financial and administrative professional

CATHARINE LANG

PHONE 215-***-**** *** FOULK ROAD, 3A4

***********@*****.*** WILMINGTON, DE 19803

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Financial and administrative professional/project coordinator with focus on accounting and financial management.

Key Skills:

Financial Reporting Accounts Receivables Process Documentation

Budget Development Communications Database Management

Accounts Payable Project Management Computer Skills

WORK EXPERIENCE

CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM, Newark, DE

Accountant October 2012-present

At the Helen Graham Cancer Center, responsible for Pharmaceutical Clinical Trial financial management.

• Review new contracts and protocols, establishing financials for new clinical trials.

• Report monthly revenue for managed accounts and review/analyze account variances.

• Prepare monthly financial analysis for grants to project spending needs and identify variances.

• Monitor pharmaceutical clinical trial accounts receivables, apply payments, communicate with Clinical Research

Associates concerning payment issues.

• Review/audit accounts for appropriate and allowable expenditures.

• Prepare budgets for new proposals and update existing budgets. Working with the Office of Sponsored Programs,

coordinate proposal submissions and amendments.

• Track project status, conduct close-outs and monitor final payments studies and awards.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA July 2011- October 2012

Administrative Director

Administer an $18 million grant in the Psychology Department; a collaboration among 8 universities.

• Provided administrative support to Principle Investigator including report development, grant proposal

submissions, budget monitoring, effort reporting, and database creation to monitor various efforts.

• Reviewed and approve expenditures in accordance with sponsor and university guidelines.

• Prepared monthly financial reporting of account balances.

• Provided departmental support to graduate students and postdocs, as well as fiscal and administrative support to

Research Accounting and Sponsored Research Administration.

• Provided administrative and financial support to sub contract administrators.

• Prepared cash receipts and managed petty cash.

• Managed and updated the website with relevant information and current topics.

• Managed IRB protocols and renewals to ensure current approval status.

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, DE November 2010-April 2011

Contracts and Grants Specialist

• Coordinate the submission of research grant proposals with faculty, staff and Research Office. Assist in budget

development, determine faculty effort, assemble and review all necessary documents for submission to Research

Office. Assist in establishing new awards internally by disseminating information to appropriate personnel.

• Liaison between department and university sponsored research administration, and ensure departmental

compliance with applicable sponsor, federal and university regulations.

• Prepare monthly financial reporting and work with department to resolve budgeting and compliance issues.

• Close out awards and verify that award has been administered according to sponsor guidelines.

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ARCADIA UNIVERSITY, Glenside, PA 2006-2010

Office Assistant March 2010-November 2010

Provided administrative support for The College of Global Studies.

• Processed student applications and prepare documents for operations team.

• Monitored and ordered supplies, submit purchase orders and coordinate overseas and domestic shipping.

• Revised internal documents for improved communication and efficiency.

• Facilitated meetings and assist in building maintenance issues by submitting work orders and coordinating work

with facilities.

• Managed phone system which included triaging phone calls and coordinating the installation of new extensions

Administrative Assistant/Secretary August 2006-March 2010

Provided administrative support for the Grants Office and Committee for the Protection of Research Subjects

(IRB/IACUC) committee for 17 faculty members.

• Reviewed incoming IRB/IACUC protocols for compliance with university submission guidelines, determined

level of review and monitored the progression thru the review process.

• Initiated written correspondence and/or telephone contact with researchers requesting clarification on study design

and compliance issues.

• Planned and coordinated IRB/IACUC committee meetings, took meeting minutes, revised forms and updated

website. Improved communications with university community and researchers, resulting in increased awareness

of research subject protection issues and requirements.

• Instituted an updated researcher training program, resulting in improved knowledge of subject protection issues

and compliance. Have updated the website and communicated the new training requirements to faculty and other

researchers.

• Assisted in proposal preparation including budget development, fulfilling sponsor submission requirements,

proof-reading and assembling documents, resulting in faster and more complete proposal submissions to sponsors.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA February 2003- March 2006

Financial Analyst II

Provided technical and administrative support in the Office of Research Compliance and Administration which submits

and manages proposals for sponsored research.

• Interviewed and surveyed all academic departments for research space analysis

• Developed statistical data base, data queries, generated statistical reports for federal rate negotiation.

• Assisted in the compilation of database of large equipment with an outside consultant.

• Set up new grant and contract awards for internal administration. Managed grants by approving expenditures,

payroll allocations, purchase orders and communicating with principal investigator for prompt internal award

administration.

• Upon completion of the research, closed out grants and awards in order to comply with federal regulations and

standard accounting practices.

LIPPINCOTT, WILLIAMS AND WILKINS, Springhouse, PA February 1995- September

2000

Accounts Payable Administrator

Managed accounts payables for a mid-size publishing company s pecializing in health-science books, periodicals, charts

and various electronic media for medical professionals.

• Processed invoices in a timely fashion to maximize discounts from suppliers.

• Balanced accounts payable with general ledger, transmitted daily check file to bank for electronic verification and

executed check stops to assure that the payables were accurate.

• Implemented a batching mode for voucher entry that accommodated a 40% increased workload without the need

for additional personnel.

EDUCATION

BS Business Administration, Marketing; Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, 1978

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Other education:

CITI training for human subject protection 2013

Financial Accounting, Temple University, 2012

Microsoft Access; Delaware Technical & Community College, 2011

Intermediate Accounting I & II, Delaware Valley College; 2001-2002

Certificate in General Insurance, INS 21, 22, 23; Insurance Institute of America, Philadelphia, PA 1984

COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, hyperion

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