Andrew Grill
Gardendale,AL
Summary
Dynamic financial professional with extensive experience at UAB Facilities, excelling in budget development and financial analysis. Proven track record in delivering comprehensive reports and managing utility cost projections. Adept at account reconciliation and fostering collaboration, ensuring alignment with institutional goals while enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Officer II
UAB Facilities
Birmingham, AL
01.2021 - Current
- Deliver comprehensive financial analysis and performance reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Energy and Utilities Management, and broader senior leadership.
- EnergyCAP University System Administrator: Manage the university’s primary energy management platform, overseeing campus-wide utility usage tracking, cost analysis, and monthly billing cycles.
- Collaborate with Utilities and Energy Management directors to engineer annual operating budgets, ensuring alignment with university fiscal goals and infrastructure needs.
- Engineer utility consumption and cost projections for campus and hospital facilities, providing critical data for long-term institutional fiscal planning.
- Lead utility rate development by managing key metrics, analyzing data, and providing support and insight for strategic planning.
- Author and distribute comprehensive monthly utility consumption and expenditure reports to UAB Facilities' senior leadership and campus-wide stakeholders to inform budgetary decisions.
- Coordinate the annual utility audit to update building split percentages and maintain accurate cost distribution for campus facilities.
- Manage full-cycle billing and accounts receivable for all external utility customers, ensuring accurate invoicing, and timely collections.
- Oversee monthly gross receipt tax payments and reconciliations for UAB Campus, UAB Hospital, and St. Vincent's.
- Facilitate the processing of departmental contracts, managing all system submissions, and routing for timely renewals.
- Manage monthly billing for UAB Facilities' premium services, and develop internal rates to ensure accurate cost recovery for specialized work.
Program Manager I
UAB Department Of Occupational Therapy
Birmingham, AL
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Supported faculty in the end-to-end grant lifecycle, from initial proposal assembly, through project award, and final implementation.
- Directed post-award fiscal management and reconciliation for grant accounts.
- Performed monthly reconciliation of the department's general ledger accounts.
- Execute all HR and financial personnel changes for the Department of Occupational Therapy, ensuring timely submission through university systems.
- Administered the department's purchasing card, including expense reconciliation, record-keeping, and compliance monitoring.
- Managed procurement for research studies and general office operations.
- Provided comprehensive operational support to the Department Chair and faculty to facilitate daily administrative functions.
Program Coordinator II
UAB Department Of Physical Therapy
Birmingham, AL
04.2017 - 03.2019
- Development and reconciliation of both PhD in Rehabilitation Science and DHARS-related budgets.
- Coordinate teaching consultants for the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.
- Submits PhD-related student HR changes, ACT docs, and salary reclass submissions.
- Coordinates PhD and DHARS programmatic events.
- Administer PhD program scholarships, and coordinate travel.
- Support the department chair and all directors with daily operational functions.
Financial Assistant
UAB Center For AIDS Research
Birmingham, AL
09.2015 - 04.2017
- Provides technical financial support for assigned organizational unit requiring fundamental knowledge of business math and bookkeeping processes
- Assists with maintenance and reconciliation of budgets and accounts, reviews requisitions, orders equipment and supplies
- Collects financial information and provides routine or simple reports and analysis as requested by superior
- Other clerical and technical duties as assigned.
Student Assistant
UAB Center For AIDS Research
Birmingham, AL
06.2011 - 09.2015
- Assisted with coordination of CFAR sponsored events
- Various clerical duties along with running errands for office
Education
MBA - Finance
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL12.2016
Skills
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Account reconciliation
- Financial analysis
- Report preparation
- Budget development and management
- Organizational skills
Timeline
Financial Officer II
UAB Facilities
01.2021 - Current
Program Manager I
UAB Department Of Occupational Therapy
03.2019 - 01.2021
Program Coordinator II
UAB Department Of Physical Therapy
04.2017 - 03.2019
Financial Assistant
UAB Center For AIDS Research
09.2015 - 04.2017
Student Assistant
UAB Center For AIDS Research
06.2011 - 09.2015
MBA - Finance
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Alabama At Birmingham