1. Kelly Hamm-Oscar
khammoscar@gmail.com;
CAREER
BACKGROUND:
Kelly.Hamm-Oscar@northwestern.edu
Research Administrator, Chief Financial liaison for grants, subcontract, and contractual
negotiations
between Organization and external sources. Management of expenditure request for fiscal,
administrative, and programmatic compliance with applicable regulations. Coordinator for
preparation of financial documents, ensuring all meet applicable internal and external
requirements. Produces monthly, quarterly, and annual budget projections and effort reporting.
Allocate, authorize, monitor, and control of account expenses.
CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Northwestern University, Feinberg School Of Medicine, Basic Science
Administration, Chicago, IL Research Administrator January 2014 – Current
employer
Duties are the same as my position detailed below at the University of Chicago. Additional duties
include Pre and Post award administration assisting Principal Investigators (PIs) with proposal
submissions to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DOD),
American Heart Association, Avon Foundation Grants, American Cancer Association, The
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association, and Target ALS.
The University of Chicago, Computation Institute, Physical Sciences
Administration, Chicago, IL Contracts and Grants Management February 2007
-- October 2013
Pre Award and Sponsored Project Administrator
 Assisted Principal Investigators (PI) with proposal preparation and submission. Grant
submissions were to National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of
Defense (DOD).
 Processed and executed proposals in University Grants System (AURA), Fastlane,
Grants.gov, and DOE systems.
 Managed sub award and subcontract agreements and modifications
Financial Administrator:
 Managed departmental budgets, recharge operations, and faculty research accounts
 Manage and paid invoices, created purchase order requests, processed travel
vouchers, salary advances, cut checks, and transferred expenses among accounts as
needed
 Advisor in most budget revisions, financial reporting, and other relations and
communications with funding agencies, subcontractors, and others as required
 Maintained responsibility as departmental approver for expense management
systems, including GEMS, Buysite, and FAS Accounts.
 Managed and provided monthly financial summary and projections to Principal
Investigators (PI), department financial director, and staff
 Coordinated services between faculty, Financial Services, Human Resources,
departmental staff, and the University Research Administration.
 Account maintenance including oversight, reconciliation, and financial forecasting.
 Address and propose solutions to problems and corrects according to proper
policy and procedures.

2. Account Administrator:
 Created account and prepared budgets in the Financial Accounting System
 Managed, monitored and controlled expenses

3.  Maintained sponsored award instruments (agreements, modifications, reports to
and from sponsors)
 Processed payroll and cost transfers
 Provided monthly reconciliation of accounts and maintained clean file with
ledger statements/transactions with backup
 Processed closing memos for closing accounts
 Corrected errors to accounts as necessary
UCAN, Chicago, IL September 1997 -- February
2007 Contracts, Billing, and Receivables Manager
 Managed agency's contracts, billing and receivables across multiple agency
programs and locations. (DCFS, Residential, TPSN Foster Care, Midwest Family
Resources, Uhlich Academy, CHA, etc.)
 Followed up with corporate, institutional, and agency staff regarding billing,
payments, and general financial matters
 Provided monthly reports of billing and receivables by contract, by program to
CFO and department heads
 Identified areas of the budget that needed to be analyzed and made
recommendations regarding ways to reduce cost and work more effectively
 Maintained a detailed and well managed filing system of contract, payments, and
receivables
 Assisted with fiscal planning of annual budgets of agency's programs
 Supervision of intake staff of Midwest Family Resources
 Worked closely with auditors on annual audit processes and reporting
SPECIALTIES:
Accounting, financial reporting, account management, pre award, post award, works well under
pressure and under tight deadlines,great leadership skills, flexible, team player, team builder,
excellent writing, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, excellent organizational skills, out-of-
the-box thinker, and natural motivator.
COMPETENCIES:
Ability to manage multiple accounts by the established deadlines, commitment to providing a
high level of service and working in a team environment, high degree of professionalism, able
to handle confidential information with utmost discretion, grant reviewer, team builder,
knowledge of Microsoft Office, financial computing, and software applications, Math aptitude,
and able to independently complete projects on time and accurately with minimal supervision.
EDUCATION:
National Louis University, Chicago, IL
2017 Ph.D. Community Psychology
Dissertation: "Increase Exposure of STEMs Education to Underrepresented Youth: Learning
and Promoting Impacts it can have on those youths and the fields"
Thesis: "Effect of teachers on female student’s interest
and
involvement in STEM education and careers"
National Louis University, Chicago, IL
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20Masters of Business Administration
Areas of Concentration: Accounting and Finance

4. Chicago State University, Chicago, IL
B.A. Business Administration
Areas of Concentration: Accounting and Marketing
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