Budgwt Analyst/ fFnancial

Jason P. Breen

*** ******** *****, **** *****, NC, 28307 Mobile: 360-***-**** **********@*****.***

Financial Management

Dynamic and creative financial management analyst with over 5 years of working finance experience. Experienced in financial and operations management. Excellent leadership, management, and communication skills. Strong understanding of various laws and regulations as well as travel administration.

Budgeting

Management/Leadership

Laws\Regulations

Professional Experience

U.S. Army July 2007 - Present

Senior Financial Management Analyst, March 2015-Present

Direct, manage, and coordinate the budget program for the 3rd Brigade Combat Team (BCT) consisting of seven battalions and ensure that the budget is accurate and in accordance with fiscal laws.

Provide support to over 4,200 personnel members by controlling unit funds consisting of a $13.4 million budget.

Develop and implement standard operating procedures and policy letters to provide clear guidance on the budget program.

Implement and interpret financial management regulations and policies to improve the budget program.

Serve as the Organizational Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) responsible for the administration of Defense Travel System (DTS) for the brigade.

Provide training to subordinate ODTA’s which resulted in a 15% decline in delinquent travel claims within the organization.

Supervise and mentor 36 employees on military duties as well as train and develop 12 Financial Management Specialists at the Brigade and Battalion levels.

Provide oversight of the distribution and availability of funds against mission and workload objectives to ensure there is a proper balance of funds being distributed.

Serve as the main point of contact for travelers with problems and questions including questions about: software usage, entitlements, travel policy issues, transaction, and payment problems.

Review coding errors and reject reports to ensure personnel actions are researched and re-input in a timely manner.

Maintain timely updates to travelers, routing officials, and authorizing officials when changes occur.

Maintain the correct lines of accounting by fiscal year and ensure budgets are depicted properly.

Advise senior management on financial management issues in order to provide the most effective service support.

Review organization and support requirements as a result of changes in travel regulatory guidance, increasing requirements, and personnel changes.

Provide updates to program status, resource availability, new projected travel requirements, and identify personnel equipment and training needs.

Serve as the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) providing technical direction, clarification, and guidance with respect to contract specifications and statement of work.

Establish contracting packages by preparing solicitation documentation, market research, price analysis, and requests for quotes for supply and service contracts.

Maintain Army Audit Readiness through documentation and maintenance of General Fund Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS) posting and fund management audit trail, annual funding program execution, allotments, targets, and execution while processing over 100 GFEBS transactions weekly.

Compare execution of funds to the obligation plan, analyze deviations, and prepare narrative explanation.

Post all approved funding documents, commitments, and obligations into the automated systems accounts.

Serve as Billing Official who is responsible for managing the Government Purchase Card Program operations for seven cardholders.

Process command funding reports, maintain all official copies of commitment, and receive documents, invoices, vouchers and obligated funds documents.

Senior Operations Manager, October 2013-January 2015

Planned, coordinated, and evaluated all mission related training events and certifications for 160 soldiers and 30 Korean Augmentee to the United States Army.

Managed training records with considerable attention to detail for four detachments which resulted in 90% operational readiness rate at all times.

Showcased extreme competence during the FY 14 Ammunition Combat Load (ACL) Inspection by receiving a 96% pass rating which allowed the unit to maintain a wartime planning ammunition.

Coordinated land for two training events, ammunition allocations for eight ranges including M9, M16, M203 and M240 which allowed over 200 Soldiers to qualify.

Coordinated training programs for the unit to include the scheduling of training areas, obtaining equipment and other materials required for testing of personnel and training scorer, evaluators and test officers.

Utilized Digital Training Management System (DTMS) and other training systems to manage the training of all assigned personnel.

Performed technical, administrative duties, human resource management functions and supervisory authorities over subordinate staff.

Trained and evaluated staff, providing appropriate feedback regarding performance and training requirements.

Responsible for military training by devising and implementing training plans, guidelines and procedures, reports and assessments for the unit and individuals assigned.

Responsible for the allocation of all land, ammunition, equipment and school enrollments of four geographically dispersed line detachments and headquarters element.

Developed and maintained all training records, monitored, scheduled, and prepared training.

Ensured that training was conducted in accordance with Army training doctrine.

Prepared training guidelines, individual training records, operation orders, mobilization plans, standard operating procedures (SOP’s), policy letters, and readiness reports.

Prepared training schedules and planned for approval of Commander and higher headquarters.

Senior Financial Operations Manager, January 2013-October 2013

Updated policies, coordinated near-term and long-term operations, personnel operations, training, and updated bi-weekly Cost of Living Analysis.

Provided technical advice and guidance to subordinate units in connection with their military pay and travel programs.

Provided local policy interpretation of applicable financial management governing policies.

Established Financial Management policies and procedures for the FMSC Commander for finance operations in the areas of military pay, travel, banking, disbursing operations, General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), accounting, and internal controls, as necessary.

Provided technical oversight of critical elements of the Financial Management Support Company (FMSC) mission including policy implications of negotiating service and support with host nation banking facilities, policy review of proposed advisement to unit commanders on use of local currency and oversight of FMSC preparation for and coordination with national providers.

Established and implemented policy updates, as appropriate, to the Finance Offices, the FMSC staff elements, FMSU and operating officials to ensure universal adherence to applicable policy procedures throughout the FMSC.

