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- Director of Financial & Operational Services
Director of Financial and Operational Services
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Contact Information
Phone: (724)-625-7773, ext. 6303
Email: dkirk@pinerichland.orgBiography
Mrs. Dana Kirk has been with the Pine-Richland School District since May 2003.
She began as assistant business manager and was promoted to Business Manager and then director of Finance & School Services in 2010 and most recently director of Financial & Operational Services in 2013.
She has helped the district in many facets including implementing a new software program which integrated payroll, human resources, benefits, financial accounting, purchasing, fixed asset management, and miscellaneous billing.
She helped manage multiple variable rate swap financing transactions and monitor compliance and cash flow and with developing and maintaining a comprehensive construction project cost model.
She assisted with the implementation of a supply ordering system to provide the staff with flexibility in placing orders, eliminating the inefficiency of the bid list process and eliminating the need to manage and store most district-wide bulk purchases. Mrs. Kirk also helped develop a fiscal year-end audit documentation manual and establishing a procurement card system to provide for flexibility in payment of transactions and developed internal control procedures and guidelines accordingly.
She also has helped with:
- Restructuring internal controls within the business office to comply with governmental auditing standards
- Developing & evaluating various service proposals including banking services, managing underwriter, and food service
- Drafting & revising various school board policies
- Implementing a remote deposit on-site system to provide for timely deposits of district funds
- Assisting in the development of a comprehensive financial budget model
- Managed school district, municipal & non-profit audit engagements
- Analyzed & prepared financial statements and related disclosures for audit clients
- Developed & prepared recommendations for improvements to clients’ internal control systems and accounting procedures
- Prepared the annual financial report for submission to the PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education on behalf of school district audit clients
- Prepared annual tax returns for non-profit audit clients
- Evaluated federal expenditures for single audit engagements & tested federal compliance requirements accordingly
- Supervised &trained staff accountants on various engagement teams
Education:
Pennsylvania State University – Behrend College, Erie, PA
B.S. in Accounting & Minor in Management
Graduated with distinction: May 1998
Memberships:
Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Pennsylvania School Business Officials - Served as a chapter office of the West Central Chapter for five yearsServed as a presenter for various business/finance courses since 2007
- Restructuring internal controls within the business office to comply with governmental auditing standards