Experience

Environmental League of Massachusetts (ELM)

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Finance And Operations

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Accounting and Finance Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Present

  Accounting and Finance: Manage all finance and accounting functions, including monthly financial reports, budgeting, bank reconciliations, accounts payable, and accounts receivable.Regulatory Compliance: Utilize Quickbooks to develop tracking system to support organization’s increasingly complex state and federal reporting requirements in light of 501(c)(4) establishment.Tracking and Reporting: Manage contracts and collaborate with staff on grant reporting.Audit: Provide accurate, up-to-date financial records in compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Achieved zero non-compliances and zero to minimal adjustments. Human Resources: Oversee payroll vendor and manage employee benefits. Show less



Albertine Press, Somerville, MA

• Somerville, MA

• Accounting Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2015

  Accounting: Maintained up-to-date monthly bank reconciliations, categorized expenses, provided support to enable timely tax filing. Accounting: Maintained up-to-date monthly bank reconciliations, categorized expenses, provided support to enable timely tax filing.



Interactive Motion Technologies

• Watertown, MA

• Business Operations Coordinator

  • May 2013 - Sep 2014

  Accounting: Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable. Maintained positive domestic and international vendor relationships, including federal government agencies such as Veterans Administration. Human Resources: Administered timesheet and payroll system. Facilitated conflict resolution among staff. Customer Service Operations: Enhanced repair turn-around efficiency by developing collaborative staff process to eliminate multi-year backlog. Accounting: Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable. Maintained positive domestic and international vendor relationships, including federal government agencies such as Veterans Administration. Human Resources: Administered timesheet and payroll system. Facilitated conflict resolution among staff. Customer Service Operations: Enhanced repair turn-around efficiency by developing collaborative staff process to eliminate multi-year backlog.



Second Wind by Vaisala

• Finland
• Renewable Energy Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accounts Payable Coordinator

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  Accounting: Coordinated accounts payable in a high-volume manufacturing setting. Developed and implemented internal interdepartmental communication and coordination to ensure accurate financial data for audit. Streamlined purchase order process to maximize efficiency. Accounting: Coordinated accounts payable in a high-volume manufacturing setting. Developed and implemented internal interdepartmental communication and coordination to ensure accurate financial data for audit. Streamlined purchase order process to maximize efficiency.



Bit Group, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development

• Accounting Consultant

  • 2011 - 2011

  Prepared weekly check runs for Software/mobile applications developer. Prepared cash forecast reports, tracked and analyzed expenses. Prepared hourly payroll and assisted with HR and employee benefit problem-solving. Prepared weekly check runs for Software/mobile applications developer. Prepared cash forecast reports, tracked and analyzed expenses. Prepared hourly payroll and assisted with HR and employee benefit problem-solving.



Fidelity Investments

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Relationship Manager, PMO Specialist, Executive Assistant

  • Oct 2006 - Jul 2008

  As Relationship Manager: Supported technology executives and project managers by reporting on budgets and timelines during development of web-based financial management platform. Collaborated with finance department to manage vendors, devise and communicate streamlined purchase order process, and maximize internal efficiency. As PMO Specialist: Worked with software development project managers to process PO's and change requests on internal project management tracking platform. As Executive Assistant: Provided temporary support to executives in departments including IT, Insurance, Sales and Marketing, PMO, and Real Estate. Show less



Somerville Climate Action (Community Group)

• Somerville, MA

• Environmental Organizer (Volunteer)

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2007

  Recently re-joined community environmental activist group. Co-Organized April 2006 Step It Up rally in Davis Square, Somerville MA. Estimated attendance between 300-400 people. Recently re-joined community environmental activist group. Co-Organized April 2006 Step It Up rally in Davis Square, Somerville MA. Estimated attendance between 300-400 people.



Massachusetts Law Reform Institute

• Boston, MA

• Training Coordinator

  • 2004 - 2005

  Coordinated, designed, and facilitated training conferences for public interest attorneys. Conference topics included community leadership, consensus building, facilitating group problem-solving. Supported development of web-based trainings. Coordinated, designed, and facilitated training conferences for public interest attorneys. Conference topics included community leadership, consensus building, facilitating group problem-solving. Supported development of web-based trainings.



Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition

• Boston, MA

• Tax Preparation Center Organizer (Volunteer)

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004

  Opened free tax preparation center in community center within Boston public school. Performed technical problem solving with IT administrator. Provided low income residents access to Earned Income Tax Credit. Recruited and coordinated volunteers, participated in steering committee, facilitated group problem solving around strategic coalition building among key stakeholders. Opened free tax preparation center in community center within Boston public school. Performed technical problem solving with IT administrator. Provided low income residents access to Earned Income Tax Credit. Recruited and coordinated volunteers, participated in steering committee, facilitated group problem solving around strategic coalition building among key stakeholders.



Vermont Campus Compact

• Middlebury

• Service-Learning and AmeriCorps Programs Coordinator

  • Oct 1998 - Aug 2001

  Coordinated AmeriCorps*VISTA service-learning programs, developed student leadership network, designed, coordinated, and facilitated service leadership development training conference. Coordinated AmeriCorps*VISTA service-learning programs, developed student leadership network, designed, coordinated, and facilitated service leadership development training conference.