Erin Ballou, CMA, CPFO

Experience

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  City of Bowling Green, KY

  Dec 2002 - Oct 2014

  Chief Accountant

  Manage citywide governmental accounting processes, policies and procedures. Coordinate fiscal year-end accounting close processes and entries, prepare the City’s CAFR and coordinate external audit. Monitor and maintain internal financial controls. Act as member of Senior Budget Team to manage citywide budget process and prepare official budget documents. Produce periodic budget amendments. Prepare monthly financial analysis, forecasting reports, capital project analyses and multi-year financial plans. Prepare monthly financial statements for Housing Choice Voucher program. Administer City procurement card program, establish metrics and benchmarks, and monitor payment processing by decentralized staff. Prepare, distribute and file Form 1099s with IRS. Perform capital asset and infrastructure accounting, reporting and bi-annual physical inventory of City assets. Show less

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  Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency

  Oct 2014 - Jul 2015

  Assistant Director of Finance

  Manage preparation of annual financial statements and created the Agency’s first Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Prepare quarterly and annual internal financial reports. Manage cash accounts by overseeing daily and monthly reconciliations, approving wires and account transfers and monitoring cash positions. Assist Finance Director with Agency-wide annual operating budget process. Oversee accounts payable process and manage weekly AP processing. Monitor and manage financial position, monthly revenue bond draws and lease-leaseback arrangement related to the construction of new downtown parking garage. Prepare and submit HUD reporting and adhere to all applicable accounting regulations and standards. Assist Finance Director with the calculation and maintenance of administrative and program fees for all housing developments. Show less

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  City of Bowling Green, KY

  Jul 2015 - now

  Assistant Chief Financial Officer

  Oversee and maintain the City’s accounting systems and processes, financial policies and procedures, and internal controls. Coordinate and supervise fiscal year-end accounting close processes and entries and coordinate external audit. Manage preparation of citywide annual financial statements, the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), and Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR). Act as member of Senior Budget Team to supervise citywide annual operating and capital budget process and prepare and present official budget documents to the Board of Commissioners. Produce periodic budget amendments. Ensure the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the Accounting, Accounts Payable (AP) and Payroll divisions by scheduling and assigning personnel, training central AP/Accounting and decentralized departmental staff, and appraising job results. Prepare and publish quarterly financial newsletter, monthly executive financial analysis, detailed forecasting reports, capital project analyses and multi-year financial plans to benefit internal stakeholders. Prepare monthly financial statements for Housing Choice Voucher program. Manage capital asset and infrastructure accounting, reporting and bi-annual physical inventory of City assets; manage group of asset users in each department. Show less