Kristine Sleuter
Summary
Proactive Finance Manager with more than 20 years of expertise in financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting. Develops and implements financial plans and delivers strategic financial advice. Highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills. Dedicated finance professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organization. Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Contract Administration Supervisor 2
UC Davis Health, Schools Of Health Finance
01.2014 - Current
- Directly supervises staff responsible for purchasing, contract/grant administration, accounts payable/receivable functions
- Develop and maintain operational policies and procedures to ensure appropriate processes are followed which maintain sound audit trails in accordance with university and external granting agency requirements
- Successfully manage budgets and allocate resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Leverage data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Extract, analyze/report data for special projects and problem analysis as directed by the Assistant Dean/Accounting Manager and requested by all units/centers supported
- Maintain personnel records and update internal databases to support document management.
- Evaluate operational practices and identify improvement opportunities to develop revisions for policies and procedures.
- Hire, manage, develop and train staff, establish and monitor goals, conduct performance reviews and administer salaries for staff.
- Oversee budget and fiscal management for assigned multiple year extramural and intramural research funds
- Serve as departmental resource and liaison to intra and inter-campus offices, federal, state and other external funding agencies for research-oriented contracts and grants to fiscal matters.
- Allocate funds to SOM departments for grant matching commitments, faculty start-up packages, SOM projects, and other miscellaneous commitments on behalf of the SOM Dean's Office.
- Prepare and manage large capital expenditure budgets to effectively handle infrastructure investment and long-term operations.
- Monitor budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for leadership to inform decision-making.
Interim Chief Administrative Officer (MGR 2)
Public Health Sciences, School Of Medicine
12.2020 - 05.2021
- Served as interim CAO to the department of Public Health Sciences, responsible for leading the staff and advising the Department Chair on all academic and staff personnel management, actions and issues, financial management of the department budget and on a wide variety of state, clinical, sponsored research, grants and contracts, and gift funds, facilities management, and oversight and supervision of all administrative staff and functions
- Managed and advised administrative operations, travel and purchasing activities, assisted with the development and execution of the Department strategic plans, academic and financial planning, and budgeting
- Was hand selected to take on this role by the School of Medicine Dean's Office and stepped into the department that had an absent CAO for several months
- Implemented and monitored organizational plans and developed goals and strategies to address prioritized issues.
- Promoted collaborative and coordinated planning to achieve goals and objectives.
- Restructured the finance team, implemented administrative guidelines for specific programs within the department
- Worked closely with the department Chair to familiarize departmental budget and build operating budget for FY 21/22
Financial Analyst Supervisor IV/V
UC Davis Health, School Of Medicine Dean's Office
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Responsible for financial oversight, budget preparation and account management for all School of Medicine (SOM) Vice Chancellor/Dean's administrative units
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
- Directly supervised staff responsible for purchasing, contract administration, accounts payable and receivable functions in support of these units under the SOM Dean's Office
- Responsible for recruitment, training, development, evaluation, and delegation of workflow to maximize operational efficiency
- Composed effective accounting reports summarizing accounts payable data
- Monitored payments due from clients and promptly contacted clients with past due payments
- Reconciled discrepancies between accounts receivable general ledger account and accounts receivable trial balance account
- Reviewed all expense reports for accuracy and proper expense disclosure
- Supervised invoice processing, purchase orders, expense reports, credit memos and payment transactions
- Created detailed expense reports and requests for capital expenditures
- Primary point of contact for resolution of complex problems relating to purchasing, resolving problems between vendors and faculty/staff
- Oversaw daily office operations for 4 full-time staff employees.
Financial Analyst II/III
Davis Health- School Of Medicine Dean's Office
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Financial oversight and account management for 4 interdisciplinary centers- Center for Reducing Health Disparities, Center for Academic Information Systems, Center for Virtual Care and Clinical Translational Science Center, all educational Program grants in the VC/Dean's Office, School of Nursing, Stem Cell Program, Office of Sponsored Programs, Med Receiving, Health Science Research Labs and UC Davis Postbaccalaureate Program
- Conducted detailed financial analysis to identify and evaluate changes in operations, trends and potential areas of improvement.
- Responsible for initiating all financial transactions, purchase orders, travel/entertainment, expense vouchers, vendor invoices, repair orders for all mentioned above
- Process payroll transactions for students working at the CTSC and the Postbaccalaureate Program
- Responsible for student hire/employment
- Responsible for managing a large inventory of research equipment assets in Sacramento and Davis campuses using the CAMS system
- Managed inventory and office supply purchases
- Processed accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Performed accounts receivable duties including invoicing, researching discrepancies and reconciliations
- Ordered and distributed office supplies while adhering to a fixed office budget
- Managed office supplies, vendors, organization and upkeep.
