Marla Edwards
Summary
Dynamic and performance-driven business professional with high integrity, strong work ethic and great leadership skills. Meticulous and resourceful Business Manager with proven success leading productive teams, controlling budgets, networking to drive growth initiatives.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Business Manager/Accountant
Manhattan Charter Schools (1&2)
06.2024 - Current
- Responsible for the timely and smooth transition of accounting and human resource functions which include: accounts payable, accounts receivable, grant compliance, benefits and retirement reporting and other processes that were managed by an external accounting firm
- Handle all accounts payable processing for both schools with a range of 40-60 outgoing payments per month
- Prepare payroll reports and 403(b) contributions reports on a bi-weekly basis for both schools
- Reconcile 16 bank accounts and 8 credit card accounts
- Review expense reports for staff and manage reimbursements
- Responsible for the reporting of all journal entries for the monthly close and all general ledger accounting transactions for both schools
- Maintain the budgets for both schools including separate budgets for fundraising events
- Prepare all reports to maintain compliance for grants and revenues supported by the city state and federal departments of education
- Research and prepare applications for all possible sources of new grants and possible revenues that are available to Charter Schools
- Manage the E-rate purchasing program for all school equipment
- Prepare depreciation and leasing schedules and record all general ledger transactions
- Prepare Board and Finance Committee financial reports on a monthly basis
- Work with development to apply for federal, state, local and private grants.
Assistant Treasurer/Certifying Pension Officer
Township of Livingston
01.2016 - 12.2024
- Monthly analysis of budget, and forecasting for the financial aspects of the operations and capital projects
- Analyze and review financial transactions
- Forecast of budget based on knowledge of operational goals
- Maintained compliance with state financial regulations established for government entities
- Preparation of bank reconciliations of over 40 township bank accounts on a monthly basis
- Record interfund journal entries and reconcile those funds to the bank
- This includes all fund transfers for accounts payable
- Prepare quarterly pension reporting for entire township
- Process all enrollments for three pension accounts
- Certified all retirements and terminations for pension purposes
- Review, track and resolve discrepancies in reporting from payroll
- Handle all pension and retirement questions as the main contact for all pension related issues for entire township which has over 400 employees
- Analyze payroll reports, prepare spreadsheets and record journal entries for semi-monthly payroll reporting
- Assist in the preparation and gathering of large amounts of financial information for the annual audit
- Prepare specific reports for auditors
- Help to facilitate the process to increase efficiency of the audit.
Senior Accountant
Legal Action Center
01.2024 - 03.2024
- Manage the general ledger which includes the review and the approval of journal entries of the staff accountants
- Prepare financial schedules to support general ledger reporting
- Manage monthly closing of all accounting systems which includes the general ledger, accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Assist the Certified Financial Officer with the development and management of 25 federal, state and foundational grants
- Provide forecasting and budget modifications when needed
- Monitor and review monthly and quarterly accounting reports to external funders
- Responsible for fiscal compliance of the grant reporting with the regulations of the government contracts
- Prepare financial reports and schedules for annual agency audits
- Responsible for the preparation of monthly departmental and quarterly financial reports for the Board of Directors
- Conduct monthly fiscal meetings with the Program Directors to provide guidance and support for their management of their grants funding
- Prepare reports showing budget to actual grant spenddown
- Prepare detailed analysis of expenditures to meet spending target goals and dates
- Manage time reporting activities by developing allocation percentages consistent with the budget
- Involved in the preparation the Consolidated Fiscal Report.
Senior Staff Accountant
Marotta Controls, Inc. – Military & Aerospace Contractor
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Analyzed over 25 general ledger accounts and recorded numerous closing entries on a monthly basis and for the year end closing
- Created financial packages for semi-annual board meetings and for monthly executive team meetings
- Gathered data for preparation and release of weekly financial indicators reports for the executive team
- Reported quarterly information for government filings
- Reconciled multiple financial accounts and recorded financial transactions
- Assisted in the compiling of financial information for year-end audits
- Participated in budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling on a quarterly basis.
Staff Accountant specializing in Non-Profit Organizations
Sobel & Co., LLC – CPA Firm
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Prepared all 990 information for the firm’s nonprofits
- Compilations and Reviews
- Prior experience in public accounting, corporate accounting and benefits administration.
