Olga Vega
Tampa,FL
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with a proven track record at Hillsborough County Public Schools, excelling in GAAP compliance and financial reporting. Expert in managing multi-million-dollar budgets and leading cross-functional teams to enhance financial accuracy and efficiency. Demonstrates exceptional Excel proficiency and collaborative skills, ensuring project capitalization and fiscal integrity across departments.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Capital Accountant – Enterprise Solutions & Quality Assurance (ESQA) Department
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
08.2023 - Current
- Ensure proper budget usage and capitalization of new projects and assets according to GAAP and County guidelines.
- Performed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) fixed assets general ledger reconciliations on a timely basis.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication between finance department activities and operations.
- Ensure that internal controls are maintained throughout all areas of responsibility.
- Review financial information detailing assets, liabilities, and capital.
- Cross-train employees, enabling the completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.
Accountant IV - Special Revenue Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
- Manage and oversee hundreds of Federal funded grants
- Create and analyze financial reports, assist with various audits, ensuring compliance with policies and regulations
- Process and keep track of payment reimbursements of all allowable grants’ expenditures and corresponding reports
- Assist with all Special Revenue related requests as needed
- Conduct research and financial analysis as required
- State reporting requirements
- Supervised 6 accountants
Accountant III - Charter Office Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
- Monitor financial for 54 active Charter Schools
- Process Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) as well as setting up accounts and processing other Non FEFP payments as necessary
- Assist Charter Schools with all financial requests making sure the financials are done following the statutes for Charter Schools
- Charter Schools contract renewal financial reviewer
- Understanding and implementing Red Book guidelines to ensure expenditures are classified correctly
- Conduct contract renewal audits as well as research and financial analysis as required
Accountant II – Accounting Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
- Met deadlines and compliance with GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) to provide disclosures and calculations of capital assets both tangible and intangible, and real property valuing over 2 billion for the district’s financial statements
- Use of Crystal Reports to pull expenditures from the General Ledger to upload into an Access database
- The information is further analyzed and cross-referenced to determine capitalization thresholds
- Coordination with the Division of Facilities ensures expenditures correspond to their 'Schedule of Value' for every construction project in-process or completed for the district
- Supervised 2 accounting clerks
Education
bachelor’s degree - accounting
Saint Leo University
St. Leo, FLSkills
- Financial reporting
- GAAP compliance
- Budget forecasting
- Fixed Assets Account reconciliation
- AP and AR financial transaction processing
- Excel Proficiency
- Funds management
- General ledger accounting
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Capital Accountant – Enterprise Solutions & Quality Assurance (ESQA) Department
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
08.2023 - Current
Accountant IV - Special Revenue Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
Accountant III - Charter Office Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
Accountant II – Accounting Department
Hillsborough County Public Schools
01.2007 - 01.2023
bachelor’s degree - accounting
Saint Leo University
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