Director, Finance Operations Resume Example

• Team leader of 3 professionals whose goal was to be the liaison between the programs and the central office. The focus was preliminary financial, however, we assisted in HR, Legal and Technology concerns as well.
• Led the budget process from kickoff, preparation, review process to presentation to our board.
• Created clear and precise financial reports for program leaders and management to assist in making sound business decisions. Reports ranging from cash flow to restricted and reserves funding. These new reports are examples of what I created to assist managers with decision making toward there programs.

• Overhauled the the operating and capital budget process by implementing a more formal structured process which aligned with the mission of the organization . With 463 local Chapters, 22 state offices and 44 Audubon Centers across the country, My role was to lead the entire process from the initial kick off to the creation of consolidating reporting package which led to our presentation for approval from our the National board.
• Once the budget was approved, turned focus to assisting with year end process to ensure programs achieved there forecast for the current fiscal year.
• After year end was complete, prepared the first of two required forecasts that Audubon requires in each fiscal year.
• I led the process of transforming our excel based budget process to an automated seamless solution known as ABM (The Advanced Budget Module) which integrated with our financial edge accounting package. This enhanced our ability to track, consolidate and report our budgets and forecasts.

• Promoted to Audubon's first Budget Directors position.
• Oversaw the capital and budget process
• Led the conversion of Audubon's annual budget to a monthly budget tracking schedule which led to better cash management for the individual program and the organization as a whole

• As Business Manager of Audubon magazine, my role was to manage all financial aspect of the publication and membership program. The magazine and membership budget represented 1/3 of Audubon's total operating budget.
• In FY00, in working with the publisher, the forecast for ad sales was weak. We took evasive measures, to reduce costs from manufacturing to staffing which offset the shortfall in ad sales.

• Jobson Medical Information, LLC operates as a healthcare publishing and communications company.
• It produces a range of publications, educational programs and materials, live events, symposium and Web sites that reach, teach, and influence healthcare professionals every month. I was responsible for the entire budget process, for each product. When I joined Jobson, the budget was 30 million, when I left it was 60 million. Through acquisitions and start ups, the company grew rapidly in the almost 5 years of my tenure.

Promoted to financial analyst in which I worked with the operations manager to prepare the company's annual budget

• Join Audubon as a billing coordinator for the Optical division. Quick learner and implementor of satisfying changes to processing; prompted the by first promotion with Jobson, just 10 months into my tenure.

• While working in a bond counsel law firm on wall street. I initially was the backup to each segment of the department ranging from accounts payable and receivables, cash management and payroll;eventually the lead to accounts receivables, cash management as well as the system administrator to there IBM main frame solution.