IT/Finance Manager

• Posted on average 1,000 monthly general ledger entries for 5 entities with annual revenues of $20M
• Concurrently managed 5 general ledgers, payrolls, financial reporting, and internal audits for nonprofit and schools
• Reduced accounts payable outstanding balance by half within first year on finance team (from $300K to c. $150K)
• Led efforts to departmentalize Finance team into Finance and Payroll units
• Orchestrated conversion of storage area into fully functional payroll office adjacent to HR team
• Designed and maintained databases to streamline payroll control sheets, paid time off records, and time sheets
• Reporting to CFO, hired, trained, and supervised finance clerk, payroll administrator, payroll assistant, and interns
• Accelerated month-end closing process from as much as 45 days to 7 days, reviewed closing and adjusting entries
• Updated accounting procedure manuals for 4 entities, communicated changes to fiscal policies and procedures to staff
• Supported executive team by optimizing board-requested organizational strategic plan into concise timeline