Staff Accountant/Office Administrator
Milestone Scientific, Inc. - Dental Technology Company
01.2014
- Recorded closing month end and year end journal entries and involved in all financial reporting of three entities
- Utilized Sage MAS 90/200 to reconcile multiple bank accounts on a daily basis
- Performed various accounts receivable functions for over 200 customers including billings and collections
- Reviewed expense reports for 15 associates to manage the staff to stay within budget constraints
- Handled all accounts payable functions including matching, bathing coding and payment of over 50 invoice entries
- Prepared cash flow reports on a monthly basis
- Assisted in the preparation of financial statements and required SEC filings (10-K –annual and 10-Q quarterly).
Finance Officer
Township of Livingston Public Library
- Responsible for all the accounts payable and accounts receivable functions which includes processing of all invoices for accounts payable listing
- Prepared various reports for hundreds of vouchers for print order transactions
- Managed the entire purchasing process which includes the preparation of large numbers of purchase orders and the gathering of multiple signatures for each purchase order
- Produced various budget reports and assisted in the management of cash for each department’s budget to inform and support spending decisions of management on an ongoing basis
- Managed the library’s payroll including the reporting of all personnel changes
- Reported all detailed employee payroll information to township on semi-monthly basis
- Reconciled all bank accounts on a monthly basis
- Worked with independent accountant on a monthly basis for submission financial reports which includes balance sheet, profit and loss and cash flow statements for Board of Trustees monthly financial package
- Completed a detailed and extensive financial section and other personnel sections of the annual State Aid Report
- Led and facilitated with the bank in the establishment of a purchase card system for the library
- Worked with the registered municipal auditors by gathering all pertinent financial schedules and reports for the annual audit
- Helped to resolve and file all yearly corrective action plans, if a plan was needed from the audit findings.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Degree in Accounting -
Hofstra University
Skills
- Accounts Payable
- Accounts Receivable
- Grant Compliance
- Benefits and Retirement Reporting
- Payroll Reports
- Bank Reconciliation
- Credit Card Reconciliation
- Expense Report Review
- General Ledger Accounting
- Budget Management
- Grant Application
- E-rate Purchasing Program
- Depreciation and Leasing Schedules
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Analysis
- Forecasting
- Budget Modifications
- Fiscal Compliance
- Annual Agency Audits
- Board and Finance Committee Reporting
- Grant Management
- Time Reporting
- Consolidated Fiscal Report
- Financial Transactions Review
- Interfund Journal Entries
- Pension Reporting
- Payroll Analysis
- Financial Information Gathering
- Accounts Payable Processing
- Purchase Order Management
- Cash Management
- Payroll Management
- State Aid Report
- Purchase Card System
- Financial Schedules and Reports
- General Ledger Analysis
- Financial Packages
- Financial Indicators Reports
- Government Filings
- Financial Account Reconciliation
- Financial Transactions Recording
- Budgeting
- Financial Modeling
- Journal Entries Recording
- Accounts Receivable Functions
- Cash Flow Reports
- Financial Statement Preparation
- SEC Filings
- Non-Profit Accounting
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Advanced Excel Skills
- Fund EZ
- Edmunds Gov Tech/MSI Software
- QuickBooks
- CCH Pro System Fx Accounting Software-Tax and Audit
- Sage
- NetSuite
- SAP
Coursework
Completed seven Rutgers government financial professional education courses towards my goal of obtaining a CMFO license
Timeline
Business Manager/Accountant
Manhattan Charter Schools (1&2)
06.2024 - Current
Senior Accountant
Legal Action Center
01.2024 - 03.2024
Assistant Treasurer/Certifying Pension Officer
Township of Livingston
01.2016 - 12.2024
Senior Staff Accountant
Marotta Controls, Inc. – Military & Aerospace Contractor
01.2014 - 01.2016
Staff Accountant/Office Administrator
Milestone Scientific, Inc. - Dental Technology Company
01.2014
Staff Accountant specializing in Non-Profit Organizations
Sobel & Co., LLC – CPA Firm
01.2012 - 01.2014
Finance Officer
Township of Livingston Public Library
Bachelor of Business Administration - Degree in Accounting -
Hofstra University
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