Susan Brau, Cra Email & Phone Number

Organized years of backlogged financial record-keeping and brought annual audits up-to-date for this $2M nonprofit, now running smoothly with up-to-date financials. Revitalized the Board’s finance committee; hired external accounting firm to provide reliability and depth of knowledge; and developed and implemented enhanced financial management procedures and internal controls. Serves on senior management team. Assists program teams with the development and submission of proposals to various federal, private and international funders; monitors projects for compliance; provides various stakeholders with useful and timely reporting.

Performed day-to-day grants management activities for nonprofit with $5m annual budget reliant on federal funding, including providing assistance to project teams with the preparation, budgeting and online submission of proposals; monitoring project expenditures and compliance with federal regulations; and drafting, negotiating and monitoring subcontracts. Developed budgets for the organization as a whole and assisted the CFO and CEO with staffing and spending decisions. Developed finance and administration policies and procedures. Served on Executive Committee. Clerked for Board of Directors. Added Human Resources to responsibilities in 2014.

Responsible for all aspects of financial management of <$100K nonprofit organization, including AP and AR, payroll, cash management, budgeting, internal reporting to directors and board, external reporting to federal funders and private foundations, year-end close-out and subsequent audit (including preparation of schedules and financial statements, working with external auditors). Transitioned organization from quirky, customized Filemaker accounting system to Quickbooks.

San Francisco, Ca

Organized and coordinated the closing and monitoring of loans to not-for-profit developers of affordable and special needs housing. Provided customized progress reports to individuals, corporate and religious funders. Coordinated a letter writing campaign which successfully reduced the rate of interest paid to several funders. Developed and administered internal procedures for federal grant awards. Authored internal procedural manual for several lending programs. Produced quarterly reports summarizing risk of lending portfolio for the LIHF’s Board.