Experience

Dripping Springs ISD
• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Director of Finance

  • Aug 2022 - Present


Responsive Education Solutions

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Accounting Systems/Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Dec 2018 - Aug 2022

  -Lead the financial planning & analysis process for $255M annual budget across 80+ campuses and 2,581 FTE’s nationally; work with senior management to prepare financial and strategic plans needed to make major operational, financial, and strategic decisions-Oversee Skyward ERP to provide an integrated and continuously updated view of core business processes; ensure the reliable performance of the ERP system; troubleshoot and resolve all ERP related hardware, software, or user access or other problems; monitor system performance & usage to maintain security and reliability-Provide technical support for all software applications used by the Finance Department and support all financial systems attached to the core accounting functions – General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and Purchasing & Credit Cards; support accounting month-end close system process including researching data discrepancies with functional managers -Support multiple bond issuances by working with Executive leadership to model its historical and projected revenues, changes in net assets, and historical and projected enrollment; raised $149M for existing and new facilities expansion in 2021-Lead a team of 2 financial planning & analysis FTE’s that collaborate with campus, department, and executive leadership Show less

• Accounting Systems Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Dec 2018

  -Implement and manage best practices and internal controls for financial systems and ensure that those practices are used throughout the organization-Research and implement legislative and statutory record-keeping requirements and ensure that the financial management and human resources software are updated to meet local, state, and federal reporting requirements-Develop information and interactive financial reports solutions and dashboards for functional managers and executive leadership; create, manage, and automate reporting solutions using Skyward, SQL, Tableau, and other reporting applications Show less

• Regional Director of Academics and Operations

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2013

  Oversaw and implemented district expansion and operations improvement for 10 drop-out recovery high schools, one college-prep elementary, and a PK-1 autism elementary program while achieving an overall 85% district state assessment pass rateExecuted eight successful school expansion and relocation projects regionally across Central, South, and East Texas which involved acquiring quality, low-cost, real estate, overseeing contractors to ensure compliance with local building-code regulations while integrating improvements into a school-year timeline Show less