Summary
Work History
Education
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BusinessAnalyst
Heidi Garrett

Heidi Garrett

Georgetown,KY

Summary

Motivated Director of Finance with demonstrated success leading financial systems and programs, promoting more than 20 years of proficiency in identifying & analyzing trends and partnering with other departmental leaders. Knowledgeable about regulatory requirements and successful strategies for maintaining optimal controls. Action-oriented individual with experience tracking actual business results against plans. Offering exceptional issue resolution and staff training skills. Well-organized, proactive, and adaptable.

Work History

Senior Accountant

Sleep Outfitters
04.2024 - Current
  • Accounting/Financial Analysis – Lease Administration (including CAM/INS/TAX reconciliations); Journal Entries (JV’s); GL Account Reconciliations; P&L Review; Variance Analysis; Budget vs. Actuals Analysis; Intercompany Transactions/Balancing; Month/Quarter/Year-End Close; Inventory Audits; Fixed Assets
  • Cash Management – Daily Bank Transfers & Reconciliation; ACH Payment Requests, Remittance & Exception Approvals
  • Compliance & Desk Documentation – PCI DSS Compliance; Process Improvements & Instructions

Director of Finance

Revive Ministries, Inc.
09.2023 - 03.2024
  • Executive Leadership Team – Establish and Implement Effective Business Operations (Policies & Practices); Strategic Planning; Process Improvements & Documentation
  • Accounting/Financial Analysis/Budget Management ($5M) – Financial Reporting (Cash Flow, P&L, Balance Sheet, and MCO Aging, etc.); Annual Budget for Four Entities; Grant Income/Expense Tracking & Reporting ($1M); Budget vs. Actuals Analysis; Month/Quarter/Year-End Close; GL & Bank Account Reconciliations; Journal Entries; W2 & 1099 Processing; Form 990 Tax Filing; Accounts Payable (AP); Purchasing; Accounts Receivable (AR); Management of Records/Storage Retention; Point of Contact for all External Financial Partners (Banks, Donors, Investors, Federal, State, and Local Government, Public Auditors, etc.)

Budget Director

University of Kentucky
03.2020 - 09.2023
  • Leadership Team – College Staff Council; Interview Committee; Policy & Process Improvement Recommendations; PCI DSS Compliance Coordinator; Point of Contact for Faculty, Staff & Students in day-to-day University Business & Administrative Practices
  • Accounting/Budget Management (Cost Centers-$16M / Grants-$18M / Scholarships / Endowments & Gifts) –Budget Development for positions and non-positions with entry into Axiom Budget System (ABS); Dean/Principal Investigator (PI)/Sponsor Approval/ Contract and Budget Availability; Expense Tracking including Encumbrances and Future Projections/Forecasting; Revenue/Income Analysis including NTR, CPM and PFA calculations; Budget vs. Actuals Analysis; Monthly Reconciliations; Journal Vouchers (JV) and Budget Transfers (BT); Purchasing & Travel Approval and Reimbursements; AYS/Summer Salary/Wethington Award Calculations; Quarterly Billing to Grant Sponsors, other UK Departments & outside Vendors; Reporting to Directors and the Provost Budget Office (PBO)

Executive Director

The Salvation Army
05.2015 - 03.2020
  • Leadership Team – Strategic Planning; Establish & Implement Effective Business Operations; Program Development & Management
  • Accounting/Budget Management – Annual Budget; Fundraising; Monthly Forecasting; Financial Reporting (Cash Flow, P&L, Balance Sheet); Budget vs. Actuals Analysis; Month/Quarter/Year-End Close; Journal Entries; GL (General & Designated/Restricted) & Bank Account Reconciliations; Audit Preparation; AP; AR; Grant Expense Tracking & Reporting; Project Costing; Cash Management; GL System Testing

Director of Operations

Pathmark HR, LLC
11.2014 - 05.2015
  • PEO (Professional Employer Organization) with 40+ Clients
  • Tax – Tax Compliance, Reporting & Filing
  • Accounting – Account Reconciliations; Client Billing; ACH Processing

Payroll Administrator

Limited Stores, LLC
02.2014 - 11.2014
  • Tax – Payroll Tax Compliance, Reporting & Filing
  • Accounting – Payroll Journal Entries & Account Reconciliations
  • Systems Testing – GL Interface and Tax Updates

Financial Analyst

IBM
02.2006 - 01.2014
  • Account/Budget Management – Reconciliation and Maintenance of P&L (Profit & Loss) and Balance Sheet Accounts; Month/Quarter/Year-End Closing; Quarterly Balance Sheet Review; Journal Entries (JV’s) including Reclass Entries and Accruals
  • Reporting – Annual Reporting of Charitable Contributions; Monthly Reporting for Expatriates
  • Audit – Preparation/SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) Compliance
  • Accounts Payable – Invoice Preparation, Scanning, Approval, and Reporting; Research and Resolution of Invoice Discrepancies; Processing of Payments for Corporate Credit Cards, Insurance Policies, and Rebate Programs
  • Oil & Gas Accounting – Interest Calculations and Payments; Disbursements to Royalty Owners; Response to Owner Inquiries
  • Project Team – Desk Documentation and Training of Finance/Accounting Staff (US and India)
  • Client Industry: Hospitality, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas

Education

MBA - Finance

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

BBA - Finance

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Skills

  • Accounting Systems – SAP; Oracle; NetSuite; QuickBooks; Island Pacific; Serenic; JD Edwards
  • Compliance – BNA/Bloomberg Tax; Thomson Reuters; APA Libraries
  • Report Query Tools – Tableau; Business Warehouse (BW); Report Writer; Discoverer; PeopleSoft
  • Travel & Expense – TRIP; Concur
  • Software – Google Suite; Smartsheet; Jotform; Monday; Workiva; Zoom; Adobe; Axiom Budget System (ABS); Lease Accelerator; SmartCompliance; Microsoft Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Teams)

Timeline

Senior Accountant

Sleep Outfitters
04.2024 - Current

Director of Finance

Revive Ministries, Inc.
09.2023 - 03.2024

Budget Director

University of Kentucky
03.2020 - 09.2023

Executive Director

The Salvation Army
05.2015 - 03.2020

Director of Operations

Pathmark HR, LLC
11.2014 - 05.2015

Payroll Administrator

Limited Stores, LLC
02.2014 - 11.2014

Financial Analyst

IBM
02.2006 - 01.2014

MBA - Finance

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

BBA - Finance

Mount Vernon Nazarene University

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