SUMMARY:

• Perform administrative financial services in the areas of financial accounting and travel for a government agency utilizing the Administrative Resource Center’s (ARC) suite of applications

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• General Services Administration ARIS and Pegasys system
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Arlington, VA

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Examine, validate, approve and process invoices through payment notification utilizing US Treasury Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system.
• Assist vendors with invoice corrections and relay any information pertaining to ongoing policies and regulation updates and changes.
• Approve invoice disbursements via electronic funds transfers, utilizing US Treasury Intra - Governmental Payment and Collection (IPAC) system following bilateral agreement.
• Resolve IPAC and Invoicing discrepancies.
• Monitor, verify, and approve travel expenses for government employees and contractors through the utilization of Concur Government Edition system and Citi Bank.
• Examine Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable financial transactions utilizing Oracle Federal Financials, Oracle Discoverer, Compusearch PRISM, Concur Government Edition, and CitiDirect)
• Ensure accurate funds management for vendors' purchase order agreement for assigned Divisions
• Audit, Review, and identify inaccuracies between vendors' balance sheets and quarterly reports for corrections.
• Reconcile payment schedules and open obligations.
• Generate reports from the Oracle Financial System, specifically, payroll reports, financial expenditure and actual obligations reports and the Quarterly and Monthly SAR Financial Trial Balance Reports.
• Under the direction of the Executive Director, review SF133 Report on Budget Execution & Governmentwide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance (GTAS) reports for accuracy.
• Audit, Identify, verify and analyze accounting, financial and operational irregularities for internal problems helpful in tracking all obligations and expenditures. At year-end, responsible for all payable.
• Prepare and review monthly financial reports.
• Assisted Judge Lesnick and Chairman and assisted with a delegation visiting from the People’s Republic of China in translation in English to Chinese and vice versa.
• Reviewed and processed loan allocation from Division-to-Division and Project-to-Project to ensure adherence to the spend plan for 94 Districts
• Analyzed and monitored expenditures for assigned Divisions in accordance with authorized Fiscal Year Spend Plans
• Reviewed, analyzed, and recommended approval / disapproval of budget reprogramming and financial documents to ensure proper usage of appropriations and the adherence to the Bona Fide Need rule
• Analyzed budget execution data using reports generated from the United Financial Management System (UFMS) databases to ensure work plans, funds allocation, obligations, and expenditures were posted correctly
• Processed, verified, and submitted Appropriation funds via AOUSC authorized 0930AD/0930XD Transfers
• Maintained open and continuous communications with Finance team regarding obligations or de-obligations of funds for the Program Officers
• Reviewed, tracked, and reported current and prior year obligations and de-obligations for Open Obligation Report
• Assembled and analyzed, and prepared budget execution reports such as the Status of Funds Report and the Quarter Execution Review (QER) report
• Reviewed, tracked, and submitted valid prior year funding requests originating from FSD for allotment in UFMS
• Documented process flows and standard operating procedures for 0930AD/0930XD Transfers for UFMS
• Monitored the obligation and expenditures trends for assigned Divisions to ensure proper funds management, specifically, reallocations of annual apportionments and operating work plans
• Reviewed, analyzed, and recommend management approval / disapproval of budget reprogramming and financial documents to include Form USMS-157, DOJ-216 and Interagency Agreements with other agencies
• Conduct monthly budget reviews with FSD to identify budget surplus and deficits
• Reviewed and understood appropriation law related to appropriation funding

Confidential, Largo, MD

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• As a subcontractor for the Budget Division for United States Government public buildings, contributed to financial/internal control management systems design and implementation. Assisted with analysis of existing systems and processes, and recommendation of improvements to increase effectiveness for tracking budget funding for construction in process
• Participated in projects meeting to monitoring the constriction in process, and financial management audits of construction funding, identification of procedural problems, and recommendation of solutions, and implementation of corrective action
• Prepared a variety of reports covering status of funds, status of outstanding customer services concerns, transaction, reconciliations, income and expense, profit/(loss), capital outlays and obligations.
• Demonstrated proficiency with GSA’s ARIS and Pegasys financial systems

Confidential, Washington, DC

Financial Analyst / Staff Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Performed a variety of international financial activities and services for foreign governments participating in US Government Assistance programs valued up to $2B/year
• Provided schedule, reporting, monitoring, and analysis support to USAID and State Department International Bi-lateral Agreements
• Interpreted ~240 Bi-lateral agreements and modifications into financial business rules and established portfolio baseline in the internal accounting system, including but not limited to amortization schedule, interest rate, and currency exchange factors
• Provided written and verbal guidance on opening, closing and liquidation of loans for Bi-lateral Agreements with USAID and the State Department
• Provided guidance for SharePoint site usage to customers in my portfolio of loan agreements.
• Generated invoices and monitored payment compliance for USAID loan portfolio
• Processed daily payment receivables and calculated daily billing invoices and collections. Assisted with multiple bank reconciliations for the international borrowers. Calculated and projected payment reschedules based upon defaulted international loans. Posted daily payments into general ledger account
• Verified payment postings, discovered potential defaults, initiated default alerts, translated Bi-lateral Agreement amendments into business rules for the internal accounting system, and updated the portfolio baseline (e.g., payment schedule) to reflect Payment-Delay or Write-Off scenario
• Prepared timely (e.g., Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Annual) and accurate financial statements for USAID
• Produced summary and detail portfolio transactions with status, interest rates, and currency exchange rates
• Created calculations and projections using MS Excel and Access database and USAID information. Advance formulas for the calculations and projections were derived from contractual loan agreements
• Reconciled financial statements of US Government and Borrowers
• Produced and/or verified international wire transfer reports
• Identified and researched discrepancies. Initiated discrepancy alerts and recommendations. Established and updated portfolio and projection/forecast baselines

Confidential, Vienna, VA

Customer Service Generalist

Responsibilities:

• Processed all applications and documents in correlation to titling of vehicles and issuance of drivers’ licenses. Validated documentation to ensure compliance with State policies and Federal regulations and all agency procedures. Encountered customers with a courteous manner
• Performed all customer service transactions and administrative functions related to driving privileges, including vision, knowledge and road tests for driver’s licensing. Calculated, collected & reconciled fees & taxes. Prepared Dealer registration, titling & other special circumstances activities as required
• Analyzed and resolved problems for the customers by investigating and considering the validity of information, weighing the consequences and soundness of each decision. Explained and administered legislated Federal/State and Agency Programs. Assisted in the translation of Chinese to English/ English to Chinese
• Used automated system and other methods to calculate and collect reconciliation fees for audit compliance