Chief Financial Officer

Sarah C. Bush

********@*****.*** • 702-***-****

linkedin.com/in/sarah-bush-05833138 • Las Vegas, NV, 89129

Executive Summary

Growth-oriented and highly analytical professional with extensive experience in corporate accounting, budget and payroll administration.

Demonstrated success in implementing and managing finance function from detailed financial reporting and analysis to strategic budgeting/forecasting. In-depth experience across corporate finance, treasury, and grants functions. Able to conceptualize and execute strategic financial solutions to achieve long-term business objectives. Effectively maintain relationships with auditors regarding bi-annual audit and annual 990 completion. Equipped with strategic planning and decision-making skills in streamlining business process and accounting knowledge to solve business challenges and allocate resources. Strong leader with success directing highly skilled financial management teams in supporting and achieving corporate objectives.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Business Planning

Auditing & Financial Planning

Grants Management

Team Building & Leadership

Budgeting & Forecasting

HR & Staffing Initiatives

Contract Development & Negotiations

Compliance Regulations

Project Planning & Coordination

Career Experience

The Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV 2013 – Present

Chief Financial Officer

Coordinate with all participants for ensuring better understanding of goals/objectives with adherence to a streamlined approach for achieving them. Delegate tasks to Office Manager for assisting in various administrative duties, while tracking entire financial records to generate grant reports. Formulate grant-related budgets by reviewing grants and contracts as per requirements. Utilize Paylocity, the HRIS management platform to maintain personnel files, along with the manual paper-based records; prepare bi-weekly payroll, schedules, and attendance, as well as HRIS provider. Supervise the external engagements with HR organizations for personnel-related performance issues to formalize new policies/procedures, while executing numerous human resource administrative tasks, including health insurance, AFLAC, 403B plan, and compliance training related to diversity and inclusion, as well as anti-harassment and anti-bullying. Devised financial aspects of the planning procedures and conveyed the relevant data analysis with board of trustees on a bi-monthly basis.

Initiated the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Income Disaster Loan (EIDL) applications and successfully received $976,200.

Researched and led the complete transition to new online ticketing system, leading to full integration with accounting system and subsequently reducing the financial closing period from 7 days to 3 days.

Achieved 100% clean audits with zero material adjustments, while increasing overall revenue by 92% in FY19 through additional revenue streams.

Inhibited the bank fraud transactions of approximately $100,000 to minimize the major impact on financial activities.

Initiated cost saving measures, amounting to roughly $600,000, while successfully negotiating a current rent reduction to save approximately $45,000 in extra expenses.

Augmented the revenues over the last 7 years, ranging from 29% to 44% by identifying process improvements within the organization's ticketing system, raising employee productivity by 10%.

Unite Here Health, Las Vegas, NV 2012 – 2013

Payroll Auditor

Audited the payroll procedures for union-covered positions within Collective Bargaining Agreements and ensured the accuracy of formulae in spreadsheets and number consistency. Confirmed the implementation and adherence to standard processes, in line with auditing paperwork. Examined and resolved discrepancies to appropriate accurate audits by troubleshooting and resolving any pertaining issues. Synchronized and collaborated with the audit supervisor for any open items, while reconciling all transactions to source documentation.

Successfully completed payroll audits within specified time and budget constraints, resulting in maximum accuracy.

Recovered $100,000 in payroll-related insurance premium audits by deploying effective auditing techniques.

Additional Experience

US Foods, Accounting Clerk II, Las Vegas, NV 2012

The Shade Tree, Inc., Finance Manager, Las Vegas, NV 2010 – 2012

Nevada Public Radio, Accounting/Business Assistant, Las Vegas, NV 2007 – 2010

Education

Master of Science in Accounting

American Military University, Charlestown, WV

Bachelor of Science in Business with Concentration in Accounting

Capella University, Minneapolis, MN

Associates Degree in Business with Concentration in Accounting

Community College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

Technical Proficiencies

Accounting Systems - PeopleSoft, Oracle Financial, MAS 90, and QuickBooks

Account Management Systems - ICOMS

Data Analysis - Monarch, Oracle, and SQL Queries

Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint

Payroll and HRIS system – Paylocity

CRM and ticketing system – Tessitura Network and Blackbaud/Altru

Certifications

Certified Management Accountant, In Progress

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