Rachael Leanne Gomez

*** ********* **** *****, ** 92544

ac9sf2@r.postjobfree.com 909-***-****

SUMMARY

Energetic, innovative, well-rounded, professional leader with a balanced blend of financial and operational acumen; possessing progressive and diverse industry experience; reputed for aligning with overall business objectives, an “outside-the-box” thinker, able to consistently deliver exceptional results. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Operations Manager, Bright Futures Academy, Riverside, CA 2012- Current Educational Private school K-12. Reports to the President and COO, of this Non-Public school which required extensive hands- on engagement to develop, implement, define and execute financial policies, plans and processes; created a team with for a solid back-office platform.

Accomplished notably impressive and lucrative transaction close, in record time. Due to confidentiality considerations coupled with resource constraints, exclusively managed financial data delivery, from pitch deck to deal due diligence.

Built financial strategy aligned with overall business objectives, providing direction across finance, and companies operations.

Standardized all accounting and HR processes to ensure timely and accurate transaction processing in order to enable consistent, comprehensive month-end close and financial reporting.

Delivered savings by renegotiating contracts and defining PO module/workflow, given high transaction volume.

Led proprietary software development initiatives to create electronic workflows and reporting tools.

Streamlined staff roles, implemented cross-training, segregation of duties, internal controls.

Designed KPI dashboards and custom reports from data warehouse to perform gross margin and efficiency analysis; revenue and concentration trends, working capital and EBITDA shifts, providing financial transparency to Management.

Drafted employee handbooks, service contracts, Accounting policies with expense reporting system rollout.

Passed multi-year Federal and State Accounting audits and Operational compliance audits. Passed EDD, Workers Compensation, and safety Audits.

Time track reporting of 200+ employees regular authorized to work hours, and verification of pre-approval of overtime hours worked. Processed Bi-Weekly payroll for 200+ employees.

Processed all employee final payroll checks upon separation.

In Charge of the employee benefit Insurance programs. Set up employee account and code accordingly.

Accounts Payable for three separate school sites. Code expenses in QuickBooks and project for payment on cash flow projection spreadsheet.

Audit all revenue for all services provided.

Create Fiscal Year Budgets for each location and project the summarized annual revenue. Follow through on meeting the budget goals.

Renewal of annual insurance policies according to our required level of lines of coverages. General liability, Professional Liability, Directors and Officers Liability, Excess Liability, Umbrella policy, Auto coverage, Cyber coverage and Workers Compensation Insurance.

Purchasing of all fixed assets and maintaining the fixed asset schedule for depreciation financial booking.

Keep track of all revenue and expenses due to be paid in a cash flow projection spreadsheet.

Project Manager for all ground construction. Work with the City planning, building, Fire Department and engineering departments to complete new construction applications and obtain permits to start construction. Turn in plans for reviewal and approval. Review comments and project conditions. Work with the Engineer to ensure all construction is exactly drawn correctly on scale drawings. I hire licensed contractors to complete the new construction tasks in organization steps, and I meet with the city inspector on each step of the process to move forward to the next completion step. Successful Certificate of Occupancy obtained.

Leveraged on spend volume to negotiate pricing and terms with key suppliers, resulting in 20%-30% savings.

Conducted EOM closing and prepared Financial Statements to owners for review. Rachael Leanne Gomez

710 Snowcreek Lane Hemet, Ca 92544

ac9sf2@r.postjobfree.com 909-***-****

Renew all equipment leases and dispatch out for repair if systems are not operational. Assist in troubleshooting all equipment and logging into equipment system before dispatching service.

Receive district payments and post to account accordingly. Desktop quick check deposit and book. Controller, Generation Construction, Chino, CA 2003-2012 Privately-held Construction quick turn over company. Specializing in rehab remodel. Reported to President/CEO, engaged to drive organizational and revenue goals.

Organized all rehab contracts. Cost Accounting.

Processed all A/P bills and coded in QuickBooks. Paid all due invoices in a timely manner.

Automated reporting and transaction processing by migrating to an open source ERP, xTuple, to build a customized solution for real-time reporting; integrating Supply Chain, Production, Inventory management and Financial information.

Key driver for negotiating multi-tiered financing to increase asset based (ABL) credit facility, leveraging on A/R & inventory for collateral, in lieu of personal guarantee with liquidity covenants.

Optimized company cash flow engaging actively managed relationships with customers, suppliers and trading partners,

A/R collection process reduced delinquencies by 90%.

Filed small claims liens on customers that had unpaid bills.

Leveraged on spend volume to negotiate pricing and terms with key suppliers, resulting in 20%-30% savings.

Developed weekly and monthly forecast models for working capital and cash position.

Successfully completed EDD payroll audits, financial review/audits and debt compliance audits.

Prepared Board presentations for fiscal review and strategic growth initiatives.

Established cost centers to segregate and analyze historical overhead expenses across all business units.

Compiled Company Travel and Entertainment (T&E) expense policy and implemented Concur for T&E reporting.

Articulated and documented processes and approval matrices for expenses, setup department budget.

Prepared Financial Statements for Management review, contract negotiation and cost reduction initiatives. IT Associate, Keenan & Associates, Torrance, CA 1999-2003 Workers Compensation Insurance Company, Reported to IT Department lead

Responsible for inputting all insurance claims for the unit.

Entering payments for each claimant payee and processing payments.

Operated 23 check printers and signer machines for the claimant payees. EDUCATION

Redondo Union High School – Diploma

El Camino College – Working on BA

Gates College - Certified A+ IT Technician

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

ADP, Paychex, Microsoft Word-advanced proficiency, Microsoft Excel -advanced proficiency, Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), MS Office -advanced proficiency, MS Project, American Contractor, Paylocity, PeopleSoft, Power BI, QuickBooks, PowerPoint.

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