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Anna Benson

Altamonte Springs,FL

Summary

Seasoned Financial Management professional with 30 years accounting experience, 28 years in not-for-profit accounting. Proven expertise in accounting processes, systems oversight and compliance reporting. Knowledgeable about AP/AR, contract administration, budgeting and all other aspects of successful financial operations. Talented team builder and supervisor with expertise to develop and maintain consistent, accurate, and legal accounting structures.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager of Finance

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2022 - Current
  • Senior Administrator of Accounting & Grants Management
  • Complete monthly close process for final review by CFO
  • Supervise two staff including food program coordinator and government grant staff accountant
  • Manage $15+ million in grant funds
  • Prepare financial reports, including federal, state, local and non-government funding ($2.5m in federal funding)
  • Developed efficiencies and fiscal controls allowing for faster and more accurate reporting to funders
  • Assisted with the preparation of the agency's $20 million annual budget covering 36 sites in five counties and a thrift store
  • Prepare audit schedules for annual and A-133 schedule audits, including SEFA and Florida Single Audit Schedules
  • Process payroll for 450+ employees using ADP’s Workforce Now Product, ensuring that all payroll transactions are coded to the proper grants, locations and cost centers and responsible for payroll interface and general ledger account management and created custom reports to accommodate the varying report requirement for each grant
  • Implementation manager for the agency's payroll conversion (PlanSource to ADP), finance liaison for implementation of new member tracking software and new donor database software

Senior Administrator of Accounting & Grants Management

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2022

Accountant

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2007

Staff Accountant

Early Childhood Resources
04.1996 - 09.2000

Staff Accountant

Risk and Insurance Brokerage
07.1993 - 04.1996

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration

University of Central Florida
08.1993

Skills

  • Financial Report Writing
  • General Ledger Reconciliation
  • Account Reconciliation
  • Journal Entries
  • SharePoint
  • MS Suite
  • Intermediate Excel
  • Budgeting expertise
  • Financial audits
  • Internal controls
  • GAAP
  • Financial revenue
  • Project finance
  • Continuous improvement

Timeline

Manager of Finance

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2022 - Current

Senior Administrator of Accounting & Grants Management

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2022

Accountant

Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Florida, Inc.
01.2001 - 01.2007

Staff Accountant

Early Childhood Resources
04.1996 - 09.2000

Staff Accountant

Risk and Insurance Brokerage
07.1993 - 04.1996

Bachelor of Arts - Public Administration

University of Central Florida
Anna Benson