David Barnett
Email: barnettd@mit.edu
Education
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
August, 2008
Dual Concentration: Accounting and Finance and Insurance
Boston College High School
College Preparatory Curriculum
Dorchester, Massachusetts
May, 2003
Experience
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Accounting Officer, Sponsored Accounting
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Principal point of contact for underrecovery and other issues related to F&A
charging to sponsored awards.
Sponsored Accounting’s representative for the Salary Late Change process to
ensure compliance with institutional policy.
Approver of Journal Voucher submitted by other Sponsored Accounting staff
members.
Assisted in invoicing, collections, and in submitting final financial reports
(FFR’s) for Department of Defense accounts during a staff shortage.
Assisted in collecting outstanding invoices in excess of 90 days ahead of MIT’s
fiscal year end.
Tufts University
Grant Accountant/Sr. Post Award Financial Specialist
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
November 2014 - present
Boston, Massachusetts
August 2010 – November 2014
Administer approximately 200 active awards from cradle to grave (set-up,
invoicing, collections, cost transfers, compliance related issues including effort
and A-21 charges, miscellaneous approvals including E-Reqs and job approvals,
FSRs and grant closeouts).
Assisted during cleanup project on another Specialists’ portfolio.
Handpicked to assist in the HNRCA Leadership transition.
Responsible for administering Joint Appointment system between Tufts
University and Tufts Medical Center/Physician’s Organization.
Responsible for placing new grants on the trees and for changing trees per the
request of the Post Award Financial Specialist.
Resource (for departments) for post-award questions and concerns related to
sponsored research agreements.
Mentor new and junior staff in way of policies, procedures and business
processes.
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Interact directly with Faculty and PI’s surrounding cost transfer justifications and
other post award issues as needed (including Accounts Receivable follow up).
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Accounting Assistant/Staff Accountant
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Prepared audits and financial reports for terminated grants and contracts (DOD,
NSF, and Other Government Sponsors.)
Verified and distributed bills to sponsor for DoD contracts and grants.
Prepared metric measuring outstanding invoices as part of the VPF Dashboard.
Trained temporary help during the Broad Transition.
Hired initially as a co-op employee. Was asked to stay on as a temporary
employee while I finished up my degree. Offered full time employment upon
completion of my Bachelor’s Degree.
Northeastern University
Accounting Assistant
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Cambridge, Massachusetts
July, 2006 – July 2010
Boston, Massachusetts
June, 2005 – July, 2006
Reconciled monthly bank activity to the General Ledger activity.
Processed journal entries and cash receipts.
This position was an opportunity granted by the co-op program. Co-op program
was related to BS degree program at Northeastern University.
Other Activities
Co-led discussion group entitled “Closeouts” at NCURA AM55 (August 2013).
Participated in the Executive Shadow Program for NCURA Region 1 from
January 2014 – December 2014
Program Committee Member (Post Award Track Leader) for NCURA Region 1
Meeting in Portland, Maine (May, 2015).
Facilitated Breakfast Roundtable Discussion on Effort Reporting at NCURA
Region 1 Meeting in Portland, Maine.
Serving on Board of Trustees of Condo Association since January, 2010.