Finance Management, budget preparation and oversight.

LISA BREWER

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FINANCE DIRECTOR

Finance and operations management leader with over 20 years of experience in business services, accounting, and finance. Extensive experience establishing and administering policy, finance, budget management, and program management. Direct multi-facility and operations management teams of up to 380 staff and budgets of $ 50M. Recognized for integrity, building strong teams and re-energizing the work force. Areas of excellence include:

Policy Development Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) GAAP Guidelines

Budgeting & Forecasting Contract & Compliance Review Operations Management

Financial Analysis Sarbanes Oxley Compliance (SOX) Oracle/Hyperion/ Infininum

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLLINS FINANCIAL SERVICES – Los Angeles, CA Jan 2018 – Present(Temp)

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER

Responsible for all accounting and financial functions. Coordinate the operational activities for tax preparers, account receivables, payables and payroll staff. Final approver of all expenditures and allocation of resources. Review client billing for accuracy and posting to the general ledger. Complete requests for financial analysis from the CEO. Prepare monthly and quarterly financial statements inclusive of forecast to actual and forecast to budget. Prepare documents for external audits. Reconcile bank statements and journal entries with specific review of accruals. Create and implement policies and procedures. Evaluate staff performance with hiring and terminating authority. Train, coach and mentor staff.

THE GEO GROUP – (14 years) Promoted 4 times Feb 2005 Current

ASSISTANT FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR – Florence, AZ (5 years)

Assistant Administrator for the Central Arizona Correctional Facility. Responsible for finance, administration and operations. Direct 230 staff members in all finance functions, HR, IT, facilities maintenance, security, food service and special programs.

Developed and reviewed operational policies ensuring board approval and ongoing management.

Controled, integrated and evaluated the performance of Business Services including establishment of key indicators and internal reviews to ensure successful external audits by regulatory agencies.

Developed long-term strategic plans and associated goals. Consistently tie those goals to the actions and tasks performed by our staff on a daily basis.

Worked with government agencies, schools, local businesses and the public to achieve goals of overall community interest.

Designed and implemented an employee engagement program which improved overall job satisfaction and reduced turnover.

Ensured compliance with National and state laws of confinement and served as the EEOC Liaison.

FINANCE ADMINISTRATOR - Florence, AZ (2 years)

Responsible for operations, IT and financial administration for two facilities in Arizona. Led purchasing, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, warehouse, compliance, fire safety, maintenance, IT, trust accounts, HR, food services and records retention.

Provided timely guidance to the CFO regarding financial policy, budget management, fixed asset, financial controls and audit plans / results.

Audited financial controls for effective compliance with GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley and financial policy and procedures.

Managed month end, quarterly close processes and the process for preparation of annual budget.

Evaluated, coached and mentored staff to ensure a positive and productive environment and strong working relationships with outside departments, vendors and agencies.

ASSISTANT FACILITY ADMINISTRATOR - Phoenix, AZ (2 years)

Assistant Administrator for the Arizona State Prison Phoenix West facility in Phoenix, AZ. Served as executive manager for the security operations including finance, administration, HR, capital management, policies, and programs. Managed a team of 65 employees.

Designed and implemented the company’s first automated American Correctional Association (ACA) filing and audit system using Excel for automated downloads saving over 3 days of processing time and significantly improving user experience to review over 400 standards.

Ensured proper controls, staffing and training to comply with policy and procedures.

Responsible for ensuring all staff completed mandated state training.

EXECUTIVE FINANCIAL OFFICER / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT - McFarland, CA (5 years)

Directed the accounting, finance and administrative operations for three correctional facilities in CA. Managed a team of 65 employees and a total budget of $50M. Planned, organized, controlled and evaluated the financial services division for McFarland California Correctional Facility, Golden State Medium Correctional Facility and Central Valley Medium Correctional Facility.

Responsible for the annual budgets, security, staffing, capital management, inspections, and audits.

Responsible for all accounting activities inclusive of; maintenance of the general ledger, payroll, bank reconciliations, financial analysis and reporting, budget preparations, quarterly forecasting, purchasing, contract negotiations and development of financial policies and procedures.

Lead strategy, plans and project management activities associated with all facility openings and closures ensuring on-time delivery to meet company contract obligations.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science – Business Administration Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

CERTIFICATIONS

Fundamentals of Supervision & Management (2004) Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

Manager / Administrator Core Certificate (2009) San Diego Regional Training Center

Arizona Department of Corrections – Staff Development Bureau FEMA IS-100,200,300,400,700,800

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