Luann H. Hamernik

• Responsible for fiscal administration and control of numerous federal, state, and private grant agreements.
• Assists with grant budget development and directs grant managers regarding the allowability of funds for numerous grant programs.
• Prepares grant statements, reconciliations, granting agency reports, and audit schedules.
• Interpret federal, state, or external agency laws and regulations governing each proposed grant project or funded grant award.
• Review and approve grant expenditures for accuracy and allowability to ensure compliance with grant provisions.
• Perform budget-to-actual analysis for each grant to ensure the grant stays within budgetary boundaries.
• Prepare monthly billing to be sent to local, state, or federal agencies.
• Prepare and record journal entries, including monthly indirect cost recoveries, in the general ledger system.
• Ensure required documentation is regularly obtained from project directors, and that it is accurate and complete.
• Conduct biennial federal capital equipment compliance inventory.
• Prepare grant receivable reconciliation.
• Prepare grant forecast projections with grant managers.
• Prepare annual grant employee renewal process report.
• Prepare grant employee time and effort compensation data.
• Responsible for collecting and answering Federal Single Audit requests from auditors.
• Prepare financial schedules and other grant reports for auditors (SEFA, ACFR).

Leadership Strengths.

• Thought Leadership - collaborated cross-functionally with colleagues from various departments to ensure seamless integration of new funding streams into existing programs or initiatives.
• Relationship Leadership - provided timely support to colleagues seeking assistance with grant budget development or interpretation, fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Results Leadership - improved accuracy of grant financial data through regular monitoring, analysis, and adjustment of budgets as needed; minimized risk exposure related to non-grant compliance issues through diligent review of contractual obligations tied to each grant award received.

• Complete all tasks to prepare and process bi-weekly payroll
• Collect and review all faculty load sheets, including overload, supplemental pay, special stipends, time sheets, retroactive pay to verify payment amounts, budget codes and pay codes
• Enter payroll data into Colleague database including employee tax and direct deposit information.
• Calculate vacation, adjustment and final contract payouts
• Respond to payroll inquiries and concerns
• Communicate grant budget data to Grant Manager; track college work study award limit data
• Prepare employee garnishments per payroll based on directives
• Apply six different union agreement rules to payroll contracts and time sheets.
• Perform earning and deduction balancing and reconciliation tasks per payroll
• Track earning and deduction codes that have limits associated such as college work study, retirement deferment accounts including SURS and health saving accounts.
• Prepare documents for post payroll check requests
• Prepare payroll reports for specific earnings and/or deduction codes or by employee.
• Analyze payroll trends by pay period or fiscal year

Leadership Strengths

• Thought Leadership - Strong ability to successfully manage, both independently and within a team environment, all payroll tasks necessary to process bi-weekly payroll for approximately 1,250 employees.
• Relationship Leadership - Capable of promoting positive and open communicative environment to exchange payroll information with faculty and staff while providing exceptional and accurate documentation.
• Results Leadership - Deliver consistent and accurate financial information to support management decision-making

• Lead all quarterly board meetings and strategic planning sessions with Bluestem Board 
• Prepared and reported all finances, general business, budgets and future opportunities to Bluestem Board during board meetings 
• Reviewed and approved all property financial statements and budgets. 
• Analyzed individual property and nonprofit finances, including budgets and cash flow.
• Created and submitted yearly budget to Bluestem Board. 
• Created current accounting code system.
• Created internal donor tracking system. 
• Completed all accounts payable and receivable transactions.
• Handled all HR tasks such as training, staffing, compensation, development and labor law compliance. 
• Handled marketing tasks such as Facebook, non-profit website and end of the year distribution letter.
• Participated in grant writing.
• Successfully managed grant and other awarded funds to build and subsidize affordable housing in many communities.
• Completed all required grant or fund reporting to funding sources. 
• Facilitated all property leases, subsidy information, annual reports and conference calls with property managers. 
• Handled banking transactions including accounts payable, deposits, monthly reconciliations, money transfers, lines of credit
• Completed all payroll including tax reporting and filing and annual W-2 and 1099 forms. 
• Created annual non-profit information platform compared to state and national affordable housing numbers. 
• Completed and closed final construction projects with funding sources including monthly construction draws, occupancy permits, inspections, financial bond, funding and progress reports, final occupancy approval, final lease-up, final construction surveys and title services documents. 
• Spearheaded successful planning and execution of new property open house which included hosting state and county government officials, funding executives, major donors and community leaders. 
• Updated non-profit mission statement and board member election procedure. 
• Successfully collaborated with non-profit lawyer to achieve property tax exemption status. 
• Successfully renegotiated property liability insurance to implement an umbrella-type structure.
• Hosted and fostered relationship with special donors. 
• Facilitated weekly staff meetings with office personnel. 
• Collaborated with Executive Directors from other non-profits to discuss and improve the current housing situation.  

Business Leadership Strengths

• Thought Leadership - Strong ability to collaborate and successfully negotiate funding and subsidy contracts to complete and maintain existing projects to produce affordable housing for low income and disabled individuals to fulfill non-profit mission statement; successful in working to positively add to national initiatives to reduce the nation-wide affordable housing gap. 
• Relationship Leadership - Able to generate and maintain business relationships focused on funding affordable housing; relationship focused with the capacity to foster positive rapport effectively meeting both client and government requirements and providing exceptional service.
• Results Leadership - Delivered consistent contributions to increase affordable housing units and housing subsidy to the portfolio of the business through expert leadership and relationship management skills.