ENA A. LYNCH, CPA, CGMA

**** *** ******* ● Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810

225-***-**** ● v7a2ja@r.postjobfree.com

Solution-oriented financial professional with strong record of improving operations and optimizing processes to reduce costs and maximize performance. Highly skilled in ability to re-structure organizations and procedures to meet Federal, State, and corporate regulations. Introduce strategic and tactical plans for implementation. Collaborate with internal/external clients to minimize risk and improve productivity and achieve goals. Eliminate redundancies and implement cross-training to maintain seamless operations. Recognized Subject Matter Expert and change agent.

Financial / Accounting Procedures ● Continuous Process Improvement ● Strategic Plans

Streamline Operations ● Identify & Rectify Problems ● Effective Solutions ● Industry Best Practices Reduce Costs ● Eliminate Redundancies ● Create Cohesive Teams ● Mentoring

Budgets ● Audits ● Change Management ● Create Competitive Advantage

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DOW LOUISIANA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Plaquemine, Louisiana ● 2011-2012

$250M credit union serving Baton Rouge area with 100 staff.

Chief Financial Officer

Brought in to re-structure entire accounting department to move performance and procedures to compliance with Federal Regulations. Directed critical credit union functions of General Ledger, Plastic Card Services, and Electronic Funds, and supervised 6 in those areas.

• Created “metamorphic” change, according to Federal Regulators’ 6-month review, by developing detailed procedures for over half of the department’s functions, and implementing internal controls to mitigate risk and cross-training to maintain continuity of all functions.

• Improved quality and accountability by introducing new systems to reconcile high risk accounts daily and ensure reporting was compliant with GAAP.

• Established Asset/Liability Management Committee, including setting up necessary reports.

• Reconciled 100+ general ledger accounts quickly and accurately, by creating order out of chaos, restructuring job duties and key performance indicators, in addition to individual mentoring on basic accounting rules and GAAP.

• Drove significant change resulting from a lack of leadership due to vacancies in both CEO and CFO positions prior to joining the company, instituting participative management and collaborative professional development matching skills to tasks.

• Achieved respect of staff and Federal Regulators in downgrading the risk position of accounting department in audit following department re-structuring.

LA CAPITOL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ● 2005-2011

$500M credit union with multiple branches throughout the state.

Vice President, Accounting

Maintained $115M investment portfolio and integrity of general ledger. Created procedures and policies. Prepared budgets, financial models, and strategic business plans, based on critical research and analysis. Collaborated with regulatory and external auditors. Chaired Asset Management Committee.

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LA CAPITOL FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (continued)

Vice President, Accounting

• Contributed to successful completion of core system conversion and achieved balancing of critical General Ledger accounts, both of which had been in disarray prior to promotion, by applying procedural flowcharting to adjust processes and achieve optimal data flow.

• Key role in achieving two mergers by demonstrating high-level of quality and accountability for credit union’s accounting documents and applying forensic accounting procedures to recreate bank reconciliations via previously posted journal entries.

• Established reputation as Subject Matter Expert for creating effective solutions even when all other options appeared to have been exhausted.

• Promoted from Controller to VP of Accounting, based on excellent grasp of financial/accounting industry standards and management principles.

TJM RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ● 2001-2005

Owned/managed 12 restaurants located across the U.S.

Corporate Accounting Manager

Managed all aspects of accounting functions, from establishing budgets and daily revenue reporting to accurate processing/reporting of payroll, payables, and tax documents. Collaborated with external auditors and restaurant managers at all locations.

• Streamlined accounting processes, and brought reconciliations to current status, shifting workforce from “batch” procedures that had initially created the backlog to daily processing and cross-training staff for continuous processing.

• Reduced costs by shrinking audit time¬-frame to 2 weeks from previous levels at 4 months, by introducing effective audit trails and comprehensive documentation for all restaurant entities.

• Recognized as “go-to” person to solve problems and improve processes.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

DYNACARE LOUISIANA, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Director of Finance

Managed comprehensive finance and accounting functions for multi-state medical laboratory headquartered in Canada. Analyzed statistical performance in alignment with corporate objectives.

INTERIM HEALTHCARE, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Administrator

Directed all administrative functions for home health provider, including Accounts Payable, Billing, Marketing, and Human Resources. Maintained compliance with Federal and State regulations.

RIVER WEST MEDICAL CENTER, Plaquemine, Louisiana

Director of Finance

Managed all financial operations. Negotiated contracts with vendors and insurance companies.

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION

CPA / CGMA

Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge Louisiana

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

Louisiana Society of State CPAs / AICPA

LANGUAGES

English (native) / Spanish (fluent)

COMPUTER SKILLS

MS Office Suite / Great Plains / Epicor / Acuity / Sage / FRx / ProfitStarsALM

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