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Jeremiah Hess is the current Finance Director at ProPublica. Jeremiah has previously served as the Finance Director at The Greening of Detroit and as the Senior Director of Accounting and Finance at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

At ProPublica, Jeremiah Hess oversees all financial and accounting operations and manages a staff accountant. Jeremiah has improved accounting procedures and methods to ensure federal A-122 compliance and enable system-based grant reporting. Jeremiah also manages the annual operating budget process, making it more team-based to create greater accuracy and transparency.

At the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jeremiah Hess prepared multiple financial scenarios for the current fiscal year as part of an extended budget process, ensuring that the organization was prepared for a range of situations in an unpredictable economic & public-health environment. Jeremiah also led a team of 4 staff, overseeing all daily, weekly and monthly accounting operations. In addition, they developed the annual budget, leading a team of directors and VPs. Jeremiah guided the organization to an annual surplus by using a full-year forecast to anticipate risks and opportunities in revenue and expense lines. Jeremiah Hess also managed the annual audit, eliminating control deficiencies and consistently shortening timelines.

Jeremiah Hess completed a Bachelor of Science in Accounting at the University of Detroit Mercy.

They work with Tyson Evans - Chief Product and Brand Officer, Nicole Santa Cruz - Southwest Editor, and Manny García - Senior Editor, ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Inititative. Their manager is Stephen Engelberg, Editor-in-Chief.