Experience

Cherokee Nation

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Director

  • Jun 2020 - Present

• Finance Accounting Manager

  • May 2018 - Present

  Oversee grant, indirect cost, EDTA and consumer loan accounting.

• Accounting Supervisor

  • May 2017 - May 2018


City of Boulder City
• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Accountant

  • Jan 2016 - May 2017
• Manager Community Services Oversight/Manager Accounting & Finance

  • Oct 2009 - Jan 2016

  Cherokee Nation uses Lawson Financial System. Manage and coordinate activities of workers engaged in calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain and record financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records. Produce funding reports, produce written correspondence to distribute and request information both internal and external, and provide requested information to assigned program and other appropriate personnel. Monitor budget activity for federal, state and tribally funded programs. Review and verify accuracy and compliance of information to regulations, as well as policies and procedures. Manage and review work of Community Service’s program budget analyst, evaluate subordinates for annual performance evaluation, and determine work priorities and responsibilities for subordinates. Work with auditors and agency personnel in the interpretation of cost, policy, reports and regulations. Prepare budgets for assigned programs. The Community Services group consists of 31 budgets totaling more than $109 million. The major programs are Roads, Water and Sanitation & Housing Rehab as well as budgeting and processing sub-grants to the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation and The Delaware Tribe Housing Program. Beginning in 2012, I compiled and completed the NAHASDA IHP and APR as well as participated in housing association meetings and the 2013/2014 NAHASDA Negotiated Rulemaking process. Show less

• Accounting Supervisor

  • Jan 2007 - Oct 2009

  Supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain and record financial data for use in maintaining accounting and statistical records. Produce funding reports, produce written correspondence to distribute and request information both internal and external, and provide requested information to assigned program and other appropriate personnel. Monitor budget activity for federal, state and tribally funded programs. Review and verify accuracy and compliance of information to regulations, as well as policies and procedures. Supervise and review work of accountants and accounting assistants, evaluate subordinates for annual performance evaluation, and determine work priorities and responsibilities for subordinates. Close the Special Revenue Department’s financial system monthly and process billing for all special revenue grants weekly. Produce cash request/reports as needed and monitor payments to ensure program cash flow. Work with auditors and agency personnel in the interpretation of cost, policy, reports and regulations. Assist in preparing budgets for assigned programs. Show less

• Accountant

  • Oct 2005 - Jan 2007

  Track revenue and expenses on grants, Federal and State financial reporting, have done monthly and yearly department financial closes and continue to help my supervisor with them when needed, weekly billing and revenue when my supervisor was gone, bi-weekly compensated absences entry, journal entries, grant closings, and handle audit inquiries on my grants. I was the accountant for Indian Health Services, Sequoyah High School, DOI Roads, Federal other and State grants. I also assisted other accountants with their grants such as HUD, DHHS, EHS as well as other grants from various agencies. I explained monthly flux analysis, go over bank reconciliations, work with and know the activities process, upload entries when needed, run reports for my programs when they need them, supply programs with unexpended balances and carryover, and work with my programs to work out any problems that may arise. I also analyzed revenue and expenditures on all of my grants to ensure the program knows how much they have to spend, that they do not spend more than they are budgeted, and that they budget funds that they are granted. Show less