Anabel Mieres
Miramar,FL
Summary
Highly motivated financial analyst with a passion for driving financial performance and delivering actionable insights. Expertise in budgeting, financial modeling, contract management, forecasting, and risk assessment. Collaborated with cross-functional teams, working closely with executives, department heads, and leading and guiding a team of over 10 colleagues. I am seeking opportunities to leverage my skills to contribute to the success of an organization. With my strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in dynamic environments, I am confident in my ability to make a significant impact in any financial analyst role.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst II
06.2019 - 02.2022
- Working with the Assistant Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs and various levels of management to execute budgeting, forecasting, and financial tasks of the division
- Overseeing the budget of 5 different departments totaling over 20 million dollars
- Leading and monitoring financial teams in each department to ensure budget compliance
- Approving requisitions, purchase orders, and providing guidance on procurement regulations
- Reconciling, approving, and maintaining procurement card records
- Successfully improved the financial health of auxiliary departments by preparing detailed financial forecasts, variance analysis, P&L, and cost-benefit analysis in order to identify financial discrepancies and present cost reduction strategies to upper management
- Working with state allocated funds, auxiliary funds, foundation funds, and grant funds
- Guiding the departments on the proper spending procedure for each funding source
- Initiating payments and ensuring timely processing of revenues and expenses
- Following up with vendors and maintaining vendor relationship
- Ensuring timely and accurate receiving of goods and services
- Acting as the cash handler for the division and assisting departments as needed
- Performing analysis of the budgetary performance of the Division using the Peoplesoft Financials Analytics
- Software in addition to ad-hoc reporting.
Accounting Clerk
University Police, Florida International University
12.2014 - 06.2019
- Preparing, reviewing, auditing, and adjusting accounting entries
- Monitoring the department's expenditures and ensuring proper disbursement from allocated budgets
- Researching and compiling data for preparation of the annual operating budget
- Submitting and following up with all budget documentation directed to the budget office for approval
- Maintaining department ledger and budget summary
- Forecasting surplus and deficits in budgets
- Oversaw the pre-award and post-award grant application process for DOJ grants
- Awarded an $85,000 DOJ grant for the implementation of a police body-worn camera program
- Ensuring proper record keeping of confidential records and processing records request applying Florida
- Sunshine Laws
- Responding to emergency and non-emergency calls and acting as a 911 dispatcher when there are personnel shortage and/or in cases of emergencies.
Education
Graduate Certificate - Public Finance, Procurement and Contract Management
Florida International University
Master of Public Administration -
Florida International University
Bachelor of Public Administration - undefined
Harvard Business School
HBX CORE Program Online Certificate: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting - undefined
911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certification - undefined
Florida International University Metropolitan
Grant Writing Certification - undefined
Skills
- Financial modeling, data analysis, risk management, budgeting, time management, forecasting, collaboration, and
- Research
- Ability to handle information of sensitive and confidential nature in the utmost professional manner
- Working well under pressure without compromising quality
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials Analytics and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
- GAAP Principles Expertise
- Financial Management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Financial Analyst II
06.2019 - 02.2022
Accounting Clerk
University Police, Florida International University
12.2014 - 06.2019
Graduate Certificate - Public Finance, Procurement and Contract Management
Florida International University
Master of Public Administration -
Florida International University
Bachelor of Public Administration - undefined
Harvard Business School
HBX CORE Program Online Certificate: Business Analytics, Economics for Managers, and Financial Accounting - undefined
911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certification - undefined
Florida International University Metropolitan