Project Manager / Analyst

JOHN J. A. BURNS

Centreville, Virginia

Mobile: 571-***-****

acr3ky@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a challenging position that will fully utilize my broad range of managerial, technical and functional

skill sets. To add maximum value to any role and corporation for which I am employed.

Experience: 25 years Project Life Cycle Management, People Management, Accounting, Commercial and

Business Analysis experience in the financial and technology sectors providing leading-edge business

and technical solutions. Engaged in Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum and Kanban efforts and ensuring SOX

and ISO 9001 compliance.

Technology: Major Financial, SDLC, Risk Management and MS Office experience. Paisley GRC, SAP, Remedy

(Asset, Change and Incident), ISO 9000. Primavera P6, Salesforce.

Employment History

01/13 – Present Sabbatical

• After my contract at Bank of America I took time off to go travelling around the US and Europe. I

then went to spend a year with my family in the UK before coming back to the US in 2015.

Bank of America

08/11 – 12/12 Legacy Asset Servicing – Senior Consultant

• Provided guidance on Departments of Justice and Treasury regulations to ensure Client

compliance whilst meeting SOX 404 and ISO 9001 requirements.

• Managed DOJ compliance projects as they related to the Customer Loan Modification appeals

process and ensure operational and data quality compliance.

• Project Manager for States of Georgia and Kentucky High Cost loan regulations.

• Provided assistance with the Trial to Perm Modification process to prevent customer lawsuits.

• Initiated a process to ensure that loans that failed the QC process were treated appropriately to

prevent any form of adverse action.

• Managed multiple external consultants and FTE’s on system design, build and implementation

Initiatives.

• Prepared weekly Project Status Reports and managed Project workbooks.

Freddie Mac

03/09 – 07/11 Client Services / Programs and Planning – Senior Manager

• Manage strategic initiatives from inception through to implementation stages. Identify risks and

resolutions. Ensured compliance with internal and regulatory standards (SDLC, SOX and ISO9001)

• Relationship Manager acting as the primary point of contact for business, operations and

technology partners.

• Engaged on major corporate priorities: FAS 140 / FIN 46 (R) amendments, SOX 404 compliance

and MHA - HAMP TDR Tax solutioning. Relationship and Project Manager for Peoplesoft

Outsourcing initiative from RFI through RFP Selection Phase.

• Analyzed market and industry solutions to address the FAS 140 / FIN 46 (R) accounting changes.

• Initiated resource management review activities for key corporate initiatives.

• Prepare weekly and monthly Project Status Reports for executive management highlighting issues

and proposed resolution.

• Engaged in multiple Transaction Accounting initiatives to reduce technology footprint and reduce

monthly close timelines. Led corporate initiatives to identify and retire non-compliant systems.

Fannie Mae

01/07 – 02/09 Single Family Technology Planning – Senior Project Manager

• Lead business technology projects that crossed functional domains. Collaboratively defined

concepts, scope, and requirements to streamline operational and IT processes..

• Involved in technology re-platforming projects and credit risk framework re-engineering

initiatives.

• Represented Single-Family Technology in project definition phases to ensure the initiative is

aligned with and supportive of Single-Family Technology’s strategic goals and objectives.

• Managed the design and creation of a Portfolio Management System for Single Family

Technology.

• Spearheaded an initiative to create a steering committee addressing issues relating to enterprise

asset management, portfolio management and operational support activities impacting technology

organizations across Fannie Mae

• Recruited and employed Business and IT analysts.

• Technology partner in Remedy 7.0 implementation for Asset, Change and Incident modules.

• Defined prototype methodology for Business Process to Technology mapping initiative and

implemented an executive reporting tool for real time snapshots into “current state” views.

Employment History - Continued

04/06 – 01/07 “Get Current” – Project Lead (Consultant)

• Project lead on the “Get Current” effort to operationalize the existing Production and Restatement

environments to facilitate monthly operational and financial closing. Managed 20+ consultants.

• Work with Business Process and Architecture teams to assess “as is” state and identify timing

efficiencies to meet new monthly close timelines while ensuring regulatory standards compliance.

• Recruited 10 project leads and subsequently a team of 60+ consultants to manage a group of

diverse operational, financial and business impacting initiatives.

• Participate in workstream deep dive sessions to identify “long pole” processes and identify new

solutions and/or alternatives. Analyze data issues and defects to ascertain issue root cause.

10/05 – 04/06 IT Program Management Office (Restatement) – Project Manager (Consultant)

• Mapped all Restatement Applications and EUCs to workstreams and Integration groups for the

purpose of Restatement Execution planning and subsequent integration into existing or newly

developed software tools that met SOX standards.

• Worked with Business Architecture and SOX teams to ensure consistent Application and EUC

reporting across multiple functions.

