ROCKY L. RIVIELLA

• Reduced budgetary expenditures by effectively negotiating contracts for more advantageous terms.
• Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
• Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.

• Design, implement and oversee financial tools and systems for budgeting, forecasting, analysis and reporting; Prepare financial reports for Administrative, Director and School of Medicine leadership identifying center achievements, challenges and areas of opportunity.
• Monitor state funds, overhead funds, trust funds, medical foundation accounts, recharge core and investments, while also maintaining an operating budget for the Center with multi-year budget forecasting as part of strategic planning.
• Supervise administrative staff, make office decisions, and oversee labs that are administered by our Center.
• Monitor specialized projects evaluating team performance while enforcing organization-wide policies and procedures.

• Assume accountability for structuring and application of federal and state grants ranging between $3M and $5M; prepare necessary documentation, consulting key team members and support organizations to ensure compliance with all regulations.
• Monitor specialized projects evaluating team performance while enforcing organization-wide policies and procedures.

• Guided and managed overall provision of human resources services, policies, and programs for more than 125 staff members and resolved concerns from union organizations.
• Directed recruitment and staffing initiatives, employee relations, performance management and salary administration, policy development and documentation, new-hire orientations, benefits disbursal, coaching and leadership, staff development, and agency compliance.
• Conducted County Health Care Plan and served as primary resource for all presented inquiries.

• Directed accounting operations for organization, overseeing all transactions related to general ledger and month-end close as well as internal and external audits; ensured all accounts were reconciled.
• Assisted in development, maintenance, and education of all major account policies and system requirements.
• Actively addressed complex financial reporting issues as they arose and provided second opinion on application of technical accounting rules.
• Led process redesign efforts, identified non-value-added activities and eliminated them.
• Defined balanced scorecard metrics for department and established goals and measurement of achievement against these goals as strategic imperative to company.
• Ensured financial activities were in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), FASB, and SEC regulations as well as corporate policies and contracts.
• Reported findings to management and, where applicable, managed remediation activities.
• Maintained optimal team delivery of departmental and cross-departmental customer service.

• Prepared financial statements, accountant's reports, management letters, and compliance tests as well as special reports on regulatory requirements and reviewed and evaluated internal controls.
• Appraised financial, operational, and compliance functions of organizations, including counties, cities, school districts, and townships in accordance with GASB/GAAS principles.
• Coordinated with management to ensure all procedural criteria supported organization objectives.
• Past role as Director of Riviella Consulting, LLC, providing specialized consultation to federal clients, including contract negotiations and financial, human resources, fraud deterrence, and other services.

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