Manager Financial
Resume:
CONNIE Y. CHILDRESS
Flora, MS 39071
adhv0y@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in the business field which will offer unlimited growth and job satisfaction and impact the lives of others in a positive perspective.
EDUCATION: Ashford University
Master of Arts in Education (The Higher Learning Commission & NCA Accredited)
Major: Specialist in Family and Community Services
Graduated: April 2012
Ashford University
Master of Arts in Education
Major: Teaching & Learning with Technology (The Higher Learning Commission & NCA Accredited)
Graduated: February 2010
Jackson State University
College of Business (AACSB Accredited)
Bachelor of Business Administration
Major: Finance
Graduated: May 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE: Elior, North America
March 2020 – present PAYROLL TAX ACCOUNTANT
Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Process weekly, monthly, and quarterly reconciliation for 17 companies.
● Assist the payroll tax team with quarterly processing by submitting online tax payments and withholdings in Greenshades software.
● Process weekly GL and intercompany entries needed for requested companies.
● Responsible for setting up and linking any new payroll account in GP system.
● Assist management with any financial reports and reporting as needed.
● Responsible for filing weekly 941’s online for supported companies.
● Supervise 3 employees daily.
JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY
April 2018 – March 2020 ALUMNI RELATIONS PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Work as Staff Liaison for JSU Women’s Council for Philanthropy. This includes but is not limited to being the staff advisor for the student ambassadors selected for each academic school year. Attend and coordinate induction ceremonies and women’s Council meetings and workshops.
● Work as the Staff Advisor for the Pre-Alumni Council group. Responsible over- seeing the student group for community service projects and any University activities.
● Assist the Director of Alumni and Constituency Relations with various department projects such as reunion classes, JSU National Alumni Association, assist the Alumni Relations Giving Specialist with membership, and other job duties as assigned.
Feb 20, 2017 – April 2018 FOUNDATION BUSINESS MANAGER / COMPTROLLER
Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Direct and oversee all aspects of Finance & Accounting functions.
● Ensure credibility of the JSUDF by providing timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends, and forecasts.
● Provide leadership in the development of the continuous evaluation of short and long-term strategic financial objectives.
● Provide executive management with advice on the financial implications of business activities.
●Ensure that effective internal controls are in place and ensure compliance with GAP and applicable federal, state and local regulatory laws and rules for financial and tax reporting.
● Evaluates and advises on the impact of long range planning, introduction of new programs/strategies and regulatory action.
● Establish and maintain strong relationships with senior executives so as to identify their needs and seek full range of business solutions.
Apr 1, 2015 – Feb 19, 2017 BUDGET HR ANALYST Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Report to the Comptroller/Business Manager for the Development Foundation. Responsible for the systematic recording, reporting, and analysis of financial information concerning the Foundation.
● Process invoices, disbursement of payments, maintenance of Fund Balance Accounts and Fund Balance Reports, preparation of financial statements through the use of journal entries, and assistance with annual audits.
● Develops, analyzes, and reports budget data including divisional budgets. Conducts budget analysis. Reconciles and analyzes financial data.
●Perform personnel functions including recruitment, maintenance, and update personnel files.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER
Aug 19, 2012 – March 31, 2015 ACCOUNTANT II in the Continuing Health Professional Education Department Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Authorize and process purchase requisitions. Submit required forms and receipts for guest speakers travel reimbursements and honorariums that have presented at the various Continuing Education programs.
● Generate or approve interdepartmental invoices. These invoices are paying for registration fees for employees, staff, or other attendees that the various schools and or departments are paying for continuing education credits.
● Approve or generate purchase orders for recurring vendors in Lawson. Lawson is an internal system used campus wide for placing orders for needed commodities, equipment, and supplies. This system has all approved vendors recorded and stored for continual use.
● Process weekly financial reports for all grant and state accounts for the Continuing Health Professional Educational Department Director. This shows how we are compliant with our established and approved financial budget.
● Process cost-outs at the end of the various academic programs and reconcile the general ledger. This is a departmental spreadsheet that was established to show the course directors their income and expenses incurred with each continuing education program.
● Process credit cards on an in-office machine manually, deposit checks, and create receipts for payments received. The Comptroller’s office is located on our main campus which is located approximately 5 files from our medical mall location. I use our departmental van and drive the deposit over daily.
● Maintain ledgers for each academic program using Microsoft Access. Microsoft Access has a listing of all income received and expenses processed listed and is used with the cost-out. Both of these reports are used to create a fiscal year-end book annually. Run financial reports for the various accounts and activities.
● Supervise 3-5 employees daily. I supervise the administrative staff and distribute work to them daily.
● Submit bi-weekly payroll information into KRONOS for our five wage employees. Submit their leave and medical times into the system.
Mar 10, 2010 – Aug 2012 DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST in the Office of Development Department Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Establish and create relationships with donors and alumni of the university.
● Attend and participate in various development and alumni meetings and gatherings.
● Process gifts and donations that have been received to the university for various scholarships, endowments, and pledges into the Raiser’s Edge database.
● Prepare and manage monthly reports, monitor annual campaigns, and assist Development Officers and Alumni Affairs with various financial and administrative reports.
● Prepare and manage the acquisition of Memorandums of Agreements. These agreements were signed and authorized by the donors and the Development Officers. Most of these were to confirm their donations they pledged to the university and the length of time of the agreement.
● Participated and assisted in the various fundraising events on campus and off-campus. Helped to set-up booths and exhibit at the various functions.
● Supervised 2-4 employees. These employees were administrative staff. They were responsible for calling the various alumni and donors to establish meeting for the Development Officers. They also handled answering the department’s phone and other administrative duties.
Apr 2008 – Mar 2010 ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST in the Grants and Contracts Department Full time – 40 hours weekly
● Perform a variety of accounting task involving maintaining financial records. Maintained required forms and established files to be in compliance with state and federal audit guidelines.
● Process and code purchase requisitions. These are the codes required for accounts payable.
●Approved and submitted interdepartmental invoices from the various departments for funds approval. This verifies the money request is available.
● Reviewed and approved or denied travel requests and small purchase procurement orders. The various grant guidelines had to be followed. If a department could not purchase certain items, the request was denied and returned to the department with an explanation.
● Monitor, verify, and reconcile grant accounts. This was done monthly. I compared what was processed or not.
● Supervised 2 employees. These two employees were accounting clerks. They were responsible for administrative duties such as answering the main switch board and campus mail and deliveries.
DYATECH, LLC
Oct 2006 – Apr 2008 CLIENT / CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST Full time – 40 hours weekly
Answer incoming calls from brokers, plan administrators, and participants regarding their 401(K) accounts. These calls could consist of answering simple questions such as the balance for requested account or finding out the stock trending amount for a particular fund that the account was associated with.
Fax, mail, or email necessary information to clients and Hartford for processing distributions, loans, hardships, or in-service withdrawals. This required reviewing, approving, or denying requests
that is within the established federal guidelines.
Process returned checks to be reissued or voided.
Supervised 2 employees. These employees answered the main switchboard and assisted with administrative duties.
MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL HOUSING NO. VI
Aug-2003 - Sept 2006 FINANCIAL ACCOUNT SPECIALIST Full time – 40 hours weekly
Perform a variety of clerical and analytical accounting duties involving the
recording, and reporting of financial transactions. A bi-weekly report was submitted to the Executive Director and Accountant so they could see what transactions had posted to the accounts.
Prepare, maintain, and analyze accounting records and reports for compliance to budgetary guidelines. We were federally funded by the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for our tenants and quarterly financial reports had to be submitted online for them to monitor the housing authority. This system was a great internal auditing source.
stablish and maintain a relationship with the landlords that our tenants were renting from.
Process required changes for landlords such as direct deposit and address changes.
Perform bank reconciliation on all accounts. This included both federal and state accounts monthly. All findings were reported to the Executive Director as well as the Accountant.
SKILLS: Microsoft Word Word Perfect
Windows 95, 98 Internet Explorer
Microsoft Outlook AS400
Lotus Notes Typing: 50 wpm
Microsoft Excel Customer Service
Telephone Etiquette Microsoft Powerpoint
GroupWise Raiser’s Edge Certification
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