Deborah J Farver

Oversee a staff of six lifting them up as a team to complete accurate, efficient and compliant financial reporting. Work extensively on improving culture, customer service and collaboration with others in the district. Providing a focus on improved processes for overall better results and efficiency.

• Guide Business Office in development of Core Focus, Core Values, and strategic plan, guarantee adherence and achievement of all
• Lead daily meetings with team to prioritize tasks and ensure ongoing success
• Promote collaboration between the business office and others in the district while identifying areas for improvement, recommend new processes, develop and deliver training
• Maintain internal controls, ensure proper accounting according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
• Recruit, hire, train, coach and discipline business office staff
• Manage money between accounts to maximize interest, while funding debt payments, payroll, and accounts payable
• Perform interest calculations by fund and journal
• Handle activity and agency fund tracking as well as building donations, report out to schools and field ongoing questions
• Regulate Arbiter Pay funding and payments
• Identify, compute, and journal year-end entries for Food Service and Before and After School Program
• Calculate and maximize federal and state categorical as well as local project balances
• Perform and oversee month end closing steps including journal entries and receivable imports
• Govern fixed asset management and calculate construction in progress, retainage accruals as well as depreciation
• Compute and journal year-end payroll accruals, compensated balances by fund and coordinate district’s OPEB evaluation
• Calculate Open Enrollment, Concurrent, Special Education Tuition-In and ELL billings
• Collaborate on Senior Collections, formalize ongoing collection efforts, work with 3rd party collection firm and field escalated collection calls or visits from parents
• Responsible for the creation, implementation and communication of Building budget Carryover
• Guide and educate school building administration on line-item budget creation, populate revenue budgets and compile with department and personnel budgeting in EFinance+
• Clear errors for Certified Annual Report and submit
• Complete both the Special Education Supplement and Transportation Report
• Audit Preparation and Communication with the Audit Personnel
• Approve requisitions and budget account review
• Figure and submit Motor Vehicle Fuel Tax Refund Claims
• Oversee Non Public Transportation Claim and payments
• Coordinate and oversee Workman Compensation Audit
• Determine gambling license need by school, make application and report revenue
• Report Unclaimed Property to the states
• Complete and submit Grants Claims
• Oversee Camp and Clinic Payments
• EFinance, Amazon, LaserFiche – account and user management
• Implementation of district wide Credit Card fees
• Implement Integrated Payables
• Define and negotiate LaserFiche Scanning Project

Oversaw day to day operations of local Information Technology(IT) and Leadership training franchise. Million plus yearly revenue, up to 25 full-time employees and longest standing IT training company in Iowa, training tens of thousands of students from companies of all sizes and industries in central Iowa as well as displaced workers, career changers and incarcerated women. I took the company from 1 million in debt to turning a profit and debt free.

• Created budgets, perform daily accounting activities, payroll and commission calculations, bank reconciliations, monthly and yearly financial reporting, monitoring overall financial health and monthly reporting to franchisor.
• Identified and tracked operational issues, collaboratively discussing, evaluating and implementing solutions and processes.
• Recruited, hired, trained, inspired and developed new employees.
• Set performance metrics, communicated expectations, supervised and evaluated employee performance, recognized achievements and took corrective action when necessary.
• Engaged with staff, empowering individuals to take initiative, to be creative and to collaborate positively.
• Shaped new and innovative customer solutions, oversaw large training projects and worked closely with sales team to attract and retain clients.
• Developed new sales and marketing strategies and set goals for growth.
• Designed and carried out student recruitment events for large plant closures across central Iowa. Developing programs for those affected, oversaw the training rollout, helped with resume writing, interviewing preparation and job placement.
• Worked on several small grants, writing of, program development and delivery and metrics reporting for training incarcerated women at Mitchellville Women's Correctional Facility.
• Scheduled, assessed and guaranteed the delivery of quality training to clients.
• Established relationships with industry partners to support strategic business objectives.
• Oversaw new technology rollouts.
• Negotiated training center leases, designed space, hired contractors for build-outs and maintenance of centers.

Manage several short-term rental investment properties in Des Moines area during nights and weekends, satisfying desire to design, decorate and refurbish properties.

• Design, budget, renovation oversight and staging of homes.
• Use of Home Designer CAD software for home design.
• Inspect, contract repairs and general maintenance.
• Hire, train and supervise weekly cleaning crew.
• Handle all incoming rental requests and communications.
• Record and maintain financial records.

Managed the Authorized Training Center for State of the Art's MAS 90 products in Midwest.

• Provided Certified group instruction, handled marketing, class scheduling and registration for five-state region.
• Responsible for monthly reporting to State of the Art in Irvine, California.

Started as a financial auditor but utilized combination of licensed accountant and IT skills to open up new lines of business with Deloitte in offering implementation, support and training for large scale accounting software packages.

• Audit Services - Extensive financial analysis, preparation of audit reports and financial statements, supervision, evaluation and training of engagement teams of 2 to 4 people, consulted with clients on improving operations and controls.
• Business Systems Consulting - Assessed processing needs and requirements, analyzed accounting software packages, assisted with proposal writing, performed software demonstrations, assisted with software implementation and setup, trained end-users, designed reports on report writers and /or database tools.