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LAURIE SCHAEDIGER

LAURIE SCHAEDIGER

Hudson,FL

Summary

Adept at managing grants, budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Accountant II

Pasco County Bocc
New Port Richey, FL
10.2019 - Current
  • Grant Amendments and Modifications
  • Prepares and analyzes department budgets;
  • MPO Financial liaison for District 7 FDOT.
  • Conducts continuing analysis of the MPO's revenues, encumbrances, and expenditures in compliance with applicable laws, internal policies, and generally accepted accounting practices for Pasco County's financial system and to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. .
  • Attend professional trainings, seminars, meetings, workshops, and conferences.
  • Ensures that grant requirements for purchasing, reporting, and reimbursement requests, are met as dictated by the federal/state contractual agreement and Circulars directed by the granting agency.
  • Responsible for ensuring proper grant management is followed to ensure continuous operations for the MPO.
  • Provides financial forecasts to the department for projection of future grant needs as well as current spending trends. Ensures requirements such as 2 CFR §200.302, federal clauses, departments, revenue handling, allocations etc. are followed and accurate prior to requests for reimbursements from the agencies.
  • Responsible for coordination of auditor requests for programmatic information and submission of financial requests to ensure timely completion of the audit. Internal and external grant audits for the MPO.
  • Implementation of all new fiscal policies, procedures and processes for the MPO.
  • Responsible for evaluating policies and procedures for changes in adjusting Fiscal procedures accordingly to ensure efficiency.
  • Coordinates Fiscal direction to ensure consistency and County directives/policies/procedures are being followed for the MPO.
  • Responsible for development/implementation/coordination of the MPO annual budget schedule in order to meet the Office of Management & Budget deadlines.
  • Compile and review all major grant reimbursement requests as well as required grant reports to ensure accuracy and timely submission as required.
  • Reviews/approves all grant transactions for the MPO in the County financial system to ensure proper accounting rules are followed.
  • Manages daily financial and accounting operations of the Division related to accounts receivable, accounts payable, purchase orders, encumbered contracts, and analysis of payroll data.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.


Experience , Bookkeeper

Fivay High School
Hudson, FL
02.2017 - 10.2019
  • Assists with development and preparation of the school's district budget, including grants and other sources
  • Audits and supervises the budget on a consistent basis
  • Maintains and updates high volume internal accounts
  • Coordinates and processes purchases, including inputting all purchase requests
  • Tracking purchase orders, receipting and distributing materials to appropriate departments upon arrival, reconciling expenditures, and assisting staff with proper purchasing procedures
  • Provides backup for HR functions including new hire paperwork, workers’ compensation documentation and payroll functions including time entry and leaves ensuring payroll deadlines are met
  • Passionate about facilitating a positive and efficiently productive working environment
  • Organizes, prioritizes, manages and executes responsibilities within assigned timeframe
  • Communicates and Collaborates effectively with a variety of audiences, orally and in writing, including electronic media
  • Assists teachers and staff with financial activities to ensure all processes are carried out according to district procedures and policies
  • Maintains accurate bookkeeping records
  • Manage P-Card transactions, including collecting and scanning receipts, verifying coding, and ensuring compliance with district procedures
  • Accounting

Accounting Specialist

Wise Property Management
Lutz, FL
10.2011 - 01.2015
  • Executed oversight and investigations to identify and resolved discrepancies in monthly bank accounts while under tight deadlines
  • Collaborated extensively with auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes
  • Identified inefficiencies in operational processes, recommended and implemented necessary improvements
  • Managed and processed payroll for 12 associations
  • Estoppels
  • Prepared financials for 70 associations
  • Worked closely with the attorneys on collection matters
  • Accounts receivable for 70 associations
  • Handled all the ownership changes for 70 associations

Office Manager, Full Charge Bookkeeper

Cox Aluminum Inc
Hudson, FL
11.1999 - 02.2010
  • Maintained confidential information, such as pay rates, bonus targets and pay grades
  • Managed accounts receivables and collections
  • Managed inventory valued in excess of four hundred thousand weekly
  • Acted as a liaison between outside sales representatives and 60 accounts
  • Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Accounting

Saint Leo University St
San Antonio, FL
05.2019

Associates of Arts Degree -

Pasco Hernando Community College
New Port Richey, FL
05.2016

Certificate in Office System Technology - undefined

Pasco Hernando Community College
1996

Skills

  • Extravagance and Fraud Detection
  • Business Operations Analysis
  • Self-motivated professional
  • Management of Financial Resources
  • Grants Management
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Policy and Procedure Development
  • Financial Reports
  • Accounting Cycle
  • Grants Coordination
  • Accounting Procedures
  • Compliance Reporting

Certification

Lean 6 Sigma Yellow Belt

Timeline

Accountant II

Pasco County Bocc
10.2019 - Current

Experience , Bookkeeper

Fivay High School
02.2017 - 10.2019

Accounting Specialist

Wise Property Management
10.2011 - 01.2015

Office Manager, Full Charge Bookkeeper

Cox Aluminum Inc
11.1999 - 02.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration and Accounting

Saint Leo University St

Associates of Arts Degree -

Pasco Hernando Community College

Certificate in Office System Technology - undefined

Pasco Hernando Community College