Carla Staufert-Sevier

737-***-****

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Austin, TX 78748 ad21td@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Use my knowledge, skills, and 13 years of experience in federal and state grants administration, financial compliance auditor to be part of collaborative team as a financial analysis.

Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge and Experience, proofreading for clarity and reviewing for compliance with various requirements; reviewing budgets and determining if budgets items are reasonable, necessary, and allowable in accordance with federal, state, and different program guidelines for multitude of grants and annual financial reports with accuracy and meeting timelines.

Ability to correctly interpret complex laws, regulations, guidelines, agreements, and policies, such as Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) pronouncements, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) accounting standards, Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 – Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and/or the Financial Accountability System Resource Guide (FASRG),the Education Department General Administration Regulations (EDGAR);Texas Education Agency (TEA) Cost Principles and Fiscal Guidance; TEA General Provision, assurances, and grant program guidelines; convey them to agency staff and external stakeholders in a variety of settings and diverse audiences.

12 years of experience interpreting federal and state laws, regulations, guidance, and agreements pertaining to federal and state grants administration such as Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA), Carl D. Perkins Career & Technology Education (CTE), and Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA). Texas appropriation grants to local education agencies (LEA), charter schools, non-profit organizations, and institutions of higher education (IHE).

Excellent attention to detail and precision when analyzing a variety of data from grant recipients to prepare compliance and performance reports to upper management. I have been commended by my peers for developing grants review documentation and tracking processes that are efficacious when processing multitude of grants.

Excellent ability to communicate in diverse professional settings including developing and presenting training materials clearly, effectively, and appropriately to diverse audiences. Superior costumer service, highly organized, team player, and believe that any situation is an opportunity for continuous self-improvement.

Work Related Experience:

Texas Education Agency

Financial Compliance Division

Austin, Texas 78701

Auditor IV

June 2022 to June 2023

As an auditor IV I designed programs to examine, investigate, and review records, reports, financial statements, information systems, and management practices of school districts and open charters to ensure legal compliance with state and federal laws and rules and organizational policies and procedures. My work involved the following essential functions:

Conducting field and desk audits to obtain adequate competent evidential matter to provide a reasonable basis for findings and conclusions; using general accepted accounting principles, general accepted auditing procedures, the application of accounting concepts, terminology, theories to gather audit support, and evidence through inspection, observation, and enquiries.

Researching, designing, planning, preparing, and modifying planned work programs to ensure that the audit risks were identified and addressed in the field and desk audit program. The research included new legislative laws both proposed and passed to access the impact and future audit objectives.

Accomplishments as an auditor:

Participated in the development of the financial analysis of the independent school districts’ annual final report for school districts across the State of Texas.

Developed great working relationships and excellent collaboration between administrative personnel in local education agencies, charter schools, educational service centers, and institutions of higher education across the State of Texas.

Texas Education Agency

Grants Administration Division

Austin, Texas 78701

Grant Specialist III

April 2013 to June 2022

As a grant coordinator II, I performed advanced grant development and coordination. Work involved coordinating, reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating numerous state and federal grant applications to determine appropriateness and compliance with grant program requirements and standards. Serves as a liaison between state or federal government and subgrantees. My work involved the following essential functions:

Conducting the program and fiscal review, analysis, and negotiation of a large volume of paper and eGrants applications and amendments to ensure adherence to program and fiscal requirements as well as applicable laws, regulation, and guidance.

Completing eGrants budget adjustments to incorporate carryover, reallocation, and/or final award amounts into subgrantees approved budgets.

Providing assistance and technical support to internal and external customers on grant compliance issues and TEA systems such as eGrants, TEAL, TGIF, and division databases.

Completing user acceptance testing for eGrants and suggests modifications to SAS, application instructions, and other grant related documents to ensure quality grant documents are published.

Assisting with other duties as needed, such as training other staff in processes and procedures and maintaining division databases and systems.

Accomplishments as a grant coordinator:

Reviewed, negotiated, and approved original Federal and State eGrants applications to next level review within forty-five calendar days of assignment. In the past 2 years I have processed all the formula grants for Regions 2,4,5 and 98 % of the grants met the formative metric.

Reviewed, negotiated, and approved original PDF Federal and State grant applications from diverse ESC Regions within thirty calendar days of assignment.90 % of the grants met the formative metrics.

Reviewed, negotiated, and approved Federal and State paper and eGrants amendments to next level review within thirty calendar days of assignment. In a quarter I processed 216 eGrants amendments and approximately 98% of the amendments met the formative metric.

Completed budget adjustments for assigned regions/grants within the deadlines established by supervisor (approximately 2 weeks). Surpass the formative metric within two days of assignment for more than 150 grants.

Education:

McNeil E.F.E. Leadership Institute

M.Ed. Education Administration

Dallas, Texas 75376

12/2011

University of Texas at Austin

M.Ed. Curriculum and Instruction (GPA 4.0 HS)

Austin, Texas 78701

12 / 1999

Weber State University

B.A. Secondary Education

Ogden, Utah

12 / 1996

Certifications:

Texas Principal Administration Certification EC throuhg12th

12 / 2021 to 12 / 2031

Refences can be provided upon request.

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