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diamond mindz

@diamondmindz

Fund and grant accountant driving accurate audits and predictive forecasts.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I am seeking a role where I can lead fund and grant accounting, drive audit-ready processes, automate reporting, and mentor junior staff within a collaborative, compliance-focused finance team.

I am a results-driven fund and grant accountant with deep expertise in grant accounting, audit readiness, and budget forecasting. I graduated with a BBA and a strong information-systems foundation, and I hold certifications in Google Data Analytics and advanced Excel.

At Lone Star College I oversaw multi‑million dollar institutional and federal grant portfolios, achieving 100% audit compliance and eliminating audit findings through meticulous reconciliations and variance analyses. I built automated reconciliation and reporting tools in Excel and Power BI that reduced month‑end close time and improved real‑time variance detection.

I have led cross‑functional teams and mentored junior accountants while standardizing processes that cut documentation cycles and budget variances substantially. I develop financial models and predictive expense forecasts using SAP, Power BI, SQL, and Excel macros to increase budget accuracy and fund utilization.

I bring strong GAAP knowledge, hands‑on experience with major financial systems (SAP FI/CO, Oracle Financials, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Workday), and a pragmatic focus on process automation, compliance, and actionable financial insight to support mission‑critical programs.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

LC

Staff Accountant & Budget Analyst

Lone Star College

Nov 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 4 months)

Oversaw $6M+ in institutional and grant funds, achieving 100% audit compliance and reducing financial documentation cycles by 45% through workflow automation and standardized invoice coding.

LC

Fund Accountant & Junior Analyst

Lone Star College

Jun 2019 - Sep 2022 (3 years 3 months)

Maintained and reconciled $3M+ in federal and institutional grant funds with zero discrepancies, automating reconciliation and reporting tools to reduce month-end close time by 30%.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business logoUB

University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Administration / Information Systems

Grade: 3.9/4.0

Activities and societies: Relevant coursework: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Auditing, Corporate Finance, Taxation, Accounting Information Systems, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Business Analytics, Statistics; Certificates: Google Data Analytics, IBM Data Fundamentals & Advanced Excel

Completed a Bachelors of Business Administration with a minor in Information Systems and a 3.9 GPA, focusing on accounting, finance, and analytics coursework.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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