Manager Accounting

Debbie De Vay, DBA, CPA

C: 714-***-**** . Oak View, CA 93022

******.*****@*********.*** . linkedin/in/ddevay

CONTROLLER

Knowledgeable, educated, and experienced finance professional with broad

experience managing accounting operations and financial reporting.

Understands numbers, with strong investigative and analytical skills.

Effective and compassionate manager who builds stable and productive teams,

with cross-department staff as high as 25 people. Good sense of humor,

trusted, and not afraid to make decisions. Enjoys working with people to

provide full support both within and outside an organization.

Earned MBA from Santa Clara University, and a Doctor of Business

Administration (DBA) with an emphasis in Accounting from Argosy University.

Licensed as a Certified Public Accountant for the State of California.

Areas of Expertise

Account / Bank Reconciliations Corporate Documents

Internal Controls

AP / AR / Payroll Financial Analysis

Management / Board Reporting

Asset Management Financial Statements Period-End

Close

Audit Management General Ledger Policies /

Procedures

Banking Relations Government Reporting State

Charitable Registrations

Budgets Grant Fund Accounting State / City

Registrations

Cash Management Insurance Plans

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Career Highlights

Controller 2008 - Present

NATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER FOUNDATION, Arcadia, CA

Nonprofit providing funding to institutions that support research on

children's cancers.

Manages finance staff and daily accounting operations, including

preparation of journal entries for period closing. Prepares management

reports for Board of Directors, CFO and upper management. Develops budgets

in collaboration with department heads. Reports to Chief Financial Officer.

Staff of 6.

. Maintains 100% staff retention due to skills and compassion as a

manager.

. Performed as interim CFO for six months in 2010 in addition to regular

duties as Controller.

. Established communications between Arcadia operations and corporate

office in Maryland.

Clarified expectations on required reporting for local accounting

activity.

. Cleared up balance sheet accounts that had old balances, and wrote off

obsolete fixed assets.

. Streamlined recording of fund balances to better reflect income

and expenditures of research funds.

. Oversaw completion of annual external audits with minimal management

letter comments and no adjusting journal entries.

. Hired as Director of Accounting and promoted to Controller after one

year.

Accountant 2003 - Present

SC FIELD TECHNICAL SERVICES, Lakewood, CA

Repair and maintenance of tanks housing gas and oil for companies in

California.

Customers include Chevron, Shell, and BP.

Handles various accounting duties such as analyzing financial statements

and preparing bank reconciliations. Prepares workers compensation, State

Board of Equalization, and other reports. Reports to Office / HR Manager

and President / Owner. Contract position (now part-time).

. Took over accounting responsibilities in 2003 when position had not

been filled for several months. Quickly brought accounts and

reporting up-to-date so minimal fines were assessed for past due

state and local statutory reporting.

. Hired and assisted in training new accountant, who was later promoted

to Office Manager.

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Assistant Controller 2005 - 2007

WALLDESIGN, INC., Newport Beach, CA

Residential construction company; 25 staff and 3,000 construction workers

in the field.

Completed majority of accounting duties including construction work-in-

process schedules. Prepared bank reconciliations and financial statements

in addition to separate bookkeeping for owner's additional business.

Monitored employee licenses and driving records. Reported to Controller.

. Identified numerous company-owned vehicles that had out-of-date or

incomplete DMV registrations. Completed all necessary paperwork, paid

fines, and established system to prevent future problems.

. Reconciled balance sheet accounts that had improper recording of

activity for a period of several years.

. Satisfied all inquiries and reporting requirements to complete

satisfactory external audits.

Director of Business & Finance 2000 - 2005

CRITTENTON SERVICES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES, Fullerton, CA

Independent member of nationwide organization providing group housing of

abused and neglected children; staff of 350

Oversaw Accounting, Billing, Maintenance, Food Services, and Office

Services departments. Prepared financial reports for Board of Directors and

various government agencies. Responded to requests from housing unit

managers. Member of Safety Committee. Reported to Executive Director. Staff

of 25.

. Managed cash flow for different funds with very limited resources for

nonprofit housing.

. Allocated resident monthly stipends (which were not sufficient to

cover needs) to ensure

people had food, clothing, supplies and could participate in outside

activities.

. Completed external audits with minimal management letter comments.

. Achieved high employee retention for all departments through good

management skills.

. Assisted with fundraising events, collecting money, ensuring that

funds were accounted

for and properly deposited.

. Hired as senior accountant and promoted to Director after 9 months.

Earlier Career

Accounting Manager Tinnell Fibre (Waste paper broker)

Office and Accounting Manager Cashell Corporation (Audio/visual systems

designer and installer)

Senior Accountant Hood & Strong, CPA's (National CPA firm)

Education . Certifications . Software

State of California: Certified Public Accountant; Notary Public

Argosy University, Santa Ana, CA

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Accounting, 2006

. Dissertation: "The Effectiveness of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in

Preventing

and Detecting Fraud in Financial Statements"

Santa Clara University, CA . Master of Business Administration

(MBA), Accounting

University of California, Davis . Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History

Accounting: American Fundware, Microsoft Dynamics, PeopleSoft,

QuickBooks

Microsoft: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

Applications: FAX (Fixed Assets); FAST (auditing); Jettax (personal tax)

Lacerte (personal and corporate tax);

Maximizer (multi-task); T-Value (amortization)

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