Deborah A. Sidener

***** ********** **** ( Evansville, IN 47725 ( abhgfu@r.postjobfree.com ( 812-

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Accounting Professional

Versatile accounting professional who excels at recognizing opportunities

for improvement, streamlining processes and consistently achieving

organizational goals and deadlines. Transforms underperforming departments

into achievement-oriented teams. Demonstrates commitment to ethical

standards at all times.

Develops strong working relationship with internal staff and partners

effectively with external consultants.

Progressive accounting experience in manufacturing, education, healthcare

and insurance environments.

Areas of expertise:

Leadership Forecasts / Budgets Process Improvement

Financial Statements Reporting Team Building

Statutory Reporting Audits & Training

Reconciliation

Software Competencies: Great Plains Dynamics, M.A.S 90, AccPac,

Peachtree Accounting, Microsoft Word and advanced Excel.

Professional Experience

Health Insurance Consulting 2011

Assisting various Health Insurance Companies fulfill their Accounting and

Financial Services.

March 2011 - Financial Consulting working with Health Insurance Company

Development Team completing Certificate of Authority Application for HMO

License and RFP to be submitted to HHSC for STAR and CHIP.

. Responsible for set up and projecting all Financial records.

. Preparing 24-month projections for COA and RFP filings as well as 5-

year projections for the company's Board of Directors.

. Assisting Actuary in projecting premium rates and medical costs by

risk categories based on county historical averages.

. Responsible for preparation of projections for staffing, benefits and

office space for the 5-years of operations beginning January 1, 2012.

. Purchased and setup Microsoft Dynamics and Forecaster Software as well

as Management Report Writer for use on projections and future use by

company Finance Staff.

Meritain Health, Evansville, IN (formerly U.S. Healthcare Holdings LLC)

2003 - 2010

Chief Financial Officer

Lead regional finance team with five direct reports for third party

administrator and manage all financial reporting for major client Welborn

Health Plans, managed care organization with employer groups and Medicare

products. Including statutory reporting, audits, budgets, cash flow,

investments, monthly financial statements and analysis, month-end close

processes, general ledger, accounts receivable and accounts payable.

. Spearheading major reconciliation initiative of Centers for Medicare

and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed audit liability of $5.5M.

Reduced liability to $1.5M and additional decrease in liability of $1M

under review.

. Evaluated broker commission schedule, compared to competitive market

data and recommended new commission schedule. Created 10% savings per

year relative to prior expense, while continuing to provide brokers

with highest commission payout in market.

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. Transformed staff from single-focused to team approach. Restructured

workloads and implemented cross training based on information

solicited from team members which improved team performance,

department coverage and employee engagement.

. Automated numerous manual processes which significantly improved

efficiency, accuracy and timeliness. Included calculating broker

commissions, coding AP invoices, posting over 400 AR receipts daily,

updating AR aging reports and preparing daily deposits.

. Reassessed staffing needs after streamlining processes and

restructured responsibilities which reduced costs by $103k/year.

. Focused team on achieving deadlines in timely and efficient manner.

Instituted tracking mechanism used during each team meeting which

engaged team members in completion of all tasks.

. Established detailed Policies & Procedures (P&Ps) Manual which

provided documentation for auditors, clear directions for training

purposes and assistance to staff members providing coverage.

. Analyzed audit firm contract and determined potential savings of $25k/

year by contracting with new audit firm.

Midwest Custom Chemicals/American Enviro-Services, Newburgh, IN 1997-

2003

Controller

Oversaw all accounting functions of four commonly-owned companies

(environmental cleanup and oil recycling, chemical manufacturing, oil

exploration and environmental laboratory) with employees and operation in

four states. Supervised four direct reports while balancing financial

statement preparation and analysis, budgets, audit assistance, job costing,

payroll processing and reporting, HR functions, cash flow, general ledger,

accounts receivable and accounts payable.

. Reduced external audit costs by 40% in first full-year by implementing

internal control processes, cross training staff, and upgrading

accounting software program from Peachtree Accounting to MAS 90.

. Converted payroll cycle from semi-monthly to bi-weekly while

transitioning employees to direct deposit. Ensured easy access of

wages for laborers and alleviated disruption of accounting staff which

increased productivity.

. Implemented job costing for environmental company to improve

budgeting, purchase negotiations and labor tracking.

Therapy Service Corporation, Evansville, IN 1995-1997

Accounting Manager

Supervised accounting functions for 20 cancer centers throughout five

states. Included separate and consolidated financial statements, payroll,

payroll tax reporting, cash flow, audits, accounts payable, sales and use

tax, and assistance with income tax return.

Education & Professional Development

B.S. Accounting, Cum Laude Graduate, Murray State University, Murray KY

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