Earl Murray III, MA

Experience

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  Gospel Rescue Ministries

  Sept 2006 - Feb 2013

  - - Oversight of the bi-weekly payroll processing for 70 employees- Developed and administered annual budget of $3.5M- Coordinated annual financial statement audit and prepared requested audit schedules- Streamlined excess spending of $150K by negotiating contracts and rates - Prepared and presented monthly financial statements to management and board of trustees - Supervised accounting staff - Raised $1.5M in federal and local government funding by grant writing- Managed Annual Giving Program of over 20,000 constituents- Co-developed individual giving strategy that raised over $2.5M in revenue- Produced quarterly newsletters, press releases, publications, brochures and other marketing materials - Coordinated the creation and production of company’s quarterly newsletter and website- Enhanced organization’s marketing by diversifying its web presence- Developed queries and reports from donor database for fundraising strategies - Maintained donor database of 20,000+ records- Provides ongoing database cleanup for effective file maintenance- Created and prepared mail merges and acknowledgement letters to all donors

  • Interim Controller / Senior Financial Analyst

    Jun 2011 - Feb 2013

  • Associate Director of Development & Marketing

    Jan 2008 - Jun 2011

  • Development Associate

    Sept 2006 - Dec 2007
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  Beta Omega Social Services

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2012

  Accountant

  - Processed bi-weekly payroll for four employees - Monitored programmatic and financial compliance of grants- Prepared financial statements (Balance Sheet and Income Statement)- Compiled monthly expenditures to program funders- Assisted CPA firm in preparation of annual 990 tax return

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  Knowledge Financial Services

  Feb 2013 - Dec 2022

  President
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  Career Technical Institute

  Apr 2013 - Feb 2019

  Bookkeeping & Applications Instructor

  - Spearheads daily discussions on current events and its relevance to their program of study- Facilitated daily lectures on basic accounting principles course and QuickBooks accounting system- Trained 200+ students on the fundamentals and intermediate levels of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

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  Mitchell & Titus, LLP

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2015

  Advisory

  Duties & Responsibilities:- Assisted in the facilitation of training team members on payment tracking and risk assessment - Audited Pro-forma jackets on completeness of securities inventory and correct inconsistenciesKey Accomplishments:- Tracked, analyzed and monitored payments for $1.1B in structured financial securities

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  Capital Area Asset Builders

  Jun 2015 - Mar 2018

  Accountant

  Duties & Responsibilities:- Assisted in the month-end close and the generation of monthly financial statements- Reviewed grants and contract awards to ensure revenue recognition is in alignment with GAAP- Prepared accrual, deferral, prepaid and depreciation entries in the general ledger- Presented financial statements to Management, Finance Committee and Board of Directors- Monitored spending levels on grants/contracts and coordinated spending projections with program management- Managed company’s $2M annual budget and planning process- Prepared audit schedules and provided justifications for supporting documentation and journal entriesKey Accomplishments:- Co-wrote company’s Financial Policies & Procedures Manual- Improved accounting operations through the integration of web-based timesheet and bill payment systems- Resolved organization’s complex accounting issues to include revenue recognition and matched savings programs Show less

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  The Entrepreneurs Accountants

  Jul 2019 - now

  President
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  College of Southern Maryland

  Aug 2023 - now

  Adjunct Professor
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  UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

  Jun 2024 - now

  Personal Finance Manager