D ebra C. Pond

**** ******** ******, ******, **, 53511

608-***-**** / D abhntf@r.postjobfree.com

Work Experience:

F inancial Accounts Manager

Association of State Floodplain Managers I nc.

Madison, WI

November 2004 - Present

• Obtain tax-exempt status in various states the agency does business annually saving thousands of

dollars for the association.

• Source and identify grant opportunities and facilitate the application process in collaboration with

p roject managers.

• Manage financial portion of revenue earning projects including Grants.gov applications, manage

g rants in the federal Grants Management System, and file required forms such as the SF-270 to

ensure compliance with grant requirements.

• Monitor and maintain accounting and recordkeeping policies to ensure compliance with the Federal

O ffice of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-133 requirements.

• Researched and implemented a new banking relationship to increase association credit line, improved

banking processes, and reduced fees.

• Developed the financial management, project management, and human resources policy and

p rocedures handbooks and updated the board policies.

• Hi red a 403(b) plan administrator; reviewed and adopted a new Retirement Plan.

• Implemented budgeting process to more accurately budget, t rack and report activities for improved

p roject cost estimations leading to higher proceeds.

• Developed systems for monitoring tax and insurance requirements for contracts and subcontracts.

• Designed and administered a comprehensive Access/MySQL database with 17,000+ records which

i mproved the workflow and speed of coworkers.

• Designed t ime t racking and project management systems that interfaces with the accounting

software to keep project and contract deadlines, billing, and filings.

• Designed new Crystal Reports that provide more comprehensive data quality control improving

security and accuracy of reports.

• Designed and maintain a SharePoint site for Board of Directors for use during Webex meetings.

D uties/Skills: finance and accounting, database administration using Access and MySQL software,

h uman resources and payroll, office administration, expert in MSOffice 2010.

Office Manager

Association of State Floodplain

October 1998 – September 2000

• Created membership, certification and conference registration t racking Access 2000 databases

a llowing the association to develop a comprehensive, custom database for t racking revenue sources

and various other data.

• Created policy and procedures handbooks for board and office management.

• Duties/Skills: accounts payable, accounts receivable, member services, membership renewals,

conference registrations, foundation fundraising, database administration, maintain certification

p rogram, and administrative assistance to professional staff.

Accountant

Hendricks Development Group

Beloit, WI

September 2000 - November 2004

• Transferred computer software to Timberline Accounting while incorporating fixed assets and

construction in progress, intercompany t ransfers, account sweeps and department level income

s tatement reporting on both cash and accrual basis.

• Designed Access 2003 database for acquisitions, mortgage amortization schedules, land contract

schedules, and lease schedules to ensure that payments were accurately applied, to assist in future

f inancial projections, and to analyze equity in individual properties for refinancing alternatives.

• Developed t racking system for ensuring timely and accurate maintenance of tax and insurance

accruals and allocation of expenses to Community Area Maintenance expenses to tenants based on

square footage.

Duties/Skills: general ledger, fixed assets, construction in progress, accounts receivable, monitor escrow

accounts, financial reporting, accounts payable and administrative assistance to professional staff as

needed.

Business M anager

Dames & Moore (now URS Corp.)

A pril 1992 – October 1998

Boca Raton, FL

• Assisted regional manager and managed office affairs of all staff during his extended t ravel.

• Prepared financial reports.

• Responsible for organizational purchasing and budgeting for the Southeastern Region.

• Performed human resource functions including reviews, hi ring, terminations, t imekeeping, workload

assignments, scheduling, and review of billing hours.

• Supervised 7 office support, accounting, and secretarial staff.

Team Leader

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

September 1986 – December 1991

Madison, WI

• Supervised 4 word processing staff and 2 records management staff.

• Managed word processing center work f low in the production of reports and correspondence from both

handwrit ten and t ranscription submittals.

• Oversaw document retention and public information requests.

Education:

• UW-Platteville Platteville, WI, 2002-2005, Business major with accounting minor

• Patricia Stevens M ilwaukee, WI, 18 month degree in business, 1984

S kills and P rofessional Affiliations:

• Typing 85 wpm

• Financial Edge, Timberline Accounting, QuickBooks 2010, Peachtree 6.0

• MS Access, MySQL, Crystal Reports 2010, Visual Basic

• MSWord, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, iPhoto Express

• Society for Human Resources Management

• Wisconsin Nonprofit Association

• American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers

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