A. Curtis Smith, MPA

www.linkedin.com/in/acurtissmithmpa Brooklyn, NY 11210 917-***-**** ac4bjx@r.postjobfree.com GRANTS AND CONTRACTS MANAGER

Non-Profit grants and contracts financial management professional with expertise planning, formulating and directing budgets, preparing analyses, forecasts and reviews, and identifying trends, cost and revenue drivers for complex-funded agencies. Skilled in tracking, analyzing and reporting program expenses, revenues and deliverables, directing A/P, A/R, petty cash, cash flow, procurement and vendor operations, and establishing controls, processes and systems that enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Analytical, proactive and strategic with strong multi-tasking, organizational and project management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines, resolve issues and maintain excellent relations with internal and external stakeholders. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AMERICA ON DEMAND, New York, NY

Temporary Staff/Finance Manager 9/2017 – 10/2017

Interviewed agency billing staff to identify and comprehensively document government client billing requirements, disseminate processing procedures, prepare new billings, investigate, resolve and reissue aged FY17 billings. CUNY - KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Brooklyn, NY Director of Administration - Office of the VP for Finance and Administration 2012 – 2016 Collaborated with leadership staff to lead projects, produce reports, respond to inquiries and resolve administrative, business and operational issues spanning Fiscal, Facilities, HR, IT, Property, Public Safety and Academic Divisions.

• Administered Super Storm Sandy’s $5M+ federally declared disaster claim. Formulated project cost estimates, managed budgets, reconciled expenses, authorized, tracked and reconciled vendor payments, allocated payroll charges, produced fiscal reports and ensured GL records were audit-ready and in compliance with Policies to maximize Federal and State cost-share reimbursement.

• Worked closely with Federal, State and City agencies, auditors, contractors, insurance companies and vendors to evaluate proposals, manage projects and resolve administrative, logistical and operational issues.

• Aligned division’s spend decisions with budget plans, analyzed Public Safety’s Overtime expenses to present reduction options and managed audits. Served on EHS, Recruitment and Risk Management committees.

• Provided administrative direction and organizational leadership for 3 divisions with 21 staff, managing budgets, purchases, vendor relations, contracts, payments, staffing levels, schedules, timesheets and work productivity. CAS CONSULTING ENTERPRISES, LLC, Brooklyn, NY

Business Consultant/Founder 2011 - 2012

Launched business to provide non-profits with contract budget and fiscal expertise to strengthen their capacity to adhere with funders’ compliance requirements. Evaluated Daycare Center client’s business operations, provided technical contract fiscal support and supported RFP proposal development. Represented client’s interests to senior government officials, fiscal agents and other stakeholders to resolve business issues.

• Prepared program budgets, billings, cost allocation plans and modifications, reconciled and analyzed expense and revenue variances and reduced aging receivables.

• Modernized standard operating procedures manual, job descriptions and business procedures to meet revised NYS and NYC Child Care regulation standards.

• Developed automated tools and templates that improved program data gathering, monitoring and reporting. A. CURTIS SMITH, MPA Page 2 ac4bjx@r.postjobfree.com

CITY OF NEW YORK, ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES, New York, NY Executive Director - Administration, Child Care and Head Start Payments 2008 - 2010 Administered controls and systems in processing and disbursing $2.3 Billion in payments for the nation’s largest municipal child care system. Collaborated with executive and program leadership, government agencies and industry groups to implement strategic plans, interpret legislative statutes, create policies, ensure adherence with NYC Comptroller’s Directives and respond to audit/client/vendor inquiries. Led 4 Divisions and 90 total staff.

• Tracked/approved/denied/resolved/monitored/reconciled accounts and monthly payments of $192M.

• Worked with Banking, Budget, IT, HR, Legal, Procurement and Program Divisions to automate manual work flow processes, integrate payment database systems and resolve various agency business requirements.

• Reduced manual check disbursements by 53% ($37.5M), developed a Check Window Disbursement Manual for 12 units and leveraged redeployed staffing efficiencies, saving the agency $25K in consultant fees.

• Streamlined Sub-Imprest Fund Accounts at 28 site locations to mitigate $12M cash exposure and risk of loss. HARLEM UNITED COMMUNITY AIDS CENTER, INC., New York, NY Senior Director of Operations - Supportive Housing Division 2007 - 2008 Managed $12M of program funding for 14 cost centers spanning 6 government contracts. Led fiscal, HR, data reporting, contract management and lease administration for 450 housing units for PLWHA. Led 14 staff.

• Ensured funds were optimally allocated, obligated, tracked and utilized to meet program operating requirements.

• Established controls and systems that improved expense voucher coding accuracy, reduced vendor payment timeframes, and projected, tracked and reconciled program revenue. Reduced 90-day+ Receivables by 50%.

• Restructured Weekly Housing Occupancy model that increased reporting accuracy from below 50% to 100%.

• Assisted Directors compile, analyze and report statistical housing data to internal and external stakeholders. THE OSBORNE ASSOCIATION

Compliance Officer 2005 - 2006

Performed Quality Control testing on program data collection processes, projection methodologies and invoice coding to ensure contract performance milestones and revenue claims were accurately recognized, calculated and reported. Maintained an audit-ready environment of program deliverables and fiscal records to ensure compliance with contract guidelines. Developed a Contract Compliance Gap Analyses that disseminated uniform interpretation of administrative, financial and program compliance requirements and identified areas for improvements. PIUS XII YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES, Bronx, NY

Director of Finance 2002 - 2004

Re-engineered fiscal processes and enhanced internal controls for a $24M matrix-funded agency. Directed fiscal operations, pre- and post-award contract compliance requirements and performance standards for a diverse portfolio of 40+ government, corporate and foundation grants and contracts. EDUCATION & ADVANCED TRANING

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - Executive Master’s in Public Administration, SIPA, 2005. STATE UNIVERSITY of NEW YORK at BUFFALO - B.A., Economics, Minor in Management, 1990. Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, V-Lookup, Word, PowerPoint; Sharepoint; ERP-based CUNYfirst and FMS 3 Systems and able to rapidly learn new systems.

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