Versatile Accountant
Resume:
MARY ANNE DIFATTA
Trout Valley, IL 60013
**********@*****.***
A versatile and hands-on accounting professional with extensive expertise leading and supporting a variety of accounting departments within
Non for Profit, Healthcare, Associations, Pharmaceutical and Bio-Technology industries. Adept at ever-changing environments, dealing with ambiguity, taking initiative, and collaboration with all departments and key stakeholders. Expertise in month end, quarter and year end close.
Oracle, NetSuite, MS Great Plains, MS Dynamics, Aptify, Solomon, Fund Management Software, Sage, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Workday Finance and Human Resources, Concur, FundEZ, Microsoft Office with MS Excel expertise of pivots, v/h-lookups, nested formulas, sum-ifs, etc.
More than 20 years of management with a proven record of productivity, quality, and integrity with NFP focus.
Expertise in month end, quarter and year end close.
Data Conversions and IT Support
Microsoft Product Support Manager including such products as Great Plains, Dynamics, and Solomon.
SAP Concur Expense and Concur Invoice – implementation, support and manage.
Analytical and detailed oriented, able to identify and implement process improvements that increase accuracy, consistency, and efficiency.
Month end and year end close facilitation utilization trackers and check lists
Lead for annual, monthly, and quarterly audits providing supporting documentation and uploading to audit portal.
Effective manager leading an accounting team of between 2 and 6 Accountants.
Budget development, financial, strategic planning and P&L management, an energetic team leader, able to communicate effectively with people of all ages and backgrounds, working collaboratively to resolve problems and to motivate team members to achieve personal and organization objectives.
Experience working with and managing an offshore team specific to Quatrro FPO.
990 filings and financial audit management.
10K filing experience.
Management of annual fund, donor, and corporate relations.
Managed corporate sponsored fundraising events.
Board and Committee member liaison.
Strong leader with proven abilities ranging from finance, customer service, meeting planning, IT, payroll, administration, human resources, membership, and foundation management.
CONTRACT CONTROLLER / DIRECTOR, Chicago, Illinois March 2024 - current.
Providing accounting support on an interim basis for NFP Organizations
Interim Controller / Accountant
Almost Home Kids – Lurie Children’s Hospital Affiliate – NFP 501c3
Holy Family Ministries Schools – NFP 501c3
Providing day to day accounting support – A/P, A/R, Cash Management, Variance Analysis
Managing month end, processing entries, reconciliations, financial statements, metric reporting.
Grant management for private donors and government agencies.
Manage government contract budgeting, monthly vouchering for funding and provide donors with financial statements
Provide payroll support.
Provide support for disbursing educational grants.
QUATRRO FPO SOLUTIONS, Marietta, Georgia 2021 - 2024
Provides cost effective financial and accounting solutions for small, midsize NFP organizations.
Accounting Manager
Clients included: Association for Individual Development and Kenneth Young Center
Managed accounting teams, of 2-6 Accountants, for multiple Chicago non-profit organizations.
Advised clients on accounting and finance issues, delivered monthly reporting, participated in monthly meetings of the Finance Committee and Board.
Lead month end, accounting software conversions, data migration, annual audits, budgets, and tax filing. Provided accounting and finance management optimizing accounting processes and implementing streamlined cost-effective internal controls.
TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (TMA), Chicago, Illinois 2020 – 2021
NFP membership organization in the corporate restructuring, and renewal and corporate health space.
Director of Finance / Controller
Managed the day-to-day accounting of the organization.
Prepared monthly financial statements and analysis of the general ledger and trend analysis.
Presented statements and analysis to the Board and Executive Committee.
Prepared tax reports and worked with outside auditors to prepare 990 tax returns.
Prepared the yearly budgets as well as 13-week rolling forecast and yearly cash flow projections.
Provided accounting and administrative support for educational symposiums and annual meetings.
MELINTA THERAPEUTICS, Lincolnshire, Illinois 2018 - 2020
Is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes novel antibiotics.
Manager of Financial Systems and Accounting
Manages the financial systems setup, maintenance, and data analysis.
Oversees implementation, operation and management of the organization’s financial platform, GP Dynamics and SAP Concur integration.
Integrates data from other platforms into Great Plains.
Within Great Plains developed reporting using MR, updated the chart of accounts, analyzed activity, added additional companies, developed analytical accounting as well as all other GP maintenance.
Implemented Concur Invoice and integrated it with GP.
Managed the accounting team during the monthly, quarterly and year end process.
UNISON CONSULTING, Chicago, Illinois 2017
A leading aviation consulting company specializing in Airport Finance and Economics.
Project Auditor
Managed an audit team of 3 Accountants focusing on retail sales and lease hold improvements at O’Hare International Airport.
Acted as lead auditor on a project for the Chicago Department of Aviation.
Analyzed concession sales and retail leasehold improvement cost.
Reviewed vendor contracts to assure compliance.
QUATRRO FPO SOLUTIONS, Marietta, Georgia 2014 - 2017
Provides cost-effective financial and accounting solutions for small and midsize NFP organizations.
Client Account Manager
Clients included: Teen Living Programs, Logan Square Neighborhood Association, Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, and Eden Theological Seminary.
Managed accounting teams of 2 to 6 Accountants for multiple Chicago non-profit organizations.
Functioned as Chief Financial Officer/Director of Finance and/or Controller for each client.
Advised clients on accounting and finance issues, delivered monthly reporting, participated in monthly meetings of the Finance Committee and Board.
Lead month end, accounting software conversions, data migration, annual audits, budgets, and tax filing.
Provided accounting and finance management optimizing accounting processes and implementing streamlined cost-effective internal controls.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS (ASRS), Chicago, Illinois 2011 - 2013
FOUNDATION OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF RETINA SPECIALISTS
A not-for-profit membership-based organization providing an open forum for education and patient care.
Finance and Administration Director / Controller
Managed the day-to-day accounting of the organization.
Prepared monthly financial statements and analysis of the general ledger and trend analysis.
Presented statements and analysis to the Board and Executive Committee.
Prepared tax reports and worked with outside auditors to prepare 990 tax returns.
Assisted in preparing the yearly budgets as well as individual program budgets.
Supported the organization on all administrative levels, general office, and IT management.
Managed the annual fund campaign and corporate sponsored fundraising events.
PRIVATE CONSULTING 2010 - 2011
Accounting, Financial Auditing, IT, Business Solutions and Strategic Planning.
Independent Auditor and Accountant
Clients included: Crestwood Associates – a Microsoft Partner and Altair – a manufacturing company.
Managed the day-to-day accounting and administrative functions of various Chicago based organizations.
Audited financial transactions and internal controls of organizations.
Reviewed and examined payroll, bank reconciliations, accounts payable and receivable, board structure and corporate bylaws.
Provided insight and recommendations to executive level officers and management on process improvements and inconsistencies.
Project and Support Manager for GP Dynamics and Solomon.
Aptify Subject Matter Expert.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS (ASPS), Arlington Heights, Illinois 1999 - 2010
PLASTIC SURGERY FOUNDATION (PSEF)
A not-for profit membership-based organization providing support to over 7,000 plastic surgeons worldwide.
Controller
Managed the day-to-day function of the department including accounts payable, receivables, bank reconciliations, and month end close.
Preparation of the monthly/yearend financial statements, budgets, forecasting strategic planning, annual audits, and tax returns; human resources including payroll and benefit management.
Managed membership dues renewals, collections, analysis, and new member applicants.
Annual meeting registration and exhibits management.
Managed the annual fund campaign and recognition.
Reconciliation of all Foundation grants and contributions.
Directly managed a staff of five.
HQ BUSINESS CENTERS, Schaumburg, Illinois 1997 - 1999
A provider of workplace solutions, offering shared office space, administrative support, meeting rooms, and videoconferencing which allow individuals and companies to work however and whenever they need.
Regional Controller
Managed the financial operations and centralized client billing for eleven facilities nationwide including: all accounting functions, payroll, human resources.
Prepared monthly and yearend financials, prepared tax returns, cash management, insurance, and benefits.
Business Administration, Southampton College
Accounting, Suffolk County College
Certifications: Data Privacy and Protection Specialist, The Association for Data and Cyber Governance
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