Monica Pringle
Philadelphia
Summary
Confident Financial professional touting 20+ years of expertise in purchasing and payment collection, reimbursements and other financial records. Served as primary contact for vendors. A real go-getter thrives in busy office environments and remains calm in high-pressure situations. An educated and friendly professional known for having outstanding administrative skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Coordinator
Franklin Biolabs - Gene Therapy Department
10.2024 - 06.2025
- Managed financial reporting processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance with regulations.
- Oversaw invoicing processes, ensuring prompt billing of clients/vendors while minimizing errors in calculations or account entries.
- Streamlined accounts payable and receivable processes, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Answered questions over phone and in-person regarding billing, scheduling and treatment.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable functions, ensuring timely payments and accurate recordkeeping.
Financial Administrative Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania- Gene Therapy Department
05.2016 - 10.2024
- Provide assistance and backup support for all financial and administrative activities including purchasing, grants, contracts, SRA and Orphan Disease management support, general office administration for Gene Therapy Program (GTP) Finance Division.
- Duties include but not limited to review and enter purchase orders, process daily deposits, process and reconcile invoice payments; PO encumbrance reconciliation, process journals for cost and other transfers.
- Maintain established purchasing filing system and purchase order request forms, assist with review of sponsored program activity for compliance with sponsor and university policies and procedures.
- Process incoming and outgoing documents, email financial documents to Central Purchasing.
- Increased productivity of approved purchases over $10,000.00 by %94 and averaged 100 purchase order per day.
- Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
Acquisition Assistant
University of Pennsylvania - Engineering Department
12.2007 - 05.2016
- Create and secure purchase orders using Ben Financial System, arrange required payment to vendors, allocate pro-card expenses, credit card journals and maintain spreadsheets, manage petty cash reimbursements for faculty, staff, and assist students with registration tasks.
- Performed general accounting functions, including preparation of journal entries, account analysis and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Maintained and managed complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities.
Administrative Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania - Penn Medicine
04.2003 - 12.2007
- Provide executive level administrative support to seventeen faculty members in the Cell and Developmental Biology department with demonstrated ability to improvise, improve procedures and meet demanding deadlines.
- Created, organized and followed through details of special events, travel arrangements domestic & international, corporate agendas and itineraries for weekly seminars averaging over 75 attendees per day.
- Managed Cell and Developmental Biology's website content to ensure accuracy, usability, and consistency and that all seminars and functions are displayed in a timely manner.
- Oversee all records for each body received by Humanity Gifts Registry, enters and tracks data pertaining to bodies donated to the University of Pennsylvania.
Education
Coursework - Business Administration
Pennsylvania Western University
Coursework - Business Administration
Community College of Philadelphia
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Research and Analysis
- Ben Financial System, Business Objects
- FileMaker Pro
- Thunderbird, Oracle Calendar
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Exceptional communication skills
- Administrative and Clerical Support
- Strong client relations
- Grant Submissions
- Accounting Ledger Management
- Invoice processing
Timeline
Financial Coordinator
Franklin Biolabs - Gene Therapy Department
10.2024 - 06.2025
Financial Administrative Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania- Gene Therapy Department
05.2016 - 10.2024
Acquisition Assistant
University of Pennsylvania - Engineering Department
12.2007 - 05.2016
Administrative Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania - Penn Medicine
04.2003 - 12.2007
Coursework - Business Administration
Community College of Philadelphia
Coursework - Business Administration
Pennsylvania Western University