Deedra McFadden
Finance Manager at University of Arizona- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Excel: Creating a Basic Dashboard
LinkedInDec, 2022- Oct, 2024
Experience
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University of Arizona
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager
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Dec 2022 - Present
Finance Manager for the McCain Institute Finance Manager for the McCain Institute
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Rice University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Specialist II
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Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
• Balance and provide projections for faculty funds in the Computer Science Department. • Supervise accounting team• Approve and review all travel and reimbursement expenses for audit compliance using Oracle ERP• Process faculty relocation • Act as a liaison between the Computer Science Department and other departments regarding Computer Science Department financial matters.• Process payroll redistribution and work assignment reports.
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Accounting Assistant III
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Sep 2015 - Aug 2021
• Monthly accounts reconciliation of funds totaling $6M using GAAP and university standards with Banner ERP system, journal entry, VLOOKUP, and Pivot tables for data analysis and reports, • Project Management of pre-award grant funds,• Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal regulations for funds spending for auditing,• Calculate the projections and forecasting of expenditures and payroll obligations for discretionary, gift, government and industry research funds,• Process payroll paperwork for undergraduate and graduate students using imagineOne ERP (Oracle) • Use of database and server for grants and financial data,• Process international and domestic travel and reimbursements using Concur Solutions software. Show less
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Private Tutor
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Houston, Texas Area
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Private Tutor
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2015
Tutors underprivileged children in math, science and English pro bono. Tutors underprivileged children in math, science and English pro bono.
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Self Employed
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Little Rock, Arkansas Area
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In Home Daycare Provider
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
• Allowed me to be a stay-at-home mother • In home daycare for children ages 0-2, • Tutored math, science and English for high school and college students, • Helped international students with finance and banking. • Allowed me to be a stay-at-home mother • In home daycare for children ages 0-2, • Tutored math, science and English for high school and college students, • Helped international students with finance and banking.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Accounting Administrative Assistant
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Jul 2006 - Dec 2011
• Monthly balancing of research, discretionary, and gift funds totaling $1M in the Engineering college, • Trained new staff in accounting, travel, Banner, A/P, A/R, G/L, and other university procedures, • Administrative assistant to the Associate Dean; back-up for the Dean’s executive assistant, • Spearheaded moving all documents from paper to digital to save time and money. • Made travel arrangements for faculty members, • Assisted with ABET accreditation. • Monthly balancing of research, discretionary, and gift funds totaling $1M in the Engineering college, • Trained new staff in accounting, travel, Banner, A/P, A/R, G/L, and other university procedures, • Administrative assistant to the Associate Dean; back-up for the Dean’s executive assistant, • Spearheaded moving all documents from paper to digital to save time and money. • Made travel arrangements for faculty members, • Assisted with ABET accreditation.
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University of Arkansas
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Administrative Accounting Assistant
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Jan 2001 - Mar 2006
• Performed accounting duties: processed requisitions, purchase orders, etc., • Made travel arrangements for faculty members, • Assisted with hourly payroll and paperwork for students, • Interviewed, hired, and supervised the work study students. • Performed accounting duties: processed requisitions, purchase orders, etc., • Made travel arrangements for faculty members, • Assisted with hourly payroll and paperwork for students, • Interviewed, hired, and supervised the work study students.
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Education
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University of North Dakota
Chemical Engineering