Freddie Mac

10/04 – 10/05 Single Family Operations – Project Manager

• Project Manager involved in reducing the execution of the Single Family monthly operational

close (Seller line) from 20+ days to 32 hours whilst maintaining data integrity and meeting corporate

financial accounting deadlines.

• Coordinator and liaison for multiple Business and IT organizations to facilitate process

improvements and systems efficiencies.

• Manage the execution of all critical path processes from source legacy systems through to

delivery of data to Financial Accounting. Maintained master runbook for SF Mortgage Operations

Close.

• Ensure and monitor data quality and manage to resolution any issues materially impacting

corporate financial reporting and operational activities.

• Manage database and infrastructure projects as they relate to data quality and operational

performance.

• Oversee Data quality initiatives and ensure compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and executive and

account level change control protocols.

• Voting member on multiple change control boards.

• Provide daily reporting and analysis to senior executives and working groups.

MCI

09/00 – 10/04 Revenue Operations: Project Manager

• Engaged and managed cross-functional project teams, incorporating external customers, vendors

and third party service providers for major billing system development.

• Project Manager for major system decommissioning and cross platform data migrations

• Designed and implemented a unique billing system and process capable of cross border, multi-

currency credit card transactions for wireless communications services provided by third party

vendors. This project generated approx $4m+ in revenue.

• Project Manager on enterprise credit and issue tracking systems.

• Management and documentation of the full life cycle of the project and transition to post

implementation team.

• Project Manager on corporate AR system migrations and consolidation (SAP).

10/99 – 09/00 Global Accounts Finance (London, England): Senior Analyst

• Produced comprehensive inaugural Sales and Revenue Business Plan for Global Sales segments

(Europe / AsiaPac).

• Managed sales force headcount and costs based on revenue and sales forecasts.

• Designed, implemented and maintained monthly executive reporting packs focusing on key

business drivers.

• Analyzed monthly sales and revenue figures and communicated business issues to Finance and

Sales executives with resolution plans.

• Established and managed a cross functional project team to review the “Sale to Bill” process and

identify and drive resolution of operational issues impacting revenue realization. As a result of this

project, additional revenues of $5m were recognized.

Employment History - Continued

Heaton Ltd (UK): Consultant

04/95 – 10/99 United News and Media: Finance Analyst

• Budgeting and Forecasting of Editorial and Advertising costs and revenue.

• Spreadsheet modeling and database management.

• Developed and managed commission payments model for advertising sales teams.

• Weekly reporting reviews with Executive Directors and Editors.

AT&T Solutions: Finance Manager (EMEA)

• Finance Manager on $1bn+ global outsourcing deal.

• Commercial and Contractual interpretation and support to Deal team.

• Implement cost and revenue reporting guidelines and standardize review processes.

• Business unit and consolidated Profit and Loss reporting and analysis.

International Rectifier (GB) Ltd: Finance Analyst

• Management Accountant for UK manufacturing operations.

• Financial support to manufacturing executives to manage global production strategy.

• Implement OLAP reporting tool for real-time management reporting.

• Designed system reporting suites and reporting packs

• Provided Activity Based Costing (ABC) analysis, statistics and KPI’s.

• Implemented cost saving programs that resulted in a 20% Year on Year across the board cost

reduction.

• Performed inventory audits at European locations.

Racal BRT: Corporate Finance Manager

• Commercial and Financial support on major telecommunication infrastructure bids and

projects.

• Design and implement annual revenue, sales and intercompany balance sheet models.

• Manage Corporate finance department – 4 staff.

• Oracle system administrator. Wrote ad hoc Oracle financial reports.

• Provided strategic guidance and process efficiencies on debt recovery.

Energis Communications: Capital Accountant

• Asset Accounting and Asset life review.

• Developed capitalization policies and documentation.

• Network Implementation financial planning and analysis.

• Network expansion Work in Progress audits and post project reviews.

• Performed Network utilization reviews.

NYNEX Cablecomms UK: Network Accountant

• Statutory cost and revenue reporting for NYNEX stock exchange flotation.

• Financial planning and analysis for UK Network implementation.

• Inventory accounting and cost analysis.

• Market penetration analysis, forecasting and revenue realization.

Cable & Wireless

05/90 – 04/95 Management Accountant

• Group Management reporting – Capital and Revenue.

• Finance Manager on a $1bn Transatlantic cable project.

• Design and build Capital Expenditure planning models.

• Financial support to Strategic Business Units.

• Property and Facilities Accounting Manager.

Education: Business and Communications Degree, South Thames College, London, England.

John Griffiths School, “A” Levels in History and French.

Member of MENSA since 1985

PMP Certification in Progress.

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