• Setting up awards in Workday. • Loading budgets into Workday. • Process carryforwards, amendments, no cost extensions, etc. in Workday. • Working closely with the PI’s and Research Administrators • Completed Federal and Private grants reconciliations to include HHS, Dept. of State, DC Dept of Transportation, etc. • Cash Management: Created and maintain federal grants reconciliation worksheet to track accounts receivable, deferred revenue, cash application, expenditures reported to the federal agency (SF-425), expenditures incurred, Drawdown requests, etc. • Researched and Confirmed CFDA #’s for the SEFA (A-133 Audit). • Prepare Journal Entries and enter in Workday • Activate, De-Activate and close grants/awards in Workday • Assign grant roles in Workday. • Upload and attach budgets, award notices and other supporting documents to awards and Journal Entries • Assisted with system conversion by working with Teshome to re-classify/re-code/re-group multiple transactions. • Worked with the Senior Director of Financial Grants, Assistant Director of Reporting, Assistant Director of Financial Operations, Senior Manager of Financial Operations, Systems Contractor/Consultant to complete multiple projects as assigned.

• Managed $80 million in federal grants and contracts. • Prepared Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA). • Assisted in developing Indirect Cost Rate Proposal. • Process federal drawdown requests from Payment Management System. • Reconcile and prepare journal entries to book accounts receivable and accrued revenue. • Managed Migration and Refugee Services (MRS) accounting functions, review the work of MRS staff, and advised staff on resolving accounting issues. • Reviewed grant applications, cooperative agreements and other grant related documents for compliance with USCCB policies and federal guidance including, OMB Circulars A-133, A-110 and A-122. • Prepared, reviewed and filed quarterly financial reports (forms 425/269/272 and supporting schedules) with federal funding agency. • Analyzed grants management accounting system to identify issues and make systemwide recommendations. • Reviewed annual budgets for MRS grants to ensure proper cost allocation. • Meet with CFO/Director to make strategic plans to ensure accounting and financial duties are performed timely and adequately. • Established and implemented procedures (schedules, reconciliation spreadsheets, analytical tools) to ensure accounts are reconciled, transactions are correctly recorded and substantiated. • Performed coordination with MRS program staff to ensure their accounting needs are being met and there is synergy between the departments. • Reconciled Miami bank account. • Coordinated close-out of federal grants. • Supervise the processing of anti-trafficking disbursements to subcontractors and preparation of invoice sent to federal funding agency. • Worked with Senior Accountant to ensure MRS monthly closing is completed in a timely manner. • Conducted periodic on-site sub-recipient financial reviews. • Assisted the CFO with documenting and reorganizing job functions by interviewing employees, assessing job functions, and accounting processes/procedures to improve the effectiveness of the accounting department. • Assisted with year-end closings. • Reviewed disbursement requests to ensure totals and account codes are correct. • Reviewed revenue and expenditure reports for various programs. • Assisted with A-133 audit by preparing analytical and reconciliation reports, providing supporting documents and addressing inquiries made by auditors. • Reviewed timesheets and payroll entries to ensure time, codes, and allocation are correct.

• Oversaw the implementation of MIP Fund Accounting in India. • Assisted with the assessment and implementation of internal controls. • Revised and established new procedures to ensure federal grant drawdowns and contract billing were executed on a timely basis. • Developed and implemented new reporting procedures to ensure quarterly and annual federal financial and donor reports were submitted timely. • Analyzed grants and contract management accounting system to identify issues and made systemwide recommendations. • Met with CFO/Director to make strategic plans to ensure the day-to-day accounting and financial duties were performed timely and adequately. • Established and implemented procedures (schedules, reconciliation spreadsheets, analytical tools) to ensure accounts were reconciled and transactions were correctly recorded and substantiated. • Accounting and financial management for international grants in India, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi. • Prepared financial reports and reconciliations in Rupees and US$. • Prepared and wired international cash request to India, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi (Rupees/Kenyan Shillings/Ugandan Shillings/US$). • Performed currency conversions from US$ to Rupees and Shillings and vice versa. • Prepared cash analysis and reconciliations in Rupees and US$. • Managed the entire cash receipts process from check log maintenance to bank deposit. • Reviewed check log for accuracy. • Ensured checks were deposited within a day or as stated in the operating procedures. • Made certain that copies of checks, deposit slips and other supporting documents were attached to cash receipts voucher and filed in an organized manner. • Verified cash receipts were recorded correctly in the general ledger and allocated to the appropriate programs/projects. • International Grants Accounting for the Deworm the Word Initiative (DTWI) Deworming and Dispensers for Safe Water (DSW) and Beta Projects in India, Kenya, Uganda and Malawi. • Prepared and submitted international grant reports for the DTWI, DSW, and Beta projects • Accounting and financial management for international grants in India, Kenya, Uganda and • Malawi.

