Lesondra K.
Sr Manager of IT Financial Services at Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology- Claim this Profile
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Lean Technology Strategy: Moving Fast With Defined Constraints
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Experience
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Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Sr Manager of IT Financial Services
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Jun 2018 - Present
Leader and strategy manager of the Governor’s Office of Information Technology IT Financial Analyst team. Determine bandwidth and work assignments/projects for each member of the team. Analyze the financial resource requirements for deploying $200 million dollars worth of IT services annually across the State of Colorado. Inform both the Service Manager, Customer Service Director, and Executive Staff of over-expenditures or revenue shortfalls across the organization and strategize to reduce these risks. Provide the fiscal expertise to develop and defend the OIT position on all new funding vehicles before any and all oversight committees. Selected Contributions: -Created a new forecasting model to provide revenue to expenditure data for financial reporting and annual budget planning. -Trained a staff of 6 Senior IT Financial Analysts on a new billing methodology which ties back to rate analysis vs legislative allocation. -Acted as a lead technical point on the development of the IT financial management tool in ServiceHub. -Developed a monthly financial narrative for executive staff to provide clarity and insight into rate and billing inefficiencies. -Worked with the Voice Services and the Governor's Office staff to roll out a cost savings initiative to replace desk phones at State agencies with softphones.
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Farrell-Roeh Group
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Portfolio Manager
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Feb 2011 - May 2018
• Oversaw a $26 million real estate investment portfolio with responsibilities including budgeting, trend analysis, strategic planning, portfolio servicing, account reconciliation, and financial reporting • Supported operations through analysis of key performance indicators and trends • Reviewed financial statements and analyzed rent revenues, capital expenditures, costs, and expenses to boost short term returns and promote long term growth • Assessed internal and external environments in which the organization competed • Conveyed information to all key stakeholders in both written and verbal formats • Performed due diligence on assets held under management to determine fair value. Assisted accounting team with adherence to GAAP reporting standards • Supervised daily operations, reviewed work product, and completed staff annual performance reviews • Improved operational efficiencies to streamline due diligence, improve portfolio performance, and expedite financial reporting • Performed ad hoc reporting as required
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Credit Union of Colorado
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United States
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Financial Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Senior Teller
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Jul 2008 - Jan 2011
•Maintained the branch’s central cash vault •Managed Customer Service Representative staff •Work closely with tellers to ensure compliance with all internal control standards are followed by the established policies and procedures •Recorded all transactions promptly, accurately and in compliance with bank procedures •Reconciled branch settlement differences •Maintained the branch’s central cash vault •Managed Customer Service Representative staff •Work closely with tellers to ensure compliance with all internal control standards are followed by the established policies and procedures •Recorded all transactions promptly, accurately and in compliance with bank procedures •Reconciled branch settlement differences
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TCF Bank
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Supervisor
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Jun 2006 - Jul 2008
•Responsible for all branch cash ordering •Balanced currency, cash and checks in cash drawer daily •Identified referral opportunities for mortgages and other loan options •Assisted the Operations Manager in compliance training •Acted as the fraud liaison to the Lakewood branch •Responsible for all branch cash ordering •Balanced currency, cash and checks in cash drawer daily •Identified referral opportunities for mortgages and other loan options •Assisted the Operations Manager in compliance training •Acted as the fraud liaison to the Lakewood branch
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Education
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Colorado State University
Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Accounting and Business/Management -
University of Colorado at Boulder
Bachelor's of Science, Business Administration and Management, General