Kathy S.

Chumlea 14830 Oak Bend Drive * Houston, TX 77079

713.304.1182
kce53a0a@westpost.net
More than 20 years of diverse expertise in administration, accounting, and opera
tions management within a highly competitive industry requiring broad skill set
along with outstanding communication, collaboration, negotiation and presentatio
n skills to achieve the desired results of increased employee efficiency and pro
ductivity while minimizing expenses.
Operations Manager
Accounting Proficiency * Financial/Budget Planning *Staff Management/Mentoring
Business Analysis\Project Management * Internal/External Presentations * Proce
ss Improvement * Multi-Site Management * Strategic Planning
MS Office Proficiency\SharePoint 2007 Site Administration and Development
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CAREER TRACK
Transwestern Commercial Services Houston, Texas
Operations Manager - Information Technology Team 1987-2010
Provide direction for the operations and management of the Information Technolog
y team. Key responsibilities include financial statement preparation, budgeting
and reforecasting, operations staff management and development including annual
reviews, oversee business continuity and disaster recovery plans, management of
equipment leasing program and equipment inventory, software lifecycle managemen
t, vendor contract management, direction of annual SAS70 and corporate audits fo
r IT, SharePoint 2007 site development and site administration, and IT project m
anagement including tracking tasks and resources, preparing project scope and bu
siness requirement documentation, testing, training, and end user documentation.
* Managed annual budget process for $3 million department. 2010 target was a 5%
reduction in expenditures. Through analysis to more fully utilize current syste
ms and contracts in place and implementing a strategy of staggered lease purchas
es, was able to achieve a 10% budget reduction.
* Researched and found tool to automate company's manual expense reporting syste
m to increase efficiency, reduce processing time and eliminate paper. Found too
l that could be deployed on company's existing SharePoint platform, saving an es
timated $35,000 in annual costs over competitive systems.
* Managed the annual company SAS70 audits for property accounting and informatio
n technology teams. Developed and implemented SharePoint sites to store documen
tation requested by auditors from all of the regional accounting offices. This
minimized travel time and expense for auditors reducing overall costs to the com
pany for the annual audit.
* Led high profile project to successfully complete user acceptance testing for
conversion of property data to MRI accounting system for new key client with hig
h company profile. Project completed on time and with exceptional client satisf
action. Received company bonus as recognition for performance.
* Served as key business analyst and wrote functional specifications for an inte
rnal application development of an electronic timesheet and monthly absence repo
rting system, saving company development time and eliminated need for hiring add
itional outside resources.
* Have successfully designed, developed, and deployed MS SharePoint 2007 sites f
or various business units within the company, allowing team members and clients
to effectively collaborate to improve processes, communication, and enhance busi
ness development with clients.

Transwestern Commercial Services

Corporate Accounting Manager
Assisted Controller with the management and direction of the corporate accountin
g team members and payroll team members. Key responsibilities included annual p
erformance review, staff development and training, preparation and review of cor
porate financial statements, annual budgets, accounts receivable, accounts payab
le, reconciliations, variance analysis, audits, and payroll processing. Include
d complete understanding of all payroll processes and procedures as it related t
o HRIS systems.
* Managed the conversion of ADP payroll system to new in house HRIS system. Req
uired management and direction of payroll team members, data conversion and revi
ew for accuracy, running of simultaneous payrolls during conversion, implementat
ion of new system, and training. Completed project on time and with no interrup
tions to the payroll process.
* Converted decentralized corporate accounting system to centralized corporate a
ccounting system that provided consolidated financial reports, eliminated manual
processing and reduced amount of time required to produce monthly financial sta
tements and forecasts.
* Worked with key leadership team to convert corporate financial data to new acc
ounting platform. Included development of account structure, conversion of data
, and implementation of new processes including process to import payroll data f
rom HRIS system into new accounting system.
* Developed process to collect and reconcile owner salary reimbursements to the
company for property management personnel eliminating need for company to prefun
d owner payrolls, thereby improving cash flow.

Transwestern Commercial Service

Project Accountant - Office Portfolio
Team lead for office portfolio accounting for company clients. Key responsibil
ities included processing vendor payments and cash receipts, bank reconciliatio
ns, accounts receivable and rent roll analysis, and preparation of financial st
atements and budgets. Worked and communicated with leasing, property management,
clients, and executive leadership.
* Developed key data forms to collect and track information for property takeove
r and changes, employee new hire/change/termination forms, and employee property
allocation forms.
* Provided key documentation for annual property audits and worked in direct com
munication with audit staff.
* Was asked to work with management to on board a major downtown office portfoli
o that included training of new team members and conversion of accounting data t
o company accounting systems. This was a high profile project with significant
impact on the company's bottom line.

LEARNING CREDENTIALS
Bachelor of Science, University of Texas * 1973 * Graduated Magna cum Laude
Accounting, 12 Hours, University of Houston, Houston, Texas * Deans' List
Accounting, 6 Hours, Houston Community College, Houston, Texas
Undergraduate hours in Science, University of Houston, Houston, Texas * Dean's L
ist

COMPUTER COMPETENCIES
MS Office 2007 Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Access, Visio and Shar
ePoint * MRI * BEST MAS 500
KnowlegeLake Capture Server Document Imaging * Adobe Acrobat * UltiPro