SUMMARY:

• Federal Public Trust Clearance;
• Ability to work in both team oriented and indivisualized work environment;
• Ability to manage multiple Federal Grants via database systems and Microsoft Excel;
• Skilled in Federal Grant Closeout activities ;
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective consultation, guidance and training in the areas of grant management and administration and make recommendations for improvement;
• Technically Adept to Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook ;
• Ability to develop correspondence in accordance with providing technical assistance to grantees;
• Ability to communicate effectively written and verbal English

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Data Entry and other database systems
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Power Point
• Outlook
• SIGMIS
• IMPAC
• PMS SharePoint
• Typing speed: 60+ wpm
• Internet Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Grants Management Administrator Support

Responsibilities:

• Ensured compliance with regulatory and legal requirements affecting post award activities;
• Organized and worked in teams and coordinate team building exercises;
• Tracked and reconciled expenditures for grantee funding;
• Pulled ad hoc reports for the Program Officers, Grantees and Grant Management Specialists;
• Monitored and tracked all applications approved for late submission/extension via Grants intake online system;
• Prepared reports and data extracts from databases and tracking sheets;
• Reviewed funding announcements to determine grantee Financial Reporting Accuracy ;
• Analyzed and processed obligations for funding of grant awards;
• Responded to emails, and phone inquiries from Confidential grantees regarding grant applications ;
• Addressed and communicated concerns and questions of grantees supporting grant processing procedures ;
• Performed analytical and evaluating work involving budget review ;
• Logged grantee applications and grantee submitted Financial Reports into Grants Management Database;
• Scanned grantee correspondence, merging and combining documentation via Adobe, saving documentation to M drive and uploading correspondence to computerized system (SharePoint);
• Assisted with annual grantee workshop conference set up; distributing grant materials and assisting grantees with concerns;
• Processed post award actions: Processing Key Staff Changes, Budget Revisions and Carryover Requests ;
• Prepared mailing procedures: stuffing envelopes, stamp date seal and mail;
• Prepared and sent delinquent notices to grantees regarding grant discrepancies

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Grants Closeout Technician

Responsibilities:

• Maintained a proficient understanding of Help Desk capabilities and functionality;
• Evaluated budget justifications and financial arrangements;
• Collaborated with the Customer Support and IT by having participated in the customer satisfaction surveys, ticket resolution ;
• Analyzed program and grants audits to ensure integrity of program delivery and compliance with grant requirements and deliverables;
• Participated in HelpDesk customer survey feedback;
• Reconciled Federal Financial Reports to the Division of Payment Management (DPM) records; ensuring that disbursement and drawdown’s do not exceed the total authorized;
• Analyzed Federal Financial Reports to Notice of Awards to ensure grantee has reported Indirect Cost, Program Income, Match Requirements, Disbursements charges correctly and matching requirements ;
• Reviewed all applicant communications sent through the Online systems
• Reviewed grant applications for adequacy, accuracy, and compliance with requirements;
• Coordinated simple funding actions that begin the grant/agreements awards process;
• Participated in post - award monitoring of grants and cooperative agreements;
• Checked reports of expenditures to ensure compliance with fiscal and administrative policies and regulations;
• Worked collaboratively with various teams and workgroups to achieve program goals and objectives; developing and coordinating team building exercises to encourage work relationships;
• Identified areas of noncompliance by analyzing federal financial reports (SF- 425) Payment Management Reports, Final Progress Reports, Tangible Personal Assisting periodically in planning and conducting grants management conferences for grantees;
• Followed-up with grantees - sending notification by telephone and/or a second notice letter; Generating delinquent and closeout letters 30 days after the due date for the FFR and final program progress report;
• Provided training and technical assistance to grantees in response to specific issues and program financial requirements, while providing feedback to grantees on accuracy of reporting;
• Performed closeout procedures to include; analyzing auditor reports, sending delinquent notices to grantees monthly in the attempt to receive missing closeout reports, funds and forms;
• Managed Accounts Payable functions; generating reports, reconciling checks with financial reports, proofing check and documents;
• Performed outreach assignments to include assisting Grant Management Specialist and Program Officers with processing issue grants, file maintenance and providing report statuses to auditors and upper management personnel.

Confidential, Upper Marlboro MD

Data Production Clerk

Responsibilities:

• Verified and processed alphabetical/numerical data using PC and Microsoft Excel applications;
• Provided additional office support as necessary to include, copying, faxing, and scanning sensitive client documents; Compiled, sorted, and verified accuracy of data to be entered;
• Maintained records relative to project policies, regulations and procedures as assigned;
• Operated keyboard and other data entry devices to enter data into computer databases;
• Examined documents, materials, and products and monitored work processes in order to access completeness, accuracy and conformance to standards and specifications.