Diana Yazigi
Bettendorf,IA
Summary
Total Thirty-four (34) years of experience in Business Management and Finances. Business Manager and Financial Manager for 34 Years Supervised employees in different departments. Customer experience through different foreign business communities. Served on and was involved with the Board of Directors, chaired by the US Ambassadors. When the school was closed on November 6, 2008, I have been the DCS Closure Manager and I reported to different committees headed by the US Embassy Chief of Mission and the DCS Finance Committee Chairperson appointed by the US Embassy. These committees consisted of the Transition Team, the Emergency Committee, and the DCS Board of Directors. The extraordinary circumstances of this situation have enables the ability to maintain professionalism under extreme pressure. In April 2010, I have been the key person who was responsible for the reopening and the setup of the school. Also I have been the main contact for all Businesses between the DCS Administration and the local Ministry of Education. Wide range of experience between Budgeting, Cost Controller which included but not limited to Audits, Budgets and accounting activities. Experienced Business Manager skillful in monitoring and managing daily business operations with focus on continuous improvement. Transforms underperforming operations into successful enterprises using resourcefulness and high-level business acumen. Decisive and analytical with a 30-year history of successful performance. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Manager, Executive Committee Member
Damascus Community School
01.2012 - Current
- Managed and controlled all financial aspects of school remotely after forced closure in Jan 2012
- Worked closely with US department of State, Office of Overseas schools, in regards to all assets of school
- Remotely supervised and directed on site staff
- Managed all assets
- Worked closely with Attorneys and accountants
- Directed executive committee to what needs to be done.
- Assisted with hiring process and training of new employees
- Drafted reports and documents to improve correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping
- Anticipated financial impact from operational issues and worked with leadership to develop solutions
- Managed and organized internal communication to hold staff accountable to priorities
Business Manager
Contemporary Obstetrics, s Care Center, IRS
05.2014 - 01.2021
- Design and implement office policies
- Maintain general accounting records, including fixed assets records
- Prepare and maintained annual budget, balance sheet and P&L statements
- Supervise business’ cash funds, bank deposits, investments and loans
- Payroll
- Federal and State taxes filing
- Yearly, filing
- Handle contacts and meet demands of tax authorities
- Approve all purchases as per company’s policy and procedures
- Negotiate prices and terms of major purchases and contracted services
- Monitor and supervise Accounts Receivable
- Coordinate and monitor insurance policies and renewals
- Handle all correspondences related to financial and business office issues
- Develop and administer annual budgets
- Manage all inventories
- Provide information and work with annual audits
- Periodic and monthly reports to Providers.
Financial Manager
First Congregational Church of Moline
12.2013 - 05.2014
- Responsible for all financial affairs of church on day to day basis
- Managed receipts of funds, disbursement of funds, and maintenance of financial records
- HR including Payroll
- Federal and State taxes filing
- Tracking and reporting income and expenses
- Managed all Pledges
- Managed all church funds
- Bank reconciliations and account analysis
- Organizing and managing annual audit process
- Financial planning
- Anticipating and taking action regarding financial impact of decisions
- Ensuring budgets are based on valid assumptions
- Ensured policies are developed and followed
- Worked closely with Budgeting Committee and Board of Trustees
- Attended Board of Trustees meetings.
