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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York

• Lead analyst responsible for rigorously monitoring client funds on all active and future programs, while also serving as the main finance point of contact for all clients.• Partner with account teams, creative teams and senior leadership in the financial oversight of client work streams, including: on a monthly basis, review of the project management against scope of work.• Responsible for month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes across all finance function groups, including: client accruals, program reconciliations and WIP adjustments.• Meets with the account teams on a weekly basis to review budgets, WIP progress, resource utilization and job estimate and billing needs.• Train all staff in agency finance functions as well as time tracking to ensure accurate utilization.• Review the AR balances for clients on a weekly basis to properly track revenue and cash position.

Greater New York City Area

• Diligently led the ISERP business office in managing expenses for over 100 private and government grant accounts, as well as over 100 internal accounts that total $22.7 million. • Analyzed financial reports for all two hundred accounts and find best practices to reduce costs for all projects.• Entrusted with responsibly monitoring and approving all AP/AR activity which included invoicing, employee reimbursements, purchase orders and contracts. Also primary contact for university finance & purchasing.• Thoroughly break down large data sets of payroll and AP transactions on a monthly basis to ensure each account stays on budget and prepare reports for senior management.• Allocated salaries for administration, full time/part time employees and student workers to accurately reflect effort. • Took on additional responsibilities during staff transition and served as the main contact for any AP/AR inquiries and issues during that period, along with Business Manager duties.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Meticulously monitored athletic operating budgets, which included 14 varsity programs and ten administrative offices.• Successfully reduced team travel and recruiting costs for Fiscal Year 2016 by researching cost saving methods in the budget planning process, renegotiating ground rates for team travel, as well as assisted coaching staffs with recruiting/scholarship allotment. • Coordinated monthly budget meetings with coaching staffs to track financial activity and forecast future plans.• Trained staff in using university credit card system, as well as reconciled all credit card transactions each month. Also implemented new department credit card policies to ensure compliance with university policies. • Point of Contact for the yearly internal and NCAA audits which resulted in perfect results for both Fiscal Year 2015 and Fiscal Year 2016. Took lead in 2016 audit as Senior Associate AD was on leave. • Took on additional responsibilities during staff transition and served as Assistant to the AD, while a search for a permanent replacement took place. Duties included scheduling, coordinating travel and transcribing meeting notes.

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted both the Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations and Assistant Director of Financial Operations in all day to day business/financial activity in athletic department.• Took lead in managing all university issued credit cards for 16 varsity programs, as well as the entire athletic department staff. • Reconciled cash advance checks for each program, as well as managed the expense reimbursements of transportation, lodging and meals for entire staff. • Responsible for distributing monthly financial reports to each program, as well as coordinate monthly budget meetings.

• Responsible for selling group ticket packages to local businesses and individuals for theme oriented nights through cold calling. • Assisted in many different game day operations- setting up/running ticket information table, making visits to “group leaders” for that particular game, conducting surveys, running the “fan zone”, assisting in intermission activities, post-game handouts to fans. • Excelled greatly in group sales- sold over $3,500 in group ticket sales in under 5 months, part of sales department that increased sales by over 15% from previous year, only intern to have a group sale of over 50 tickets throughout the season.

Responsible for making sure SUNY Cortland athletic events ran smoothly, as well as coming up with strategic plans for certain events

Bachelor'S Degree, Sport Management With Concentration In Finance

Graduated Cum Laude

Education record