Manager Accounting

MALLORY GOLLADAY, CPA

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Dynamic finance leader with success in leading projects with organization-wide impacts which achieved six figure savings by tightening controls, increasing efficiency and leveraging available technology. Seasoned manager of accounting, finance, and operations functions in organizations of varying sizes and complexity seeking to return to the New Orleans area. Led cross-functional teams which generated improvements in operations, finance, payroll, and technology.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT 2008 - PRESENT

Professional contract assignments in addition to community service providing pro-bono services and expertise to non-profit organizations. Volunteer activities have included Fairview Ridges Hospital, the Dakota County Library system and Twin Cities Rehab Clinic, where volunteer accounting and audit services successfully reduced the potential sales tax assessment by 75%. Also serving as financial advisor to the board of the Neighborhood Involvement Program (N.I.P.), a non-profit organization providing health services those in the community who cannot afford such services.

TCF FINANCIAL CORPORATION, WAYZATA, MN 2007 – 2008

VICE PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR OF BANK ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE PAYROLL

Responsible for Bank Accounting, including Fixed Assets, General Ledger system ownership, Suspense, and Deposit Accounting. Managed Payroll Operations for the entire TCF organization and the Regulatory Reporting function.

•Project Leader for cross functional teams on two highly successful technology projects, both with organization-wide impacts implemented with no disruption in service levels:

Major General Ledger upgrade: implemented significant new functionality, enhanced online security

Implementation of a totally new technology for the payroll processing front end resulting in files uploads to replace manual data entry for the many compensation plans

•User manager on all financial systems, including General Ledger, online journal entry, account reconciliation and fixed asset applications

JEFFERSON WELLS INTERNATIONAL, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2005 – 2007

PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT

Accountable for performing work for diverse clients and engagements; managed engagements generating in six figure revenue for the firm, with all clients expanding the engagement scope based on results achieved producing significant incremental revenue.

•Process enhancements: identified and resolved difficult, time-critical and day-to-day financial issues: assumed leadership role in assessing and implementing improvements to routine and complex accounting and operations functions, eliminating process and operational problems.

•Internal controls assessments: identified risks, led risk mitigation exercises by implementing risk-reducing best-practice controls facilitating process assessment and analysis for various finance, accounting and operations functions.

•Sarbanes-Oxley: subject matter expert to evaluate and document internal controls and ensure compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

RBC DAIN RAUSCHER- MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2004 - 2005

CONSULTANT, SARBANES OXLEY IMPLEMENTATION

Documented and evaluated internal controls to ensure compliance with newly enacted Sarbanes Oxley requirements.

U. S. BANK - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2001 - 2002

FINANCE DIRECTOR, BUSINESS LINE REPORTING AND PLANNING

Led a team of financial analysts responsible for Support Groups of U. S. Bank: Technology, Operations Services, Corporate Administration, Corporate Finance, Human Resources, Legal and Credit Admin, addressing the diverse and unique accounting needs and issues of each. Duties included monthly close process, forecasting, budgeting, and managerial reporting.

Managed the Capital Expenditure Group, which performed financial analysis on all spending over $50,000 corporate wide, amounting to several hundred million dollars of expenditures annually.

•Created first-ever capital expenditure tracking system that ensured manager accountability and apprised senior management of budget ramifications.

•Developed and managed process for incentive plan administration resulting in efficient executive approvals and accurate budget management.

ST. PAUL COMPANIES - ST. PAUL, MN 1998 - 2001

BUSINESS CONSULTANT, FINANCIAL FOUNDATION SYSTEMS

•Managed data needs related to successful acquisitions/divestitures million dollar portfolio acquisitions/divestitures, working with cross-functional groups to ensure timely and effective integration and conversions; ensured proper data requirements identified, documented and met for all business units.

•Reduced close cycles by 7 days as part of “Better Cheaper Faster Smarter Project”.

U. S. BANK - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 1993 - 1998

PROJECT AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT, BRANCH INTEGRATION GROUP/TRUST OPERATIONS

Played key role in centralizing resources to assist the Retail Branches integrate the branches part of the former USB organization into a consolidated network: integration of technology, conversion support, system conversions, administration, and branch operations.

•Administering the branch account certification process, assuring hundreds of individual branch internal checking accounts were reconciled and certified quarterly. Lead to eventual closure of all internal checking accounts at the branch level.

•Internal consulting assignment to assist Investment Services Processing implement processes, controls and resolve outstanding reconciling differences.

FINANCE MANAGER, BUSINESS OPERATIONS CENTER

Managed $130MM budget; responsibilities included forecasting, variance review, risk analysis and five-year capital plan management.

•Administered the incentive program for division employees for both annual payments and spot awards, ensuring proper controls over payments for 1,600 employees.

•Enabled bankers to maximize high performing products by identifying unit cost of operations functions at a product level used for product profitability creating intercompany transfer rates developed through activity base costing studies of 45 operations processes

FIRST COMMERCE CORPORATION - NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 1980 - 1991

MANAGER, QUALITY CONTROL

Managed service desk function, corporate security access, day-to-day operations of a data processing/operations facility. Also responsible for preparation of operating, personnel and capital budgeting for 38 cost centers with an annual operating budget of $31 million, 375 employees, capital budget of $5 million.

OPERATIONS ANALYST - BANK OPERATIONS. Provided accounting support for Bank Operations: automated reconciliation process for liability products, developed and implemented loss control procedures to resolve and prevent un-reconciled differences, provided PC support, installed System/36 and assumed system operator duties.

FINANCIAL REPORTING AND CONTROL: Prepared consolidated financial statements and income tax returns, including GAAP, SEC and regulatory reporting, as well as responsibility for Fixed Asset accounting.

BOURGEOIS, BENNETT, THOKEY AND HICKEY

Staff Accountant: Largest local public accounting firm in Louisiana.

Audit and financial statement / tax preparation.

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION

B. S. Accounting, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana CPA certificate 13911. (inactive)

COMMUNITY SERVICE

IRS Volunteer Tax Preparation for seniors Therapy Dog visits to various facilities

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