Experience

Helen Keller Intl

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Program Finance Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

• Program Finance Manager, Neglected Tropical Diseases

  • Dec 2014 - Dec 2022

  - Provide financial oversight to the Act to End Neglected Tropical Diseases | West program including preparation of annual budgets, Fixed Amount Awards (FAAs), forecasts, invoices, accruals, pipeline analysis for teams in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Sierra Leone; ~$8m annually- Oversee development of project extension budget ~$50m for 6 country programs over 3 years- 6 months as acting Associate Director of Finance, NTDs during their parental leave, managing 2 staff and financial management of global NTD awards ~$16m annually- Provide overall financial oversight to the End Neglected Diseases in Africa program at all stages including timely preparation of budgets, Fixed Obligation Grants (FOGs), and financial reports; operating in Burkina Faso, Niger, and Sierra Leone; ~$8m annually- Provide overall financial oversight to the Trachoma treatment grant by CNHF in Mali and Niger; ~$1m annually- Coordinate the development of annual packages of sub-grants- Oversee the preparation of annual and budgets and narratives that are accurate, reasonable, consistent with the work plan, and adhere to USAID and HKI policies- Maintain primary relationship with prime FHI360- Prepare consolidated monthly and quarterly financial reports- Track and report consolidated project expenses, burn rates, and cash received - Develop budget and reporting templates- Coordinate review of all requests for prior approvals (international travel, procurements) and budget modifications with Grants and Contracts- Work with financial and program teams in country offices on budgets and reports- Manage the Program Finance Officer, NTDs Show less



Global Partnership for Afghanistan

• Operations and Administration Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2014

  Additional responsibilities within GPFA, including - led and supported donor reporting processes, decided content based on donor priorities- provided operational and administrative support to Kabul program office- supervised Kabul staff in matters of cash disbursement, donor relations, reporting, and HR- acted as administrator for D&O, general liability, professional, and health insurances- created Kabul budget and worked to integrate it into overall budget- maintained role in monitoring and evaluation, proposal development, compliance, reporting, donor relations, and board/committee support Show less

• Program Development and Evaluation Specialist

  • Aug 2010 - Dec 2013

  - designed contract compliance policy and served as primary compliance officer for contracts with US Dept of State, EU, USAID, CERP- designed budget vs. actual reports for use in monitoring all program / project expenses- developed proposals resulting in awarded contracts of total $1.4m- managed organization-wide ongoing impact assessment in accordance with strategic plan- compiled and analyzed all output and impact data, and released updated information every 6 months for use in marketing- managed 6 field teams conducting impact evaluation surveys; analyzed results; and implemented program changes; and provided marketing material based on findings- designed project management process and served as key member in monitoring compliance and ensuring inter-departmental cooperation- designed and initiated implementation of procurement process in consultation with finance and program staff- wrote policies and guidelines for procurement, compliance, and project management- served as staff support to the Program and Strategic Planning Committee, including the duration of year-long strategic planning process and subsequent implementation Show less



Action Against Hunger UK

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

  - reconciled monthly transactions - monitored field accounting - maintained currency conversion calculations - produced budget follow-up reports, shared cost spreadsheets, and burn rate reports - reconciled general ledger entries for field offices using Excel, Navigator, and Saga programs - provided donor audit support (UNICEF, AECID) - coordinated original-document audit - reconciled monthly transactions - monitored field accounting - maintained currency conversion calculations - produced budget follow-up reports, shared cost spreadsheets, and burn rate reports - reconciled general ledger entries for field offices using Excel, Navigator, and Saga programs - provided donor audit support (UNICEF, AECID) - coordinated original-document audit



Near East Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropy
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Consultant

  • May 2010 - Jun 2010

  The Near East Foundation, while undergoing a period of transition from its base in NYC to Syracuse NY, brought on a team of consultants from the Maxwell School to examine their monitoring and evaluation framework. Over 3 weeks, our team: - interviewed stakeholders - worked as part of team to provide organization-wide monitoring and evaluation systems report - developed indicator framework to match organization’s strategic objectives - created assessment of 10-year organization achievement of impacts - reported our recommendations to the board Show less



Collaborative Governance Initiative

• Syracuse, New York Area

• Graduate Assistant

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

  During graduate school, I worked with CGI, which researches the use of collaboration (across agencies) in governances. - successfully applied for $5,000 Snow Foundation grant - contacted federal agencies for information gathering, Collaborative Governance Research Project - drafted website content - provided support for staffing a collaborative leadership research project (literature reviews; meeting notes; helping to finalize an online survey; data analysis; graphics) - researched for articles being written about collaboration - proofing and editing - assisted with a survey of senior executive service employees of the federal government. Show less



Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Feb 2008 - Jun 2009

  - maintained and tracked 600 organization and partner accounts held as reserves for large expenses - analyzed contracts and mortgage documents for organization compliance - communicated with partner accountants and managers regarding financial information - provided support to partners regarding their fund requests - assisted with testing new online system - organized a new filing system to reduce paper files - reduced outstanding checks to nearly 0 - reduced average withdrawal turnaround from several months to under 2 weeks. Show less



The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Campaign Assistant, Pennies for Patients

  • Oct 2007 - Feb 2008

  - part of a team running a five-month fund-raising campaign - initiated contact with teachers to engage schools in program; signed up over 60 - passed goal by $8,000 to raise $355,000 - conducted assemblies for 100-1,000 students ranging from K-12 - part of a team running a five-month fund-raising campaign - initiated contact with teachers to engage schools in program; signed up over 60 - passed goal by $8,000 to raise $355,000 - conducted assemblies for 100-1,000 students ranging from K-12



AmeriCorps Alums

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Youth Activity Specialist

  • Sep 2006 - Aug 2007

  This position through AmeriCorps was stationed at a middle school in Dayton, Ohio. - supervised activities of up to 30 middle-school youth at a time during after-school hours under the direction of manager - planned and implemented activities such as Cooking Club, Girls' Group, and Basketball Tournament - tutored individuals during homework help hour This position through AmeriCorps was stationed at a middle school in Dayton, Ohio. - supervised activities of up to 30 middle-school youth at a time during after-school hours under the direction of manager - planned and implemented activities such as Cooking Club, Girls' Group, and Basketball Tournament - tutored individuals during homework help hour