Tracy A Stapleton Email & Phone Number

Jackson, Mississippi Area

• Leadership position assisted Vice President/CFO in leading activity within accounting, grants and contracts, post award activity, procurement, accounts payable, student accounts, financial aid and fiscal compliance.
• Responsible for management of finance activity and business office affairs
• Provide financial support and technical expertise to the University in the areas of finance, system security, payroll, Banner software implementation and data management, financial analysis, SACSCOC compliance and.
• Work directly with the CFO to produce regular and accurate financial reporting for use in board presentations and operational decision making
• Evaluated institutional business process for continual improvement of efficiency and effectiveness
• Promoted and provided ongoing training for professional growth and development of staff

Jackon, MS

• Responsible for leading and administering most aspects of the administration of externally sponsored research, including pre-award, post-award, and fiscal and regulatory compliance.
• Provided oversight to the Unit of Sponsored program activity proposal reviews, award negotiations and acceptance, provided cost-share analysis, review budget revisions and process budget extension requests
• Appointed as Fiscal Compliance Officer for National Science Foundation Compliance Program
• Provide oversight of financial administration for post award activity for all external grants and contracts
• Monitored compliance for Certification of Time and Effort reporting
• Managed the establishment of accounts for programs after fiscal review of award documentation

Assist in the development and implementation of goals, policies, priorities, and procedures relating to Financial Management, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Collections, Purchasing, Travel, Accounting, and PayrollProvided senior level members with high level in-depth timely and accurately reportingPoint person for troubleshooting Banner system.

Monitor system feeds into the Banner Finance systemServe as the University liaison between Ellucian and Information Management to resolve system issue in Banner modulesReconcile FRS finance ledgers to Banner ledger posting beginning balancesCoordinate and perform system testing of modules and processesIdentify and research system and procedural problems.

Reconciled and prepared financial reports for the National Science Foundation, U; Provided supervision and training to office staff regarding organizational processes, financial reporting requirements and general informationParticipated in year-end financial operationsPrepared the restricted awards schedule for the annual financial statementsParticipated.

Held responsible for submitting the monthly student payrollReviewed proposal budgets for accounting accuracy and compliancePrepared and submitted financial reports for Federal and Private AgenciesPrepared journal entries to record internal allocations, including: postage, telephone, travel, & university storesProcessed all departmental transfers for grant.

Responsible for vendor payment and contacts for letters I thru PInteracted with vendors, customers and University staff to gather information, reconcile discrepancies and resolve problemsReviewed temporary invoice files to verify receiving document informationCalculated and verified vendors direct paymentsAnalyzed and reconcile the Missing Receipt and.

Master Of Arts, Organizational Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting