Customer Service Project Manager

GREGORY I. BROWN

**** ***** ***** **** **, Sugarcreek, Ohio 44681

Mobile 330-***-****

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OBJECTIVE:

Results-driven Senior Finance Professional with more than 15 years of

experience seeks a BUSINESS and ACCOUNTING MANAGER position. State of Ohio

Department of Education Treasurer License obtained. Courageous and

persistent in finance forecast communications. Areas of expertise as

follows:

Budgets and Appropriations GAAP Conversion Financial

Forecasting

Investments/Bank Deposits Fund Accounting Internal Accounting

Controls

RELATED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

SCHOOL FINANCE/REAL ESTATE VALUATION:

Practical working knowledge of property valuation and millage applications

through real estate experience as salesperson. Treasurer license finance

class work achievement reflects excellent understanding of concepts.

Recent attendance of Ohio Association of School Business Officials (OASBO)

Treasurer Survival Series Part 1 & 2 reinforces school finance management

development.

CASH MANAGEMENT:

Extensive experience handling bank and investment statement

reconciliation. Tenure experience with JP Morgan Chase included investment

management and trust fund account reconciliations of a very complex and

detailed nature. Experience spans 10 years in this range. Excellent

knowledge of banking relationships, deposits, transfers and timelines to

process cash activity.

INTERNAL ACCOUNTING CONTROLS:

Coordinated and created audit reporting for bank propriety common trust

funds. Consisted of providing all audit request documentation and

fielding questions against Big 4 auditor opinions. Experience spans 8

years in this capacity. Clear understanding and application of the

segregation of duty and fiduciary requirements in dealing with public

funds.

ANALYTICAL SKILLS:

Highly skilled in the ability to discern and breakdown complex fund

accounting, insurance and contract issues for best case cost efficiencies

or application. Incorporates that ability into presentation communication

for laymen and public use. Exhibits knack for discovery and implementation

of simpler or better means of processing. Time and cost savings without

quality sacrifice is achieved.

ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:

Polished customer service orientation in dealing with both internal and

external inquiries. Professional and disciplined in response for a one day

turnaround to clients and upper level management. Welcome the opportunity

to present financial status to staff or in public forum. Ethics and

etiquette highly recognized in all communications.

Gregory I. Brown

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EXPERIENCE:

PERSONAL TAX PREPARER Self-Employment 2011

REAL ESTATE SALES Tuscarawas County 2007-

2010

CAPITAL FUNDS RECONCILER Bureau of Workers Compensation 2006-

2007

TEAM LEAD ACCOUNTANT JP Morgan Chase 2003-2005

PROJECT MANAGER Bank One/Chase 2001-2003

MANAGER, COMMON

TRUST FUNDS Bank One 1998-

2001

SENIOR TRUST FUND

ACCOUNTANT Bank One 1995-1998

COMMON FUND ACCOUNTANT Bank One 1993-1995

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE:

BANK ONE

Reconciled Bank One credit card general ledger accounts which included

making manual entries; performed customer service research for the credit

card division.

COOPERS AND LYBRAND, H & R BLOCK, JACKSON HEWITT

Completed personal tax returns during tax season.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY

Masters of Business Administration - Finance Concentration

OTTERBEIN COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts-Accounting

HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Science-Biology

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSE

GRI, e-PRO Designations

STATE OF OHIO - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

5 Year School Treasurer License, 300 Internship Hours

OHIO ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BUSINESS OFFICIALS

Treasurer Survival Series Parts 1 & 2

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