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Lisa Spraggins

Northfield,OH

Summary

Accomplished Sr. Grants Management Specialist at Kim Joyce and Associates with expertise in regulatory compliance and strategic planning. Proven track record in managing multi-million dollar budgets and enhancing financial reporting processes. Adept at client collaboration and training, driving successful outcomes in grants management and budget analysis.

Work History

Sr. Grants Management Specialist

Kim Joyce and Associates
  • Manage post-award grants, ensuring compliance, contract preparation, billing, and reporting
  • Collaborate with clients to develop and analyze financial reports and budgets
  • Conduct payroll analysis and level-of-effort reviews for grant-funded employees
  • Provided technical assistance to grant recipients in order to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
  • Participated in program evaluation activities as requested by senior management.

Sr. Financial Analyst

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
  • Act as financial liaison between the District and Ohio Department of Education
  • Oversee $500M+ in budgets for federal, state, and local programs
  • Manage grants budget development, monitoring, and compliance processes
  • Prepare and submit financial reports in alignment with state and federal requirements
  • Assessed internal control processes related to accounting systems, procedures, policies.
  • Utilized financial software and advanced Excel functions to streamline data analysis and reporting processes.

Financial Partner

Cleveland Metropolitan School District
  • Strategically develop school and departmental budgets across the district
  • Serve as administrator for MyBudgetFile.com and core leader for implementing Workday financial systems
  • Manage $1.91M+ in Student Activity Funds, ensuring compliance with financial regulations
  • Lead district-wide training for HCM/Payroll and Finance systems
  • Developed and implemented marketing strategies to increase brand awareness and reach target audiences.
  • Developed training materials for staff members in order to improve their skillset related to client relations management .

Clerk of Council

Village of Richfield
  • Maintain legislative records, prepare agendas and minutes, and codify laws
  • Conduct financial and policy analysis to support Council operations
  • Implement new filing systems for efficient record-keeping

Assistant to Fiscal Officer

Village of Boston Heights
  • Administer payroll processes and conduct audits for accuracy
  • Perform cost-benefit analyses to reduce healthcare costs
  • Reconcile funds and forecast budgets for optimal financial planning

Finance Assistant/Grant Writer

Peggy Spraggins, Inc.
  • Research and apply for grants, maintaining a grant database for tracking opportunities
  • Prepare reimbursement requests and compliance reports for state and federal programs
  • Performed financial calculations for amounts due, interest charges and balances.
  • Handled bi-weekly payroll services for company employees.
  • Matched orders with invoices and recorded required information.

Clerk of Council

City of Twinsburg
  • Collaborate on city budgets and human resource initiatives
  • Prepare legislative documents and codify ordinances
  • Establish city-wide record retention policies to ensure compliance with state laws
  • Completed and mailed contracts, invoices or checks.
  • Communicated with customers, employees and vendors to answer questions and address complaints.
  • Scheduled meetings and coordinated materials to be distributed to attendees.
  • Typed, formatted and edited correspondence and other documents.
  • Prepared meeting agendas, attended meetings and recorded and transcribed minutes.

Education

Master of Public Administration -

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Business Administration - Economics

Kent State University
Kent, OH

Skills

  • Data analysis
  • Project management
  • Client collaboration
  • Grants management
  • Budget analysis
  • Financial reporting
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Policy Design & Implementation
  • Grant Compliance & Management
  • Strategic Planning & Execution
  • Training & Presentations
  • Problem solving
  • Strategic planning

Certifications Affiliations

  • Certified School Treasurer License, Ohio Department of Education
  • Lean Ohio – Six Sigma Green Belt
  • Member, National Grants Management Association (NGMA) & OASBO
  • Two-Time Change Award Recipient, Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Timeline

Sr. Grants Management Specialist

Kim Joyce and Associates

Sr. Financial Analyst

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Financial Partner

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Clerk of Council

Village of Richfield

Assistant to Fiscal Officer

Village of Boston Heights

Finance Assistant/Grant Writer

Peggy Spraggins, Inc.

Clerk of Council

City of Twinsburg

Master of Public Administration -

University of Phoenix

Bachelor of Business Administration - Economics

Kent State University

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