Katherine (Katie) Donnell serves as the Director of Unanet Practice Services at Redstone Government Consulting, Inc., where she leads the firm’s Unanet consulting practice in delivering expert implementation, optimization, and compliance support to government contractors. With extensive expertise in DCAA-compliant Unanet Time & Expense Tracking, Project Portfolio, and Financials, Katie plays a vital role in helping contractors build and maintain compliant, efficient financial and project management systems. As one of the first Unanet Certified Implementers, Katie was part of Unanet’s initial pilot certification program for non-Unanet consultants, investing over 300 hours in training, system development, and rigorous testing to obtain her certification. She holds Unanet Advanced Project Management training credentials and is also a QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Her technical expertise and real-world implementation experience make her a trusted advisor, frequently called upon by Unanet’s internal teams to support implementation projects as an external expert. Katie is also responsible for the continued growth and strategic oversight of Redstone GCI’s Unanet Practice, ensuring that quality of service, client support, and consultant development remain at the highest standard. She is committed to advancing the professional development and expertise of Redstone GCI’s Unanet consulting team, ensuring they stay at the forefront of industry best practices and evolving compliance requirements. At Redstone GCI, Katie serves as a primary point of contact for numerous small business clients, providing ongoing government cost accounting and compliance support. She regularly assists with monthly accounting close processes, ensuring accurate financial reporting for program management and executives. Her unique combination of software system expertise and compliance knowledge allows her to provide strategic, hands-on guidance to government contractors navigating complex regulatory and financial landscapes. With extensive experience in government contract accounting and compliance, Katie has assisted contractors with DCAA audit readiness, including SF1408 pre-award accounting system audits, provisional billing rate submissions, forward pricing rate development, and incurred cost submissions. She also helps clients design and implement compliant policies and procedures to support an adequate DCAA-approved accounting system. Prior to joining Redstone GCI, Katie worked in public accounting and government contracting, gaining operational experience with Unanet, QuickBooks, SpringAhead, Deltek T&E, ADP, Paychex, and QB Payroll. Her extensive background in accounting, compliance, and financial systems ensures that Redstone GCI’s Unanet clients receive the highest level of technical and regulatory expertise.
It’s Government year-end, meaning government contractors are working overtime to process contract awards and modifications. Taking the necessary steps to set up Unanet correctly will save your business time later and ensure the program managers can track their projects properly.
Topics: Unanet
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION: Redstone's Unanet Release 22.6 Brief
Topics: Unanet
Have you considered populating the contracts module in Unanet with your data, but haven’t taken the time to do it yet? Let’s talk through the benefits of using the Contracts module.
Topics: Compliant Accounting Infrastructure, Contracts & Subcontracts Administration, Unanet
Katie Donnell and I attended the Unanet Champions Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, May 1-3, 2022. Unanet Champions started out with an amazing motivational speaker, Carey Lohrenz. Carey was the 1st Female F14 Pilot in the US Navy. Carey overcame many obstacles as the 1st Female F14 Pilot. Talk about inspiration! As someone who was used to flying at Mach 2, working in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment, she spoke about adapting quickly to avoid risks and shared steps in leadership that will help your team win every time.
Topics: Unanet
DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION: Redstone's Unanet Release 22.3 Brief
Redstone is excited to provide our Unanet Clients with the new features and functions that are part of Unanet Release 22.3. There are numerous new functionalities that will help clients streamline their processes.
Topics: Unanet
As the year comes to an end, many of you are ready to close the door on 2021. But before you dive head-first into 2022, let's take a moment to ensure you have finished your year-end process. Unanet is a comprehensive accounting system that offers clear procedures for closing. Still, we all know that government contracting comes with unique accounting challenges, and extra help can come in handy! Therefore, we at Redstone GCI wanted to provide a checklist and a few links to the Unanet Support Site to help guide you through the Year-End Process smoothly and efficiently:
Topics: Unanet
Unanet’s robust project management and budgeting features are primary reasons some of our clients choose Unanet as their accounting system of choice. One of our main goals during an Unanet implementation is to utilize as many of the project management features in the system as possible and train our clients on maintaining the correct information to manage their work properly. What are your project management and budgeting needs? The following options are available in Unanet:
Each year’s end brings a set of additional financial close tasks to our desks. The deadline to file 1099’s is January 31st, leaving a lot of companies scrambling to file these forms in time. Let me tell you how Unanet has automated the process for our clients using their software:
Have you ever considered the power of the Pay Code function in Unanet? Pay Codes are the earnings and leave categories your organization uses to track and classify reported hours on employees’/subcontractors’ timesheets.
The budgeting process for any company can be a daunting process. But, like most things, hard work pays off, and establishing a detailed budget is a critical element to ensure a healthy and profitable company.