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OLIVIA C. KESSLER

OLIVIA C. KESSLER

Yorktown,VA

Summary

Highly motivated corporate legal professional successful at evaluating and distilling complex financial data through career spanning over 10 years. Focused on maintaining regulatory compliance as well as correcting systematic issues in collaboration with business managers. Looking for an opportunity to utilize my analytical problem-solving skills and creating successful solutions.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Vice President & Treasurer, Board of Directors

Willow Lakes Homeowners' Association, Inc
Yorktown, VA
01.2020 - Current
  • Provide leadership, guidance and support to Board of Directors on all corporate governance matters
  • Implement compliance initiatives and governing policies, investigate/resolve compliance problems or complaints received
  • Review/draft corporate governing documents, including Board minutes and resolutions, bylaws, policies and charters
  • Analyze financial performance of Association and identify areas for improvement
  • Review/negotiate contractual terms with vendors, subcontractors and provide direction on contracts with significant financial implications
  • Balance legal risks with Association needs to include insurance acquisition and reserves development

Program Volunteer, VCE Family & Consumer Sciences

Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE)
Yorktown, VA
01.2010 - 03.2022
  • Researched grant opportunities including state and federal programs and non-profit foundations, submitted grant proposals
  • Interfaced with Virginia state delegates, attended conferences, collaborated with community groups, government entities and general public to advance child abuse prevention goals

Staff Accountant

Transmontaigne, Inc (subsidiary of Morgan Stanley)
Denver, CO
04.2006 - 02.2008
  • Prepared month-end reporting, financial schedules, monthly inventory and exchange contract reconciliations for $8.5B petroleum distrib. co.
  • Reconciled discrepancies in accounts/financial documents with customers including DFAS (Defense Finance & Accounting Services), Royal Caribbean, Disney, etc.
  • Performed regular financial audits, daily/weekly P&L reporting/forecasting, analyzed terminal margins to complete monthly financial reporting
  • Prepared G/L journal entries in SAP for inter-company revenue/cost postings, 3rd party invoicing, monthly accruals & other multi-mil. dollar terminal charges
  • Completed multi-million-dollar debt collections effort involving bunker customers

Purchasing Coordinator

Keller Homes Inc.
Colo. Springs, CO
06.2004 - 03.2006
  • Processed POs, and prepared financial reports for management depicting weekly variance costs, presented financial statements in weekly mtgs
  • Identified variance costs and reduced costs incurred during building process through collaboration with sales, design, quality control and estimating departments
  • Provided A/P process-improvement solutions to increase clarity, accuracy, and efficiency by developing new PO submission procedure and VPO form
  • Participated in ABC’s "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” when Keller Homes joined forces with ABC network

Accounting Assistant

Inn-side Furnishings/ISF Contract Mfg
Colo. Springs, CO
08.2003 - 05.2004
  • Assisted with project coordination from beginning of new sales orders to final shipment for new construction projects on behalf of clients such as Embassy Suites, Marriott Suites & Best Western
  • Performed all accounting functions incl. inventory, revenue, G/L accounting, cash disbursement journals, and state taxes using Peachtree software

Legislative Intern (Colo Sprgs, CO/Washington DC)

U.S. Senator Wayne Allard
Washington, DC
01.2001 - 08.2002
  • Drafted reports and researched pertinent legal issues for committee hearings, attended Senate committee meetings
  • Corresponded with constituents and federal government agencies to address and expedite constituents' legal cases

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Economics

University of Colorado At Colorado Springs, Colo. Springs, CO
  • Graduated magna cum laude, 3.72 GPA
  • Completed CAI (Community Associations Institute) Board Leadership Development Course - Falls Church, VA

Skills

  • MS Office apps: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
  • SAP-ERP, Crystal Reports, Sage 50 Accounting, AvidXchange
  • Legal Research and Financial Data Analysis
  • Risk Mitigation & Due Diligence
  • Compliance & Regulatory Adherence
  • Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Controls
  • Inventory Record Accuracy
  • Bilingual (English/German)
  • Corporate Governance
  • Soft Skills: Team player, Deliver results, Problem solving and Conflict resolution abilities

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Software

MS Excel

MS Word

MS Powerpoint

SAP

Sage 50 Accounting

Avid Xchange

Timeline

Vice President & Treasurer, Board of Directors - Willow Lakes Homeowners' Association, Inc
01.2020 - Current
Program Volunteer, VCE Family & Consumer Sciences - Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE)
01.2010 - 03.2022
Staff Accountant - Transmontaigne, Inc (subsidiary of Morgan Stanley)
04.2006 - 02.2008
Purchasing Coordinator - Keller Homes Inc.
06.2004 - 03.2006
Accounting Assistant - Inn-side Furnishings/ISF Contract Mfg
08.2003 - 05.2004
Legislative Intern (Colo Sprgs, CO/Washington DC) - U.S. Senator Wayne Allard
01.2001 - 08.2002
University of Colorado At Colorado Springs - Bachelor of Arts, Economics

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