Cheryl Pipkin

Director of Finance @Historic Savannah Foundation

Savannah, GA, US

I report to the Historic Savannah Foundation President & CEO, as well as the Executive Committee, Finance Committee and Board of Directors; to the Director and Board of Directors of the Davenport House Museum; and to the Director and Board of Directors of the Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens. I handle all day to day accounting / bookkeeping functions for each entity, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliations, Cash Management, and Payroll for Historic Savannah Foundation and Davenport House Museum. I am responsible for Human Resources functions including insurance and benefits. My controller functions include preparing the budgets for Historic Savannah Foundations and Davenport House Museum and their many departments. I monitor and analyze budget versus actual variances and discuss those variances with department heads, management, finance and executive committees and boards of directors. I reconcile the general journals and update balance sheet and intercompany schedules. I am solely responsible for Month and Year End closing including all journal entries. I prepare financials for all three entities and present these to the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. I coordinate our Annual Audits with our auditors to be sure that we are in GAAP compliance. I reconcile the financials of our many fundraising functions with department heads. I created and maintain our seller account with Amazon, selling books published and sold by Historic Savannah Foundation. I calculate, prepare and pay sales tax collected on donated items sold at auction and retail items sold in the Davenport House Museum, items sold on Amazon and in house for Historic Savannah Foundation, and for tours and merchandise sold by Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens. I am responsible for donor letters sent out at year end stating the tax - deductible portions of monies paid by donors. I prepare all 1099’s.

South University

Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS, Accounting