LINA MWEMA
Augusta,MI
Summary
Experienced Finance professional with knowledge in Nonprofit and Foundation management, accounting practices, and project management. Highly collaborative, Prioritizing projects and multitasking effectively while enjoy working cross-functionally with diverse individuals. Passionate about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and helping organizations be a strong allies to a wider range of community members, businesses and organizations.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Coordinator
Kalamazoo community foundation
01.2021 - Current
- Keeping high average performance by maintaining, integrating and managing financial database system of Grant management, financial reporting, and Vendor management.
- Coordinating and successfully managing $20 Million yearly grant funding by creating and completing biweekly Grant Cycle on time with keen eyes on detail.
- Processing and increasing electronic (ACH) bank transfers instead of checks by 70% in 2022, reducing in uncashed check or returns.
- Owning all grants source-of-records, performing due diligence and ensuring 95% of information are up to date, hence, advancing decision making and derive insight.
- Establishing timely responding process to Internal and external stakeholders request, addressing inquiries within 48 hours, reaching 90% satisfaction through check-ins, define agendas and meetings.
- Performing ongoing reviews of grant systems, assessing cost control measures, developing remote procedures that optimized output and reduce time constraining activities by 50% in 2021-2022.
Staff Accountant
YWCA of Kalamazoo
03.2019 - 01.2021
- Completing high volume of monthly invoices, journal entries, and transactional entries, resulting in 90% reduction in late fee payments.
- Improving and reviewing data collection, account entries, constituents information, coding areas and 990's in Financial Edge systems.
- Collaborating with Finance Director to comply with governing bodies and regulations in managing $9 Million in local and federal government grant through planning and budget reporting.
- Detecting and correcting mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced environment
ESL Instructor
Ramkhamhaeng University
05.2015 - 10.2017
- Tailoring lesson plans by accommodating differences in learning styles and speeds.
- Coaching students on English pronunciation and intonation for eloquent conversation.
- Attending workshops to learn about student motivation and engaging learning activities.
- Offering one-on-one tutoring to improve student classroom performance, boosting overall performance by 80%.
- Establishing clear objectives for lessons and units to communicate objectives to 100 students per semester by developing lesson plans using broad range of teaching techniques and strategies..
Ecommerce Customer Support
Advantgarde Amazon Shop
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Utilized customer service software to manage interactions and track customer satisfaction.
- Analyzed customer service trends to discover areas of opportunity and provide feedback to management.
- Handled customer inquiries and suggestions courteously and professionally, managing 50 customer calls per day and reducing returns by 10% quarterly .
Education
Masters - Philanthropy and Non-Profit
Grand Valley State University
Grand Rapids, MI11.2025
BBA - Business Administration
Ramkhamheang University
Bangkok, Thailand11.2014
Advanced Diploma - Accounting And Business Management
Charted Institute of Management
Remote11.2009
Skills
- Project management
- Technical Assistance
- Grantmaking, Fund accounting & Accounts payable
- Database administration
- Microsoft office 365, Financial Edge, Raiser Edge
- Finance Understanding
- Finance and Accounting Support
- Customer Feedback
- Workflow Processes
- Microsoft Office
Languages
French
Elementary
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.
Barack Obama
Timeline
Finance Coordinator
Kalamazoo community foundation
01.2021 - Current
Staff Accountant
YWCA of Kalamazoo
03.2019 - 01.2021
ESL Instructor
Ramkhamhaeng University
05.2015 - 10.2017
Ecommerce Customer Support
Advantgarde Amazon Shop
01.2012 - 12.2013
Masters - Philanthropy and Non-Profit
Grand Valley State University
BBA - Business Administration
Ramkhamheang University
Advanced Diploma - Accounting And Business Management
Charted Institute of Management
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