Ben Murray

Experience

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  Virchow Krause & Company, LLP

  Jun 1996 - Feb 2000

  Senior Auditor

  • Designed and implemented audit procedures to evaluate and test internal controls and compliance with FASB requirements, GAAP, and other federal and state regulations.• Directed financial audits and reviews for private universities, healthcare and other nonprofit organizations with annual revenues of $300,000 to $150,000,000.• Effectively communicated accounting standards and financial information to client staff and leadership.• Trained and supervised junior-level accounting staff on client engagements. Show less

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  San Miguel Middle School of Minneapolis

  Feb 2000 - Jul 2006

  Director of Mission Advancement and Co-Founder

  • Created, implemented and evaluated policies and procedures to ensure accountability and legal compliance for successful program growth and management.• Raised 90% of the $950,000 annual operating budget by establishing a comprehensive fundraising program.

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  Carver Moquist & O'Connor, LLC

  Aug 2006 - Apr 2007

  Audit Supervisor

  • Designed and implemented audit procedures to evaluate and test internal controls and compliance with FASB requirements, GAAP, and other federal and state regulations.• Directed financial audits and reviews for manufacturing companies and nonprofit organizations• Effectively communicated accounting standards and financial information to client staff and leadership.• Trained and supervised junior-level accounting staff on client engagements.

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  Resource Center of the Americas

  May 2007 - Aug 2007

  Interim Director of Finance

  • Managed all business, human resource, accounting and technology functions for multi-faceted operations.• Prepared financial analyses and projections to help the board of directors understand the organization’s chronic financial crisis and take appropriate action to suspend operations.

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  San Miguel Middle School of Minneapolis

  Nov 2007 - Aug 2011

  President

  • Co-founded an innovative middle school that has closed the achievement gap for its students, resulting in 80% of its graduates completing high school, compared to 40% for the demographic served.• Directed a strategic planning process that engaged nine unique stakeholder groups, in two languages, to create an improvement plan as part of the initial school accreditation.• Initiated and facilitated a task force and a board committee to evaluate financial sustainability and explore alternative revenue models and organizational structures. Show less

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  Saint Mary's University of Minnesota

  Nov 2011 - Nov 2023

  *Provide executive leadership, planning, and management for the areas of finance, human resources, IT, institutional effectiveness, facilities, and campus operations*Collaborate with the university president and senior administrators to implement change initiatives and advance strategic priorities critical to the university’s Lasallian Catholic mission*Manage external relations with institutional partners and governmental agencies*Resource the Finance and Facilities Committee, Audit Committee and Investment Sub-Committee of the Board of Trustees Show less

  • Executive Vice President and CFO

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2023

  • Senior Vice President for Finance and Operations

    Dec 2018 - Jul 2020

  • Vice President for Financial Affairs

    Jun 2013 - Nov 2018

  • Associate Vice President of Finance and Facilities

    Nov 2011 - May 2013
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  Minneapolis Institute of Art

  Nov 2023 - now

  C. Curtis Dunnavan Chief Financial Officer

  *Develop and direct financial strategies and operations for the museum.*Responsible for risk management and compliance, financial audit, budgets, investments, insurance, and legal matters.*Resource to the Finance, Investment, and Audit Committees of the Board of Trustees.