Kent Ritchie

Chief Financial Officer of the Dr. Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy School District

Role
Grant Accounting Manager at Milwaukee Public Schools
Location
Milwaukee, WI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Kent Ritchie

Result oriented corporate finance expert with extensive experience in both domestic and…

Experience

  1. Grant Accounting Manager

    Milwaukee Public Schools

    Oct 2023 — Present

    Provide management oversight as Grant Accounting Manager for Milwaukee Public Schools. Responsible for oversight of 4 direct reports responsible for the claiming & reporting of $700M in Grants, J/E’s, A/R Reconciliations, month-end-close, & Grant Audit. Report monthly Grant claim results to the Controller, & CFO. Oversight of the Grant P&L & balance sheet account reconciliations. Directed & reviewed financial analysis, budgeting, strategy, and Grant setup review & sign-off.Selected Achievements• Key member of finance team that managed $700+ Million Grant budget, resulting in accurate & timely financial performance, review, and oversight.• Involved in the ongoing evaluation of the BusinessPlus accounting system for the potential implementation initiative to streamline Finance & Accounting capabilities per Governmental accounting requirements.• Responsible for the development of the Grant Accounting budgets, & reporting for 200+ Grants.

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

    M.S.E., Business Management - Finance & Accounting

    1991 — 1992

  • Milwaukee School of Engineering

    N/A, Network Management

    1996 — 1999

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    B.S., Education

    1983 — 1988

Skills

  • Financial Audits
  • Internal Controls
  • Sap Products
  • Hyperion Hfm
  • Sap
  • Internal Audit
  • Financial Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Peoplesoft
  • Budgeting
  • Managerial Finance
  • Accounts Payable
  • Fixed Assets
  • Oracle
  • Accounting
  • Essbase
  • Financial Analysis
  • Auditing
  • Budgets
  • Finance
  • Financial Statements

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