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Arlington, Va, Us

Oversees the government awards portfolio for The Conservation Fund, with a primary focus on U.S. Federal awards. Serves as the organization’s 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards) subject-matter expert. Partners closely with the Government Relations team to support conservation practitioners across the organization in all aspects of Federal awards including application, administration, accounting, cash management, and compliance ensuring programmatic commitments are met and funds are appropriately accounted for and managed for compliance. Leads the Uniform Guidance portion of the annual audit. Supervises a Staff Accountant. Provides staff support and education, developing internal documentation and training materials to guide staff in fulfilling their responsibilities related to federal funding.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for overall development, management, and oversight of GU sub‐award activities. Coordinated all external and internal audits involving sponsored projects. Provided subject matter expertise in the development of policies, procedures, and training materials for staff and the research community on award management and compliance university-wide. Assisted in preparing SEFA and supports the annual Uniform Guidance audit. Served as a resource to the SAO analysts, faculty, principal investigators, administrators, Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Sponsored Research, and finance staff in the administration of sponsored agreements ensuring that operational responsibilities were fulfilled, policies were enforced and customer service goals were reached.

Baltimore, Md, Us

Oversaw the financial management of 80+ sponsored accounts that total $8 million annually involving grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, subawards, clinical trials (NIH, NSF, DOD, NASA, USAID, etc.) related accounts within RMS. Performed comprehensive analysis and projections relating to business or research trends to improve the department’s operational and financial effectiveness. Assisted in grant financial planning and cost analysis. Analyzed complex financial data to ensure efficient use of resources. Ensured compliance with university and/or agency regulations and restrictions. Supervised a grant administrator and provided guidance, training, and coordination of all financial and administrative processing of grants.

College Park, Md, Us

Provided administrative and financial management to various IT units and accounts exceeding $20 million in budgetary authority within the Division. Worked closely with IT directors, project managers, and staff to tightly manage costs, forecasts. Provided analysis of actual and projected costs, and long-range plans to identify spending trends, as there were many overlapping procurements and initiatives. Contributed to the process improvement for business practices, policies, and procedures within DIT. Participated in providing materials/training to admins on topics identified as needed.

College Park, Md, Us

Provided day-to-day financial and administrative management and served as departmental liaison for research activities. Led and administrated the financial affairs of the Center for Research and Exploration in Space Science and Technology (CRESST) with a total budget of $133 million. Oversaw and managed a sponsored research grants & contracts portfolio with a total budget of $16 million. Provided faculty and researchers with accurate account reports and forecasts; monitored effort compliance and salary support for personnel; completed award close-out procedures; provided advice and guidance in accordance with University and state policies and procedures, and sponsor rules and regulations. Identified issues of concern and provided solutions. Assisted faculty with RFP submissions as needed.

Master'S Degree, Information Technology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration, Management And Operations