Tarsha Small
Washington,DC
Summary
Results-driven Finance Specialist with sound knowledge of industry regulations and firm grasp of successful fiscal management strategies. Improves forecasting and maintains cost-effective financial management standards with accountability, integrity and knowledgeable leadership. History of success in demanding environments with ambitious targets.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Specialist
NCNW
Washington, DC
01.2021 - Current
- Collaborating with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure that the organization's financial business processes and internal environment is effective and efficient
- Creating and implementing best practices and procedures
- Managing and overseeing accounts payables and accounts receivables
- Monthly, quarterly, and annual financial, board and forecasting reports
- Creating of fiscal and grant budgets
- Managing and overseeing the audit process, as well as the relationship with external auditors
- Processing and allocation of payroll
- Reconciling bank, credit card, investment and internal accounts
- Maintaining overseas employee relationships and finances
- Supervising and delegating work to Accountant
- Direct contact for all Human Resourcing needs
- Vendor relations
- Managing the remote deposits
- Overseeing the grant administrative and billing processes.
Accounting Director
ASH
Washington, DC
09.2015 - 12.2020
- Collaborating with the Assistant Controller, Controller and Chief Financial Officer to ensure and maintain that the organization's fiscal responsibilities and financial management is effective and efficient
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports
- Managing communications with external auditors
- Assisting in the coordination of the annual audit and quarterly review activities of external auditors
- Supervising the senior and staff accountants
- Creating, implementing and maintaining the accounting policies documents of the organization to improve clarity and consistency
- Approving of payroll
- Performing continuous assessment of the monthly, quarterly and annual close out process and to reduce the timing to close the financial periods
- Reconciling bank, credit card, investment and internal accounts.
Finance and Administration Manager
NAEH
Washington, DC
07.2009 - 08.2015
- Collaborating with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure that the organization's financial business processes and internal environment is effective and efficient
- Credit and cash management
- Overseeing contract expenditures to ensure compliance with contract guidelines
- Managing and overseeing the accounts payable and receivables process
- Monthly and quarterly grant reporting
- Preparation of budgets
- Managing the audit process, as well as the relationship with external auditors
- Processing of payroll
- Reconciling bank, credit card, investment and internal accounts
- Supervising and delegating work to Financial consultants
- 1099 reporting
- Creating and upkeep of all personnel files
- Direct contact for all Human Resourcing needs
- Creation of reports for Board Meetings
- Vendor relations
- Managing the remote deposits
- Supervising the Administrative Associate/Accounting Assistant.
Accountant III
CSC
LaPlata, MD
07.2004 - 06.2009
- Under the direction the Chief Financial Officer ensuring that all Hospital Financial records are accurate for billing and reporting purposes
- Inputting creating, and maintaining all financial account code
- Daily and monthly recurring G/L entries and accruals; all bank, credit card, & account reconciliations
- DataBank management; assisting with financial audit; updating department budgets
- Entering of prior month adjustments; compiling reports for department heads
- Entering of miscellaneous billing; contractual allowances schedule and reconciliations
- Property taxes; depreciation; compile variance reports
- Finalization of system financial reports; preparation of monthly finance meetings; and close monthly of G/L system.
Senior Accountant
BNH
Washington, DC
03.2002 - 06.2004
- Working closely with the Executive Director to ensure that all financial procedures are followed along with, the requirements set forth by the DC Office on Aging
- Creation and maintenance of all financial records for company funds; reconciliation of bank accounts, land accounts, building and equipment values, special reserve funds, trust fund, and funds received from all sources
- Distribution of account funds; entering of monthly journal accruals
- Coding and processing of invoices; cutting checks; assistance with audit packages
- 1099 reporting; consolidation of governmental grants and funds; disbursement of petty cash
- Processing of payroll including tax deductions and voluntary deduction
- Preparation of quarterly reports issued to IRS and the Office of Unemployment; end of day, month end, quarterly and yearly closures and reporting
- Preparation of annual departmental budgets
- Preparation of reports and analysis of investment accounts, insurance programs, and real estate
- Delegate work to and the supervision of the receptionist, administrative assistant, and bookkeepers
- Oversees the management of upkeep of the company's property and facilities
- Preparation of company's Employee Personnel Manual
- Assistance with preparation of Board Committee meetings and Board of Trustees staff
- Assist and participate in company's fundraisers with the United Way and Friends of Barney Campaign and the signature and approvals of vouchers, travel expenditures, and contracts.
Education
M.B.A. with a focus in Finance -
University of Maryland
College Park, MD01.2012
B.S. Accounting -
Southeastern University
Washington, DC01.2003
A.A.S.: Business Administration -
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD01.1999
Skills
- ACCPAC Plus
- ADP
- Axcent
- AMPAC
- Billcom
- Blackbaud Civi
- Dashboard
- DBASE
- Elite
- Executive Data Systems
- Eudora
- Facets
- FASS
- Financial Edge
- FRx Desktop
- Intacct
- JD Edwards
- Lawson
- LOCCS
- Market Manager
- MAS 90
- Med Manager
- Meditech
- Microsoft Office Suite
- MIP
- Novell
- Paradigm
- Paychex
- Peachtree
- PeopleSoft
- Personify
- Psychology
- QuickBooks Desktop, Pro, and Online
- Records Management
- Salesforce
- SOARS
- Solomon IV
- Trintech
- Xero
- Cash Flow Management
- Financial Auditing
- Collections
- Wire Transfers
- Debt management
- Financial advisory
- Cost accounting
- Invoice Processing
- Financial Statements
References
Available Upon Request
Timeline
Finance Specialist
NCNW
01.2021 - Current
Accounting Director
ASH
09.2015 - 12.2020
Finance and Administration Manager
NAEH
07.2009 - 08.2015
Accountant III
CSC
07.2004 - 06.2009
Senior Accountant
BNH
03.2002 - 06.2004
M.B.A. with a focus in Finance -
University of Maryland
B.S. Accounting -
Southeastern University
A.A.S.: Business Administration -
Prince George's Community College
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