CFO/Controller experience with non-profits. Past CFO for InterAct Kalamazoo, a mental health provider with multiple programs. Interim Controller for the $40m Kalamazoo FQHC involved in budgeting, grant review and other special projects. Consulted at $80m Cherry Health Federally Qualified Health Center for their Sage Intacct Accounting and Budgeting integration with over seventy cost centers. Proven organization builder with a passion for excellence in operations. A prior Naval Officer and Aviator possessing a strong sense of mission with leadership skills based on mutual trust and loyalty and a fundamental commitment to personnel development. Proven ability to develop solutions to pending challenges and communicate strategy, operational and financial plans to multiple constituents. Direct report experience includes accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, IT and purchasing.
Proven ability to manage complex financial operations with multiple funding streams, including government contracts, private grants, and donor-restricted funds supporting multi-program organizations., Experienced in board level advising, grant and sub-grant management/reporting, investment portfolio management, forecasting/financial modeling, strategic planning/budgeting integration., Managed accounting/treasury function and banking, insurance, contractual, audit and benefit plan relationships., Developed cash flow model for InterAct., Established the annual budget for InterAct that had actual expenses within three percent of plan., Developed program budgets for multiple programs and funders., Built revenue/encounters models adjusted for personnel turnover and learning curve issues., Prepared net cost budgets/reports with allocations of shared costs to fill funding gaps in fee for service programs., At Kalamazoo FQHC reviewed budget estimates and made recommendations to better reconcile encounters to be in line with budgeted FTEs for the annual budget., Adapted Sage Budgeting and Planning to existing budgeting system for Michigan’s largest Federally Qualified Health Center, $80m in revenue., Reviewed expense drivers and made recommendations for revisions to better reflect costs., Knowledgeable in multi-fund computerized accounting systems, non-profit cost accounting standards, and financial reporting in keeping with GAAP standards., Gained auditor approval for an improved process for reconciling the receivables in Streamline to the balance sheet for the year end audit., Prepared FSRs in keeping with MDHHS guidelines for submission to funders., Reviewed grants for proper timing of revenue recognition, open balances on the balance sheet, allowable spending and fund draws., Initiated an overhaul of the chart of accounts for a poorly designed fund accounting system to better match cost activity with restricted and unrestricted funds across five functional activities., Corrected an inadequate accounting method for recognizing health insurance costs. The company gained over $130,000 in reported income., Accomplished two due diligence reviews with two prospective buyers in six months resulting in the sale of the business to a competitor.