Experience

Michigan Department of Education

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • Jul 2018 - Present

  -Working as Assistant Director to Office of Financial Management-Development and implementation of the MDE budget-Develop and integrate the Way of Work (WoW) to the MDE daily operations and systems-Provide Technical Assistance to the offices within the MDE about the implementation of procedures and streamline the current systems to better serve the internal and external customers.

• • Jun 2016 - Present

  -Management of all of the Federal Title Grants received by the Michigan Department of Education-Maintaining of office spending plans to accommodate the changes and needs of the grants

• • Dec 2010 - Jun 2016

  • Detail review of internal controls, budgets and procedures of Local Education Agencies within the state of Michigan to improve the fiscal usage of federal funds. • Creating and maintaining of database to record the risk factors use to evaluate all of the Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the state, according to their fiscal and program monitor evaluations. This database is use to determine the school districts that will be visited in the following school year by all of the consultants and auditors of the Office of Field Services. • Provide LEA with easy to follow guidance and provide technical assistance with any issue that the school district may be facing. • Developed and continually modified audit program to effectively and efficiently monitor school districts and their use of Federal Grant Awards. • Managing, continually training and scheduling a team of four contract auditors within the State of Michigan to cover the all five regions of the Office of Field Services. • Detailed review of incoming fiscal monitor reports and compliance plan reports for accurate documentation and proper ‘follow-up” procedures for the school districts. • Monthly participation with others state offices to share relevant information about the school districts and to follow up on findings that are relevant to the federal programs.• Detail review of compliance reports to ensure the school districts are in compliance with any findings and to ensure proper follow up by the auditor at the indicated date in accordance with the schedule of findings on the initial fiscal monitor visit.• Work and developed detailed review process for three contracted external audit firms reviewing the school district that are considered at a higher risk and continually monitor the progress of these school districts. Show less



Target

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sales Floor and Flow A.M. Team Member

  • Nov 2011 - May 2016

  -Distribution of product to the store before store hours. -Customer service while working the sales floor. -experienced in hardlines, electronics, sales ad placement and produce. -Distribution of product to the store before store hours. -Customer service while working the sales floor. -experienced in hardlines, electronics, sales ad placement and produce.



State of Michigan

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jul 2006 - Dec 2011

  • Evaluate, create and update database for the purpose of recording State Education Taxes (SET) daily transactions.• Monthly reconciliation of multiple accounts totaling over a two billion dollars in revenue for the state of Michigan.• Management of assistant to provide the most accurate and up to date information to our local units in reference to the programs that we are over looking.• Provide local units with easy administrative interface- “one-stop-shopping” –for services and problem resolution• Detailed review of incoming Industrial Facilities Reports for accuracy and proper payments to state.• Processing of refunds for local units who had overpaid the Industrial Facilities Tax (IFT). • Creating and maintaining of database to record transactions of the SET, Coach Trailer Taxes and Real Estate Transfer Tax Show less

• • May 2000 - Jul 2006

  • Evaluate and audit internal control structures and overall financial condition of a variety of local units and prepare comments and recommendations.• Prepare financial statements, notes, opinions and various schedules for counties, cities, townships, transits and road commissions in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and generally accepted accounting and auditing standards.• Conducted reviews of weekly audit reports for all seven racetracks in Michigan.• Reconciled monthly bank statements and reconciled accounts against budget. • Assist local units with accounting issues including internal controls, statutory compliance and recordkeeping. Show less