Aphia M. Email & Phone Number

Brooklyn, New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

Greater New York City Area

• Business Operations:
• Led finance and operations design for an international partnership organization focusing on intercultural competence.
• Conducted market analysis and developed a proposal budget for a business plan.

Greater New York City Area

• Leadership:
• Oversaw human resources such as hiring, performance management, and staff development for multidisciplinary team of 30+, including managers, across 4 domestic offices.
• Managed $4.8MM administrative budget and disbursement of 45,000 vendor payments valued at $190MM annually. Program & Project Management:
• Developed a blueprint for all roles and responsibilities in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Reduced manual processing by 16% by integrating 2 real-time travel systems.Strategic Planning:
• Planned & directed the vision and strategy for 100+ sponsored programs including financial management, vendor relations, international travel, and staffing requirements. Process Improvement:

Greater New York City Area

• Leadership:
• Led administrative team and oversaw payments and data for over 450 universities and 2000 students on the Foreign Fulbright Program.
• Conducted financial analysis of variance reports and expense budgets in excess of $100MM. Project Management:
• Played key role in conversion of financial system from SAP to PeopleSoft.Process Improvement:
• Developed training guide for payment processing in PeopleSoft, creating repeatable processes for future incumbents.
• Produced PeopleSoft enhancements in collaboration with IT which led to the improvement of the journal and payment approval processes. Reporting:

Greater New York City Area

• Leadership:
• Managed workflow of administrative team and oversaw daily operating procedures and coordination.
• Ensured compliance with contracts and sponsors across all programs. Project Management:
• Instrumental in procurement of payment card.
• Conducted user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure product integrated well with internal systems.Process Improvement:
• Developed and implemented electronic student file system, cutting copying and postage cost by $60k.

Greater New York City Area

• Business Operations:
• Designed, maintained, and troubleshoot tuition payment structure for university programming. Process Improvement:
• Developed a new policy and process for outstanding payments that lowered expenditures by 20%.Reporting:
• Developed and prepared contractual budgetary reports for review by U.S. Department of State.

Greater New York City Area

• Leadership:
• Instituted and managed training programs in collaboration with cross-departmental teams.
• Established quarterly meetings with senior administration of school to ensure compliance.
• Presided over parent, student, and staff workshops for pre-college program. Business Operations:
• Oversaw $2MM program budget, operations, and contractual reporting.Curriculum Development:
• Composed curriculum for job readiness, financial literacy, and college preparation.