Elita Dowd

About Elita Dowd

I partner with executive leadership, business development and technical staff to drive financial success through budget development, forecasting, and ongoing analysis. I do this by building relationships, providing guidance based on insightful analysis, and proactively mitigating financial risks.SKILLS:• Budget Development• Budget-to-Actuals• Change Orders/Work Orders/SOW• Contracting• Financial Analysis• Financial Modeling• Forecasting• Planning• Pricing• Process Improvement• Variance AnalysisINDUSTRY EXPERTISE:• Proposal Development• Change Orders• Project Financial Monitoring & Review• Request for Proposal (RFP)• Project Forecasting• Federal & Government Contracts• Clinical Trials• Fixed Price / Estimate at Completion (EAC) Forecasting• Unit, Time & Materials (T&M), Fixed Price, Cost-plus Contracts

Experience

1. Manager, Proposals and Financial Analysis

   Cognitive Research Corporation

   Jun 2022 — Present

   Lead the proposal development process, working closely with key stakeholders (sponsor, business development, and department leaders) to create timely, high-quality proposals to potential clients. Lead the smooth transition of awarded proposals to the project manager and post-award teamProvide budget revisions and negotiation support for awarded projects through the contracting process.Provide budget support through the life of the project, ongoing training to project teams to capture, communicate and cost changes or additions to project scope.

Education

• Campbell University

  Master of Business Administration, Business

  2003 — 2005

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Public Policy Analysis

Skills

• Data Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Technical Writing
• Budgets
• Finance
• Variance Analysis
• Business Process Design
• Risk Assessment
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Cash Flow Forecasting
• Forecasting
• Audit Reports
• Microsoft Office
• Auditing
• Internal Audit
• Process Improvement
• Leadership
• Sql
• Visio
• Cash Management
• Process Flow Documentation
• Microsoft Word
• Team Leadership
• Treasury Services
• Accounting
• Financial Audits
• Management
• Business Process
• Editing
• Internal Controls
• Risk Management
• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Analytical Skills
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Treasury
• Writing
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Modeling