Amber Sutter - Helping leaders build financial systems that nurture human connection.

Meg Foundation · Denver, CO

501(c)(3) non-profit working to prevent pediatric pain and medical anxiety

• Implement financial operations for a nationally recognized nonprofit featured by CBS, NBC, and The Washington Post and endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics
• Establish organization-wide US GAAP standards and practices; oversee tax compliance including Form 990 filings
• Codify internal controls, operational policies, and compliance workflows to support organizational scale
• Selected and led rollout of a new CRM platform, unifying development, communications, and financial data
• Recruited and managed a development expert; co-built a strategic fundraising, communications, and development plan for growth
• Advise on high-level donor engagement and pitch deck

Alameda County Bar Association (501c6) & Legal Access Alameda (501c3) · Oakland, CA

Two affiliated nonprofits bringing access to justice to underserved communities

• Directed all accounting operations, financial reporting, and controllership for two affiliated nonprofit organizations (one founded 1877, ~1,500 members) for more than eight years
• Owned monthly, quarterly, and fiscal year-end financial close, general ledger, and US GAAP financial statements
• Managed annual internal audits and state bar audits end-to-end with no material weakness findings
• Streamlined audit packages, budgets, and monthly financial statements into efficient, decision-ready board reporting tools
• Developed and maintained internal controls and accounting policies safeguarding organizational assets
• Partnered directly with the CEO and both Boards of Directors on financial and operational strategy, expanding access to justice
• Played a key role in cross-departmental design and launch of a new membership revenue and billing model projected to grow membership revenue 5%

SymbioSystems, LLC (now DeepNet) · San Francisco, CA

Information Technology Services Company & Managed Service Provider

• Built the financial and operational systems that grew a bootstrapped IT startup to more than $2.5M in annual recurring revenue
• Owned finance, accounting operations, HR, compliance, and marketing functions end-to-end
• Established inclusive hiring practices and organizational culture alongside the founders

Aphelion Capital · Mill Valley, CA

Venture Capital investing in medical devices

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive internal accounting solution (QuickBooks, Excel, SharePoint) supporting three venture capital funds
• Brought outsourced management-company accounting fully in-house, increasing control, accuracy, and efficiency
• Oversaw fund accounting operations, capital calls, distributions, and investor reporting

Kaufman Rossin Fund Services · San Francisco, CA

Fund Administrator

• Owned monthly financials and annual audits for hedge fund and private equity fund clients
• Reviewed month-end books and monthly audit packages; prepared year-end GAAP financial statements
• Facilitated relationships with fund managers, auditors, and other service providers

Conifer Securities · San Francisco, CA

Fund Administrator

• Designed and implemented Junior Fund Accountant training and monthly accounting checklists; oversaw several direct reports
• Co-led cross-departmental training initiative for operations and accounting departments; authored accounting training materials and coordinated sessions for 10 trainees and 3 trainers
• Reviewed month-end books, monthly audit packages, and prepared year-end GAAP financial statements for over twenty hedge, endowment, and private equity funds; facilitated relationships with fund managers and service providers including Big Four audit firms

Dominican University · San Rafael, CA

Interdisciplinary in Economics, Politics & Culture

National Chengchi University · Taipei, Taiwan

Associate of Arts, Early Childhood Education & Teaching

Santa Rosa Junior College · Santa Rosa, CA