Administrative Assistant III
UC Davis School Of Medicine, Dean's Office
01.2002 - 01.2006
- Office Manager, School of Medicine Sponsored Programs department reporting to Director
- Contract/Grant Proposal review (including budgets), process and review Human Subject Proposals (IRB), Track and maintain project requests
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient.
- Provide high level administrative support to the Director of Sponsored Programs
- Possess high level knowledge of university and agency grant administration policies and procedures
- Accountable for initiating Departmental Purchase Orders, recharges, billing, ledger reconciliation, etc
- Provided support in financial services including, grant management, budget analysis, travel, accounting and fiscal close, recharges, accounts payable/receivable, payroll, monthly reconciliation ledgers, and other related duties.
Agency Manager
Providian Financial
01.1999 - 01.2002
- Accelerated the collection of high-dollar aged receivables by managing third party collection agencies
- Managed 48 outside collection agencies collecting on Providian's behalf
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue and effectively targeting new markets.
- Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
- Supervised 8 full time employees in a vast collection environment
- Conducted performance evaluations annually for direct reports
- Supervised the development and maintenance of office/audit procedures
- Implemented database structures and staff development
- Managed account structures within company standards and assisted in strategic planning
- Compiled database of extremely charged off accounts/credit histories, corporate financial statements, and other financial information
- Maintained confidentiality of bank records and client information
- Reconciled debit reports, margin reports and trade settlement reports to reach in-house goals and objectives
- Audited financial services clients, including banks and asset management companies.
Education
Business Administration And Management
YUBA CITY COLLEGE
WOODLAND, CAHigh School Diploma -
DAVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
DAVIS, CA1992
Skills
- ADVANCED ANALYTICAL AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS
- STRONG LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISORY, DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- CREATION AND LEADERSHIP OF NEW BUSINESS UNITS
- DRIVING ORGANIZTIONAL AND CULTURAL CHANGES TO ADAPT TO CHANGING MARKETS
- EXCEPTIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- BUDGET PREPARATION/FINANCIAL REPORTING/ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
- FINANCIAL ANALYSIS/GENERAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
- AGGIE BUDGET/TABLEAU/KFS/DECISION SUPPORT/CAMS/AGGIE SERVICE
- UC PATH/GL FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS/DIRECT RETROS/FUNDING CHANGES/HR
- EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT/TEAM BUILDING/COACHING & STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- GRANT POST AWARD MANAGEMENT
- QUALITY ASSURANCE/HIPAA COMPLIANCE
- PROFICIENT WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE/EXCEL, ACCESS, POWERPOINT
- OVER 20 YEARS OF MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE
- CONFLICT RESOLUTION, CONFIDENTIALITY
- UC ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY & PROCEDURES
Certification
- UC DAVIS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
- UC DAVIS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (AOFTF)- 2015 GRADUATE
- SUPERVISOR'S CERTIFICATE SERIES
- RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE SERIES
- AGGIE BUDGET/UCPATH
- KUALI FINANCIAL SYSTEM- ALL FINANCIAL CLASSES
- ACCOUNTABILITY PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION
- UC DAVIS SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING
- UC DAVIS MANADORY ANNUAL TRAINING
- PRIVACY AND SECURITY TRAINING
Timeline
Interim Chief Administrative Officer (MGR 2)
Public Health Sciences, School Of Medicine
12.2020 - 05.2021
Contract Administration Supervisor 2
UC Davis Health, Schools Of Health Finance
01.2014 - Current
Financial Analyst Supervisor IV/V
UC Davis Health, School Of Medicine Dean's Office
01.2010 - 01.2014
Financial Analyst II/III
Davis Health- School Of Medicine Dean's Office
01.2006 - 01.2010
Administrative Assistant III
UC Davis School Of Medicine, Dean's Office
01.2002 - 01.2006
Agency Manager
Providian Financial
01.1999 - 01.2002
Business Administration And Management
YUBA CITY COLLEGE
High School Diploma -
DAVIS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- UC DAVIS LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE
- UC DAVIS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM (AOFTF)- 2015 GRADUATE
- SUPERVISOR'S CERTIFICATE SERIES
- RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION CERTIFICATE SERIES
- AGGIE BUDGET/UCPATH
- KUALI FINANCIAL SYSTEM- ALL FINANCIAL CLASSES
- ACCOUNTABILITY PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION
- UC DAVIS SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING
- UC DAVIS MANADORY ANNUAL TRAINING
- PRIVACY AND SECURITY TRAINING
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