Tanya Bates
Rockford,ILLINOIS
Summary
Proficient Chief Financial Officer who specializes in promoting diversity and inclusion while demonstrating a can-do anything attitude. Resourceful and financially savvy decision-maker with a deep understanding of the non-profit industry and its accounting. Forward-thinking senior executive with proven record of grant writing accomplishment (written $150 million, obtained over $80 million in funds, products and services) during 30-year career.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
Nassah Corporation
Dover, Delaware
02.1993 - Current
- Oversaw deployment of strategic business plans to accomplish accounting, compliance and revenue targets
- Built and deployed strategies to achieve company vision and enhance tactical operations
- Managed non-profit departments, partners, and community relationships to advance programming in various communities
- Analyzed operational issues and implemented corrective action plans to improve profitability and efficiency
- Built and strengthened productive and valuable industry partnerships to drive collaboration, engagement and revenue stream development
- Offered advice to other executive leaders on strategies to improve financial growth
- Created and deployed forward-thinking 20 initiatives to drive corporate vision and outperform revenue targets
- Maintained agile, responsible organization with sustained revenue growth by monitoring industry forecasts, honing budgets and adjusting marketing strategies
- Researched and completed grant applications totaling $100 million to advance 15 programs
- Devised successful benchmarks and performance optimization strategies to enhance company objectives
- Set and monitored effective financial policies
- Created, planned and implemented policies and procedures to increase productivity and maximize return on investments
- Devised strategies for enhancing business assets and reporting on financial metrics
- Managed up to 50 staff to include accountants, clerical and paraprofessionals
Senior Vice President
EDUIT
Washington, DC
02.2004 - 11.2008
- Drove corporate revenue by creating strategies that fit perfectly with company's vision and mission
- Maintained agile, responsible organization with sustained revenue growth by monitoring industry forecasts, honing budgets and adjusting marketing strategies
- Led restructuring and turnaround through development of new leadership team
- Built and strengthened productive and valuable industry partnerships to drive collaboration, engagement and revenue stream development
- Developed measurement tools, dashboards and reports to track metrics on adoption and effectiveness of initiatives
- Developed and implemented 60 new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership
Education
Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Principles
Scrum Alliance
Certified Project Management Professional - Project Management
State of Michigan
CPA (In Process) - Accounting
State of Illinois
MBA/DBA - Business Administration
Founder’s Institute of Business
J.D. - Law
Thomas M
Lansing, MIBBA - Business Administration And Management
Davenport University
Kalamazoo, MIBachelor of Arts - Political Science And Psychology
Fisk University
Nashville, TNSkills
- Accounting
- GAAP, SAP GL, SAP BPC
- Operational decision making
- Program and Financial management
- Regulatory compliance
- Staff development and management
- Grant research and writing
- Non-profit management and reporting
- Budget administration
spanish speaking
Spanish speaking, written and read
Timeline
Senior Vice President
EDUIT
02.2004 - 11.2008
Chief Financial Officer
Nassah Corporation
02.1993 - Current
Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Principles
Scrum Alliance
Certified Project Management Professional - Project Management
State of Michigan
CPA (In Process) - Accounting
State of Illinois
MBA/DBA - Business Administration
Founder’s Institute of Business
J.D. - Law
Thomas M
BBA - Business Administration And Management
Davenport University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science And Psychology
Fisk University
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