain an understanding of current procedures, then offering recommendations designed to improve existing processes or introduce new systems.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

BUDGET & FINANCE DIRECTOR

Confidential | Greeley, CO

Responsibilities:

Partnered with department leaders in developing and managing the public works budget while controlling expenditures. Scope encompassed overseeing the grant program, and drafting and monitoring department contracts.

FINANCE DIRECTOR

Confidential | Platteville, CO

Responsibilities:

Managed financial records for the town, which entailed financial planning, accounting, revenue administration, treasury management, A/P, A/R, payroll and benefits management.
Collaborated with external auditors to plan, prepare and finalize annual audits.
Additionally, served as ‘go-to’ resource on financial matters, providing answers to finance-related questions at board meetings and planning sessions.

ACCOUNTANT

Confidential | Greeley, CO

Responsibilities:

Recruited to oversee resolution of Fixed Assets and Sales Tax issues.
Responded to customer inquires regarding sales tax policies, updating new and retired assets for the City, and rectifying sales tax accounts.
Additionally, served as accountant for specified government funds and compiled various sections of CAFR.

TEMP ACCOUNTANT II

Confidential | Brighton, CO

Responsibilities:

Focused on stabilizing the bank reconciliation process for all cash and investment accounts.
In addition to improving the payroll liability reconciliation process, established standard procedures for current accounting process.
Stabilized bank reconciliation process for all cash and investment accounts.
In addition to improving payroll liability reconciliation process, established standard procedures for current accounting process.

ACCOUNTANT

Confidential | Greeley, CO

Responsibilities:

Administered all aspects of Accounts Receivable, as well as Credit Manager Functions.
Scope included developing procedures for Accounts Receivable and Collections. Demonstrated proficiency in software through self-taught approach.
Slashed new customer time from 3 ½ weeks to 1 week after acquiring credit manager process from sales department.
Inherited payroll functions: ran 70+ employees through ADP on a biweekly basis and performed all journal entries.

ACCOUNT ANALYST

Confidential | Greeley, CO

Responsibilities:

Balanced, analyzed, researched and corrected differences in assigned portfolios.
Deisgnated to administer one of the largest portfolios. Provided training to new employees on bank reconciliation procedures, encompassing collections, expense, suspense and personal property taxes.
Reduced process time from 1 month to 2 weeks with the implementation of new procedures.
Conceptualized procedure for balancing and analyzing holding general ledgers for transferring between 2 different software packages.
Consistently gained recognition for going above and beyond assigned duties.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Principally directed this firm, which provided accounting services for up to 20 clients on a monthly basis.
Administered clients payroll and reports, financial statements, bank and general ledger reconciliations.
Additionally, completed individual, partnership and corporate tax returns for ~400 clients.