Grants Management and Data Analyst - Risk & Compliance Expert

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.)

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Health Care Management

Data Analysis

Contract Management

Risk Analysis & Management

Federal & State Regulatory Compliance

Grants Management

Financial Analysis

Grant Applications

Accounting & Financial Management

Grants & Contract Budgeting

Special Projects

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Secret Clearance - DoD

Technical Skills and Training:

Novell Client

MS Windows NT 4.0/5.0 (Server & Workstation)

LexisNexis

Sales force

Microsoft Office Suite

Electronic Research Administration Systems (eRA)

Payment Management System (PMS)

Do Not Pay (DNP)

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

I am a very qualified, experienced, and results-oriented Management Analyst with over 10 years reviewing and analyzing budgets, reviewing, and analyzing grants and in providing business management support services. I am a top performer with a track record of accurately assembling and extracting relevant grants and contracting data and in providing analyses and reports on information on grants and contracts from educational, health care and investment sources in the process of meeting and exceeding goals and customer expectations. I am also skilled at performing quantitative analyses and risk analyses of projects and program outcomes. Over the years, I have effectively led engagements; demonstrated an ability to manage projects; and provided assessments on projects; and provided evaluations and risk analyses business processes including identifying and evaluating the design of controls and in executing and documenting audit tests. I consider myself a team player with great communication skills including excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, and presentational capabilities.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Federal Management Systems (FMS)

Grants Management and Data Analyst - Government Contractor (March 2023 – March 2025)

Advised Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Agency (SAMHSA) Grant Management staff of issues pertaining to the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) and provide technical assistance to grantees to remedy any identified issues. Administers and provides technical assistance and guidance in the administration of grant programs; assessing the effectiveness of the administration of grants and cooperative agreements; research, negotiates, and provides guidance on grant program policies, mechanisms, and procedures.

Responsible for managing a complex grants portfolio including highly technical special projects.

Managed several portfolios on ad-interim basis to ensure the grant lifecycle process was adhered to according to agency policies.

Technical review of submitted Grant Application document.

Lead and training colleagues preparing and responding to FFR inquiries.

Working closely with Discretionary Grants Branch chief, GMOs, senior GMS(s)

CSAP/CSAT Resource Mail box Management.

Met regularly with grantees to provide technical advice, reviewed e-applications submitted in eRA Commons to ensure goals, objectives and budget analysis align with the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), and cost principles to ensure costs are reasonable, allowable, and allocable.

Conduct meetings with program staff to provide technical program recommendations to assure grantee’s compliance with policies and procedures of the program.

Drafted Notice of Awards for post award actions to include standard terms and special conditions. Reviewed post award actions: Key Personnel Change, Budget revisions and Change in Scope. Utilized System for Award Management (SAM) to ensure there are not any staff or agency exceptions.

Reviewed, analyzed, and evaluated Center of Mental Health applications, plans, and estimates received in response to Notice of Funding Opportunities (NOFO).

Served as a subject matter expert on grants management processes and budget analysis.

Apprised the grantee of the responsibilities, requirements, and grants management policies and procedures regarding the proper use of funds throughout the life cycle of the grant(s).

Analyzed and interpreted legislation, regulations, and other applicable policy documents to advise and provide technical and administrative assistance to internal and external stakeholders.

Reviews proposed changes to rules or regulations pertaining to updates to grant management process. Act in the capacity of Grants Management Specialist when processing the following actions for each grant during the budget period: New award (T1) – review e-Application, budget, set up terms and conditions for Notice of Award (NoA), Post Award Amendment, No Cost Extensions (NCE) and review award amounts and Common Account Number (CAN) based on Funding Plan.

Expert in preparing weekly special reports for assigned Grants Management Specialist (GMS)and contractors on outstanding post award amendments, unresolved special conditions, Federal Financial Reports (FFR) and Progress Reports.

Review and process FFRs ensuring conditions are met by the grantee such as carryovers, formal carryovers, and unobligated balances align with Payment Management Systems.

Review e-Applications, budget/attestation letter, set up terms and conditions for NoA, and review award amounts and CAN based on Continuation Funding Form (CFF).

Wells Fargo

Financial Crimes Analyst- Online/Check Fraud (October 2017– December 2024)

Reviews, research, verifies, and /or identifies customer transactions and referrals in order to detect/prevent financial crimes activities, policy violation and/or suspicious situations to mitigate and/or recover losses

Respond to fraud alerts and suspicious activity to determine the legitimacy of transactions.

Create and implement fraud prevention strategies and controls to protect the organization

Researched and reviewed fraud alerts for Check Fraud and Online Transactions (Online Wires, Online Transfers, Bill Pays, Sure pays, Inter-fi transactions, Check Fraud & Suspicious logins on Online Banking credentials.

Review surveillance systems and extract photos for use by management and/or law enforcement personnel.

Prepared detailed reports on fraud incidents for management, regulatory bodies and law enforcement.

Used specialized software and tools to monitor, detect and report on Fraudulent activities.

Provide Guidance to employees and customers on matters involving fraud identity theft and related security issues

Made decisions that affects processes and clients with financial, compliance and legal implication (e.g. pay/ no pay: block/hold an account and transaction or access based on analysis of research conducted).

Work with other departments such as IT, customer service and law enforcement to conduct investigations and strengthen security measures.

Developed a thorough knowledge and understanding of banking: regulations, compliance, policies, processes, and procedures.

Keep up-to-date on emerging fraud trends, new tactics and relevant legal and regulatory requirements

Piloting on projects for Fraud Loss assessment for Device takeover, Unassigns and handling misrouted claims

Provided leadership, training, and mentoring for professional staff on specific projects and sub-tasks.

Prepare and file suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) as necessary

References:

Aubrey Stepenson- 202-***-****

Halcyone Wills-240-***-****

Marcella Allen-240-***-****

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