Michele Mohica
La Grange Park,IL
Summary
Highly skilled finance professional charged with forecasting, strategic planning and the structuring of long-term corporate goals and objectives.
- Solid record of achievement and progressive experience within a variety of financial capacities, encompassing responsibilities for business planning (strategic and tactical), financial controls, operations, cost-savings, regulatory compliance, process improvements and research/analytics.
- Clearly demonstrate analytical talents as well as the ability to audit operations and implement results-oriented plans for operational enhancement.
- Excellent results as a team-builder, customer advocate, visionary and change agent.
- Spearhead innovative operational initiatives focused on generating direct and significant contributions to the bottom line of the organization.
- Effectively combine technical knowledge of grant and corporate financial accounting with success creating and launching process improvements, business, and workflow solutions.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Finance/Controller
Helping Hand
08.2022 - Current
- Manage all aspects of financial operations and provide leadership for this non-profit organization with a $29 million annual budget. Responsible for financial statements.
- Mentor a finance team of four, fostering skills, development and professional growth.
- Prepare accurate and timely monthly financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, and other regulatory reports required.
- Provide leadership throughout the agency on issues related to financial management and growth; influencing strategic planning decisions. Assist managers throughout the agency understand the impact of financial results.
- Implement and facilitate annual budget processes, oversee revisions, develop budgetary control systems.
- Provided leadership for system conversions of payroll from Paycom to Paylocity and accounting software from Blackbaud to Microsoft Business Central.
- Lead team in development and implementation of accounting software to upload billing to the State of Illinois, enhancing billing timeliness and accuracy.
- Manage all income and expenses and make recommendations for budget adjustments to ensure positive cash flow. Analyze trends and provide insight for decision making.
- Facilitate process improvements by automating manual tasks, increasing efficiency within the finance function.
- Oversee payroll processing for all transactions.
Director of Planning and Analysis/Controller/Finance Manager
Envision Unlimited
05.1997 - 08.2022
- Managed all aspects of financial operations and provided leadership for this non-profit organization with a $70 million annual budget.
- Responsible for developing and managing budgets, P&L statements, and financial reporting.
- Directed all facets of general accounting including forecasting, AP/AR, payroll, month/year-end closings and financial reporting.
- Developed key performance metrics to monitor and forecast business performance.
- Managed and directed a staff of two finance specialists including one off shore.
- Performed monthly review of company financials with leadership team, ensuring information was properly stated and explained variances.
- Responsible for managing all tax reporting, serving as single point of contact for external audits; providing all requested documentation for annual audits.
- Prepared annual budgets, taxes and financial reports for board of directors.
- Maintained general ledger, accounts, month/year-end close and financial statements.
- Monitored accounts payable and accounts receivable reporting performed by employees.
- Investigated account discrepancies and reconciled to general ledger.
- Reviewed all bank reconciliations and prepared cash flow analysis reports.
- Prepared consolidated financial reports, A-113 federal reports and state required reports.
- Oversaw payroll processing for employees including taxes, 403(b) and insurance deductions.
- Possessed experience in accounting processes for manufacturing department including inventory analysis, work in progress, time sheets and annual P&L reporting.
- Analyzed donor restricted fund analysis to ensure proper reporting procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Illinois At Chicago
Chicago, Illinois05.1997
Skills
- Financial Leadership
- Financial Analysis/Planning
- Budgeting Development
- Auditing & Reconciliation
- Contract/Grant Compliance
- Cash Management
- Accounts Payable & Receivable
- Project Management
- Financial Reporting
Timeline
Director of Finance/Controller
Helping Hand
08.2022 - Current
Director of Planning and Analysis/Controller/Finance Manager
Envision Unlimited
05.1997 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of Illinois At Chicago