MARIBEL I.

LEWIS
1111 East Las Ollas Boulevard #307, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
305-281-8155
marita99@yahoo.com

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Dedicated, motivated, and results-oriented professional with extensive financial
planning, analysis, and customer service experience, enthusiastic in applying d
ynamic strategic and analytical skills. Hardworking and able to multi-task with
impressive background of improving efficiency and accuracy in accomplishing assi
gned tasks. Recognized as a logical and analytical thinker, with in-depth abilit
y to solve problems quickly and efficiently, complemented by excellent interpers
onal and communication skills. Fluent in English and Spanish, basic knowledge in
French, Cantonese, and Mandarin.
Skills Set:
- Financial and Strategic Planning
- P&L Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Budget and Cash Flow Management
- Data Warehouse Reporting
- Fixed Asset Accounting

Technical Skills: Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) ~ Educational I

nstitution Financial System

CAREER OVERVIEW
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT
- Proficiently reviewed monthly, quarterly, and year-end profit and loss s
tatements that were presented to senior management and directed the meeting rev
iews
- Reviewed account reconciliations prepared by staff accountants and discu
ssed any issue on budget variances
- Accurately identified year-end salary bonuses for clinical faculty who e
xceed the 75th percentile in their RVUs
- Executed diverse tasks, such as preparing supporting documentation for e
xpense accruals, reviewing and approving capital equipment inventory, and calcul
ating inventory for purchased drugs
- Efficiently assisted with annual audit and provided supporting documenta
tion and explanations to findings
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
- Accomplished review and provided signatory approvals for purchase orders
, journal entries, payroll, and requisitions to manage and ensure expenses are w
ithin budget
- Held fully accountable for the annual preparation of budgets including $
44M for FY2010 as well as preparing revenue and expense projections for all the
department’s funding sources (clinical practice, grants, service contracts, and foun
dations) and budget models to be presented to the CFO and board of trustees of t
he university
GENERAL AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
- Part of the strategic planning committees as Co-Chair, responsible for
guaranteeing the department’s strategic plan is in par with the university’s strategic p
lan
- Collaborated with diverse internal offices (Finance, Grants and Contract
s, and Controller’s) to resolve any issue related to the approval of orders
LEADERSHIP, TRAINING, AND TEAM BUILDING
- Employed outstanding skills in training staff who were assuming financia
l and non financial roles on accounting systems, SOPs, and division account stru
cture
- Mentored and supervised 8 direct reports while providing on-board traini
ng for new staff, performance evaluations, and assisting staff in trainings crit
ical in enhancing work output and experience

NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Developed grants and contracts manager positions that played a key role
in assisting faculty and staff in submitting grant applications that have increa
sed grant applications by 3 times the amount in the past 2 years and received mo
re funding for grants with success rate of 75%
- Spearheaded the development of business analyst position that helped in
maintaining faculty dashboards with relevant information for RVUs, billing and c
ollections ratio, financial information, A/R, and patient appointment availabili
ty that provided latest information to the division heads to facilitate financia
l decisions in respective areas
- Led efforts in restructuring the reporting of all financial information,
which helped disseminate the financial information to all personnel including m
anagers and senior leaders
- Processed account changes in the payroll effort reporting system that su
ccessfully reduced the amount of payroll related journal entries by 15%
- Balanced budget against actual for the end of FY 2010 by having a 74% fa
vorable margin to budget, resulting in a year-end bonus recommended by senior le
adership
- Successfully accomplished the bi-annual effort reporting for grant salar
y efforts, significant in the audit process of federal grants
- Passed the annual audit with no minor findings
- Promoted four times for demonstrating exceptional performance in all ass
igned tasks

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, Miller School of Medicine, Neurology Department ~ Miami, FL
~ 1997-Present
Director of Finance 2008-Present
- Pivotal in exceeding revenue by 8% above projections and reducing expens
es by 5% of the budget for FY2010
- Executed superior skills and performance that led in meeting the School
of Medicine’s operating income target for FY2011
- Singlehandedly modeled income statements to project the financial impact
of the new taxation model implemented in the School of Medicine, effective in F
Y2011
- Involved in producing budget models for capital equipment, renovations,
internal University purchased services, and revenue cycle transition plan
- Proficiently updated and corrected rent and space account changes using
the University’s new inventory record system
- Managed the $30M worth of funding allocation of expenses for the new Cha
irman of the department
Associate Director of Finance 2006-2008
- Instrumental in the development of business plans for the department’s new b
usiness lines that were currently profitable, with a growth margin of 20% each y
ear since FY2008
Manager, Business and Fiscal Affairs 2000-2006
- Demonstrated exceptional performance in automating financial reports for
clinical and grant funding sources using a shadow system B/A3 to produce vari
ous reporting formats that were easier to understand and explain to principal in
vestigators, staff, and senior management
- Successfully decreased the amount of irrelevant expenses in grant fundin
g by 95% and reduced the amount of expense overruns and balances by 60% that res
ulted in overruns of less than 1% in a total budget of $11M in grants
- Competently restructured the accounting team to include 2 dedicated pers
onnel for the purchasing and payables in the department, which resulted in the i
mprovement of the timing of the account reconciliations of accountants
Staff Accountant II 1999-2000
- Provided efficient assistance to principal investigators with grant appl
ications and ensured compliance with budgets and policies for both agency and in
stitution, resulting to a 3% change to budgets
Senior Staff Assistant 1997-1999
- Played a lead role in updating the account reconciliations of 60 account
s (grants, gifts, and clinical) within 2.5 months of employment

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, with specialization in Management ~ 1997
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ~ Miami, FL
Associate of Science in Business Administration ~ 1994
PANAMA CANAL COLLEGE ~ Panama, Republic of Panama
Graduated with High Honors

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
Team Leader, National Seminar Group
Leadership Development Initiatives (Consulting Firm Studer Group)
NCURA Trainings for Award Management

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Managed Group Management Association (MGMA)