Experience

The Varnett Public School

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business & Finance Analyst

  • Nov 2014 - Present

  Serve as point of contact for finance, accounting, and business-related functions across four campuses. Develop processes, and procedures for activities related to invoicing, procurement, monthly and yearly reporting, payroll processing, and cashflow management. • Perform high-volume monthly reconciliations on multiple corporate credit cards, travel arrangement fees, and all activity accounts. • Analyze annual expenditures and forecast spending for next fiscal year; prepare investment reports and yearly budget recommendations for CFO approval. • Manage vendor relationships and closely analyze invoicing to safeguard accuracy in expense coding; evaluate costs and performance and re-negotiate contracts to control cost. • Prepare organization for auditing; create internal controls to ensure that management has accurate, and timely information.



St. Mary Community Action Agency

• United States
• Truck Transportation

• Staff Accountant

  • Aug 2007 - Nov 2014

  Operating as the Staff Accountant with heavy AP duties, assisted with the operation of the agency’s finance department. Processed all accounts payable and payroll, reconciled bank statements, and ensured payment of all expenses. • Maintained a $7.5 million annual budget and streamlined spending of $200K. • Posted all activity to the general ledger and monitored trial balance to quickly prepare financial status reports. • Prepare weekly in-house financial reports and monitor program funds, vendor invoices, purchase orders, and other transactions. • Created financial status reports, and issue end of year’s 1099 forms.



Norton Rose Fulbright

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Assistant

  • Jan 2000 - Jul 2007

  Managed all transactions in the Trust Account and Petty Cash Fund for the Houston, Dallas, Austin, London accounts. Reconciled bank statements for operating and trust accounts, as well as, foreign accounts; maintained 100% accuracy for entire tenure. • Organized weekly cash report, wire transfers, daily cash summary and journalized accounts payable and accounts receivable. • Reimbursed and balanced the Commission for Houston Patent and Trademark Account. • Verified Tax reporting information, maintained attorney and mileage reimbursements, responded to Audit Requests, and reviewed W-8 and W-9 forms