Shaundra Dawson-Moore
New Orleans,LA
Summary
To obtain a challenging management position that will permit the use of current skills while developing additional knowledge and abilities.
Experienced with managing business operations, leading teams, and driving strategic initiatives. Utilizes expertise in financial oversight and process optimization to enhance business performance. Track record of fostering team collaboration and achieving operational excellence.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Business
Einstein Charter Schools
10.2019 - 08.2025
- Collaborate with executives to develop a network budget
- Maintain internal control and safeguard for receipt of revenue, costs, and program budgets and actual expenditures
- Conducts cost-benefits analyses to determine value
- Establish and supervise program budgetary control; Manage banking, investments and bond financial services including daily cash flow to ensure maximum earnings on available funds
- Estimates and forecast future financial need and support programs with financial analytics
- Responsible for maintaining purchasing system that is in compliance with purchase requisition policies
- Oversee and manage financial activities of school personnel as related to adherence with purchasing polices and cash management policy for student activity funds
- Issue purchase orders for all approved requisitions
- Make sure that all bills received are for payment are approved by appropriate school or administrative personnel, coded correctly to the funding in the approved budget to include account code and project code and entered into the AP system
- Reconcile the monthly credit card billing statement, match with supporting documentation and code to proper General Ledger Accounts in AP system
- Coordinate travel arrangements made for all staff to ensure hotel, seminar and other approved travel arrangements are made timely
- Process employee travel requests reimbursement for payment assuring accuracy of invoices and compliance with applicable policies.
- Coordinate and lead professional development seminar for all school based personnel on the proper cash handling procedures at the beginning of each school year
- Ensure that all cash received by school site personnel is deposited appropriately by visiting each school weekly to collect funds, make deposits and reconcile fundraiser paperwork
- Ensure that all student activity accounts operate in accordance with policies and proper accounting procedures.
- Process year end 1099’s for Accounts payable vendors
- Coordinate, organizes and participates in activities relating to filing/retrieval of documents for annual audit and other requests
- Direct all facilities operations to ensure safe, compliant, and fully functional learning environments across campus(es).
- Oversee preventive maintenance and emergency repair services for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, custodial, and building systems, minimizing operational disruptions.
- Manage vendor contracts and service agreements; negotiate pricing, monitor performance, and ensure quality control for all facilities-related services.
- Submit required facilities reports, compliance documentation, and maintenance updates to NOLA Public Schools (NOLA-PS) and applicable regulatory agencies.
- Lead capital improvement and campus renovation projects, ensuring timelines, budgets, and safety standards are met.
Business Manager
Algiers Charter Association
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Responsible for receiving and accurately recording school finances that originate from student activities.
- Responsible for placing all school orders and the purchasing/requisition process
- Reconcile bank accounts with journal entries
- Maintains accurate records of inventories for supplies, equipment, and textbooks
- Assists school clerical staff as required
- Responsible for ensuring that financial information and date is provided, in a accurate and timely manner
- Responsible for financial management of any new major projects
- Created and operate Charging Bucs Store. Creating centralized location for student, faculty and community to purchase Landry-Walker gear.
- Responsible for making all accounts available to stakeholders on a weekly basis
- Coordinator of Ring Ceremony, Baccalaureate Ceremony, Senior Prom, Homecoming Festivities, Graduation, Move up Ceremony, Athletic Signing Day, Athletic Awards Ceremony, Parent Meetings and all class level activities
- Recommend internal controls needed to assure the fiscal integrity of school finances, and monitor compliance with approved controls.
- Ensure that school operates in accordance with policies and proper accounting procedures.
- Coordinate travel arrangements made for all auxiliary units
- Perform other duties that may be required.
Financial Services Manager
New Beginnings Schools Foundation
11.2013 - 08.2018
- Process all payroll information for the purpose of updating information and authorizing timely payment to all employees
- Report all wages and earnings to retirement and benefit system and prepared monthly EFT request and supporting documents and annual reporting
- Prepared and executed Contracts
- Serves as a facilitator of financial transaction with the school based staff, network officers and vendors
- Responsible for maintaining purchasing system that is in compliance with purchase requisition policies
- Oversee and manage financial activities of school personnel as related to adherence with purchasing polices and cash management policy for student activity funds
- Issue purchase orders for all approved requisitions
- Make sure that all bills received are for payment are approved by appropriate school or administrative personnel, coded correctly to the funding in the approved budget to include account code and project code and entered into the AP system in Blackbaud.
- Reconcile the monthly credit card billing statement, match with supporting documentation and code to proper General Ledger Accounts in AP Blackbaud system
- Coordinate travel arrangements made for all staff to ensure hotel, seminar and other approved travel arrangements are made timely
- Process employee travel requests reimbursement for payment assuring accuracy of invoices and compliance with applicable policies.
- Coordinate and lead professional development seminar for all school based personnel on the proper cash handling procedures at the beginning of each school year
- Ensure that all cash received by school site personnel is deposited appropriately by visiting each school weekly to collect funds, make deposits and reconcile fundraiser paperwork
- Ensure that all student activity accounts operate in accordance with policies and proper accounting procedures.
