SEEING THINGS THROUGH
FROM CONCEPT TO CREATION
Bordoli Kiflai – The skills that I have developed from my leadership studies, work experience in financial administration, entrepreneurial and volunteer activities support the tagline: proven, innovative and self-motivated.
Interpersonal – By allowing me to work with diverse groups of people including students, faculty, and fellow administrators; my experience in the accounts receivable, accounts payable and financial management departments of well-respected institutions has enabled be to build and retain healthy business relationships founded on respect, empathy and teamwork.
Financial Acumen – From third party billing for a wide array of programs; to coordinating with collection agencies regarding delinquent payments; to managing the grant pre-award process; to budgeting as part of a team; to account management (both C&G and non-C&G accounts); to furnishing highly complex Excel-based financial statements, I’ve demonstrated my ability to understand and apply financial accounting principles.
Problem-solving – Using appropriately placed queries and strong expertise in Excel, I’ve created user friendly templates to standardize a manual billing system for myself and trained others on its use; created and maintained automated digital accounts payable documents for cross-referencing accounts were there were none; and made vast improvements in automation of inherited financial statement templates. Investment in these process improvements served as considerable time-saving measures and have vastly improved work-flow efficiency.
Community Service – In addition to providing my valued services in financial administration, I’ve also been able to apply my strong communication abilities while doing volunteer work in the youth department within the National Council of Eritrean Americans (NCEA). Doing volunteer work in a close-knit community has given me supreme satisfaction. I hope to be in position to, ultimately, improve the communities to which I belong.
Organizational Leadership – My community service activities combined with an advanced degree has helped me further develop self-awareness and is instrumental in the shaping of my identity. With this as a driving force, I had established a networking platform – Eritrean Diaspora Entertainment Network (EDEN) – to help spur collaboration of small businesses and entrepreneurs; gaining practical business knowledge, especially in the fields of strategic thinking and networking.
Creative – Outside of work life, I have a passion for film production – from concept to creation; that is (for me), from the script concept to video editing. In my spare time, I continue to work on writing my high-concept scripts that are thought-provoking and idea-driven.
