Heather A. Edwards
Myrtle Beach,SC
Summary
Passionate nonprofit Finance professional who excels at providing exceptional time management, organizational and interpersonal traits to support various missions. Skilled in data analysis, monitoring accounts, and process improvement. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Competent at multitasking and working cross-functionally in remote settings.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Manager
National Network Of Abortion Funds
07.2024 - Current
- Managed the creation of an Accounts Payable process in Intacct creating approval flows and hosting trainings for staff to ensure efficiency, addressing bottlenecks to ensure timely payments
- Maintained ownership of the credit card system; reconciliation, troubleshooting, coding and receipt substantiation and final approval
- Instructed and guided the team on the critical elements of W9 forms to support accurate 1099 reporting and simplify preparation.
Senior Finance Coordinator
Community Solutions International, Inc
09.2022 - 07.2024
- Co-facilitated managing budgets for multiple programs, tracking spending, and provide financial documents for reporting
- Establish analytics on travel and expense spend KPIs through pivot tables to increase visibility to department supervisors to evaluate travel efficiency
- Implement travel and expense policy executing equitable processes for employees, getting focus group feedback, and reporting analysis aiding in accountability of donor dollars
- Supervise Finance Consultant providing training on AP and AR processes, ensuring timely and accurate work, as well as fostering collaboration on process improvement
Finance Coordinator
Community Solutions International, Inc
05.2021 - 09.2022
- Reviewed and approved company credit cards for coding accuracy, receipt compliance, and reconciliation
- Created reconciliation system between Salesforce and bank accounts for over 600 grants and donations received annually to guarantee accurate reporting
- Maintained organized files to help support audit and 990 preparation of up to 4 entities
- Worked cross-departmentally with Strategic Partnerships to develop Funds Due report and process flow chart that clarified outstanding funds and division of responsibilities
Accounting Coordinator
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
12.2018 - 05.2021
- Oversaw both accounts payable and accounts receivable functions
- Improved accounts payable process by transitioning over 20 recurring vendors to electronic payment methods
- Maximized communication skills while working from home by creating over 5 new electronic management databases for Finance
Bookkeeper
Splyse Inc
07.2018 - 12.2018
- Managed all incoming and outgoing financial transactions
- Improved reporting and record keeping by 80%, restructuring the chart of accounts and establish a month end close process
- Prepared a projected budget and cash flow analysis for the current and following fiscal year
Finance and Business Administrator
First Baptist Church of Conway
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Handled all Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable functions including financial planning and managing annual budget
- Initiated asset tracking system with calculated depreciation, providing accurate asset value and increasing balance sheet efficiency
- Reduced expenses and payroll errors by enacting new policies, and automating data entry
Bookkeeper
Asset Campus Housing
05.2013 - 06.2016
- Managed all Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes
- Reduced monthly account delinquency by 40%, through cold calling and communication of policies
- Collaborated with Leasing Manager to prepare pre-close activities, significantly reducing errors by 50% at close
Education
MBA -
Coastal Carolina University
Conway05.2020
Associate of Science - Accounting
Horry Georgetown Technical College
Conway05.2017
Skills
- Bill
- Microsoft Office
- Google business suite
- Sage Intaact
- Slack
- Salesforce
- Asana
- GAAP
- Independence to problem solve
- Budget management and preparation
- Excellent communication skills
- Process improvement
Timeline
Accounts Payable Manager
National Network Of Abortion Funds
07.2024 - Current
Senior Finance Coordinator
Community Solutions International, Inc
09.2022 - 07.2024
Finance Coordinator
Community Solutions International, Inc
05.2021 - 09.2022
Accounting Coordinator
Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
12.2018 - 05.2021
Bookkeeper
Splyse Inc
07.2018 - 12.2018
Finance and Business Administrator
First Baptist Church of Conway
06.2016 - 05.2018
Bookkeeper
Asset Campus Housing
05.2013 - 06.2016
MBA -
Coastal Carolina University
Associate of Science - Accounting
Horry Georgetown Technical College
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