- Process year end 1099’s for Accounts payable vendors
- Coordinate, organizes and participates in activities relating to filing/retrieval of documents for annual audit and other requests
- Oversee the postage meter-assuring proper postage is available when needed
Payroll Specialist/School Accounts Manager/School Accountant/Accounts Payable
State of Louisiana Department of Education
07.2011 - 10.2013
- Payroll processing using SAP system
- Oversee Student Activity Fund (SAF) Accounts for district
- Prepare, manage and review monthly financial statements for SAF
- Review contracts and approve purchases through SAF
- Oversee Grant expenses
- Provide year-end audit records
- Conduct monthly Professional Development for School Accountants and Data Managers
- Collaborate with Procurement, IT and Office Manager with ordering of materials, software and supplies
- Communicate with staff and management as needed
- Performs School Accountant duties (Listed Below- School Accounts Manager)
- Open and disseminate daily mail to staff for approval signatures
- Audits invoices for accuracy
- Process vendor payments in ISIS- AGPS, AFS and KINV daily
- Correspond with staff and vendors to resolve any account issues
- Provide any requested information from local, state or federal auditors as needed
- Post invoices/ check data to invoice tracking report daily
- Maintain vendor permanent files
- Audit/ approve travel reimbursement requests in LEO travel system
- Maintain staff travel reimbursement files
- Run daily check register reports
- Monitor Aged Outstanding Check report
- Process CX docs to State Treasury as needed to void/ reissue checks
- Assist the Transportation Department in reconciling vendor invoices with actual transportation records from the schools.
- Perform other duties as necessary
School Accounts Manager/School Accountant (3-2009 to 6/2011)/Data Manager Coordinator
State of Louisiana Department of Education
05.2007 - 10.2013
- Oversee SAF Accounts for school district
- Prepare, manage and review monthly financial statements for SAF
- Review contracts and approve purchases through SAF
- Collaborate with CFO to provide leadership and preparation of year-end audits
- Conduct monthly PD for School Accountants/Data Managers
- Coordinate with Procurement, IT and Office Manager with ordering of materials, software and supplies
- Communicate with staff and vendors as needed to maintain accuracy of records
- Communicate with parents and school sponsors
- Oversee daily student data reconciliations
- Coordinate/ review student data reports submitted for state reporting
- Oversee student registration
- Coordinate with Human Resources with hiring Data Managers and Accountants
- Coordinate requisition/purchase/receipt of goods/services
- Develop/monitor federal program school improvement plan budgets/revisions; reviews/approves purchases/contracts; communicates with program/management personnel to obtain and/or provide information/technical assistance needed to resolve questions and problems.
- Maintain cash management records for SAF according to laws and policies
- Administer all donations, club/organization funds, general fund, restricted funds and miscellaneous funds
- Provide fund-raising assistance to ensure compliance with state/federal guidelines
- Process deposits/payments/bank reconciliations/financial statements/fiscal reports
- Monitor/forecast revenues/expenditures for the SAF
- Reconcile revenue/ expenditures and prepare journal entries as needed
- Perform school-level property management
- Participate in special projects and perform other duties as needed
Office Administrator
HNTB Corporation
05.2006 - 05.2007
- Provide support to management and staff for the implementation and administration of HNTB’s HR programs and initiative, policies and/or procedures
- Monitor changes in state and national laws
- Provide leadership assessment and development programs to local management for strategic and day-to-day HR activities
- Succession planning/talent development
- Consult with employees/ managers to address HR/ business performance issues
- Implement A/P and A/R procedures, prepare/review employee expense reports for approval; Provide clerical support to civil, structure, transportation and geo-technical departments
Business Manager
St. Monica Catholic School
09.1997 - 04.2006
- Provide administrative and HR support to principal and faculty
- Assist with budget development and analysis and grant writing
- Prepare payroll, A/R, A/P and deposits
- Oversee student registration student tuition loans
- Develop marketing materials for registrant and special events
- Order supplies for students, teachers and office
- Organize teacher in-services and workshops, field trips for students
- Maintain student and HR records and update student/faculty handbook
- Complete state and parish reports
Education
Master of Science - Education
Wilkes University
08-2025
Certified Louisiana Charter School Business Administrator - undefined
The Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (LASBO)
01-2024
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Metairie, Louisiana06-2006
Skills
- MS Office
- ISIS
- LEO
- SAP
- Paychex
- Blackbaud
- QuickBooks
- Peachtree
- Q & A
- School Operations
Timeline
Director of Business
Einstein Charter Schools
10.2019 - 08.2025
Business Manager
Algiers Charter Association
08.2018 - 10.2019
Financial Services Manager
New Beginnings Schools Foundation
11.2013 - 08.2018
Payroll Specialist/School Accounts Manager/School Accountant/Accounts Payable
State of Louisiana Department of Education
07.2011 - 10.2013
School Accounts Manager/School Accountant (3-2009 to 6/2011)/Data Manager Coordinator
State of Louisiana Department of Education
05.2007 - 10.2013
Office Administrator
HNTB Corporation
05.2006 - 05.2007
Business Manager
St. Monica Catholic School
09.1997 - 04.2006
Certified Louisiana Charter School Business Administrator - undefined
The Louisiana Association of School Business Officials (LASBO)
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Master of Science - Education
Wilkes University