CHRISTIAN LEA ANDERSON
3200 Carmel Bay Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC  29466
 [Send email to request phone number] 54-5090 home or (814) 227-9562 cell
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EDUCATION							
Clarion University of Pennsylvania	                                             
  
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Admin.			
Major:  Accounting				 
Graduation Date: May 11, 1991					
Ranking:  172/1274 Seniors					
Overall QPA: 3.55/4.00						
Medical Terminology Certification Feb. 2010			
APSA Certification Feb. 2010

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
CSIU School Software
Edunet & Weidenhammer School Software
Microsoft Apps: Excel, Works, Access, Powerpoint
Quickbooks
Lotus and QuatroPro
IFAS Financial Software

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
		City of Charleston, Charleston, SC – Assistant Finance Director -  April 2008
– Present
•	Supervisor to Treasurer’s Office, Payroll Department, Bank Reconciliations and
Accounts Payable Department including hiring decisions 
•	Liaison between Human Resources and the Finance Division
•	Responsible for working hand and hand with the IT department to improve
procedures in all areas of the Finance Division 
•	Responsible for cultivating banking relationships and supervising
reconciliations of accounts
•	Put in place Check Recovery system and worked with Legal to draft a policy and
procedure to recover funds for the City 
•	Preparation of state reports
•	Journal Entries and related processed to balance accounts
•	Part of the team preparing Comprehensive Annual Financial Report to State
Agencies 
•	Member of Government Finance Officers Association
•	Property Tax calculations
•	Work with all City departments to facilitate policies and procedures
Recordkeeping
•	Helped write the City’s Investment Policy and complete CD investments 
•	Track Daily Cash Flows through online banking, Complete all wire transfers of
funds
•	Carolina IFAS User Group Member
•	Team leader for Grant Accounting procedures and compliance
•	Budget function for the Finance Division   
•	Review Capital Project Accountant state reports
•	Any other accounting projects assigned by the Finance Director

	Brookville Area School District, Brookville, PA – Business Administrator –
December 2006 – April 2008
•	Chief Financial Officer for the School District
•	Transportation Director
•	Supervisory role for Payroll, Payables, Transportation, Personnel, Bids, Tax
Collections, Reconciliations, Insurance, Attendance, Journal Entries, Revenue,
and Student Activity Accounts
•	Responsible for Budget function, Purchasing function, Investments, Monthly and
Annual fund reconciliations 
•	Liaison between district and auditors
•	Implementation of CSIU software applications for Fund Accounting, Personnel
and Payroll
•	Monitoring and reporting to the Department of Education for the Alternative
Education   Program
•	Assistant Board Secretary
•	Annual Financial Reporting to the Department of Education
•	Inventory and Capital asset valuations
•	Bond Refinancing
•	Insurance Consortium Member
•	Contract Negotiations (Personnel and Service Provider)
•	E-Rate Fund Coordinator
•	Capital Reserve Fund Project
•	Scholastic Foundation Board Member
•	Charter School Reconciliations
•	Implementation of new programs for the district: Flexible Spending Account,
GASB 45 compliance,  New 403 (b) Tax Sheltered Annuity Regulations
•	Member of Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials

Clarion-Limestone Area School District, Strattanville, PA – Assistant Business
Manager - March 2003 – December 2006–(Promoted from) Business Office Assistant -
February 2000 – March 2003
•	Board Treasurer
•	 Responsible for the implementation of CSIU software applications for Fund
Accounting, Personnel, and   Payroll
•	 Biweekly Payroll, Accounts Payable, Journal Entries and Cash Receipts
•	 Tax Collector Reconciliation’s
•	 Bank Account Reconciliations
•	 Bid Preparations and Encumbering of Purchase Orders
•	 Tracking and Posting Monthly Insurance
•	 Quarterly/Yearly Tax Reports
•	 Preparing Checks (Funds: Payroll, General, Cafeteria, Activity)
•	 Preparation of Board Reports
•	 Implementation of new retirement software beginning July 1, 2004
•	 Year end journal entries and year end Payroll procedures
•	 Personnel functions: Insurance, attendance, policies, contracts, employee
attendance
•	 Notary for the District
•	 Assisting Business Manager in Budget function
	
Crooks Clothing Company, Clarion, PA – Bookkeeper – August 1999 – March 2000
•	Accounts Payable, Payroll, Updated their files to QuickBooks system, Personnel
function

	Johnson Controls, Inc., Erie, PA – Accounts Payable/Receivable Auditor – March
1992 – June 93
•	Handled entire Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable function 
•	Weekly and Monthly Reports, Journal Entries 

	Meadville Medical Center, Meadville, PA – Home Respiratory Care Dept. – October
7, 1991 –March 92
•	Monthly reporting expense/revenue budget
•	Created reporting system for patient survey response questionnaires

	Hartman Personnel Services, Erie, PA – Payroll Clerk – June 1991 – October
1991
•	Entire payroll and personnel function at two separate temporary positions 

	Clearfield Hospital, Clearfield, PA – Accounting Internship – May 1990 – August
1990
•	Budget preparation & Verification of Budget processes
•	 Reconciled Nursing Scholarship Account and Trust Account
•	 Patient Refund Reconciliation, Reconciled Bank Statements

Student Assistant to Dr. Charles Pineno, Chairperson Department of Accountancy,
Clarion University, January 1990 – May 1990
•	Organized Student Intern Program
		            	
HONORS & ACTIVITIES
	Phi Beta Alpha Business Honorary		
Accounting Club				
Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honor
	The National Dean’s List			
Outstanding College Students of America			           
		
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