SUMMARY:

• Budget Formulation and Execution for Projects and Programs
• Budget Books for Confidential
• Justification Drafting, Editing, and Analysis
• Budget Policy Analysis
• Planning, Programming, Budgeting & Execution Process
• Interpretation and Implementation of OMB Circulars
• Data Extraction and Analysis from Multiple Financial and Management Applications
• Visual Basic for Applications
• Python, SQL, and C++ Programming Languages
• Monthly Statement of Funds Reports
• Full - Time Equivalency and Manpower/Onboard Analysis
• Budget-History and Trend Comparison Analysis
• Financial Reports Reconciliation Analysis
• Variance Analysis & Cost Analysis
• Financial Modelling
• Financial Performance of Programs
• Spend Plan Analysis and Discussion
• Financial Presentations to Clients, Colleagues and Upper Management
• Funds Reprogramming Analysis
• Microsoft Office Suite including Access
• Funds Control Analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Budget Officer

Responsibilities:

• Led budget office in the collection, system form Confidential ing, and analysis of budget data for over thirty programs and led a management discussion and analysis based on trends, budget history, and other factors revealed by data analysis; also reduced the number of steps with my Excel formats and files to produce the final report, freeing up time for preparation of data analysis
• Created a new budget comparison report by applying VBA code on a .csv file to replace a two-report process saving time, data entry, and improving analysis
• Introduced shortcut procedures for Adobe and Excel-related tasks in preparation of creating a budget book
• Opened effective lines of communication with the controller and her staff, Confidential ending their meetings and coming up with solutions and creating a more effective finance team overall, especially during monthly close
• Delivered effective presentations to the executive director for each budget division, identifying spending lines where savings could be made and use resulting saving for fledgling areas

Confidential

Senior Budget / Research Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided funding solutions to court units using thorough knowledge of agency’s budget policies, funds, and spending p Confidential erns.
• Eliminated many hours the courts spent on performing calculations on budget tasks by providing Excel financial forms preprogrammed with historical data and equations to forecast budgets with only a few variables entered
• Improved processes for budget call tasks to reduce the time required to complete them from weeks to several days
• Provided solutions for monthly financial statement discrepancies found between the courts and the central office
• Recommended budgeting solutions for operational and capital funding shortfalls and emergencies
• Improved the financial process protocols of court units by evaluating their processes and providing tips to improve
• Preemptively minimized conflict by recognizing potential financial impact of new policies and continuing resolutions
• Received three annual “ Confidential ” awards for my performances in financial data analysis
• Improved relationships and communication with court budget contacts through study of a text on customer service
• Collected, organized, and analyzed data for an annual expense report and reduced the amount of time required to complete the task by sixty percent and discovered a coding error that caused underreporting by $400,000 for at least the three previous years
• Queried and analyzed data from multiple databases to resolve discrepancies found by the Government Accountability Office in the financial statements of several federal court units
• Provided technical solutions to clients running into data reconciliation issues and other bugs and process issues in judiciary’s proprietary financial systems
• Created queries to extract and organize data from multiple legacy systems to analyze FTE, Onboard, Personnel, Salaries, Operating Expenses, and Capital Spending

Confidential

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Generated, organized, and presented information technology account’s variance and performance data with Excel
• Performed delivery of business and performance metrics for information technology and other program accounts
• Supported budgeting processes throughout the department including at the office of the chief information officer
• Created annual and multi-year budget estimates with the office of the chief information officer in the planning phase
• Led initiative of educating all offices with the Planning, Programing, Budget and Execution process
• Developed financial manual to assist agency analysts acclimate to a new Management Analysis application
• Provided forward looking and insightful financial analytics in Excel and used to achieve budget objectives
• Audited a field office with financial reporting issues and helped set up an internal checks and balances system
• Identified financial implications of newly proposed policies, directives, and regulations and helped create strategies

Confidential

Financial Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Led a team in the collection and analysis of national rail-related data and performed a cost study which ultimately produced a financial model to remotely measure and calculate costs
• Led and coordinated expense budgeting and forecasting for all agency programs including information technology
• Developed and implemented processes and procedures to ensure proper tracking of program expenses
• Provided analytic support to aid in developing financial projections for information technology and programs
• Assisted chief financial officer to formulate and execute the budget and draft the congressional budget report
• Provided training and resolutions as the lead consultant and contact for the agency’s Fees and Billing System
• Generated reports that tracked financial and budget transactions to brief and advise the chief financial officer

Confidential

Production Lab Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated the activities of the production lab and doubles output within six months
• Successfully trained several new technicians in a short period of time in the aseptic technique and other skills when the lab was faced with a shortage of skilled employees
• Reduced quality control call-backs by over thirty percent within three months
• Streamlined agar plate producing process and doubled the output