colleen griffith

Executed the duties of office manager in administration, operations and special projects. Initiative and judgment to prioritize, plan and organize a smooth office operation. Developed and implemented policies and procedures of operations. Coordinated educational and fundraising events. Administered confidential records, files, information. Managed organizational database of constituents located in geographic area for education and outreach of various educational programming.

Supervised the integrity of financial information and systems for this not for profit organization. Recruited and trained staff and upgraded financial and administrative infrastructure to meet the requirements of a 23 million dollar fiscal budget. Established a document retention procedure for department. Developed and directed annual audits of subcontractors budgets and deliverables. Ensured compliance in reporting requirements for this successful grant funded organization. Proven ability to work independently as well as a team member and leader. Designed and implemented an informational database to track programmatic financial obligations and accomplishments. Responsibilities included budgeting, all aspects of financial reporting, human resources and payroll, banking, risk management and insurance, informational database management, strategic planning, fundraising, served as member of management team.

Founder and Managing Partner of a 100 seat fine dining restaurant. Conceptualized and designed menu, restaurant design, hired and trained all staff. Received local honors for "Best New Restaurant" 1991; Best Restaurant 1992 and 1993, from the Bakersfield Californian newspaper. Responsibilities included all financial aspects and reporting, purchasing, advertising and promotions, human resources and scheduling, booking of entertainment. Managed and trained staff. Certified owner of California liquor license. Experienced in cost accounting and inventory management.

Dreamstreet Holsteins was purchased by University Genetics as a subsidiary of the public company. The parent company (UGEN) suffered some extensive losses with other subsidiaries. World Class Genetics, Inc. Was once again a privately held company through 1991.

Transferred with organization through acquisition by University Genetics, Inc. a public company in 1986 and relocated to California with all assets of the organization. Directed all aspects of financial reporting, human resources and payroll, taxes, accounts receivable, accounts payable, insurance, investor relations, managing accounting, and contracting with tax and audit consultants. Assisted national and international sales force in processing and delivery orders. Designed and implemented an asset database and reporting system for investor financial reporting. Complied and transmitted required SEC reporting. Represented the company in various printed and public speaking engagements to foster new investors.

Processed daily work and processing conversions for 150 Chicago banking institutions. Prepared daily transmittals to Federal Reserve. Consulted with customer service on data conversions. Assisted programmers in locating and identification of programmatic errors.

Prepared all Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable collections and billing and inter-organizational transfers of capital for MacGregor Golf and Briarwood Pool Tables. Processed daily cash deposits. Produced financial reporting.

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