Amanda McAbee, CPA

Amanda mcabee, cpa

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Director Of Finance, Accounting and Human Resources at Decide DeKalb Development Authority

  • Education

    • University of mississippi

      1990 - 1994
      Bachelor of accountancy; ms
  • Experience

    • Aon risk services

      Sept 2001 - Feb 2006
      Staff accountant

      Prepared quarterly schedules for SEC filings and compiled annual tax packets. Reconciled assigned balance sheet accounts and analyzed financial statements.Served as reference for intercompany transactions and procedures (collected over $1M in intercompany receivables).Designated Sarbanes-Oxley testing and compliance coordinator for the department

    • Regional transportation authority

      Jan 2007 - Aug 2015

      • Manage agency receivables function through coordination with other departments, revenue recognition and recording, receipt application, reconcilement and reporting. • Help facilitate annual audit by supplying knowledge of agency activity and providing schedules to support audit staff.• Ensure the accuracy of the Agency Fund by applying receipts, creating payable invoices, recording payments and reconciling all service board activity.• Manage the accounting assistant and summer interns who support the division.• Continue to perform majority of the duties of the senior accountant role. Show less • Research, update and create schedules for Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).• Maintain fixed assets group by recording additions, deletions and depreciation expense and providing reports and reconciliations. • Solely responsible for the record keeping of the transit benefit program and the Pension (Fiduciary) and the Joint Self Insurance (Enterprise) Funds.• Monthly journal entry preparation and reconcilement of assigned accounts for ultimate inclusion in agency financial statements.• Assist internal auditor with the annual audit of the third party administrator of the transit benefit program Show less

      • Principal Accountant

        Nov 2011 - Aug 2015
      • Senior Accountant

        Jan 2007 - Oct 2011
    • Food manufacturer

      Aug 2015 - Apr 2016
      Accounting manager

      o Intense reconciling and cleanup of major balance sheet accounts.o Participate in a very aggressive three-day month end close process.o Strategic transfer of monthly financial activity to an older reporting system for dual reporting purposes.o Provide support and schedules for quarterly and yearly audit.o Manage staff accountants.o Train hired staff to work the position.

    • Educational association

      May 2016 - Oct 2016
      Accounting manager

      o Manage day-to-day accounting department operations for multiple entities.o Identify and implement process improvements and system enhancements.o Develop, improve and issue timely monthly financial reportso Create reconcilations for previously unattended accounts to be monitored monthly.o Manage staff accountants.o Assist in special projects as necessary.

    • Muller & monroe

      Oct 2016 - Aug 2021
      Assistant controller

      • Direct the yearly financial audits of all fund of fund L.P’s and the managing partner.• Full maintenance of the management company general ledger, chart of accounts, and all financial records• Attentive servicing of client’s needs, requests, and questions. • Full charge of the Capital Calls/Distributions process for fund to funds withdrawals/payments.• Manage the accounting associate.

    • Decide dekalb development authority

      Aug 2021 - now
      Director of finance, accounting & human resources
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified public accountant

      State of illinois