Served as the unit liaison for theater level exercises, assisted with operational reviews and site assistance visits preventing fraud, waste and abuse of financial assets in excess of$1.6 billion dollars.

Senior Financial Management Analyst, January 2011-January 2013

Managed the Financial Management Processing section which sustains the Defense Military Pay Office (DMPO) operations.

Supervised and managed Soldiers who received and processed documents in excess of 24,000 pay documents a month while maintaining an accuracy rate of 99% exceeding the Defense Finance Accounting Services (DFAS) standard of 98%.

Identified material weaknesses in internal controls and recommended solutions.

Provided timely and reliable managerial, administrative and military pay support to over 20,000 customers.

Conducted analysis of DMPO policies, organization structure, procedures and systems while also participating in the development of strategic plans, policy and guidance to effectively operate the DMPO.

Developed and furnished input, collected information, performed analysis, and formulated a response using personal knowledge of the required action or from consultation with a known network of Subject Matter Experts.

Responsible for downsizing, closing out accounts and closing finance operations upon base closures in Iraq.

Worked diligently alongside DFAS civilians ensuring over 30,000 military pay accounts were correct prior to the end of year closeout.

Conducted management and procedural field audits and compliance reviews of finance operations, focusing on operational procedures and quality of customer service provided.

Knowledge of Joint travel Regulations, Joint Federal Travel Regulations, Comptroller General Decisions, agency and local supplements, and commercial rate guides and charts for travel.

Determined entitlements, procedures, and computation for a variety of travel claims. Knowledge of mission and selected functions of outside agencies and their relationship to DFAS financial programs.

Prepared inspection checklists, evaluations, correspondence, status reports of the financial management program in order to brief senior management of the current financial posture within the organization.

Ensured that actions developed on behalf of DFAS were the best representation of the Agency, Army and DoD.

Howitzer Section Chief, August 2009-December 2010

Supervised a field artillery cannon section consisting of 13 employees.

Assisted the platoon leader in the planning, preparation, and execution of collective training activities of the platoon.

Supervised firing battery personnel engaged in firing battery operations, maintenance, and training.

Provided oversight to the unit for direction of fire and verified safe operations before and during firing.

Reviewed, consolidated, and prepared technical, personnel, and administrative reports covering firing battery element activities.

Utilized computer generated fire direction data to set elevation of cannon tube for loading and firing.

Supervised, trained, mentored and coached 13 employees on everyday military duties.

Supervised and directed the construction, camouflage, and defense of the section position.

Trained, instructed, and supervised section personnel in cannon gunnery procedures and firing.

Responsible for the verification of safe firing data. Supervised the handling, storage, accountability, and distribution of ammunition.

Squad Leader, July 2007-July 2009

Supervised, mentored and coached 15 Soldiers with transitioning to the civilian sector or return to duty status.

Served as the first line supervisor to the Soldier and the link to the Command.

Facilitated the resolution of administrative issues and helped guide the Soldier through the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) process, while enforcing military standards.

Directed all protective placement, case management, parent education and family reunification activities.

Interviewed Soldiers individually and with families to determine what services would best address their needs.

Advised Soldiers on community resources, made referrals and devised realistic treatment plans.

Communicated with relatives of Soldiers about diagnoses and treatment programs.

Maintained a caseload of how many Soldiers, working under strict deadlines.

Counseled and prepared Soldiers for their transition back into the community.

Conducted daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly Comprehensive Transition Plan (CTP) progress counseling with Soldiers to determine status of transition progress.

Ensured Soldiers attended all formations conducted by the company, platoon, or squad.

Ensured Soldiers were at their assigned place of duty for the week and contacted each work site supervisor monthly to assess the Soldier’s work performance and participation.

Counseled Soldiers on their performance, reviewing the aCTP Self-Assessment, discussing Community Care Unit (CCU) eligibility and documented the counseling on a development counseling form.

Education

Bachelor in Business Administration, Campbell University, Current

Relevant Coursework Licenses Certifications

Financial Management Certification Level II, 2016

Contracting Officer Representative, 2016

Government Purchase Card Billing Official, 2015

Government Travel Card ODTA, 2015

Wide Area Workflow, 2016

U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems, 2015

Composite Risk Management Civilian Basic Course, 2008

Professional training

CLS yearly 2001 to present

Principles of Cost Analysis Management Course (PCAM), 2016

Intermediate Cost Analysis Management Course (ICAM), 2016

Contracting Officers Representative Course (COR), 2016

Airborne, 2016

Fiscal Law 2013 and 2016

Acquisitions 101, 2014

SLC, 2014

Resource Management Budget Course (RMBC), 2013

Planning, Programming, Budget Execution Course (PPBE), 2012

Resource Management Tactical Course (RMTC), 2012

Battle Staff, 2012

Commercial Vendor Services Course (CVS), 2011

Military Pay Certificate Course (MILPAY), 2011

Sling Load Operations Course, 2008

BNCOC, 2008

Unit Maintenance Officer Course (U6), 2002

US Army Basic Recruiter Course, 2001

Unit Movement Officer Course, 2000

Air Load Planner Course, 2000

Bus Driver Course, 1999

Air Assault 1999

PLDC, 1999

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