Jessie Cobian

Experience

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  AmeriCorps

  Sept 2011 - Jul 2012

  Project YES! Corps Member

  Served as a tutor to students during the school day.Created and implemented after-school programs.Planned 5 service projects in the West Town area of Chicago.

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  Chicago Public Schools

  Aug 2012 - Jul 2013

  Special Education Classroom Assistant
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  Stucko's Pub & Grill

  Jul 2013 - Apr 2015

  Bookkeeper/Bar Manager
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  Werner Co.

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2017

  Accounting Specialist

  Performed month-end closing journal entries, balance sheet reconciliations, and accruals.Maintained payroll and time keeping for 400+ plant workers.Reported sales segments to various internal departments. Calculated national sales commissions by regional territories to pay out proper parties.

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  Network of Executive Women

  Mar 2017 - Jul 2019

  Financial Analyst

  Created, presented, and distributed annual budgets to 22 regional chapters. Prepared and distributed monthly financial health scorecards to the regional chapters.Executed bank reconciliations, expense/revenue accruals, prepaid expense schedules, revenue recognition allocations, and various other month-end closing tasks.Processed check runs and T&E expenses, pre-screened contracts, monitored expense actuals vs budget/forecast.

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  Feeding America

  Jul 2019 - now

  Manage and provide budget support by developing, generating, and interpreting financial status reports for the various marketing programs, including the digital, offline, brand, operations teams, and key stakeholders such as the Chief Marketing & Digital Experience Officer, finance leaders, marketing VPs and their directors.Research budget/forecast discrepancies and advise budget leaders on potential issues or opportunities. Collect inputs and context from budget owners to understand the discrepancies and to deliver and pair with higher-level reports.Manage invoice payment processing and tracking for the marketing team in partnership with the AP team. Reconcile the GL and provide accruals and expense reclasses to the finance team at month end. Show less

  • Manager, Finance Liaison, Direct Marketing & Development

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Manager, Budget and Reporting

    Oct 2022 - Jul 2024

  • Senior Analyst, Budget and Reporting

    Oct 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Analyst, Budget and Reporting

    Jul 2019 - Sept 2021