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Michelle Laramee

NORTH OXFORD,MA

Summary

Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience as Comptroller for the Town of Natick, excelling in payroll administration and budget reporting. Proven track record in grant management and financial reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and compliance. Adept at fostering collaboration with departments to enhance financial processes and drive efficiency.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Comptroller

Town of Natick
Natick, MA
06.2021 - Current
  • Duties include overseeing all aspects of payroll, including weekly pay, w-2's, deductions and benefit information.
  • Overseeing accounts payable processing, weekly check runs, purchase order processing.
  • Set up of new grant, gift, revolving accounts in Munis.
  • Monthly budget reports, journal entries, receivables for special duty, PAYT trash service, ambulance as well as Real Estate, Personal Property and Motor vehicle taxes.
  • Post and reconcile cash receipts to treasurer and to general ledger.
  • Also responsible for year end reports, Balance Sheet, Free cash, Tax Rate Recap and Schedule A for General funds and two enterprise funds.
  • School end of year- Schedule 19.
  • Ensure vendor information is accurate and w-9's received, bills are accurate and paid on time and issue 1099's.
  • Set up of new Munis users with permissions and access to appropriate data.
  • Set up of yearly charge codes for tax billing.
  • Process purchase orders and requisitions for all departments.
  • Attend town meetings, selectboard meetings, and finance committee, audit committee meetings.
  • Additionally process the benefits billing, ensure deductions are correct and new employees are enrolled and terminated employees unenrolled in a timely manner.
  • Meeting with Finance Director and Town Administrator regarding Budgets and town meeting actions.
  • Advise on budget information and capital projects.
  • Ex-Officio member of the Natick Retirement Board.

Town Accountant

Town of Uxbridge
Uxbridge, MA
08.2019 - 06.2021
  • Duties include overseeing all payments to town vendors, to ensure procurement procedure as well as town policy and procedures have been followed.
  • Enter invoices for town departments, proof school invoices.
  • Run weekly checks for Town, School, Payroll deductions and all other expenses.
  • Budget preparation for the town including revenue and expense projections and history.
  • Indirect cost calculations for enterprise funds.
  • Monthly budget reporting to all departments to ensure accuracy in expenses.
  • Reconcile departmental grants/gifts/revolvers with appropriate departments.
  • Journal entries.
  • Recording and balancing of accounts receivable for Water, Sewer, Real Estate, Personal Property, Motor Vehicle, Tax Title.
  • Posting and reconciling of cash receipts monthly.
  • Reconcile General Ledger to Treasurer's Cash.
  • Set up new grants for all departments.
  • Responsible for town's FEMA/CARES payments, reporting and reimbursements.
  • Oversee yearly audit of financial statements.
  • Department of revenue reports- Tax Recap, Schedule A, Balance sheet, Free cash certification.
  • School reports- Schedule 19.
  • Maintain contracts for all vendors in town as well as W-9 information and 1099 prep at year end.
  • Maintain users of Vadar systems, add/delete/update as required.
  • Set up of yearly ledger codes for taxes and utility billing.
  • Maintain purchase orders, close, as necessary.
  • Capital ledger accounts set up and oversee expenses and balances and close upon completion of projects in a timely manner.
  • Attend selectmen's meetings, finance committee meetings and Town Meetings.

Assistant Town Accountant

Town of Northbridge
Whitinsville, MA
07.2004 - 08.2019
  • Duties include setting up vendors, entering invoices to Munis system for payment, proofing invoices entered by other departments.
  • Preparing warrants for checks for all departments.
  • Weekly processing of payroll deductions and tax warrants.
  • Record and post treasurer's monthly cash receipts to the general ledger.
  • Balancing accounts of various departments.
  • Monthly reconciliation of Accounts Receivables between Treasurer and Accounting.
  • Prepare Monthly budget reports and distribute to all town departments.
  • Also responsible for preparation of year end reporting documents for the Department of Revenue, as well as 1099 preparations for the Town Vendors.
  • Maintain and update all Town contracts to verify that proper procedures and budgets are being followed.

Accounting Clerk

AccounTemps
Westborough, MA
12.2003 - 07.2004
  • Temporary Agency for which I started working and was placed in the Town of Northbridge as the Accounting Clerk.
  • Duties included weekly payroll processing, filing and basic accounts payable.

Education

Quinsigamond Community College - Business law, Psychology, English courses

Quinsigamond Community College
Worcester, MA
01.1997

Grafton Memorial High School - Business courses

Grafton Memorial High School
Grafton, WI
01.1988

Skills

  • Payroll administration
  • Budget reporting
  • Accounts payable
  • Grant management
  • Financial reconciliation
  • Financial analysis

Certification

  • MMAAA Certified Governmental Accountant

Timeline

Comptroller

Town of Natick
06.2021 - Current

Town Accountant

Town of Uxbridge
08.2019 - 06.2021

Assistant Town Accountant

Town of Northbridge
07.2004 - 08.2019

Accounting Clerk

AccounTemps
12.2003 - 07.2004

Quinsigamond Community College - Business law, Psychology, English courses

Quinsigamond Community College

Grafton Memorial High School - Business courses

Grafton Memorial High School

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