Experience

UnidosUS (@WeAreUnidosUS)

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

• Director of Federal and Non-Federal Awards

  • Jun 2021 - Present

   Established and staffed Federal Program organization; designed, implemented, and continuously improve the Federal award management process  Directly supervise pre- and post-award financial activities for all Federal grants including budgeting, procurement, sub-award management, and recurring review and reporting (CDC,HUD,DOL,etc.)  Oversee the full monthly grant accounting cycle processing and lead responses to internal/external audits including uniform guidance and project-specific audits  Champion and support drafting of grant-related contracts, including the prime and subrecipient agreements  Conduct all compliance training of UnidosUS staff and 100+ affiliates for both Federal and non-Federal grants  Serve as controller of UnidosUS Property LLC including managing leases, computing depreciation on fixed assets, UBIT calculations, and other ad-hoc duties as required Show less



Children's National Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Supervisor - Grants Accounting

  • Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

   Oversaw the financial reconciliation and billing of 800+ grants/contracts annually (both Federal and non-Federal), with over $5 million in monthly processing  Directly supervised a team of six grant accountants as well as indirect supervision of cash specialists and award setup team leads, additionally providing accounting training and mentoring to multiple staff resources  Assessed staff capacity and workflow, leveraging to design and implement new strategy resulting in the reduction of monthly unapplied AR from $800k (March 2019) to $0 (July 2020) with a corresponding 40% increase of timely monthly billing  Led the Peoplesoft grant functional upgrade initiative and provided direction to the ERP implementors for additional report development and system capability enhancements  Served as financial subject matter expert and point of contact during proposal and contract negotiation for six hospital business centers Show less



Search for Common Ground

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

• Project Finance Manager

  • Mar 2015 - Feb 2019

   Directly oversee a 20 million, 30+ grants portfolio for MENA region, DRC and Track II Division Perform monthly filed financial report reconciliation; In-depth monitor all portfolio programs to ensure compliance with donor regulations as well as SFCG policies and procedures. Advise relevant staff and management on donor compliance issues  Perform reporting, budget reviewing/realignment, and subrecipient management  Provide training to field finance staff on daily basis

• Subawards and Compliance Officer

  • May 2014 - Mar 2015

   Developed new subaward and expense tracking system for 200+ subawardees, monitored implementation progress. Supervised 35 country office finance managers on proper recording of subawardee advances, expense reconciliation, foreign exchange gain/loss reconciliation and recording, and document collection. Performed financial risk assessment for all incoming grant/contract, review and recommend approval of all new grant agreement/contract, set up new grant in finance system. Drafted subaward agreement and financial reporting template, performed terrorist check for each subawardee Show less

• International Grants Officer

  • Feb 2012 - Feb 2015

   Experienced in working with USAID and DOS, both as prime and sub, from budget building (detail budget, SF424, SF424A) to prepared financial reports (SF425, VAT report, Accrual Report) for timely submission to donors in compliance with the financial reporting requirements. Experienced in budget building, grant monitoring and financial reporting with variety of donors. (UNICEF, UNHCR, UNDP, USIP, DFID, European Union, Dutch, Norway, Sweden, and Belgium etc.) Closely monitored grant spending and compliance situation for 20 country offices across West Africa, East Africa and MENA region, provide basic regulation and financial system training. Perform account reconciliation regularly and worked directly with overseas finance directors/managers and HQ finance staff to ensure accurate execution of the awards.  Provided pipeline analysis and variance analysis as required supporting director’s decision making process Show less



MVS, Inc. Making Your Vision of Technology Solutions a Reality!

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Mar 2011 - Feb 2012

   Monitored budget Vs. actual of 40 maintenance and TSS contracts , interfaced with departments, vendors and government agencies to ensure proper execution of the contract  Administered the revenue, expense and expenditure, established guidelines and templates to ensure full compliance of US GAAP and DCAA reporting standard.  Analyzed project cost and labor rate , monitored company profitability on daily basis  Monitored budget Vs. actual of 40 maintenance and TSS contracts , interfaced with departments, vendors and government agencies to ensure proper execution of the contract  Administered the revenue, expense and expenditure, established guidelines and templates to ensure full compliance of US GAAP and DCAA reporting standard.  Analyzed project cost and labor rate , monitored company profitability on daily basis



DoubleTree by Hilton

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Intern

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

   Analyzed internal coupon tracking system and payroll code entry method, promote work efficiency by implementing new method  Assisted with full cycle accounts payable, cash management, payroll timesheets reconciliation and audit for more than 500 hotel employees  Supervised new hotel cashier and two other accounting interns on recording and reporting process  Analyzed internal coupon tracking system and payroll code entry method, promote work efficiency by implementing new method  Assisted with full cycle accounts payable, cash management, payroll timesheets reconciliation and audit for more than 500 hotel employees  Supervised new hotel cashier and two other accounting interns on recording and reporting process



Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

• Canada
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Intern

  • May 2010 - Sep 2010

   Attended weekly budget meeting, reported variances to budget owners and communicated with head of 5 operational departments to improve the weekly labor forecast  Prepared and audited 8 revenue control reports daily for General Manager and planning committee meeting  Analyzed internal reporting system and reduced Daily Comp Item reporting time by 40% by creating and implementing new Internal Control Standard  Rotated within Finance Department for 8 different positions in 12 weeks, experenced as A/P, A/R, Payroll, Cashier, Credit Manager, Income Auditor, Junior Accountant, Assistant Controller Show less



Washington National Opera

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Domingo Internship - Finance

  • Jan 2010 - May 2010

   Worked closely with the Assistant Controller on various account analysis, reconciliations, and presentations, increased working efficiency by 20%  Created, signed and sent all the Opera’s unclaimed property inform letter, re-issued and reduced unclaimed property by 85%.  Distributed and wrote expense report based on various Art Projects.  Worked closely with the Assistant Controller on various account analysis, reconciliations, and presentations, increased working efficiency by 20%  Created, signed and sent all the Opera’s unclaimed property inform letter, re-issued and reduced unclaimed property by 85%.  Distributed and wrote expense report based on various Art Projects.



RSM China

• Auditing Intern

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2009

   Completed sections of RSM auditing working paper independently  Conducted Audit control test and substantive procedures (Checked more than 1000 Voucher samples, sent 30 bank confirmations and recorded the collected results  Analyzed the variances in balance sheet in monetary section between two accounting periods, communicated with clients and made final changes on the auditing working paper and footnotes  Completed sections of RSM auditing working paper independently  Conducted Audit control test and substantive procedures (Checked more than 1000 Voucher samples, sent 30 bank confirmations and recorded the collected results  Analyzed the variances in balance sheet in monetary section between two accounting periods, communicated with clients and made final changes on the auditing working paper and footnotes