Amelia Randall

Experience

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  Wood Partners

  Dec 2004 - Jan 2006

  Accounting & Administrative Assistant

  Accounting Administrator• Created a new, more efficient method of creating and maintaining filing systems • Assisted in the preparation of the monthly Draw Reports & annual audits• Created filing systems for over 10 new projects while updating and maintaining already established projects Assistant for Development & Reception• Scheduled appointments, managed calendars and answered phones• Updated and maintained the Development Address book• Greeted and assisted visitors Show less

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  The Preston Partnership

  May 2006 - Apr 2008

  Accounting Clerk

  • Created and implemented a new, more efficient method of creating and maintaining the accounting filing systems• Assisted in the preparation of the monthly company Financial Reports, company invoices & annual audits• Updated and maintained already established projects and vendors, as well as created files for new startups• Helped prepare and mail Accounts Payable checks weekly; contacted vendors to follow up on payments

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  Emory University School of Medicine

  Aug 2008 - now

  · Supervises a team of 11 finance professionals and dotted line supports 4 additional staff responsible forsupporting the complex financial needs of over 500 faculty members.· Develops and manages the annual departmental operating budget, including the submission of all non-personneland revenue projections for the annual budget process with SOM.· Responsible for the timely completion and submission of all SOM financial reporting.· Oversees the management of over 1,000 non-sponsored projects, including 200+ grant agreements withChildren’s Healthcare of Atlanta and the Woodruff $90M Research Growth Plan.· Works closely with Children’s Finance to develop and manage the Long-Term Financial Plan and Growth Planfor the Pediatric Institute.· Developed and maintains the Pediatrics space database and provides annual reporting on indirect cost recovery.· Serves as the primary finance contact for large scale space projects such as the F&A rate negotiation, opening ofnew buildings, and major renovations.· Provides support to the Pediatrics RAS for both pre- and post-award activities as needed, including complexproposal submissions, post-award financial management, and pre-review of effort.· Works with DOP, SOM, and Children’s Leadership to implement different initiatives as requested by theAdministrator and Chair including the research sustainability financial model, FSA, and the Pediatric Institute. Show less · Pre-award Research Administration: facilitated submission of federal and non-federal proposals for 5 divisions forsponsors including: NIH, CDC, DOE, AHA, CCFA, MOD, BBRF, ASF, Simons Foundation, PCORI, andDMRF.· Post Award Sponsored Research Administration: Regularly managed approximately 35 sponsored awards (over50 projects) for federal and non-federal awards.· Pre-review effort certification for faculty and staff in 5 divisions and follow up with delinquent faculty.Served as the Sub Department Coordinator for all effort certifications for the Department of Pediatrics.· Non-Sponsored Financial Accounting: provided Principal Investigators with regular reporting on non-sponsoredfinancial accounts including start-up accounts, donor funds, and endowed chairships. Show less · Basic Science Research: Worked on the recombinant production of GaTx1, a novel peptide toxin that has beenshown to selectively inhibit the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) ion channel.· Clinical Research: Performed and assisted in conducting NPD/TEPDs on CF and non-CF subjects for oneinvestigational, one phase-2 clinical trial, and one phase-3 clinical trial at the Emory Cystic Fibrosis Center.· Other Responsibilities:- Collection and analysis of data for research grant/funding proposals and presentations.- Responsible for ordering supplies and keeping financial records for the lab, maintaining the lab ordering log,chemical and freezer inventories, routine maintenance of the lab to ensure compliance with EHSO andhelping with routine frog (Xenopus laevis) care.- Responsible for creating the IRB protocol that will be used for clinical research at the new Center for CysticFibrosis Research (IRB00042577). Show less

  • Senior Director - Finance

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Director - Finance

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2023

  • Director - Business & Finance

    Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

  • Director, Programs - Finance and Academic Administration, Department of Pediatrics

    Sept 2018 - Sept 2020

  • Associate Clinical Administrator, Department of Pediatrics

    Jun 2017 - Aug 2018

  • Assistant Clinical Administrator, Department of Pediatrics

    Nov 2013 - May 2017

  • Acting Assistant Clinical Administrator, Department of Pediatrics

    Apr 2013 - Oct 2013

  • Sponsored Research Administrator, Department of Pediatrics

    Oct 2011 - Oct 2013

  • Administrative Coordinator

    May 2010 - Oct 2011

  • Project Coordinator

    Sept 2009 - May 2010

  • Research Specialist

    Jan 2009 - May 2010

  • Undergraduate Research

    Aug 2008 - Dec 2008