Business Manager and Chief Finance Officer
Damascus Community School
04.1992 - 01.2012
- Organize and supervise school’s non-academic administrative activities
- Been elected as DCS Closure Manager/ Transition team and served on both Emergency Committee and Board of Directors
- Member of School Board of Directors
- Member of School Finance Committee
- Financial planning
- Budgeting
- Extensively worked with Audits
- Main contact for any law issues, worked closely with school lawyer for all issues including preparation of school Litigation Risk Report during school closure
- I supervise and evaluate personnel in business office
- Supervise operational department consisting of 59 employees
- Coordinate employment, placement and dismissal activities, including recruitment and interviews of non-teaching personnel and assistance in making decisions regarding their employment
- Supervise and maintenance of all general accounting records including mandatory official books; fixed assets records, preparation of annual Balance Sheet and Statement of Receipts and Expenditures and Budget
- Supervise establishment of adequate systems of accounting and control school’s resources, including budgetary control
- Supervise school’s cash fund, bank deposits, investments, loans and preparation of checks
- Supervise all payments and sign checks within limits imposed by Board policy
- Supervise payrolls for accuracy and letters to Bank authorizing credits in employee’s accounts relating to salaries and advances
- Approve all purchasing, making sure that school’s purchasing policy/procedure is followed
- Examine supplies’ bids and make independent tests by direct contact with other suppliers
- Assist in negotiating prices and terms on major purchases and contracted services
- Monitor accounts receivable to ensure all receipts are promptly deposited
- Ensure that all donations received by school are properly controlled
- Establish prices to be charged for DCS photocopying, apparel, etc…
- Monitor insurance renewals and maintain contact with insurance companies
- Maintain correspondence with banks, finance companies, brokers and creditors
- Ensure that all business documents, financial and property accounts and records are adequately protected and cared for
- Handle correspondence relative to financial and business office issues
- Make travel arrangements for personnel and official business and for personnel and students on sports trips
- Provide necessary reports to Director, Finance Committee, Board of Directors, and DCS constituencies
- Develop and administer, in conjunction with Director, Annual School Budget
- Provide information to auditors relative to annual audit
- Remain knowledgeable of all appropriate laws relating to this job
- Handle contacts with and meet demands of Tax Authorities
- Supervise all matters related to establishing stay of foreign teachers in on legal basis, including drawing up of contracts and meeting requirements of Labor, Justice, and Foreign departments
- Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with all DCS constituencies
- Performance Evaluation Reports include:
- Work knowledge and skills: Exceptionally high and above criteria
- Cooperation: Exceptionally Cooperative and gets along with others
- Dependability: Highly independent, attends to detail
- Adaptability: Highly flexible adjusts quickly
- Initiative: Highly positive, shows initiative
- Organization and Work Production: Highly organized and enhances job
- Attendance and Punctuality: Extremely dependable and good habits, on time.
Administrative support
Shell Petroleum Company
08.2009 - 02.2010
- Contracted by Shell Petroleum Company to help set up of their Dutch Shell Schools for school year 2009/2010, which included two main schools, “Villa Yalla” and “Villa Noor”
- scope of work included but was not limited to being responsible for complete process of Admissions and Enrollment of both schools
- Responsible of setting up and administering accurate records of official documents which were related to School administration, curriculum, teachers and their work approvals and all governmental licenses
- Responsible for all communications between school and Ministry of Education.
Cost Controller and Accounting Assistant
Elf Aquitaine Syrie
06.1989 - 04.1992
- Using multiple systems and software at that time for all accounting needs including but not limited to financial data entry and statement production; IBM 36 , Lotus 1-2-3, Excel and Paradox
- Transaction and data entry in all data systems
- AP and AR controller, presenting financial statements to Head Office, in accordance with classifications required by contract between EAS and SPC
- Additional duties included analysis and reconciliation of expenditures presented to SPC with General and Cost Accounting of company
- Monitoring treasury movements of CBS in dual currencies
- Promoted to Administration Department as Cost Controller, after one year working as accounting assistant
- In charge of all expenses relating to administration and preparing accounting entries of invoices
- In charge of payroll, and preparing statements of taxation for local employees and expatriates
- One year later, became Cost Controller of Exploration Department, also keeping track of all expenses related to exploration and giving reports of expenditures according to budget.
Education
QuickBooks- Certified -
QuickBooks
2015
SHRM -
SHRM
1997
Business Management
Boston College
Boston, Massachusetts1996
Financial Accounting
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts1995
BA - English Literature, Financial Management
Training Center for International School Leadership
1986
Skills
- Balanced Work Ethic
- Executive Management
- Departmental Coordination
- Operational Analysis
- Team Goals
- Administrative Operations
- Revenue Growth
- Critical Thinking
- Employee Consultation
- Adaptable and Flexible
- Training Employees
- System Improvements
- Internal Control Systems
- Organizational Leadership
- Time Management
- Attention to Quality
- Strategic Planning
- Approachable and Outgoing
- Conflict Mediation
- Policy Interpretation
Timeline
Business Manager
Contemporary Obstetrics, s Care Center, IRS
05.2014 - 01.2021
Financial Manager
First Congregational Church of Moline
12.2013 - 05.2014
Business Manager, Executive Committee Member
Damascus Community School
01.2012 - Current
Administrative support
Shell Petroleum Company
08.2009 - 02.2010
Business Manager and Chief Finance Officer
Damascus Community School
04.1992 - 01.2012
Cost Controller and Accounting Assistant
Elf Aquitaine Syrie
06.1989 - 04.1992
QuickBooks- Certified -
QuickBooks
SHRM -
SHRM
Business Management
Boston College
Financial Accounting
Boston University
BA - English Literature, Financial Management
Training Center for International School Leadership
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