Lisha Wright Email & Phone Number

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Manage budget and financial activities for the Aviation Applications Program and the Joint Numerical Testbed Program with a combined total annual budget of $13.5 million.• Manage RAL budget to ensure the integrity, accuracy, and consistency of budgeting practices across the lab.• Manage financial reporting processes for the lab to ensure the production and delivery of consistent, prompt, and accurate reports.• Prepare complex budget and proposal documentation to meet RFP submission requirements.• Reconcile and prepare monthly FAA management cost allocation.• Oversee the current and pending process to ensure efficiency and accuracy.• Drive standardization of process flow and documentation within the administrative team.• Lead resolution of financial issues by researching problems and implementing solutions.• Lead the timely analysis of lab financial information to ensure financial operations do not exceed budget limits.• Serve as an expert resource in interpreting financial data, research causes and solutions to complex problems, and make recommendations to management.• Assist in establishing annual CSC rate• Evaluate budget analysts’ performance and provide mentorship for their professional growth

Boulder, Co

• Responsible for managing all financial accounting aspect of UCAR’s Cooperative Agreement with National Science Foundation for over 10 years.• Monitor variety of agreements to ensure accuracy and compliance with internal/external policies and contract terms from beginning to closeout.• Produce, prepare, analyze, and reconcile financial reports and accounting data.• Participate/lead in implementation and customization of accounting systems• Reconcile monthly corporate bank statements, financial and budget reports.• Maintain internal controls and procedures to identify potential problems and lead in implementing solutions to ensure process accuracy and efficiency.• Lead in preparation of audited consolidated financial statements• Responsible for preparation of 990 and 990T tax returns• Coordinate and lead annual external and NSF OIG audits• Maintain high quality and quantitative standards and simultaneously prioritize the completion of multiple, time-sensitive tasks while mentoring team members• Process month end and year end provisional rate closings• Direct the work of others, indirectly, through process improvements, projects and daily work

Arvada, Co

• Recruit, train and supervise customer service staff• Process payroll, A/R, A/P and bank statement reconciliation • Compose reports, proposals, policies and procedures• Process month end and year end closings• Provide back up for VP of Finance, Data Processor, and Member Service