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Hi - I’m Jeff Causey and I am ready to help lead your organization to new levels of success. I combine experience in operating organizations with an exceptionally strong background and expertise in financial management, budgeting and accounting. Bringing together a unique ability to envision a future state with a lead-by-example demeanor, I can help inspire employees and teams to achieve new levels of success and accomplishment.
Here are some descriptions from others:
✪ “Leads by example”
✪ “Consummate professional”
✪ “Passion”
✪ “Calm demeanor”
✪ “Superior and detailed”

In previous positions, I have been involved with a wide variety of initiatives and projects. These have included:
✪ Initial creation of a comprehensive annual financial report and subsequently obtaining the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for two different organizations
✪ Continuous improvement efforts to produce regular financial reports that are thorough and meet the needs of the user by making the “numbers” speak
✪ Led projects to deploy a variety of new technology and software from specific packages like employee payroll systems to voice-over-ip telephone systems to overall IT strategy and IT infrastructure improvements
✪ Key team member guiding a community-wide strategic plan process obtaining input from a wide variety of stakeholders and partners
I am a licensed CPA in the state of North Carolina since 2001 and I hold the Certificate of Achievement in Project Management (CAPM) credential for project management.

Outside of my work as a finance, accounting and management professional, I am a tech enthusiast blogging about Android topics; an auto enthusiast who is a leader with a local car club, mapping guru and do-it-yourself mechanic; and an active volunteer with a youth soccer club.

Specialties: accounting, financial management, budgeting, technology, information, ERP, deployment, software, project management, leadership, strategy, collaboration, teamwork, productivity

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