• Prepared interim and annual financial statements for audits and to comply with reporting requirements for $45 million credit facility – Statement of Financial Position (Balance Sheet), Statement of Cash Flows, Statement of Activities and Sources and Uses of Funds for both companies. • Established procedures for OMB Circular A-133 Single Audit. Created comprehensive document, which defined requirements for audit, lists financial reports and schedules to be completed for Auditors. Developed questionnaire used internally to evaluate organization’s readiness for audit. • Prepared financial reports, act as Subject Matter Expert to address audit findings and/or inquiries during US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) audit of the Asset Control Area Program (ACA). • Setup accounting system (chart of accounts, general ledger, internal controls, financial schedules) for new company (Restored Homes) to ensure that transactions are processed and recorded correctly to capture funding and expenditures from $45 million credit facility, and approximately $41 million in loans, property sales and other funding sources. • Assisted in the development of financial model for Real Estate Owned (REO), ACA, Dollar Homes, and Far Rockaway programs, by plotting out the anticipated periods in which properties will be sold, administrative fees and grants will be collected, and administrative costs will be expended over a four year period. • Met with HPD’s Assistant Commissioners and Directors to review, discussed and implemented financial changes to The Third Party Transfer Program (TPT). Responsibilities • Coordinated annual financial statements audits by scheduling office visits, preparing analytical and reconciliation reports, and addressing all inquiries made by auditors. • Conducted review of audited financial statements and tax returns with Director, auditors, finance committee and board of directors. • Presented financial and analytical reports for both organizations at quarterly Board of Directors meeting. • Assisted in the preparation, review and reconciliation of ACA and Dollar Homes requisition reports submitted to JPMorgan Chase and HPD to drawdown funds from $45 million credit facility, constructions loans from NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and Excess net sales proceeds and sinking fund accounts. • Setup accounting system (chart of accounts, general ledger, internal controls, financial schedules) to ensure that transactions are processed and recorded correctly to capture funding and expenditures. • Prepared expense allocation schedules to be used in preparing Federal (form 990) and State (CHAR 500) tax returns. Prepare and file forms 1099 and 1096 with the IRS. • Reviewed and prepared journal entries to record ADP payroll. • Reviewed and reconciled property management reports submitted by developers to ensure income, expenditures, and reimbursements were correctly recorded and substantiated with the proper documentation. • Collaborated with Project Manager, Executive Director and HPD in establishing property management and administrative budgets. • Prepared PowerPoint presentation to conduct financial orientation for Accountants/Bookkeepers who will be submitting monthly property management reports for review. Prepare and submit TPT reimbursement requisitions to HPD. • Reviewed vouchers and supporting documents, cut checks and ensure they are duly authorized and signed before mailing. • Prepared bank reconciliation statements. • Communicated with banks and other financial institutions in addressing financial and accounting matters related to both organizations – Setup Positive Pay system to prevent check fraud. • Trained and supervised Bookkeeper to ensure property management reports are correctly reviewed, checks and deposits are appropriately processed and all accounting tasks are completed in a timely manner

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Virginia State Board of Accountancy

2009

Credential ID: 36861