Finance Manager/Controller/CFO

JEREMIE HITTLE

CFO/CONTROLLER/TREASURER

Highly motivated entrepreneurial and visionary executive with exemplary record of leading financial programs in academic nonprofit and commercial settings to fiscal soundness and growth.

• Implement processes that improve the accuracy timeliness integrity transparency and control of all financial systems and records.

• Collaborate with and provide expert guidance to boards of directors community leaders company executives vendors department

managers and employees in fulfilling ambitious goals achieving regulatory compliance reducing expenses enhancing quality and

ensuring participant member and customer satisfaction.

• Apply superior communication and interpersonal abilities in building consensus generating donor and community support mobilizing

staff and volunteers securing funding and negotiating cost savings.

Demonstrate broad strengths in:

Financial Statements Process Improvement Internal Controls Contract Negotiations

Budget Development Corporate Reporting Cost Reduction Campaigns/Fundraising

Audit Management Relationship Building Staff Supervision Community Outreach

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PRINCETON CITY SCHOOLS Glendale OH 2009 2010

Princeton City School District is comprised of one high school one middle school eight elementary schools and one virtual academy with a diverse student body from six communities and portions of four more in the suburbs of Cincinnati.

Assistant CFO/Treasurer/Benefits Specialist Recruited by district to improve accounting and financial controls enhance efficiency and productivity implement green measures and reduce costs and errors.

• Budget Management: Balanced the books for the first time in district history with vigilant oversight of $100 million in total

district funds ($75 million in accounts payable and $25 million in district grants and special accounts).

• Honors: Earned recognition from peers with Taxpayer Watchdog Award from the State of Ohio Government Finance Officers

Association Award for GAAP Reporting and Ohio Association of School Business Officials Award for Financial Reporting.

• Cost Reductions: Implemented paperless purchasing system; lowered expenses for banking fees while improving relationships with

bank officers.

• Negotiations: Saved the school district millions of dollars through renegotiation of insurance contracts. Consulted with

financial experts on investment of districts excess cash.

• Labor Relations: Built collaborative relationships with teacher union representatives in settling labor issues; worked in

partnership with two union organizations.

• Payroll & Benefits Administration: Supervised payroll for 1 100 employees. Implemented new health insurance system and assisted

in resolving benefits problems.

• Staff Leadership: Supervised trained and mentored newly hired eight-person accounting staff of one accounting supervisor one

payroll supervisor two accounting clerks two payroll clerks one treasurer s office secretary and one grants specialist.

• Community Communications: Launched bond issue for a new middle and high school holding nearly 50 community and stakeholder

meetings to generate support.

• Audit Oversight: Directed internal and external audit processes to ensure compliance with state requirements adherence to state

and federal grant obligations and conformance to GAAP standards.

• Budget Development: Implemented zero-based budgeting as first true budget for the district reduced budget and held departments

accountable for spending and established task force to reduce budgets based on educational need and value.

• Income Generation: Used vendor database to mine contacts and solicit donations for special projects such as bond levy and

district-wide retirement party. Collaborated with associate superintendent director of academics and superintendent on state and

federal grants.

• Executive Liaison: Met with board of education in public meetings work sessions and executive meetings; represented treasurer s

office at weekly Superintendent Management meetings.

LOCKLAND CITY SCHOOLS Lockland OH 2007 2009

CFO/Treasurer Revised and updated accounting system to reduce expenses and improve accuracy.

• Budget Management: Controlled budgets for all district funds totaling $12 million.

• Audit Oversight: Directed audit process to comply with state requirements; produced documentation required by state and federal

officials for grant funding.

• Budget Development: Established zero-based budgeting system where no prior budgeting system was in place.

• Fundraising: Collaborated with superintendent in gaining NFL grant to replace grass turf on athletic fields with artificial turf

costing nearly $500 000. Solicited matching funds and received large contribution from a very wealthy donor as well as donations

from vendors.

• Payroll Administration: Supervised payroll for 140 employees.

• Community Relations: Collaborated with the city mayor police and other officials on a variety of district issues.

• Executive Liaison: Met with board superintendent and other stakeholders to create district goals.

• Business Operations: Served as business manager directing purchasing RFPs and the bidding process

COLLEGE CORNER LOCAL SCHOOLS College Corner OH 2006 2007

CFO/Treasurer Oversaw financial operations including budgeting accounts payable/receivable grants and payroll for a school district that straddles two states (OH and IN) and is governed by two school boards and superintendents.

• Budget Management: Controlled budgets for all district funds totaling $2 million.

• Audit Oversight: Directed district s audit process for state accreditation and state and federal grant compliance.

• Executive Liaison: Collaborated with school principal and boards of education.

RICK S PLUMBING New Paris OH 2004 2007

Bookkeeper Managed all finances (using QuickBooks Pro) for commercial residential and new construction plumbing projects. Performed accounts payable/receivable purchasing banking investment management and account reconciliation.

NUMEROUS SCHOOL DISTRICTS NC and OH 2001 2004

History and Substitute Teacher Taught US History full time with the Johnston County Schools and served as head coach for men s tennis and assistant coach for women s softball (2003 2004) after substitute teaching at schools in Darke County in OH and Troy City and Preble and Carteret Counties in NC.

BTMC CORPORATION Westerville OH 2000 2001

Government Sales Representative Functioned as sales rep for government sales division account rep for co-op accounts in retail division and assistant accountant (using Peachtree) for BTMC a logistics service provider.

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON Dayton OH

Master of Arts (MA) in Teacher Education 2005

Graduated with 3.9 GPA • Dean s List

CAPITAL UNIVERSITY Columbus OH

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science Public Administration

and Business Administration 2000

Graduated with 3.3 GPA • Dean s List

President s Award for Leadership (1996 2000)

Appointed to Financial Aid Review Committee

Member of:

Ohio Association of School Business Officials

Government Finance Officers Association

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