diamond mindz
@diamondmindz
Fund and grant accountant driving accurate audits and predictive forecasts.
What I'm looking for
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
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.
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
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.
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