Julie Lease-Firebaugh Cpa, Cgma

Julie Lease-Firebaugh, CPA, CGMA, has an extensive work experience in finance and accounting roles. Julie is currently the Director of Finance and Accounting at Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals, where they oversee all business and financial aspects of the organization. Julie also holds a crucial role in developing and implementing policies, processes, and internal controls to support business functions.

From 2015 to 2019, Julie worked at St. Renatus, LLC as the VP of Finance and Corporate Controller, where they played a pivotal role in supporting the transition from research and development to an operating and commercial sales organization. Julie partnered with C-level executives during the pre and post-revenue start-up phase and managed a team of three, overseeing a budget of $20 million.

Prior to that, Julie worked at Uranium One as the Regional Controller for the Americas. In this role, they directed accounting operations, including financial reporting, analysis, and compliance. Julie also played a key part in developing and executing processes and systems to support commercial activities and managed an eight-person team.

Julie's earlier experience includes serving as the Director of Accounting and Information Systems at Bresnan Communications. In this role, they managed accounting operations, financial reporting, budget variance research, and capital expenditures. Julie was also responsible for supporting the development of key start-up business systems and financial management infrastructure for numerous locations.

Overall, Julie Lease-Firebaugh, CPA, CGMA, has demonstrated their expertise in finance and accounting throughout their career, taking on leadership roles and contributing to the strategic vision and growth of the organizations they have worked with.

Julie Lease-Firebaugh holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Accounting-Taxation from the University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business. Julie also obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Accounting and Business Administration from Black Hills State University, as well as an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Business Administration from Casper College. In terms of certifications, Julie Lease-Firebaugh is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA), both obtained from the AICPA in August 1988 and August 2012, respectively.