about advance : our people
Lisa Huff, Controller
Lisa was the first official advance employee. She has performed virtually every function at the firm during her move up to Controller, learning critical information about every department.
Lisa's primary responsibility at advance is to manage the accounting team. She is also responsible for payroll tax preparation and filing, cash management, and financial statement preparation, as well as various human resources functions. Previously, Lisa's work experience included purchasing, inventory, production planning, forecasting, cost accounting, a/r management, a/p, general ledger, order entry, customer service, budgets, system implementation and acting as liaison between IT and accounting.
Her previous employment was with Blue Coral and Quaker State as Manager of Customer Service/Accounts Receivable. Lisa received her education at Cleveland State University, ICM School of Business, and furthered her education with programs in management development, managing people, bankruptcy, credit and customer service at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.
Lisa has four children, a husband, a dog and six fish, and serves as a member of the PTO.