I am responsible for directing and managing the fiscal and business management activities for the College of Health Professions which includes six departments (housing eleven college-wide support services, twelve educational programs and one research center). Participating in strategic planning for the college, I advise the Executive Director of Finance & Administration and the Dean regarding fiscal matters including budgeting, forecasting and trends, compliance, strategic planning, resource allocation, and personnel.I develop and maintain College-wide financial statements, budgets, and contingency plans. I create new financial templates for budgeting purposes for the Departmental Business Administrators and College Grant Coordinators. I conduct trend analyses and monitor budgets and actuals to ensure compliance, determining necessary actions and re-directing efforts toward alternative strategies to ensure budgetary compliance. Trend analysis includes the creation and use of economic modeling and forecasting tools for the College to be used in strategic decision making and accountability. I am accountable for the administrative operations for the entire College including but not limited to: Procurement/purchasing activities; Personnel recruitment and employment activities; Fixed Asset and inventory management; Facility management including security and access; I evaluate financial and personnel management activities to ensure compliance with Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations. I develop, review, and plan for operations flow through the creation and continuous review of policies and procedures for the College's finance and administration function. I initiate, research, and create complex financial, statistical, and managerial analyses for the College for the purpose of making executive College-wide decisions. I recommend and implement solutions based on this data to achieve the mission and strategic objectives of the College.

I am responsible for the College of Health Professions Dean’s office activities including departmental budgets, accounts payable, systems accounting, procurement, payroll, fixed assets, facilities and human resources management. I manage and approve all procurement activities to ensure compliance with State procurement policies and procedures while supervising the Administrative Coordinator I position. I serve as the UMS/Marketplace administrator approving departmental purchases verifying expenditures are appropriately funded and budgeted for, making monthly divisional budget adjustments to reflect changes. I manage and coordinate the recruitment process including: posting, hiring, appraisals and separations for Dean’s Office faculty and staff. I prepare position descriptions, reclassifications, and success criteria for staff. Working with grants administration and business administrators I ensure new cost centers are added to the financials. I maintain financial workbooks and populate them monthly with new actual data. This includes making all necessary changes for tuition variances, student numbers and state appropriations.I also serve as the fiscal officer for the Dean’s Office and its encompassing divisions. Working closely with the Dean, Executive Director of Finance & Administration, and the College Financial Manager I prepare monthly financial reports and trend analyses as requested. I implement a monthly budget-to-actual process to identify operating variances and trends. I analyze and explain variances and advise on solutions and expectations while monitoring compliance with the approved budgets. I collect and organize data into useful information for purposes such as student tuition analysis, personnel salary and effort analysis, college financial statement construction and analysis, and benchmarking with ASAHP and Santa Fe Research Consortium.

I am responsible for directing and managing the financial, administrative and business management activities for the Department of Healthcare Leadership & Management within the MUSC College of Health Professions. I serve as liaison between the Department and the CHP Finance and Administration Division in the Dean’s Office on all fiscal matters. I also serve as the point of contact for the Department across various areas within MUSC -- such as budget, Accounts Payable, Systems Accounting, Procurement, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Facilities and Human Resources Management in order to ensure successful departmental operation.I manage the annual budget process for the Department. This responsibility includes working with Division Directors and Chair to identify upcoming fiscal year resource needs, growth expectations, faculty recruitment, and other issues that would affect the coming fiscal year. I develop the annual budget using historical trends and future projections that include and incorporate grant impact on revenue and expenses, contract increases for clinical activities, and approved strategic initiatives within the Department. I provide in-depth analysis of departmental finances and assist with developing financial budgets for strategic initiatives. Also, I provide financial analysis and recommendations of financial activities to Division Directors and Chair to assist with making executive decisions. I supervise and coordinate the preparation and maintenance of all fiscal records to include expenditures, encumbrances, commitments and projected needs. I ensure visibility of all expenses and revenue is maintained within each division. I serve as resource to the Chairs, faculty and staff on matters relating to indirect revenue projections, projected cost sharing activities, interdepartmental and intradepartmental transfers of funds, programmatic accreditation activities, activity reporting, etc.

As Business Manager for the Office of Development I plan, coordinate, implement and evaluate all business and operational responsibilities. These responsibilities include budget, fiscal, personnel and procurement activities.I develop, prepare, present and monitor the Office of Development’s distinct budgets to include all funding sources, such as, the State, the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation, and individual college and department funds. I maintain accurate and complete records of all salary and procurement expenses utilizing Smart Stream, Excel and Universal Management System (UMS) software programs ensuring compliance with applicable regulatory guidelines. I provide monthly budget update reports to the Vice President for Development and other Development leadership. I work closely with the MUSC Foundation to administer business credit cards, submit check requests for vendor invoices and manage the Office of Development’s Foundation account. I supervise all human resource functions for the Office of Development to include recruitment, termination, salary, payroll and leave submissions. I complete and maintain timekeeping records for the department's personnel including submission of weekly timecards for non-exempt staff and monthly time summaries for exempt staff utilizing KRONOS software. I prepare and maintain by proxy the Arbor Supervisor Tree for the Offices of Development and the accompanying Success Factors on-line performance management system for all employee evaluations to include creation of Position Descriptions and Job Responsibilities. I serve as the liaison between the Office of Development and the MUSC Budget office, Human Resource Management and the Procurement office. My responsibilities are handled with the utmost discretion and confidence as I strive to support the fundraising efforts of the Medical University.

I supported the Office of Development’s Gift Planning office by processing new planned gifts and managing the portfolio of existing planned gifts. I prepared correspondence and reports, scheduled activities, and managed projects that promoted the success of the Gift Planning Program. I helped produce and design marketing materials for the office. I recorded all activities within Raiser’s Edge software and used UMS accounting software to create IIT forms, check requests and enter mileage data. Other responsibilities included website updates, eNewsletter production, and various activities that promote, strengthen and market the Gift Planning programs.

In this position I provided administrative and computer support for office staff, specifically the Center Director and Site Administrator. I proofread documents, planned meetings, made travel arrangements, and ordered supplies. During this time I was also part of an interview team for a quantitative DWI study and maintained the client database for over 1000 participants. My administrative duties included making phone calls, mailing letters, organizing file systems and maintaining office equipment. I was also responsible for writing policies and procedures, data management, IT computer support, developing Access databases for staff to use in data collection, and writing database documentation.