Manager Accounting

Helen McDonald, CPA

**** ******

Houston, TX ****6

Mobile: 713-***-****

************@*****.***

Objective: Results-oriented, detailed professional with comprehensive accounting experience

seeks a position where my financial and customer-service experience can be

maximized in a challenging environment.

EDUCATION: Master’s in Professional Accounting, Graduate Business School, University of

Texas at Austin

BBA in accounting, University of Texas at Austin

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CONTROLLER

CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON HOUSOTN (4/12-

1/13)

• Responsible for the daily operations of a spiritual nonprofit that provides social

services and legal

services for low-income Refugee Adults, Refugee Minors, Foster Care and

Adoptions. Annual revenues are $38 million with 10 locations with 300 employees.

The accounting staff is comprised of ten employees with four volunteers.

Administer cash management and budgeting, biweekly payroll processing for 300

employees and approve all disbursements, wire transfers and loan payments.

Additional responsibilities include the Indirect Cost Rate Calcuations for federal

grants and preparation of the annual 990 tax return.

DEPARTMENT BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR,

KUHF-FM AND KUHT-TV University of Houston (6/09 to 4/11)

COLLEGE BUSINESS ADMINISTRATOR, HILTON HRM College, University of

Houston (4/05-6/09)

• Manages and administers business, financial and non-academic operations of a

complex organization, including budget planning, oversight and monitoring; staff and

faculty affairs; and, facilities operations and maintenance oversight. Provides

functional supervision of the business office and serves as the liaison for dean,

directors, faculty and staff with other university departments.

• Preparation of the $12M budget with 142 cost centers comprised of 52 UHS

endowments, 50 UH Foundation endowments, 5 Institutes, $2M state ledgers and $5M

in auxiliary cost centers. HRM operations comprised of a hotel, conference center,

two restaurants, coffee shops and one college.

Helen McDonald, CPA

2909 Albany

Houston, TX 77006

Mobile: 713-***-****

************@*****.***

• Responsible for certifying budget journals, gift transmittal forms, scholarship releases,

daily cash journal entries, travel requests, personnel action forms, additional

compensation forms and all payroll change forms.

• Initiated and installed a Biometric Time Clock for hourly employees which reduced

overtime expenses 25% and eliminated buddy punching.

• Monitored FP&C costs for the construction of the Fred Parks Dining Room, Eric Hilton

Honor’s room and the Cougar Grounds Coffee Shop for $480,000, $270,000 and

$300,000, respectively. Initiated and received $75,000 refund from prior year’s

projects.

DIVISION MANAGER Library Services CITY OF HOUSTON -LIBRARY SYSTEM (8/02-

10/04)

• Managed the general revenue, capital and private fund budget in excess of $100

million annually.

• Supervised all financial activities related to the business office, purchasing, contract

administration, inventory and grants. In charge of a staff of 14 employees.

• Oversaw accounting practices, including general ledger, accounts payable, preparing

the annual and monthly budgets and monthly, financial reports

• Served as the Audit liaison for the Library for over 28 financial and operational audits

without one Audit exception.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, The Heritage Society, Houston, TX (1/02-08/02)

Implemented QuickBooks for Non-Profits, program included general ledger,

payroll and budgeting. Internal control measures were implemented for the cash

collection and handling procedures for annual galas and antique sales.

Helen McDonald, CPA

2909 Albany

Houston, TX 77006

Mobile: 713-***-****

************@*****.***

Consulting Assignments

KN Energy Services (1998-2001) Responsible for implementing internal controls over

the collection of outstanding accounts receivables and utilized forensic audit techniques

to book over $1 million in unrecorded revenue. Horn, Wallace & Cole (1997-1998)

joint venture oil and gas audits (Samedan) and an acquisition analysis project for

Corestaff Services.

ASSISTANT TAX OFFICE MANAGER, HISD TAX OFFICE, Houston, TX (1992-

1997)

Coordinated all monthly financial reporting to HISD and governmental entities and served

as the liaison to the HISD treasury department.

• Supervised daily activities of over 20 employees, to ensure accurate daily collections,

deposits, refund disbursements and tax certifications. Annual collections in excess of

$700 million and $14M in refund disbursements.

MEMBERSHIP AND VOLUNTEERISM

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Houston Chapter of the Texas Society of CPA’s

Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts (TALA)

MFAH docent at Rienzi European Decorative Arts Center

Treasurer on Board of Directors: Art Cars, Inc.

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