Thomas M. Santandera
Troy
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
DEPUTY CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER
Rensselaer county BUREU OF FINANCE
Troy
01.2022 - Current
- Daily activities include, but are not limited to, maintaining the general ledger across all funds within Rensselaer County, assisting and teaching the accounting system to departments, work with the Finance department and Budget department to prepare and maintain the County Budget, perform internal audits for departments within the County, and develop reports and data upon request using business analytics in excel.
- Develop, implement, and audit internal controls for departments within Rensselaer County.
- Prepare financial statements and work closely with the external auditors for annual audit.
- Work closely with the Budget department to prepare, execute, and justify the annual budget for Rensselaer County, including capital projects, debt schedule, PILOT programs, and many other budget requests.
- Prepare and analyze complex business analytics reports as needed when template reports in the accounting system will not work.
FISCAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
Rensselaer county BUREU OF FINANCE
Troy
10.2016 - 12.2021
- Daily activities include, but are not limited to, maintaining the general ledger across all funds within Rensselaer County, assisting and teaching the accounting system to departments, work with the Finance department and Budget department to prepare and maintain the County Budget, perform internal audits for departments within the County, and develop reports and data upon request using business analytics in excel.
- Develop, implement, and audit internal controls for departments within Rensselaer County.
- Prepare financial statements and work closely with the external auditors for annual audit.
- Work closely with the Budget department to prepare, execute, and justify the annual budget for Rensselaer County, including capital projects, debt schedule, PILOT programs, and many other budget requests.
- Prepare and analyze complex business analytics reports as needed when template reports in the accounting system will not work.
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Rensselaer county deptARTMENT of health
Troy
10.2013 - 10.2016
- Perform all daily accounting functions within the Rensselaer County Department of Health, as well as supervise the Fiscal Coordinator as well as the Junior Accountant in all daily accounting activities. Also, routinely work with NYS on processing grants and all state required regulations for State Aid.
- Maintain financial journals and supervise the Fiscal Coordinator and Jr. Accountant with accounts payable and accounts receivable.
- Maintain contracts with all vendors as well as NYS departments for grant funding.
- Prepare annual budget for Rensselaer County Department of Health.
PREMIUM AUDITOR
premier information providers
Sharon Springs
01.2012 - 09.2013
- Perform premium audits at the insured’s location in order to examine the records to develop the insured’s payroll, sales or any other basis in which premium will be computed. In addition to examining the insured’s records a physical inspection and an examination of work relationships between the insured and independent contractors is also conducted to determine the correct classification.
- Manage a territory which includes New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island and manage an inventory of over 200 audits that need to be completed on a strict deadline.
- Work with a large variety of corporations, payroll systems and accounting systems to determine the basis of premium.
- Strong proficiency in Excel as it is used daily to conduct audits.
CORPORATE AUDITOR
stewarts shops
Saratoga Springs
03.2004 - 12.2011
- Perform shop audits, work with shop staff to teach inventory controls, and work with district managers to resolve shrink at the shop level for a convenience store chain with over 300 locations.
- Calculate monthly inflation figures for the company P&L, based on change in gross profit per product from past year to current year.
- Run quarterly shop movement to develop a budget for the next year’s average shop, based on projections from category managers and growth projections.
- Trained several auditors per year, both for corporate staff and district staff. Also routine follow up with staff to verify audits were done to company standards.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
SIENA COLLEGE
LOUDONVILLE, nY12.2002
Associates - Independent Studies
HUDSON VALLEY C.C.
TROY, NY01.1999
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Budget preparation
- Internal auditing
- Business analytics
- Regulatory compliance
- Data analysis
References
References available upon request
Timeline
DEPUTY CHIEF FISCAL OFFICER
Rensselaer county BUREU OF FINANCE
01.2022 - Current
FISCAL OPERATIONS MANAGER
Rensselaer county BUREU OF FINANCE
10.2016 - 12.2021
ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR
Rensselaer county deptARTMENT of health
10.2013 - 10.2016
PREMIUM AUDITOR
premier information providers
01.2012 - 09.2013
CORPORATE AUDITOR
stewarts shops
03.2004 - 12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
SIENA COLLEGE
Associates - Independent Studies
HUDSON VALLEY C.C.