DEANN MACE

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OBJECTIVE: A highly innovative professional seeks an opportunity to utilize

my extensive financial background to bring optimum performance and

efficiency to a business.

PROFICIENCIES:

* Executive with over twenty years experience who has used financial

expertise to reverse an organizations operating in the red to black

* Brought organizations into compliance, removed audit findings and

produced accurate and clean audits

* Extensive experience in non-profit environment

* Knowledge of government financial reporting regulations with grants

expertise

* Active participation in process development and implementation of

procedures to ensure not only financial productivity and

accountability but also allow for company growth

* Skilled in indentifying areas the organization needs change and then

writing or revising the policies and procedures and implementing

* Managed departments heads for: Accounting & Finance, Facilities,

Human Resources, Information Technology, Marketing, Procurement,

Tribal Administration

* Reported and worked closely with Councils or Boards

* Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, Act, Access, Peachtree,

QuickBooks, MAS 90, Fund Accounting, ADP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

CFO / TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR Torres Martinez Desert

Cahuilla Indians, Thermal, CA

February, 2009 - January, 2010

. Report to the Tribal Council with the following departments reporting

up to me: Accounting & Finance, Facilities, Information Technology,

Library, Planning & Development, Security, Senior Center, TANF & TEPA

Programs, Tribal Administration (185+ employees)

. Oversee all financial and administrative functions within the

organization of programs with funding in excess of $100,000,000 per

year

. Responsible for orchestrating the administrative reorganization and

financial overhaul of the second largest Federal Tribal Welfare

program in the United States with multiple locations

. Instrumental in the development and acquisition of a $15,000,000

federal grant from the ARRA Stimulus Package

. By using my government contacts, secured meetings and started

negotiations with Federal funding sources for Wetlands Project in

excess of $175,000,000

. Orchestrated along with all departmental directors to create and

implement budgets where they were nonexistent before. Also worked on

establishing a Spending Plan to make sure we used funds before they

expired

. Responsible for establishing and maintaining all financial functions

within the organization to include; corporate operations, procurement,

grant management, general accounting, payroll functions, TANF and

future financial planning for corporate expansion.

. Established new departments and programs and created an organizational

structure that insured the organizations stability

. Redesigned financial policies to comply with GAAP and corrected audit

findings

. Work closely with outside auditors to insure clean and accurate audits

as required by Federal Government regulations

Controller / Tribal Administrator The

La Jolla Band of Indians, Pauma Valley, CA

October 2005 - February 2009

. Responsible for establishing and maintaining financial functions to

include; directing and controlling the cost accounting, general

accounting, payroll functions, grant development and future financial

planning for the community

. Establish and maintain effective internal controls to ensure all

functional areas are in compliance with tribal and governmental

regulations

. Supervise the daily work performance of all employees assigning

financial responsibilities, determining high priority projects and

managing daily operations

. Accountable for all financial reporting, year-end close and annual

audits

. Work in collaboration with tribal government officials in areas such

as grant proposal preparation, cost savings initiatives and community

growth and business planning

. Responsible for tribal property management including inventory and

compliance with tribal policy

. Responsible for negotiating tribal insurance policies including

workers compensation, liability, property and casualty as well

employee benefits such as medical insurance

Staff Accountant & Human Resources Manager

J&W Lumber, Inc., Escondido, CA

May 2003 - September 2005

. Prepared reporting for decision making in administration, accounting

and human resources

. Responsible for payroll processing, preparation and maintenance of

accounting for W2 and 1099 employees. Includes preparation of all

payroll tax returns

. Responsible for all company benefits. Handled all 401K and insurance

processing for the organization. Maintained spreadsheets for health

insurance and other benefits

. Organized and reviewed forms associated with federal, state, and local

authorities

. Total A/P responsibility including vendor contacts, inventory, expense

and recurring item sources

. G/L knowledge and preparation of all journal entries in my areas of

responsibilities

Accounting Manager

Nilson Grading Inc., Temecula, CA

1996 - 2003

. Managed all functions of the accounting department to include, payroll

processing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, posting and

updating general ledger, creating and maintaining reports, and

preparing financials

. Supervise and participate in the preparation of daily/weekly/monthly

and quarterly reports

. Prepare general and standard journal entries for payroll and balance

sheet reconciliation. Enter and post all journal entries

. Prepared and executed lien paperwork and construction contracts and

related job costing.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science, MIS - Business Administration

Minors in Mathematics and Sociology

California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA

Undergraduate studies in Business Administration with emphasis in

Accounting

San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

REFERENCES AND SALARY INFORMATION:

Excellent personal and professional references are available upon request

as well as any salary history, salary requirements or letters of reference.

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