Financial Analyst

Sheela S. Thakker

***** ***** *** **** - ********, MD 21044

Mobile # 240-***-****; Home # 410-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Senior Financial Analyst

ASRC Solutions & ASRC Federal InuTeq, Beltsville, MD 20705 - 08/2008 to 12/2018

Work assignment - ICESat-2 (Ice, Cloud & Land Elevation Satellite-2) Goddard Space Flight Center

•Actively participated in Budget planning and execution of Program Planning and Budget Execution (PPBE) and yearly phasing exercise of the project. Funded labor, travel, contracts, task orders, project taxes, based on PPBE and yearly Phasing Plans.

•Monitored, reviewed and analyzed various contracts and task orders on monthly basis. Worked on Contractor Cost Reporting (CCR) tool to input monthly 533 cost data received from contractors and sub-contractors; compared it with planned versus actual cost and ensured that the cost do not exceed funding levels. Prepared contractors cost estimates/forecasts for each yearly phasing plan. Also, executed pricing of few contractors & subcontractors.

•Researched budget, cost management, purchasing in the center’s system and ran reports in Business Objects (BOBJ) to provide required data in the form of report(s) to the financial manager and management.

•Ensured full and proper utilization of cost accounting functions, including analysis and reconciliation of financial reporting assignments, accounting control, obligations and cost documents reviews, agency systems implementation procedure development and implementation.

• Took responsibility as a lead analyst for the ICESat-2 Spacecraft contract with Orbital Sciences Corporation. This RSDO fixed price contract was valued at over $120M that included the Spacecraft, Observatory I&T, and the ground systems Mission Operations Center (MOC). Took responsibility for creating workbook to monitor contract modifications, addition or deletion of milestones and studies associated with the contract. Ran reports to verify funds obligated, cost incurred and payments made for the spacecraft manager.

•Assisted in planning, organization and execution of project’s workforce exercise. Met with technical leads to understand their staffing needs and presented workforce plans/data to the management; if approved, entered data into the workforce system (iWAPP)..

•Acquired knowledge of EVM (Earned Value Management) and how it is implemented as ICESat-2 was pilot program at Goddard Space Flight Center. Worked with EVM specialist and formulated plan to utilize each work breakdown structure cost and work packages associated with it. Also tracked spacecraft milestones schedules and risk.

•Worked independently on more routine/less complex assignments under the direction of the project manager. Also provided Ad Hoc reports to the management when requested.

SGT, Inc., 7701 Greenbelt Rd, Suite 400, Greenbelt – MD: 10/2003 to 08/2008

Financial Analyst/General Business Support

Work assignment: Fermi-Gamma Ray Space Telescope (GLAST) Goddard Space Flight Center

•Initiated purchase requisitions through SAP system.

•Generated reports to track monthly obligations and costs through Business Warehouse System

•Analyzed support service contractors chargeback data from Contractor Resource Tracking System (CORTS).

•Prepared financial charts of monthly status reports (MSR) with obligation, cost and workforce variances.

•Developed financial status spreadsheets based on reporting system of the agency to identify detailed commits, obligations and cost of each work break down structure reported variances to the management

•Transferred and tracked funds for support service contracts and other pools like travel, test, etc. via Funds Control System.

•Ran monthly labor reports for the management and for the leads of sub-systems. Verified it with the yearly phasing plan and if discrepancy found, reported it to the leads of the sub-systems.

Manugistics, Inc - Rockville, MD

Staff Accountant - 01/2001 - 10/2003

•Processed accounts payables and receivables through Oracle system

•Operated fixed assets accounting system and processed monthly depreciation entries.

•Executed wire/EFT transmittal for payable and employee’s business travel expenses.

•Reconciled general ledger.

•Processed monthly accruals of payable and receivables.

ISSI Group -Silver Spring, MD

Staff Accountant - 01/1999 - 12/2000

•Processed accounts payables/ receivables and employees travel expenses.

•Tracked employees’ time sheets and processed payroll.

•Processed bills for contractors of the company.

•Reconciled general ledger and cash book.

Nissei Sangyo America, Ltd. Westwood, MA

Import Administrator - 04/1997 - 08/1998

•Tracked import of computer monitors from Japan and tracked delivery from Pier warehouse to customers location.

•Communicated with freight forwarders and trucking companies for the delivery of monitors.

•Analyzed/verified invoices received from the trucking companies and entered appropriate data into SAP system.

•Generated reports to verify if there was any profit or loss of the monitors imported.

Education:

Gujarat University, India Ahmedabad, India

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance

GPA: 3.25 of a maximum 4.0

Major: Accounting Minor: Auditing

Relevant Coursework and Certifications:

* Certificate in Business & Industrial Management - India

* Course work in Time Management - Montgomery College, MD.

* Federal Foundations of Financial and Resource Management

* Principles of Federal Appropriation and Law and Federal Budget Processing

* Acquisition of Government Projects; Contract Acquisition & Procurement

* Earned Value Management, scheduling basics, analysis, control and reserve planning.

* Configuration Management

General Skills:

*Excellent organizational, communication, and ability to perform all tasks with general direction.

*Analytical problem solver and able to interact professionally with various levels of management and peers.

*Can multi-task work in a fast-paced environment with a highly positive attitude and collaborative approach.

*Self-motivated, able to work independently and perform multiple tasks under minimal supervision and can manage multiple priorities and commitments concurrently.

Computer applications utilized for generating reports:

Microsoft office – (Excel, Word & Power Point)

Deltek Cost Point, Oracle and SAP

Accomplishments

* Managed ICESat-2 project’s Spacecraft budget and monitored milestone cost, schedule & payments.

* Nominated by the project manager for Flight Projects Peer Award in 2006.

* Selected as honorary member of Empire Who is Who in 2005 through 2007.

* Certification for participating/attending NASA's Project Management Challenge for five years

* Acknowledgment/award for coordinating Goddard fiftieth anniversary.

References: Will be provided when requested.

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