Peru hires new finance director

Tracy Mitchell, of Peru, was employed as the brand new finance director for the town of Peru in early October.

Mitchell grew up in Peru and graduated from La Salle-Peru Excessive Faculty. She has a bachelor’s diploma in accounting from Bradley College and is a Licensed Public Accountant.

Mitchell started her profession within the Chicagoland space earlier than returning to Peru. She’s labored as an accountant with the town for the previous seven years earlier than being employed as the town’s finance director.

“I can actually say, I used to be initially very impressed with the town of Peru,” Mitchell stated. “As a former auditor, their accounting insurance policies and procedures had been in glorious form. I plan to use the inspiration of my data of the monetary practices throughout the metropolis and proceed the excessive stage of accuracy and compliance that at present exists.”

Mitchell began her profession as a workers auditor with Ernst&Younger in Chicago. She then labored as a regional accounting supervisor for McDonald’s Company in Oak Brook for the corporate’s company owned eating places. After that, Mitchell was then recruited by AmeriKing dba Nationwide Restaurant Enterprises, the most important Burger King franchisee at the moment, to be the accounting director.

Mitchell then left the Chicagoland space and returned to Peru to boost three youngsters, two of whom graduated from La Salle-Peru Excessive Faculty and the third from St. Bede Academy.

Mitchell stated she returned to the workforce practically seven years in the past as an accountant with Peru.

“I’ll contribute and provide monetary enter to make sure we’re adhering to correct fiscal coverage,” Mitchell stated. “I’ll keep a fiduciary accountability to safeguard the property of the town and plan accordingly to fulfill the monetary wants for efficient operations.”