Experience

National Philanthropic Trust

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jul 2015 - Present

  National Philanthropic Trust, Jenkintown, PA 2015 to PresentPublic charity offering donor and institutional investment avenues for global grant making; AUM value approximately $3 billion.Senior Accountant Work closely with Controller in: general ledger accounting processes and procedures, including production of monthly budget variance and consolidated financial statement reporting, annual budgeting and analysis; trial balance account reconciliation and month end close; accounts payable and expense reporting oversight and review; employee paid time off tracking and maintenance; intercompany salary and overhead allocation, invoicing, and funding; train and support accounting and finance staff.• Improved accounting processes and procedures, including accounts payable and expense tracking, fixed assets, intercompany and other receivable accounts.• Member of HRIS committee to choose and implement new human resource information system that will better enable the analysis of productivity company wide and align corporate structure with its goals, along with enhanced performance tracking and review.• Involved in analyzing potential investment software provider and its product, including strategic planning in implementing and documenting new efficiencies and coordinating with the existing accounting software, Abila, a Sage product.



John Templeton Foundation

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2014

  Involved in production of interim and annual financial statements, annual budgeting and quarterly variance reporting; reconciled trial balance accounts; processed necessary cash and accrual journal entries.• Actively participated in implementing new accounting system, including new general ledger coding, financial and budget variance reporting development.• Prepared financial statements and budget variance reports using BizNet, an Excel software add-on that updated directly from the accounting software, Sage X3.• Assisted implementation of Sage Active Planner budgeting tool and participated in training and user support for departments throughout the organization. • Maintained fixed asset management and tracking.• Acted as accounting liaison and support for Templeton Press.

• Publishing Accounting Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Jul 2013

  Templeton Press, a non-profit subsidiary of John Templeton Foundation, valued at approximately $8 million. Responsible for fully supporting Templeton Press, and its accounting functions. Responsible for preparing financial statements and budget variance reporting and analysis. Proven track record of developing and instituting company policies and procedures, including write off and reserve policies.• Internally audited, revamped, and documented royalty contract and administration process. • Maintained royalty advance balances and payment processing.• Developed, implemented, and documented royalty advance write off, accounts receivable reserve, inventory reserve, and write off policies.• Analyzed and processed inventory activity trends, including sales, returns, receipts, compensatory units and warehouse transfers.• Tracked and monitored eBook sales, foreign rights, translations, and permissions contracts and payments.• Managed and evaluated the flow of inventory related to work in process, finished goods, cost of goods sold, and inventory values.• Reviewed and monitored publishing production estimates and breakeven analysis.• Documented policies and procedures manual.• Coordinated with auditors during annual audit.



Toll Brothers

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Division Accountant

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Responsible for divisional interim and quarterly closing processes; performed trial balance reconciliations; maintained work in process analysis; prepared variance reporting and performance comparison analysis; advised in operational analysis over vendor contracting; reviewed invoice approval, coding, and budget analysis. Responsible for divisional interim and quarterly closing processes; performed trial balance reconciliations; maintained work in process analysis; prepared variance reporting and performance comparison analysis; advised in operational analysis over vendor contracting; reviewed invoice approval, coding, and budget analysis.



Homesource Recovery Systems, Inc.

• Small Business Owner

  • Jul 2001 - Aug 2007

  Partnered in a small business venture involving the acquisition of commercial and residential distressed property. Primary duties included securing mortgage funding; coordinated settlements for the purchase and sale of properties; assisted in property management and lease agreements; managed contractors including estimates and property improvements; handled general tenant relations. Partnered in a small business venture involving the acquisition of commercial and residential distressed property. Primary duties included securing mortgage funding; coordinated settlements for the purchase and sale of properties; assisted in property management and lease agreements; managed contractors including estimates and property improvements; handled general tenant relations.



Connelly Foundation

• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Jul 1996 - May 2001

  Assisted in producing quarterly financial statements; maintained investment portfolio tracking and reconciliation; monitored grant payout analysis; reconciled accrual and cash basis accounting methods for 990PF tax return preparation; processed grant and administrative accounts payable. Assisted in producing quarterly financial statements; maintained investment portfolio tracking and reconciliation; monitored grant payout analysis; reconciled accrual and cash basis accounting methods for 990PF tax return preparation; processed grant and administrative accounts payable.