Chris Graaf, Sr. Accounting Manager
Chris Graaf is a member of ORBA’s Cloud CFO Services Group. He has experience maintaining general ledgers, reconciling bank statements, managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, and preparing financial statements. He has handled month-end and year-end closing of accounts, cash flow reporting and tax filing.
Chris is also proficient in providing systems integration solutions, improving workflows, and implementing and revising standard operating procedures.
Chris’ prior experience overseeing the work of others enables him to not only guide, but also to collaborate with team members when seeking optimal solutions for clients.
An avid wilderness and outdoor enthusiast, Chris enjoys spending his time engaging in physical activities including hiking and camping. Chris is also very passionate about cooking and he attended Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, where he earned a culinary degree.
- B.S.B.A., Michigan State University
- Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
- Accounting
- Consulting for Businesses
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Wealth Management
- Law Firms & Lawyers
- Manufacturing
- Not-For-Profit
- Real Estate
- Restaurant
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
- Microsoft Dynamics, Keller
- QB Enterprise, Intuit
Former minor defensive football coach, Prospect Heights Park District
Former gang intervention counselor, District 21, Wheeling Police Department
Coach and educate young individuals on basic survival and wilderness, Wheeling Park District
Chris Graaf is a member of ORBA’s Cloud CFO Services Group. He has experience maintaining general ledgers, reconciling bank statements, managing accounts payable and accounts receivable, and preparing financial statements. He has handled month-end and year-end closing of accounts, cash flow reporting and tax filing.
Chris is also proficient in providing systems integration solutions, improving workflows, and implementing and revising standard operating procedures.
Chris’ prior experience overseeing the work of others enables him to not only guide, but also to collaborate with team members when seeking optimal solutions for clients.
An avid wilderness and outdoor enthusiast, Chris enjoys spending his time engaging in physical activities including hiking and camping. Chris is also very passionate about cooking and he attended Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, where he earned a culinary degree.
- B.S.B.A., Michigan State University
- Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
- Accounting
- Consulting for Businesses
- Employee Benefit Plans
- Wealth Management
- Law Firms & Lawyers
- Manufacturing
- Not-For-Profit
- Real Estate
- Restaurant
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft
- Microsoft Dynamics, Keller
- QB Enterprise, Intuit
Former minor defensive football coach, Prospect Heights Park District
Former gang intervention counselor, District 21, Wheeling Police Department
Coach and educate young individuals on basic survival and wilderness, Wheeling Park District