Barbara Williams
Riverdale,GA
Summary
Accomplished Finance Director with a proven track record at the Center for the Visually Impaired, enhancing financial processes and compliance. Expert in leveraging advanced Excel and Hyperion for robust financial reporting and analysis. Demonstrated leadership in managing teams and improving audit results by over 80%, showcasing exceptional analytical and team management skills.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Director
Center for the Visually Impaired
01.2017 - Current
- Manage medical billing in close collaboration with outside agency
- Reconcile monthly credit card activity
- Responsible for daily accounting activities and ensuring posting in the general ledger
- Responsible for month-end closing process
- Manage accounts payables process
- Create invoices to request funds for reimbursement for grant expenses
- Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations and associated grant reporting
- Manages internal & external audits
- Prepares all journal entries and ensures accuracy in the general ledger
- Prepares financial reports
- Monitors financial performance for all grants and contracts
- Prepares form 990
- Performs cash management for grants
- Set up all new accounts in the general ledger
- Manage vendor relationships, security, tenant concerns, and safety
Controller
Partnership for Community Action, Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2017
- Maintained a documented system of accounting policies and procedures
- Managed the operations of the accounting department, including the design of an organizational structure adequate for achieving the department's goals and objectives
- Ensured that accounts payable were paid in a timely manner
- Ensured that accounts receivables collected promptly
- Managed that payroll was processed in a timely manner
- Conducted cost/benefit analyses
- Submitted budget recommendations for approval or rejections of funding
- Made forecasts for future budget needs
- Conducted research, analyze data and reviewed financial records and recommended funding levels or spending cuts
- Maintained a system of controls over accounting transactions
- Issued timely and completed financial statements
- Ensured that periodic bank reconciliations were completed
- Developed the organization annual budgets
- Calculated variances budgets and reported significant issues to management
- Provided financial analyses as needed, in particular for capital investments, pricing decisions, and contract negotiations
- Coordinated the provision of information to external auditors for annual audits
- Complied with local, state, and federal government reporting requirements
- Managed payroll data entry and processing for 350 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.
- Worked with 5 executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
- Oversaw accounts payable and receivable operations for Non Profit business with $ 1.5 k in monthly expenses.
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Premier Academy, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2009
- Responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivables, payroll, monthly & year-end close
- Responsible for budgets, audits, and financial statement preparation
- Reconciled all bank and general ledger accounts
- Managed W-2’s and 1099’s process
- Provided support to the Executive Director
Director of Accounting
The Art Institute of Atlanta
01.1999 - 01.2006
- Responsible for the supervision of receivables and daily cash receipts and deposits
- Managed developed, trained, and mentored staff on projects and assessed performance for year-end reviews
- Ensured all key controls, as defined under SOX, were identified, implemented and remedied as necessary to ensure compliance for the year
- Reviewed all journal entries and analyzed and reconciled general ledger accounts
- Worked with external auditors on the audit/review procedures as it related to SOX
- Assisted with the developing and planning of operating budgets
- Reconciled all bank statements to general ledger accounts
- Responsible for overseeing all financial activity including financial reporting and forecasting
- Performed testing activities for SOX and internal audit programs
- Provided support to corporate office for all phases of year-end closing and audits
- Effectively managed annual budgets in excess of $50 million that resulted in increased cost efficiency
- Executed Sales tax project generating over $1 million in revenue
Special Housing Accounting Manager
Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Managed all staff, projects, activities, and operations related to accounting and finance
- Ensured funding needed to maintain effective and efficient operations were properly acquired, allocated and managed
- Planned and managed the preparation of operating budgets and other forecasts
- Directed the preparation and completion of audits and other projects relating to program integrity
- Developed employee handbook and internal audit procedures that improved audit results by more than 80%
- Successfully developed and implemented financial reporting system that increased accounting efficiencies
Accountant – Independent Contractor
Medaphis Corporation
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Extensive general ledger and bank statement reconciliation
- Balance sheet analysis and financial statement preparation
Accounting Manager
Holyfield Management Corporation
01.1992 - 01.1994
- Developed, implemented, and managed financial reporting system designed to monitor all bank accounts, assets, liabilities, cash flow, historical and projected financial statements, and investment portfolios
- Served as liaison to external resources including auditors, attorneys and financial brokers
Accounting Supervisor
Trotter Smith & Jacobs
01.1988 - 01.1992
- Reconciled and analyzed all general ledger accounts and bank statements, prepared financial statements, fixed asset management, cash management and disbursement approval, and trust account management
- Assisted in other areas including payroll and billing
- Key manager in the installation of in-house billing, accounts payable, and general ledger system
Accounting Supervisor
Partnership for Community Action
01.1985 - 01.1988
- Supervised accounts payables and payroll
- Reconciled all general ledger accounts and bank statements
- Served as liaison to external auditors
Education
BBA - Accounting
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA06.1984
Skills
- QuickBooks
- Quickens
- SAGE 100
- Microsoft Office Products
- Advance Excel
- Outlook
- Word
- Access
- AS400
- Pivot Tables
- Abila/MIP
- Peachtree Accounting
- CMD
- ADP
- Paychex
Timeline
Finance Director
Center for the Visually Impaired
01.2017 - Current
Controller
Partnership for Community Action, Inc.
01.2009 - 01.2017
Full Charge Bookkeeper
Premier Academy, Inc.
01.2007 - 01.2009
Director of Accounting
The Art Institute of Atlanta
01.1999 - 01.2006
Special Housing Accounting Manager
Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta, Georgia
01.1996 - 01.1999
Accountant – Independent Contractor
Medaphis Corporation
01.1994 - 01.1996
Accounting Manager
Holyfield Management Corporation
01.1992 - 01.1994
Accounting Supervisor
Trotter Smith & Jacobs
01.1988 - 01.1992
Accounting Supervisor
Partnership for Community Action
01.1985 - 01.1988
BBA - Accounting
Valdosta State University
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