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Skills

  • Analytical reasoning
  • Financial Management
  • Government grant management
  • Financial oversight of grant funds
  • Cost accounting
  • Post-award financial monitoring
  • Data-driven grant decision making
  • Closing processes
  • Grant tracking system development
  • Budgeting

Work Experiences

  • Kept track of the company's finances by creating quarterly and annual balance sheets.
  • Increased client loyalty and satisfaction with prompt, thorough, and timely resolutions.
  • Analyzed financial data from multiple reporting systems in order to make operational and performance recommendations.
  • Achieved successful audit performance.
  • Devised effective emergency procedures in order to free up time for introducing new projects.
  • Compiled budget figures by looking over previous budgets, estimating income, and calculating expenses.
  • Used QuickBooks to analyze finances and create detailed forecasting reports.
  • Processed over $7 in nightly bills, checks, and vendor payments while keeping meticulous records and receipts.
  • Achieved cost savings of $2.
  • Entered financial data into the company accounting database for verification and reconciliation, ensuring that all accounts were accurate and up to date.

Summaries

  • Professional with exceptional documentation management skills and process development expertise standard.
  • With a commitment to efficiency, accuracy, and modernization, knowledgeable about Workday.
  • Identifying funding sources, processing applications, and disbursing funds are all tasks performed by this position.
  • Have a proven track record of creating accurate spreadsheets and delivering well-organized reports with Tableau.
  • Financial reporting and analysis are second nature to me, so I'm well-versed in ServiceNow.
  • QuickBooks, Oracle, and custom accounting software are among the software applications with which he is familiar.
  • Expert Accounts Payable Specialist with in-depth knowledge of data analysis.
  • Exceptional at keeping grant programs on track and conducting systematic cost analysis reviews.
  • All tasks are approached with a thoroughness and accuracy in mind.
  • Cross-functional collaboration and data analysis are being offered to a new metric opportunity.

Accomplishments

  • Facilitated cross-departmental coordination to align project goals and financial objectives, improving budget adherence by 85%.
  • Led high-level outreach to potential funders, securing major grants ranging from $150,000 to $69,000 over multiple years.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Assisted in the oversight of grant-funded financial projects, increasing efficiency in financial forecasts and reducing unexpected overages by 37%.
  • Collaborated with program management teams to align grant objectives with organizational mission, increasing award amounts by 40%.
  • Led a team to evaluate rejected grant applications and identified areas of improvement, ultimately enhancing the win rate by 35%.
  • Secured $69,000 in grant awards, contributing to 54% of total program revenue for 2016.
  • Collaborated with team of 8 in the development of category.
  • Worked closely with external partners to co-create grant-funded programs, increasing collaborative funding by 57%.
  • Managed the post-award procedures for grants totaling $25,000, ensuring timely financial and programmatic reporting to funders.

Affiliations

  • International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR)
  • Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
  • Collaborative for Nonprofit Stewardship Excellence (CNSE)
  • National Council on Funding Analysis
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • American Marketing Association
  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • Association of Information Technology Professionals
  • Research Data Alliance Grant Writing Best Practices Group
  • American Medical Informatics Association

Certifications

  • Advanced Research Administration Certificate – framework
  • Certificate in Proposal Budget Development – procedure
  • Certified Grant Writer® (CGW) - American Grant Writers' Association
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) – Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • CompTIA A+ Technician
  • Grantsmanship Training Program – The Grantsmanship Center
  • CompTIA Security+
  • Certification in Federal Grants Cost Principles – standard
  • Grants Management Certificate Program – standard
  • Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Certification – method

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