Project Manager Quality Control

DEBBIE BROWN *** Rising Crest Circle, Minoa, NY **116 Phone: 315-***-**** E-mail: *************@*******.***

SUMMARY: Controller at a Not-for-profit Agency; M.S. in Accountancy; Managerial

Experience with B.S. in Finance; Strong Analytical Skills; Excellent Verbal and

Written Communication Skills; Very Organized and Detail Oriented.

EXPERIENCE:

MACNY – The Manufacturers Association

3/2013 – Present

Controller

Accounts payable and accounts receivable responsibilities

Payroll processing and other HR duties

General journal recording and other daily financial recording

Review and present monthly financial statements at MACNY’s finance committee meetings

Prepare and present annual fiscal budgets at MACNY’s finance committee meetings

Federal and State filing responsibilities. This includes Form 990 & CHAR500 [NYS]

Work with external Auditors for annual fiscal audits; these have resulted in clean audits

Reconcile monthly bank statements

Maintain accounting policies and procedures

Accounting intercompany duties for five main entities with their individual Tax Identification

number

State and Federal reporting for political non-for-profit agency serving the manufacturers in

New York. The includes PAC filings and Lobbying reports

Coordination with legal consultants of policy aspects of the several non-for-profit entities

1099-MISC filing for subcontractors associated with all five entities

Cash Flow and Budget projections for all five entities

Grants management and review of financial implications of new and existing grants

Central New York Health Systems Agency, Inc., Syracuse, NY

8/2007 – 3/2013

Controller

Reviewed and presented monthly financial statements at CNYHSA’s and audit committee and

board of directors meetings

Prepared and presented annual fiscal budgets at finance and audit committee and board of

director meetings

Worked with external Auditors for annual fiscal audits; these have resulted in clean audits

Prepared annual contract budgets for CNY counties, NY state and federal grants

Grant writing and management for county, state and federal grants

Quality control development and maintenance

Prepared monthly vouchers and reports for government contracts

Prepared quarterly and annual reports for NY state & federal contracts

Prepared and presented agency’s annual Form 990, CHAR 500 and Form 5500 to finance and

audit committee; File Form 990 to the Internal Revenue Service, CHAR 500 to NYS Charities

Bureau and Form 5500 to Internal Revenue Service electronically using EFAST2

Prepared and maintained financial documents for Foundation for Health Planning for Central

New York, which is CNYHSA’s foundation; Prepare Form 990EZ and CHAR 500 for the

Foundation

Processed and filed agency’s 1099-MISC and 1096 reports to the Internal Revenue Service

Prepared cost analysis and forecasts for presentation at finance and audit committee meetings

Maintained employee personnel records and update of personnel policies and procedures

Reviewed all accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll transactions

Reconciled monthly bank statements

Reviewed and approved housing clients monthly subsidy vouchers and payments

Reviewed and analyzed of certification of need (CON) through NYSCON online database

Supervised housing program staff as Housing Coordinator

Wrote and maintained linkage agreements among community service providers

Maintained access-based housing database for client tracking and contract reporting

Trained staff on all computer systems and contract requirements

Administration and reporting on NYS Department of Health AIRS database

Major role in process that created the affiliation between CNYHSA and Health Advancement

Collaborative of Central New York (HAC-CNY) under the umbrella of HealtheConnections

Special Project: Created CNYHSA Access-based housing database that is used for entire client data

recording, tracking and reporting. This has created efficiency in our housing programs by decreasing

staff time spent, human error and enables accurate data reporting to our NYS funding source.

Creation of the database involved extensive study of Microsoft Access to create tables, queries, forms

and reports based on the need of the housing programs. This database addressed the needs of the

housing staff and greatly improved their work flow. Getting input from the housing staff was a good

team building process.

Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) of the DOD, Rome, NY

9/2006 – 7/2007

Accountant (GS 510 07)

Processed monthly financial reports

Analyzed the balance score card

Analyzed trends and avenues for improvement

Conducted management control reviews

Attended to customer requests and resolved customer issues

Analyzed financial data and reported results in team settings

Created policies and procedures for teams processes for monthly data analyzes

Presented recommendations to management on team processes

Independent Contract Administrator Professionals (ICAP), Syracuse, NY

9/2003 – 8/2006

Project Manager/Accountant

Supervised 11 employees

Reviewed and processed clients’ audit reports

Processed Section 8 management agencies payments

Processed management agencies’ yearly 1099-MISC

Maintained quality control for management agencies’ records

Conducted staff trainings on ICAP’s electronic record keeping systems

Professionals Incorporated Assigned to Eckerd / Rite Aid, Liverpool, NY

5/2002 - 4/2003

Analyst

Analyzed charges using the JCPenny accounts payable system

Matched charges and credits from each vendor using excel

Wrote debit memos for credits owed to Eckerd / Rite Aid

Matched records keyed into system with those paid

Onondaga Community College, Syracuse, NY

9/1999 - 12/2000

Tutor – Macroeconomics

Tutored students to prepare for exams and tests

Assisted students in understanding the concepts of macroeconomic

Prepared students for transition to higher level economics courses

EDUCATION:

SUNY Institute of Technology (Accredited), Utica, NY

05/2007

Master’s Degree

Master in Science (MS); Major: Accountancy; GPA: 3.82; SUNY Underrepresented Graduate Student

Fellowship

SUNY Institute of Technology (Accredited), Utica, NY

12/2002

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor of Science (BS); Major: Finance; Minor: Applied Mathematics; GPA: 3.98; President’s List;

National Dean’s List; Empire State Minority Honors Scholarship

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Works, Money; Peachtree; QuickBooks; Adobe Acrobat,

Photoshop, Photo Elements

CERTIFICATION & LICENSES:

11/2013 NYS Notary License

10/2008 Fust Charles and Chambers, LLP (IRS Revised Form 990 – 3 CPE)

12/2004 Fred Pryor Seminars (How to Supervise People)

7/2004 Assisted Housing Manager (AHM)

AFFILIATIONS:

3/3009 National Association of Professional Women

12/2000 Phi Theta Kappa (OCC Branch) – Vice President

7/2012 Refugee Health Committee for Onondaga County

7/2012 Housing and Homeless Coalition (HHC)

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