Murray Spence

About Murray Spence

Experienced Vice President with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance…

Experience

1. Finance Consultant - Finance Lead for Government Projects

   Arcturus Therapeutics

   Sep 2021 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Contract Employee through TCW Global (begin 3/1/2023-present) and Independant Contractor (9/1/2021-2/28/2023).Finance lead and primary finance contact for BARDA Pandemic Flu vaccine project-Prepare monthly contractual financial deliverables to customer (BARDA)-Perform variance analyses to budgets, and forecasts for ETC/EAC-Prepare and present monthly contractual financial presentation to customer-Ensure all financials are reimbursable per contract and government regulations-Prepare and submit invoices to customer per BARDA requirements, with proper supporting backup, via IPP website-Prepared financial contract proposal, plan and budget as well as multiple re-plans as necessitated by project circumstances.Finance Lead and primary finance contact for Bill and Melina Gates Foundation grants-Track and report financials for two Gates foundation grants per grant requirements-Cash accounting method requiredFinancial Consulting and Analysis-Value Added Tax (VAT) preparation and submittal for reimbursement for Germany and Austria transactions-Various ad hoc financial analyses and projects-Assisted in the Implementation of FP & A and warehousing software

Education

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  2000 — 2002

• Brigham Young University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1993 — 1996

• Brigham Young University

  Economics

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Financial Variance Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Transportation Management
• Negotiation
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Business Analysis
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Financial Analysis
• Process Improvement
• Pricing
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Pricing Strategy
• Operations Management
• Logistics Management
• Management
• Freight
• Logistics
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Entrepreneurship
• Analysis
• Budgets
• Finance
• Transportation
• Sales Management
• Corporate Finance
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Trucking
• Business Strategy
• Financial Modeling
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales