Experience

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate Director for Finance and Operations

  • Jun 2023 - Present

  • Oversee the daily operations of Finance and Operations at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in conjunction with leadership team. • Manage the effective and efficient use of the center's resources in conjunction with the Director and leadership team. • Provide current financial data, reports, and systems for use by area managers in their budget development, account management, income and expenditure monitoring, and reporting. • Administer major facilities projects for academic, public engagement, and accessibility and serve as liaison to other campus units regarding such. • Lead, in coordination with the Center’s Director, in strategizing, developing, and implementing Krannert Center’s budget, the allocation of which is set annually by the Provost. • Oversee financial planning with staff to identify and articulate short-term and long-term financial needs as well as unexpected finance-related challenges. • Oversee the activities of the Building Operations department, working closely with the Facility Manager to ensure excellence in service, maintenance, and equipment. Show less



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Coordinator, System Government Costing

  • Feb 2022 - May 2023

• Coordinator, System Government Costing

  • Nov 2018 - Nov 2022

  • Conducts audits of departments across campus, analyzing service activity rates and calculations for 3E funds for compliance with University policies and Federal regulations. • Provides training and guidance to departments on the proper calculation of service activity rates, and on retrieving information from University systems. • Collaborates with departments with courtesy and diplomacy to bring operations into compliance while maintain effective work relationships. • Analyzing departments’ operations and reconciling financial information including revenue, expenditures, fund balances, wages, equipment purchases, and depreciation.• Creating and customizing queries and reports in Access and Web Intelligence to extract financial information from the U of I Data Warehouse.• Assists in preparing the U of I’s Fringe Benefit study, Tuition Remission rate, HERD survey, and Facilities & Administration Rate study and subsequent proposals. Show less



Advanced Filtration Systems Inc.

• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Oct 2014 - Nov 2018

  • Responsible for preparing the US financial statements and other reports to summarize the company's financial position to management. • Manage AR invoicing and reconciliation while diligently communicating with customers to facilitate payment on past due balances. • Certified as an ISO 9001:2015 internal auditor, conducting internal audits to ensure conformance to ISO standards and company policies. • Compile data for cost reduction projects and slow moving inventory and present summary reports to upper management. • Continually observe existing internal controls around financial reporting, including journal entries and account reconciliations, and make recommendations for improvement. • Coordinate with external auditors for all financial audits and workers' compensation audits. • Complete various government surveys for manufacturing and Sales/Use tax. • Work with Quality Supervisor to monitor material rejections and to ensure all customer returns are reviewed for accuracy and processed. • Member of the safety committee and assist in implementing and reviewing the effectiveness of safety procedures in the manufacturing process. Show less



Sony Biotechnology Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Staff Accountant

  • May 2010 - Oct 2014

  • Simultaneously managed various responsibilities including AP, AR, company payroll and other projects that improved company performance. • Scheduled ACH and wire transfers upwards of $1,000,000 and reconciled AP/AR accounts in 5 different currencies to meet financial obligations. • Trained and supervised employees in AP and AR functions and provided feedback for continuous improvement. • Reviewed and approved expense reports from salesmen and service personnel to ensure accuracy and conformance to company policy. • Assisted the Accounting Manager in analyzing account variances, creating reports and performing other tasks to expedite month end closings. • Communicated with management, other departments, vendors, customers and other stakeholders to resolve issues and support day to day operations. • Aided in the implementation and transition of company payroll to ADP. • Reconciled customers’ aged receivables and regularly communicated with customers to facilitate AR payments. • Audited and investigated accounting and inventory problems in order to maintain the accuracy of financial information. • Contributed to overall company success by collaborating with other departments to process ERP software functions in areas of inventory, shipping/receiving, sales order and service contract entry. Show less



D'Amico Accounting Services

• Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area

• Tax Season Accountant

  • Dec 2009 - Apr 2010

  • Managed bookkeeping for local businesses by performing journal entries, bank reconciliations, depreciation schedules, and year end entries. • Arranged financial statements, profit loss analyses and balance sheets to properly reflect companies’ operations. • Administered payroll for five companies including submitting direct deposit files, child support payments and tax withholding payments. • Completed business tax forms for federal and state tax withholding, sales tax and unemployment tax in order in compliance with IRS requirements. • Prepared tax returns involving business income, trusts, capital gains and learned to do tax research to obtain maximum tax benefit. • Other responsibilities included responding to IRS letters, incorporating two companies, and communicating with the IL Department of Revenue and other agencies to resolve conflicting records. Show less