Robert Slone

Nonprofit finance leader with 10+ years owning nonprofit accounting, federal grant compliance, GAAP-governed close operations, and audit-ready financial infrastructure across restricted, multi-entity funding. Managed a $100M+ federal grant compliance portfolio across 200+ awards under 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance, building the review process that eliminated late federal submissions across 120 concurrent deadlines within nine months.

Prepares

Form 990 and SEFA filings, maintains audit-ready records across, and presents grant compliance reporting to boards and finance committees. Stepping up to full ownership of a nonprofit's financial operation as its senior financial leader.

Senior Grant Specialist at American Bar Association (2023-11 – 2025-10)

• Managed $100M+ federal fund accounting portfolio across 200+ domestic and international awards, maintaining full compliance with 2 CFR 200 Uniform Guidance and GAAP standards across the complete reporting cycle
• Supervised and mentored a 20-person finance team weekly, building standardized reporting workbooks that cut review time 25–50%, reduced overtime 30+ hours per cycle, and eliminated extension requests from 20+ to fewer than 2
• Inherited a quarterly federal grant reporting function with no formal review process and a history of late submissions across 200+ awards. Built a review process that eliminated late submissions within 9 months of taking on the portfolio, sustaining zero missed submissions across 120 concurrent deadlines within a 14-day reporting window
• Served as lead on federal grant filing operations, owning SF-425 and SF-270 reporting and compliance submissions across all active awards
• When the 2025 federal funding freeze hit, built a program-level risk model across the $100M+ portfolio and developed funding alternatives for executive decision-making, producing compliance documentation supporting the organization's court challenge to contract cancellations

Grant Administrator at US Naval Sea Cadet Corps (2020-08 – 2021-11)

• Owned month-end and year-end close in accordance with GAAP and internal control standards, including GL maintenance, journal entries, revenue recognition, fixed asset tracking, depreciation, and balance sheet reconciliations across 350+ restricted programs within an $8M fund portfolio
• Prepared Form 990, SEFA, and SF-425 filings in support of annual grant renewal, securing continued funding for the $8M portfolio
• Partnered with the Director of Finance on the annual audit, owning ground-level preparation and serving as day-to-day liaison with external auditors
• Presented the grant compliance and reporting segment of board and finance committee meetings for the foundation share of the portfolio
• Partnered with the Director of Finance to migrate the full finance stack from QuickBooks Online to Sage Intacct, including reimbursement and budgeting platforms, training 15+ staff on new systems while maintaining live accounting operations

Founder/Senior Accountant at Adaptify (2020-01 – Present)

• Partnered with a client's Director of Finance to clear a 9-month accounting backlog in 3 months, taking over from an externally hired accounting team and replacing the incumbent auditors, delivering a clean audit on a newly set deadline
• Authored accounting SOPs and financial reporting frameworks for client organizations, standardizing processes and establishing audit-ready documentation
• Advised nonprofit clients on board financial reporting and regulatory compliance, sharpening board presentation clarity across the client portfolio
• Developed executive KPI dashboards and financial reporting giving client leadership real-time visibility into cash position and performance metrics across the client portfolio

Financial Manager at Alexandria Restaurant Partners (2015-08 – 2020-03)

• Built AP workflow infrastructure from scratch, scaling from 3 to 10 locations and $12M to $45M in revenue, processing 600+ invoices per week with error rates below 1%
• Configured ERP dashboards for real-time cost tracking and P&L visibility across 10 locations, enabling a 5% cost reduction and $500K in annual savings

Bachelor's of Science in Business Finance – Montana State University