• Responsible for budget distribution, account reconciliation, salary distribution, effort reporting, and cost transfers.• Managed related post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup, and verification • Ensure compliance in all post-award grant and contract management areas, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, conflicts of interest, etc.• Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current grants and contracts. This included monthly account reviews and reporting to principal investigators on the financial status of grants, contracts, and discretionary accounts.• Prepared monthly variance reports on actual expenditures versus budget and projections• Facilitate and/or produce specialized sponsored project reports for project directors utilizing institutional systems (e.g., Lawson). • Managed a portfolio of 65 grants ranging from $25,000.00 to $6,100,000.00• Kept PI informed about Federal and State regulations and guidelines • Responsible for approving all project expenditures. • Ensure all expenditures adhere to institutional, government, and sponsor guidelines, agreement terms, and billing plans.• Facilitated competition of grant closeout activities/reports• Reconcile financial information provided by grantees with Lawson• Managed the life-cycle of Federal and Non-Federal Assistance Awards • Prepare an Excel work-in-progress spreadsheet with the activities' current funding level and continuation data• Determined estimate un-obligated balances for grants using Lawson• Ensured compliance with appropriate internal policies and procedures• Performed various activities designed to ensure the complete, timely resolution of all audit findings contained in the audit report

• Responsible for planning, directing, and managing all financial operations for the agency. • Responsible for the preparation, coordination, and processing of all grant applications, contracts, requests for proposals and contract compliance• Led the implementation of a purchase order and accounting and payroll systems.• Managed the daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, processing of accounts payable, receivables, payroll, and benefits• Managed all budget activities, including financial forecasting, yearly and five-year projections, revenue, semi-annual budget amendments, capital improvement, and oversight of departmental spending• Provided support and guidance to program managers on developing, maintaining, and analyzing budgets and finances and ensuring they remain within the constraints. • Not only ensured compliance with funders and agency policies and requirements but also ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal rules and regulations on financial management and administration of the grants.• Reviewed and approved monthly bank reconciliations, journal entries for the general ledger, and all reimbursement claims for grants/contracts • Monitored cash flow and prepared projections when necessary.• Facilitated review and completion of annual financials with Independent Auditor Firm. • Prepared and maintained cost allocation plan per current regulations.• Negotiated contracts with consultants, contractors, and vendors• Communicate regularly with executive management, the Finance Committee, the Board of Directors and all other users of the agency's funders• Provided support to programs in data research• Complete audit, UFR, board financials, and all other financial reports on time• Established goals and priorities for program funding and future partnerships

Managed the daily operations of the accounting department, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

Responsible for all expenditures and transactions for selected Federal and State Grants of over 10 million dollars awarded to the Springfield Public Schools.Prepare monthly and quarterly reports on all budget expenditures in conformance with federal and state grant fiscal requirements.Monitor and analyze all purchase requisitions, payroll coding, and expenditures.Developed and managed current spreadsheet and database systems that calculate and analyze selected grants' expenditures, balance, and projected spending patterns.Work closely with the Auditor's Office and Purchasing Department of the City of Springfield on all Federal and State grant transactions. Furnish documents and report the progress and implementation of the grant.Collaborate in the preparation of grant proposals.