Rolanda Tate

Phone: 443-***-****

Email: ad3uad@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

More than twenty years of significant management experience with increasing responsibilities in the field of Operational Accounting: formulating & managing budgets, forecasting, accounting, personnel management, develop procedures, & financial support. Founder/owner of Rolanda Tate LLC, a Public Accounting Firm. Ran a successful business for 20 years. Served over 10 nonprofit organizations with more than $10 million of annual revenue. Also employed six staff associates. Responsible for accuracy & supportive presentation of financial data with executives & auditors. Every annual audit received a positive review (an unqualified opinion) from 9 different CPA firms, including Clifton, Larson & Allen, LLP.

I work well independently, also comfortable working collaborative environment. I welcome new challenges & the opportunity to use my technical & managerial skills to provide a higher level of quality service. I’m accustomed to successfully maintaining tight delivery schedules for multiple clients. My goal is to obtain a position that will allow me to use my skills & experience to a new level of responsibilities.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

CITY OF ALEXANDRIA-FINANCE July 2016-present

Manage, monitor & execute approved budgets for grants, general fund and CIP. Monitor, evaluate the obligations of appropriated funds. Prepare budgets in collaboration with Program Managers. Lead of Fiscal Office for four months while hiring for manager. Review budgets anticipated expenditures for compliance. Analyze budgets vs. actuals. Determine variances, analyze complex budgets & financial issues. Make recommendations for meeting budget goals, resolve problems/issues regarding budgets. Prepare internal/external financial reports ensuring compliance with Government Accounting, Auditing & Financial Reporting (GAAFR). Manage Fire departmental assets/inventory; with trade-ins and selling items. Interpret policies & procedures. Examine impact of new/revised policies/procedural changes. Analyze accounts & determine if Supplemental Appropriate Ordinance (SAO) are needed. Prepare SAOs if necessary. Review and analyze all pcard (credit card) transactions. Oversee biweekly payroll for over 300 personnel. Assist with the formulation of budget plans. Set up new ledger accounts. Prepare budgets & recommendations to assist with meeting budget goals. Initiate City of Alexandria’s budget revisions & budget transfers. Prepare financial statements for Program Managers. Assist with City of Alexandria’s State audits.

Develop expenditure projections for grants & general funds. Assist with City of Alexandria’s annual year

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Review & approve all expenditures for compliance & accuracy. Initiate set up encumbrances & purchase orders. Review, convert requisitions & approve purchase orders. Review, approve, manage & analyze

encumbrances. Prepare journal vouchers-revenue and expenses. Prepare revenue & expenditures reconciliations. Review & analyze accounts for variances & discrepancies. Prepare journal vouchers. Review and approve deposit and cash reconciliations as well as pcard reconciliations.

Provide instructions & introduce new techniques to provide better understanding of present or new responsibilities. Supervise staff. Help develop my staff and train staff.

MANPOWER TEMPORARY SERVICE-ACCOUNTANT Aug 2012-July 2016

Amer Diabetes Assoc-Estate Admin Dept. Correspond with attorneys and fiduciary institutions. Manage over 50 active revenue accounts, reconcile revenue accounts. Gather documentation for Finance and Treasury Dept. Write letters to donors, attorneys, and fiduciary institutions. Wrote a 22-page American Diabetes Association-Estate Administration Instructional Manual.

Liaison for Saint Mary’s Public Defenders and the Courts (District and Circuit) and State Attorney’s Office. Prepare Appearances, Motions and Writs, Failure to Appear, etc. for attorney signatures. Maintain files & office equipment. Perform data processing & secretarial duties.

O’BRIAN REALTY - ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST July 2010-June 2012

Perform every aspect of operational accounting (real estate, property management, fees, and escrow). Developed, implemented & managed vendor repayment schedule-reduced account payables significantly within 5 months to open vendor credit.

ROLANDA TATE, LLC-A PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM - FOUNDER & OWNER Oct 1989-Dec 2009

Managed all financial aspects of accounting with staff consisting of Office Manager, four Junior Accountants and a clerk. Maintained and oversaw completion of financial reports (Private Grants & Government). Always met stringent deadlines. Prepared budgets, cash flow expenses (restricted and unrestricted), work-in-progress revenue and expenses, prepaid expenses, depreciation, general ledger accounts, reviewed, analyzed & prepared analytical write ups on financial reports. Analyzed obligations with variances. Managed account receivables and payables, inventory, and general ledger.

Communicated with all levels: Executive Directors, Auditors and Staff. Developed scope of work assignments. Maintained complete personnel and payroll records. Supervised all staff members. Maintained compliance with General Accepted Accounting Principles, Sarbanes-Oxley, FARS-133 Circular, SAS-112, OSHA procedures and guidelines, performance-based contracts. Developed financial goals for various types of organizations: Non-profits (advocates, education, aging, homeless, museum and associations), schools, workshops, painters, etc. Maintained capital venture expenses.

TECHNICAL AND COMPUTER SKILLS – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB), Sarbanes-Oxley, FARS-A133 Circular, SAS-112, 501©(3), OSHA, HUD regulations, DC regulations, US Tax Code, Munis, and Microsoft Office.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS – Nat’l Assoc Black Accts (Lifetime), Drum Point Property Owner (Director, Finance Committee 2009-2010), Patuxent Habitat for Humanity (Acting Treasurer 2005-2007).

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