Michelle Taylor
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LinkedInMar, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Texas Municipal League
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United States
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Accountant
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Sep 2018 - Present
• Receives daily checks from mailroom; separates contributions from sundries; codes sundry payments; distributes check copies to appropriate departments. • Processes subrogation receivables; reconciles recoveries; prepares deposits for claims checks; processes credit card transactions. • Acts as the backup for positive pay rejects, stop payments and ach/wire notices. • Updates monthly depreciation and annual fixed assets roll-forward schedules. • Reconciles monthly capital outlay accounts. • Reconciles fixed inventory assets. • Reconciles monthly subrogation activity and distributes the monthly subrogation report to the Subrogation Department. • Prepares month-end journal entries for the accrual of building and administrative fees expenses, all recoveries, and to record inter-fund reinsurance contributions. • Manages the outstanding check research, escheatment process, and collection of Pool’s unclaimed property (from State’s escheatment list). Show less
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City of Hutto
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United States
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Budget Officer
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Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
• Performs monthly review of revenue accounts as well as department expenditure budgets. • Prepares budget amendments/transfers into GL system InCode. • Prepares annual payroll budget as well as in CIP projects and CAPR. • Maintained and monitored employees information by using excel spreadsheet to keep track on all changes. • Develops annual budget calendar; ensures compliance with all key dates, legal and publication requirements. • Performs monthly review of revenue accounts and departmental expenditure budgets. • Assists departments with budget variances as well as prepare yearly revenue and expenditure estimates and long term forecasts. • Assists in the preparation and compilation of the annual budget as well as preparing quarterly reports for management. • Assists in the summary and maintenance of capital project expenditures as well as assists in the preparation and compilation of a five-year capital budget. • Performs monthly budget reconciliations and assist departments in budget control Show less
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Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Accounting Officer Senior
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Jul 2016 - Jan 2018
• Develop and maintain the financial processes and reporting obligations for facilities construction projects as well as establish capital bonding account structures in state and MNSCU accounting systems. • Instruct colleges/universities how to set up accounts in ISRS for distribution of funding enterprise project management system as well as create new accounts in SWIFT for capital funds converted to HEAPR. • Process adjustments in SWIFT as necessary to redistribute HEAPR funds as well as allot and transfer HEAPR funds in SWIFT. • Prepare and maintain required management reports on the financial status of the capital bonding program and other major projects funded by other sources. Also, develop, prepare, and analyze financial reports to management, Board of Trustees, Minnesota Management and Budget and other stakeholders. • Analyze capital projects for cancellation and fund conversion candidates and alert colleges/universities of any issues before preparing the required Capital Project cancellation Reports to be submitted to MMB. • Ensure that workflows include proper interface with ISRS, which financial processes are in accordance with MNSCU policies, and procedures as well as coordinate work with campus project managers and campus accounting staff to ensure an accurate representation of the financial condition of the project execution. • Review chargeback accounts to ensure that campus assessments are processed and receipted in a timely manner and expenses are with the budget guidelines. As well, as create facility units budget, monitor identify and recommend resolution, calculate and request invoices to campus from EPMS system. • Monitor college and universities project financial activity, identify issues and recommend resolutions for appropriate expenditures of GO and HEAPR bond funds, progress of spending within funding, reconciliation between enterprise project management system and ISRS/SWIFT to ensure vendors are paid appropriately and promptly. Show less
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
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United States
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Government Administration
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400 - 500 Employee
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Accounting Technician
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Oct 2015 - Jul 2016
• Reconciled clearing and bank accounts; monitored and reported account balances on a monthly basis, addressed reconciled items within the month to ensure complete reconciliations. Researched problem items and determine the appropriate action on how to resolve the issues. • Processed incoming checks and cash by entering the information into WIRES as well as using excel spreadsheet to log and audit incoming documents. • Processed receipts, corrections, invoice adjustments, refunds, expenditure reimbursements, credits and rebills in WIRES for various business units. • Reviewed corrections and adjustments for accuracy and completeness and communicate with business unit staff to clear any concerns. • Responsible for running system interface processes, transmission, cash inbound, dunning and MCE interface. Show less
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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
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United States
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Government Administration
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300 - 400 Employee
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Accounting Officer
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Jan 2014 - Oct 2015
• Managed and created quarterly and monthly budget reports (MFR) for projects use to pay salaries for employees and services for clients. • Entered purchase orders (Certified in Local Purchasing Authority $10,000.00) for services that are provided by vendors and any purchase that is needed for the agency. • Prepared and executed agreements for annual plan and work order agreements for P/T Services as well as edited amendments to contracts when necessary. • Maintained spending reports that involved information on expenditures and future expenditures for the monthly budget. • Responsible for manipulating SWIFT data into a pivot table and transferring that information into an excel spreadsheet. Show less
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Minnesota Department of Human Services
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Account Clerk
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Sep 2012 - Dec 2013
• Audit Enterprise, MA Liens, Central Mail, Fleet Services, as well as State of MN Fulfillment Services to ensure for accuracy and completeness. • Reviewed business expense forms that were submitted by employees and entered business expense forms in SEMA4 in a timely manner. • Resolved issues dealing with lost payments or address or services change for vendors. • Responsible for coding invoices to ensure the proper information is entered correctly into SWIFT as well as processed refunds to vendors. Show less
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CRC Marketing Solutions
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Office Adminstrator
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2006 - 2011
• Maximized corporate information storage and retrieval systems by reorganizing and maintaining all major company files and contracts. • Organized executive and client meetings/luncheon (in-house and offsite) as well as planning all other activities. • Maintained and coordinated calendar, set appointments, screened telephone calls, and sorted mail. • Communicated directly with all clients by writing routine correspondence/memos and responding to telephone requests. • Monitored and maintained corporate website with company internal information for employees. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2017
Capella University
Master's degree, Public Administration -
2011 - 2013
Metropolitan State University
Bachelor's degree -
2003 - 2006
Inver Hills Community College
Associate's degree, Criminal Justice and Corrections
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