Manager Administrative Assistant
Resume:
Catherine Harkins
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OVERVIEW
Mission-oriented, strategic leader with experience managing all financial and administrative functions in a growth organization. A hands-on and participative manager and business partner to the executive director that will lead and develop support structures in the following areas: finance, business planning and budgeting, cash management, human resources, administration, and IT.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Quality of Life Plus Program, McLean, VA
Chief Financial Officer October 2017—Present
• Coordinate and lead the annual audit process and 990 Reporting, liaising with external auditors and the finance committee
• Successfully moved the organization from a Qualified audit in 2017 to an Unqualified audit in 2018
• Manage Administrative Assistant and summer interns
• Produce all financial reports in an accurate and timely manner; clearly communicate monthly and annual financial statements; collate financial reporting materials for all donor segments, and oversee all financial, project/program and grants accounting
• Collaborate with senior management and the board to develop and implement necessary business policies and accounting practices; improve the organization’s internal controls and document policies
• Prepare grant requests aimed at funding for veterans, first responders, and STEM education
• Serve as system administrator for all platforms (QuickBooks, Google Suite, Outlook / Office 365, JustWorks), resolving issues immediately as they arise
• Research, implement, and administer all aspects of the employee benefits plan Loudon County Public Schools, Ashburn, VA
Family Life Education Specialist, Itinerant September 2014—June 2015
• Taught broad, comprehensive curriculum addressing numerous issues confronting adolescents to more than two thousand middle school students
• Ensured a fun, interactive learning environment while maintaining strict adherence to standards established by LCPS school board
MBNA America Bank, NA, Newark, DE
Trading Desk Analyst/Funding Manager August 1994 —September 2000
• Ensured settlement of the Federal Reserve Account maintaining target reserve requirement, ensuring bi-weekly settlement and compliance
• Managed $4 billion liquid asset portfolio and execute foreign exchange hedging strategy
• Served as Assistant Treasurer for MBNA Canada
• Managed cash position for the Corporation, Bank, and all associated subsidiaries
• Provided Quarterly Investment Portfolio Recommendation for the Executive Committee
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE continued
• Implemented and facilitated education pathway for Treasury Division staff, Coordinated and supervised education plan for summer intern program
• Served as Liaison between Treasury Division and Finance Education Department, responsible for the design and implementation of educational Treasury presentations delivered to the Finance sector
Operations Unit Manager June 1991 – Aug 1994
• Accounted for funding and debt positions for the organization’s $12 billion portfolio
• Managed various issuing/paying agent relationships and ensured contractual compliance for Brokered Retail CD, Direct Commercial CD, and other liability products
• Supervised Operations Unit Staff of three and summer intern program
• Led project team to develop and implement the Customer Satisfaction Test which began with a cultural assessment of the organization and culminated in the implementation of daily, monthly, and quarterly measurements
• Documented and maintained procedures for all assigned duties
• Supervised records retention schedule for the Investment and Funding Department
• Evaluated and installed the Portfolio Management System (PMS) U.S. Navy Reserves
Hospital Corpsman HM2 January 1986 – September 1991
• Deployed to Saudi Arabia for Operation Desert Storm
• Served as education coordinator, ensuring enlisted staff complied with naval medical education curriculum
• Facilitated quarterly educational skill clinics and developed individual training programs based on pre-assessment training results
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Education May 2002
Widener University, Chester, PA
Elected to Kappa Delta Pi, Chi Gamma Chapter; International Education Honor Society Bachelor of Science in Business Administration May 1990 University of Delaware, Newark, DE
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