Accounting

Camay Yau, Accounting/ Financial Manager, joined the Clinical Trial office in 2017. She is responsible to oversight financial policies related to reporting progress, billing and completing the closeout process. She is a resource to Post Award Team on questions needing guidance including compliance issue, expenditure approval, process questions, internal cost center allocation and other Post Award administration inquiries. One of her goals is to help her assigned staff meet established strategic goals and objectives.

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Maria Cao, Accountant I, manages clinical trial accounts including account receivables, maintaining account data on systems, analyzing and reviewing contract agreements and budgets. She work closely with department & sponsors to ensure receipt of study funds.

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Lisa Manion, Accountant I, manages clinical trial accounts after studies open and patients begin enrolling. She monitors the cash flow and follows-up with sponsors and study teams to ensure all costs are covered during the lifetime of the trial.

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Desmond Campbell, Accountant I, responsible for the accounting and financial administration of fiscal requirements for industry clinical trials. analyze review contract agreements. Work with external and internal Study Teams .Manage accounts receivable, unbilled, withheld, unexpended appropriations and refund fund accounts and recommend action to ensure maximum cash flow. Review cost transfers for allowance and availability and prepare journal vouchers.

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Jose Garcia, Accountant I, manages clinical trial accounts which entails monitoring, reviewing, and verifying all accounting records for accuracy, timeliness, and adequate supporting documents. Review contract agreements/budgets and monitor cash flows. Works directly with clinical trial sponsors and study team to ensure proper allocations of funds and provide assistance and research to solve any outstanding issues.

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Ved Shah, Accounting Technician, responsible for claiming and processing check and wire payments, and processing them to the cash receipt according to the payment allocation. Post cash receipts to multiple financial system accordingly. Work and communicate with external sponsors on confirming payments in a timely manner. Communicate with the accountants about the status of a specific payment.

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Nora Turrey, Billing Supervisor – Claims Analysis, reviews and assesses the scope of clinical research billing for Keck, Norris, LA County and USC CARE providers. She has over 20 years of medical services experience within USC.

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Cindy Morales, Claim Analyst, is responsible for reviewing and processing medical claims. Her role requires that she interpret clinical trial budgets in order to process medical claims accordingly. She was originally part of Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) department, and prior to that was a member of the USC CRO team. Cindy’s career at USC, began with the Department of Surgery as an Accounting Representative, primarily focused around medical billing and coding and payment collection. Her current role has further developed her knowledge of research and clinical trials.

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Ella Thang, Payment Specialist – Responsible for all accounts payable related to Industry studies. Verifies that invoices received contain accurate information such as visit dates, description of services and pricing. Reconcile payments in Oncore and Workday to ensure that all payments are accounted for and properly posted.

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