Leah Spellberg

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Finance and Operations

   Leading Edge

   Dec 2024 — Present

   Manage day-to-day financial operations for a 20-person organization with a $7 million annual budget as relationship manager with external bookkeeper and auditors through four successful audit cycles• Prepare and present quarterly financial reports to executive leadership team and board with analysis of the organization\'s financial health • Develop and manage annual budgeting and planning process by coordinating with department heads and implementation of strategic plan• Manage executive assistant through portfolio prioritization and delegation of administrative tasks• Organize biannual in-person board meetings and staff retreats including coordinating transportation, lodging, meals, and facilities• Support People & Culture team through expansion of the organization from 10 to 30 full-time employees through recruitment, interviewing, and onboarding of candidates with a focus on organizational culture• Manage team access to physical office space throughout the country as needed and implementation of systems for storage and mail as a remote organization• Relationship manager with external technology service provider and administrator of operating systems for remote organization employees• Completed financial analysis and due diligence for two separate organization acquisitions with annual budgets of $3-4 million, and responsible for integration of the acquired organizations’ budget and personnel to Leading Edge • Prepare grant proposals and reports for funders showing planned and budgeted use of funds

Education

• Brandeis University

  Master of Arts - MA, Jewish Professional Leadership

  2019 — 2021

• Brandeis University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Non-Profit Management

  2019 — 2021

• University of Michigan

  Bachelor’s Degree, Economics, Hebrew and Jewish Cultural Studies

  2013 — 2017