Jessica R. Bartell
Kent,OH
Summary
Enthusiastic Director of Financial Operations eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of planning, budgeting, and forecasting with training in Banner IMB.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Financial Operations
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio
05.2022 - Current
- Developed and modified financial plans and policies to achieve organizational goals and objectives.
- Responsible for Managing $12,046,000 annually
- Optimized management of all foundation accounts and administer Student Scholarships
- Executed leadership in financial management, consolidated reporting, travel, internal controls and fiscal compliance activities.
- Planned and directed budgeting, accounting and performance reporting for organization and verified conformance with regulations and policies.
- Established and enforced internal controls, workflows and policies for tracking, reconciling and reporting on accounting activities.
- Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
- Oversaw high-volume accounting operations with 3-person team focused on efficient budget administration, AP/AR and other financial management needs.
- Create budget presentations for Provost and VP of Business and Finance
- Worked on committees that helped shape our Telecommuting and hybrid work policies
Sr. Business Manager
Kent State University
Kent, OH
03.2017 - 04.2022
- All of duties listed under Business manager plus following:
- Manage University Press Financial Reports, Budgeting Processes, & Long Range Plans along with working closely with the publishing house on Royalty management
- Works closely with Assistant Dean of HR in regards to duties as assistant building curator
- Drove year-over-year business growth while leading operations, strategic vision and long-range planning.
- Communicated with authors, library patrons, and vendors positively with particular attention to problem resolution.
- Implemented automation strategies for office operations, correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
- Reduced or eliminated different types of financial discrepancies by improving documentation and reporting accuracy for budget and operational controls.
- Authorizes purchases, expenditures, and travel expenses
- Manages and Hires all Student Employees for University Libraries and University Press
Business Manager, Assistant Building Curator
Kent State University
Kent, OH
09.2011 - 03.2017
- Reduced or eliminated different types of financial discrepancies by improving documentation and reporting accuracy for budget and operational controls.
- Manages UL cashiering which includes Transact. Sets up cashiering sites, generates reports, and reconciles deposits
- Implemented automation strategies for office operations, correspondence management, schedule coordination and recordkeeping.
- Managed $1.7 Million dollar May 4 Visitor Center project grant.
- Assists in Budget development, creates personnel and cost share schedules, monitors spending, and serves as liaison with Grants accounting
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses and line of credit transactions.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth and assets.
- Supported monthly reporting analysis to achieve validation of internal reports and to reconcile production operations and general ledger.
- Created budgets and forecasts for management group to meet regular accounting deadlines.
- Improved efficiency of data collection, analysis and modeling to enhance practices.
Education
Master of Arts - Public Administration
Kent State University
Kent, OH05.2025
Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting
Kent State University
Kent, OH05.2009
Skills
- Oracle Banner IMB
- Cognos
- Administrative Support
- Prioritizing and Planning
- Transact
- Operational Reporting
- Clover
- Excel Spreadsheets
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Adaptable to Changing Conditions
- Payment Works
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft to do
Timeline
Director of Financial Operations
Kent State University
05.2022 - Current
Sr. Business Manager
Kent State University
03.2017 - 04.2022
Business Manager, Assistant Building Curator
Kent State University
09.2011 - 03.2017
Master of Arts - Public Administration
Kent State University
Bachelors of Business Administration - Accounting
Kent State University
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