Tavia Huggins
Queens,NY
Summary
Manage accounting and Fiscal departments for not-for profit organizations, with experience in arts and culture, real estate and general non-profit accounting.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Director for Finance
ArtsConnection, Inc.
06.2002 - Current
- Managed day-to-day operations within [Number]-person finance department for [Type] organization.
- Set clear departmental objectives and developed effective strategies to achieve targeted goals.
- Protected company assets with strategic risk management approaches.
- Produced reports outlining financial data to assist management with making strategic plans and operational decisions.
Accounting Manager
New York New Media Association
03.2000 - 06.2002
- Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
- Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations and payroll processing.
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
Finance Manager
Hope Community
11.1998 - 01.2000
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
- Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Increased revenue by assisting with operations management, sales and marketing efforts.
Real Estate Accounting Manager
Arts Space Projects, Inc.
01.1994 - 09.1998
- Kept records accurate, detailed and fully compliant with reporting requirements to meet state, local and federal housing requirements.
- Compiled maintenance and repair requests for submission to [Type] department and reached out to local contractors for bid proposals.
- Promptly responded to tenant complaints and concerns for over [Number] properties.
- Maintained current contract files as prescribed by company contract policies and procedures.
Admin. Assistant Diretor of Operations
Minnesota Department Of Transportation
01.1993 - 12.1993
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Scheduled office meetings and client appointments for staff teams.
- Sorted and distributed office mail and recorded incoming shipments for corporate records.
Dont Know the Title
Norwest Mortgage
01.1992 - 01.1993
- Prepared tax and title documents to submit legal transfer work to DMV.
- Organized and prepared tax and title documents to transfer ownership of property.
- Contacted [State] Motor Vehicle Department to determine status of pending titles.
- Communicated with customers to resolve common title issues.
Education
Bachelor of Arts -
Smith College
NorthamptonSkills
- Monitoring Expenditures
- Internal Control Management
- Budgeting and Variance Analysis
- Fiscal Management
- Strategic Plan Budgets
- Benefits Management and administration
- Federal, state and city budget management and compliance
- Contracting
- Human Resource Management
- Policy and Procedure development
- Financial statement preparation
- Audit and compliance
Technology
Advanced Excel skills, experience in the following accounting packages: Blackbaud, Accountmate, Quickbooks, Peachtree, and other real estate accounting packages.
Timeline
Deputy Director for Finance
ArtsConnection, Inc.
06.2002 - Current
Accounting Manager
New York New Media Association
03.2000 - 06.2002
Finance Manager
Hope Community
11.1998 - 01.2000
Real Estate Accounting Manager
Arts Space Projects, Inc.
01.1994 - 09.1998
Admin. Assistant Diretor of Operations
Minnesota Department Of Transportation
01.1993 - 12.1993
Dont Know the Title
Norwest Mortgage
01.1992 - 01.1993
Bachelor of Arts -
Smith College