Sharon Ridges

• Managed budgets, assets, portfolios, accounts payable and receivable and general financial reporting procedures.
• Managed daily financial functions in collaboration with accounting and payroll personnel.

Managed payroll data entry and processing for currently 41 employees to comply with predetermined company guidelines.

• Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
• Followed up with delinquent accounts to obtain funds and reduce aging balances.
• Prepared balance sheets, cash flow reports and income statements.
• Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits and budgets.
• Reviewed documents and data to give accurate presentations and forecasts to upper management.
• Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing and sales tax returns.
• Directed corporate decision-making and planning by monitoring and setting policies and procedures to optimize fiscal performance.
• Mitigated risk by implementing internal controls and safeguards for revenues and expenditures.
• Reviewed processes and procedures to guide program implementation and optimize auditing.
• Prepared and filed tax returns and generated monthly reports in compliance with regulatory and organizational standards.
• Worked with executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
• Worked with five (5) executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
• Prepared corporate fiscal and business plans to help strategically direct business operations and strengthen controls.
• Maximized year-end tax benefits by efficiently managing cash flows.
• Organized and maintained MSA's budget and financial administration for three (3) business segments.
• Developed new payroll system, saving over Eight (8) hours per biweekly for accounting department.
• Reviewed contracts financially impacting company and counseled executive leaders on impact contracts would have on company operations.

• Monitored project costs, developed job cost forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
• Reviewed project employee credentials and approved or rejected account access as appropriate.
• Reviewed and approved timesheets for project employees.
• Contacted customers to immediately find resolutions for escalated issues.
• Read, escalated and reported invoices for projects of varying size and complexity.
• Eliminated discrepancies by carefully reviewing budgets to prevent overspending and adhere to financial objectives.
• Authorized and reviewed funds transfers into and out of project accounts.
• Worked with bank finance and completion guarantors to achieve funding goals.
• Assessed, cleaned and closed out accounts with depleted funds upon project completion.
• Set up and managed project accounting systems.
• Approved project write-offs for items not available for billing to or collection from customers.
• Investigated expenses not billed to customers and vetted employee reasoning.
• Assessed and forwarded project overhead estimates in accordance with budgets.

• Developed and executed HR policies and programs, workforce and job development, recruitment and hiring, compensation and benefits and employee and labor relations to build staff-focused human resources office culture.
• Maintained company compliance with local, state and federal laws, in addition to established organizational standards.
• Developed succession plans and promotion paths for staff.
• Directed hiring and onboarding programs for new employees.
• Monitored and handled employee claims involving performance-based and harassment incidents.
• Administered or changed benefits, health plans and retirement plans by request or during open enrollment periods.
• Followed programs closely to assess effectiveness and make proactive changes to meet changing demands.
• Recommended appropriate resolutions to employee relations concerns and handled disciplinary issues and investigations of misconduct.
• Interviewed potential hires, negotiated salaries and benefits, and performed reference checks.
• Wrote employee manual to cover company policies, disciplinary procedures, code of conduct and benefits information.
• Coordinated and engaged with leadership in planning and organizing calendars, events and activities.

• Directed annual operating and capital budgets of more than $[Amount] for [Type] agency.
• Managed day-to-day operations within [Number]-person finance department for [Type] organization.
• Produced reports outlining financial data to assist management with making strategic plans and operational decisions.
• Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
• Increased revenue by assisting with operations management, sales and marketing efforts.
• Monitored budget, revenue and variance trends for $[Amount] company, regularly apprising CEO of company's financial standing.
• Partnered with IT, business development and operations leadership to develop robust financial business plan with detailed benchmarks and action plans.