JOHN R. HEGGESTAD
Washington, DC 20008
703-***-**** (c)
****.*********@*****.***
Twenty years as a civilian federal government employee, qualified for both the budget analyst and accounting series
Accountant
Budget analyst
Financial analyst
Activity Based Costing (ABC) technician.
Branch head of 14 bill paying technicians
Division head of 4 customer service technicians
Team leader of 2 staff accountants.
Intermediate to advanced administrative and clerical skills
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Writing, proofreading, and editing
Education
BS degree, University of Minnesota
24 quarter credits of accounting
Training in Activity Based Costing software.
RECENT EMPLOYMENT
Budget Analyst/Supply Manager, Recovering
Warrior Task Force (RWTF) Apr 2012-May 2013
Projected costs for business meetings, RWTF member travel and lodging
Adjusted cost projections based on changing variable costs
Took notes at RWTF business meetings as backup for professional transcriptionist
Updated FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act) database
Compared my notes with transcript and verified correctness
Organized and updated office records
Cataloged and organized office supplies
Eliminated unnecessary ordering of materials
Admin aide, Quantico Shooting Club Feb 2011-Feb 2012
Registered new members and collected fees
Organized Club records
Produced some QuickBooks reports on request.
Financial analyst, ALON Inc. Sep 2010-Jan 2011
Monitored contract performance
Tracked financial transactions
Other administrative duties
Position of public trust risk level 5C
A/R, Cambridge Systems Aug 2007-Jan 2010
Invoice payment status monitoring, record keeping
Liaison with contracting or receiving officer
Contact with A/P staff
Billing assistant, STG International Feb-Apr 2007
Billing
Deltek GCS Premier
File analysis
Various Assignments May 2005-Jan 2007
Marine Corps Base Quantico Quantico, VA
Accountant, Comptroller Division 2001-2002
Monitored government purchase card program
Briefed card users and supervisors
Reported interest payments
Activity Based Costing (ABC) Technician 1999-2001
Implemented ABC program with 3 person team
Developed and demonstrated ABC computer models
Led meetings with senior military and civilian employees
Showed management uses of computer model data
Special Projects Officer, Resources Evaluation & Analysis Branch 1997-1999
Monitored interest payments and reported to higher authority
Educated employees on proper invoice submission procedures
Worked with Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Kansas City on invoice payment procedures
Supervisory Accountant, Accounting Liaison Branch 1995-1997
Worked with DFAS and Comptroller on creation of new
accounting branch
Supervised four accounting technicians
Supervised two civilian payroll employees
Coordinated branch assumption of former DFAS office duties
Defense Accounting Office Arlington, VA
Staff Accountant 1993-1995
Team leader
Analyzed questionable payments
Analyzed discounts taken and interest paid
Contact for general information on Prompt Payment Act, invoice submission procedures, discounts, and interest charges
Finance Department contract for training in the One
Bill Pay system
Led training course for one employee
Head, Management Support Division 1992-1993
Supervised three accounting technicians
Primary contact for questions on interest payments
Worked with A/P branch to expedite special payments
Navy Regional Finance Center Arlington, VA
Staff Accountant (Special Projects) 1989-1992
Primary contact for controlled correspondence
Drafted replies to inquiries from Congress and
businesses concerning vendor payments and Interest charges
Researched and analyzed payment records
Helped reconcile contracts for transfer to other paying offices
Participated in discussions of Finance Department policies
Head, Management Support Division 1989-1989
Supervised payment information technicians
Trained employees in customer service and in bill-paying
system inquiry techniques
Head, RMS bill-payment branch 1987-1989
Managed entire bill-paying process
Supervised 14 employees
Trained employees on bill-paying procedures
Supervised archiving of invoice payment documentation
Revised and updated vendor submission brochure
Met with vendors
Responsible for bill-paying documentation sent to disbursing office
Supervised cash management procedures for payments
Naval Supply Systems Command Arlington, VA
Financial Analyst 1984-1987
Monitored and reported on inventory statistics
Organized and updated all office directives
Compiled comments on correspondence and drafted replies
Financial Management intern program 1982-1984
Budgeting experience (formulation and execution)
Three command inspections of Navy installations