Experience

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  Chase enterprises, hartford, ct

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1994

  Manager of financial planning/assistant business manager/accountant

  Manager of Financial Planning for television group - Supervised 5 television stations including WTIC-Channel 61 and 4 others in major US city markets, generated monthly financial reports of the group's combined performance. Reviewed and analyzed data. Coordinated standard operating procedures for all stations.Assistant Business Manager for Channel 61 - Administered day to day operations including commission schedules, all general ledger and subsidiary schedules. Oversaw A/P clerk and A/R clerk.Staff Accountant for group of communication subsidiaries - Generated monthly journal entries, A/P, A/R, bank recs, payroll and monthly reports. Consolidations, budgets and financial reports were generated annually. Prepared audit workpapers as needed. Show less

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  Lewisboro elementary school pta

  Sept 2000 - Jun 2013

  responsible for all aspects of managing funds and financial reporting of a vibrant non profit organization; file tax returns and develop budgets. PTA Board positions: V.P., Secretary, current Treasurer (2 non consecutive terms), chairperson for major fundraising committees, class parent, began new fundraising committees (Spiritwear, “Cuddly Friends,” and Gear Up for Spring, Costumes for LES)

  • Treasurer

    Jul 2011 - Jun 2013

  • Chairperson/Board Member

    Sept 2000 - Jun 2013
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  Northern westchester hospital

  Sept 2001 - Jun 2013

  Volunteer

  Public Relations and Marketing Dept - update website calendar and pages for both public and staff sites, track department expenses by account, type up birth announcements for local newspapers, create excel and maintain spreadsheets as needed for special projects

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  John jay middle school pto

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2009

  Team parent

  Team Parent - relayed weekly information from school and PTO to assigned group of parents.

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  John jay high school pto

  Aug 2011 - Jul 2013

  Secretary and co-chairperson

  Secretarial duties including recording Board Minutes, General Meeting minutes, setting agendas, correspondence.Co-Chair for the Freshmen Pot Luck Supper and the Staff Appreciation Luncheon

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  St. mary's parish

  Sept 2012 - May 2015

  Catechist

  Teaching my 8th year of 7th grade catechism - 5 years with St. Mary's of the Assumption in Katonah, NY and 3rd year with St. Mary's of Ridgefield, CT

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  Blackacre title agency

  Apr 2013 - Jan 2023

  Bookkeeper/recorder

  Currently record land documents with the County Clerks of the multiple NYC counties via telecommunications. Prior to June 2015 duties also included recording land documents with various New York counties, posting deposits, generating disbursements, reconciling escrow statements and posting journal entries.

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  Lewisboro town government

  Jun 2013 - Jun 2015

  Department head and staff accountant

  Processed payroll data, created custom reports using specialized third party software for reporting purposes, reduced costs and increased efficiency in reporting.Created departmental policy to improve reporting changes in personnel to Human Resources Dept. and Finance Dept.Prepare monthly meeting agendas and minutes; process applications and supply 5 person Council with review materials of all applications, prepare Resolutions to be registered with the Town Clerk. Reorganized file maintenance by different parameters resulting in a more logical and useful approach to retrieve information.Assist the town's Planning Board in maintaining the escrow accounts and permit compliance reports. Show less

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  Independent title closer

  Sept 2014 - now

  Certified by ny real estate institute
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  St. peter's parish

  Nov 2015 - now

  Program facilitator

  Organized and facilitated a 5-week bible study for the parish last November. Participation was at full capacity. Two subsequent studies ran through the winter and spring with a high percentage of returning participants. A fourth study has begun this fall with another planned for the winter.

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  Davidson auto group

  Apr 2016 - Jan 2023

  Accounting specialist

  Responsibilities include preparing bank/lease contracts and disclosures for sold vehicles, submit incentives for reimbursement, analyzing subsidiary ledger schedules, posting journal entries, posting cash receipts and cash disbursements, maintaining vehicle inventory

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  Davidson chevrolet inc

  Nov 2017 - now

  Office manager

  * Prepare and report supporting accounting schedules such as A/R, Reserves, We Owes, Payable to factory, Trade Payoffs, Contracts in Transit to the Controller and CFO* Oversee the personnel responsible for writing the deal contracts and registering customer vehicle purchases with NYS DMV* Other duties include but not limited to Prepare Dealer Trades Accounts Receivable for the Parts and Service Departments Record funding for contracts, follow up with banking funders on any held contracts Floorplan compliance with lending bank Reporting new vehicle sales to GM Remitting rebate requests and following up to ensure payment is received Inventory Schedules Internal audits of Book of Registry, Purification Reports with Factory inventory and Floorplan at regular intervals to check for any discrepancies Submitting monthly financials to GM Show less