Manager Financial

DAVID A. BILKER, CFE, CRMA, CGFM, CFSA

Cell 301-***-****

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SUMMARY OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

A seasoned professional implementing comprehensive approaches improving financial management performance by developing and analyzing alternatives and strategies.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

1995 to Present FINANCIAL SYSTEMS CONSULTANT AND PROFESSOR

At various agencies including DOD; USAID; IRS; EPA; DOJ; and ATF, design, develop and implement federal and local government financial management systems and their internal controls. Key achievements include:

At DOD, developed strategy which collects and reconciles and resolve $2.8 billion in receivables and payables.

At IRS and ATF, reconcile accounts and manage projects which implement federal financial software on time and on budget.

At USAID and DOJ, conduct, manage, and direct audits and program reviews, including compliance with OMB Circulars A-123, 127, and 130 internal control reviews;

At private clients, prepare business plans; liquidity and workout analyses; credit and risk analyses; and performance measurements and techniques and prepare balanced scorecards; and

At universities and for private clients, train in USA, China, Africa, Europe and South America, undergraduate and graduate students and professionals using classroom and distance education methodologies in accounting, auditing, finance, management, and contract administration.

2015 to Present WHITEHOUSE COUNCIL TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND TRAIN FEDERAL FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS, Washington, DC, Council Member

Appointed to panel by the Deputy Controller of the United States to develop long and short term solutions to recruiting, retaining, and training federal financial management professionals to meet present and future financial challenges. Proposed quick response team to address high risk financial issues in federal agencies; assisted in the development of coursework to meet demands of federal financial professionals; and presented alternatives to stakeholders.

2010 to June 2013 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington DC

Division of Receiverships and Recovery, Senior Asset Management Specialist

Prepared and issued policy guidance, manuals, and research reports on loss sharing agreements; limited liability corporations; loan valuation theory and FDIC policy; accounting theory and policy for significant financial institutions; and global payments. Settle and reconcile accounts and transactions relating to the closure of failed financial institutions. Conducted compliance reviews identifying deficiencies in the administration of loss share agreements resulting in issuance of corrective policies and recoveries of inappropriately claimed monies. Design systems and processes for pooling loss share assets.

2006 to September 2007 US Department of Transportation, Washington DC

National Traffic Safety Administration, Director of Finance

Managed the $1 billion federal traffic safety financial portfolio, including $75 million administrative and $925 million grants programs. Resolved 32 material weaknesses relating to receivables; payables; and other asset and liability accounts. Developed and mapped accounts to financial reports; prepare and review Agency monthly, quarterly, and annual federal financial reports, including supporting footnotes and documentation. Initiate and document budgetary and proprietary accounting issues using ORACLE financial system. Reconciled budgetary and proprietary funds; oversee and initiate Standard General Ledger (SGL) budgetary and proprietary transactions; prepare and issue monthly, quarterly, and; determine cash requirements, including funds control; and train professional staff. Negotiate audit findings and attend departmental senior staff meeting.

2000 to 2005 US Agency for International Development, Washington, DC

Systems Accountant, Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Conducted performance and compliance reviews of the Agency’s financial management policies, practices, and procedures; design, develop, test, and implement financial systems integration projects such as the Management Cost Accounting System and Activity Based Costing. Developed headquarters and mission office policies regarding cost accounting and financial activities. Worldwide Plan Administrator for the USPSC 401(k) Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Conduct OMB A-123 and performance reviews. At USAID missions, served as Acting Mission Controller in Senegal, Cambodia, Mali, Zambia, Bolivia, and Moscow and conducted financial management overview training course.

1995 to 2000 US DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, Washington, DC

Program Analyst, Project Manager, Systems Accountant

Provided technical and administrative oversight on the design, development, testing, and implementation of the Payments, Claims, and Enhanced Reconciliation (PACER) enhancement project. Conducted performance and other reviews to identify program alternatives and ensure that performance and internal control objectives were met. Developed system administration and internal control policies. Prepared the strategic implementation plans, including requirements, alternatives, performance measures, and technical analyses to replace the Claims, Payment, and Reconciliation (CP&R) system and PACER. Supervised employees and provide technical oversight to contractors.

1994 to 1995 RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION (RTC), Washington, DC

Senior Accountant, Office of Contractor Oversight and Surveillance

1991 to 1994 OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (OPM), Washington, DC

Auditor-in-Charge, Office of Inspector General (OIG)

1988 to 1991 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, DC

Auditor-in-Charge, Office of Inspector General

1987 to 1988 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Philadelphia, PA

Auditor, Office of Inspector General

Managed and conducted performance, financial, compliance, and internal control audits, including A-123 reviews; limited-scope reviews; and special reviews of federal programs; contractor and grantee awards; and recipients of services. Develop OIG Manual and independent review processes. Provided guidance to professional staff teams (employees and independent public accountants) located in multiple geographic sites, including workpaper review; prepared audit and review reports and briefing packages; and conducted entrance and exit interviews and fraud interviews. Work with Assistant US Attorney on the successful prosecution of VA insurance claim scheme.

Performed complex financial, compliance, and performance reviews of RTC contractors and evaluated loan servicing activities resulting in recoveries of $3 million; developed OCOS Review Manual, and evaluated performance measures and results.

Conducted the OPM Chief Financial Officer's Act (CFO) financial statement audit and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program audits on $7 billion Health Trust Fund reducing un-invested funds and recovering inappropriately claimed costs and developed independent audit and review processes and the OPM OIG Audit Manual.

Conducted performance, compliance, and financial audits of programs; DOL grantees and contractors; medical centers, insurance, VA regional offices, and cemeteries resulting in recoveries of appropriated and non-appropriated monies and Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act (PFCRA) convictions; and streamlined acquisition and contract administration policies.

1979 to 1987 HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, PA

Program Analyst, Medicare and Medicaid Bureau

Approved State Agency and Medicare program policies and budget. Act as Freedom of Information Act Officer. Conduct program and direct and indirect cost reviews of providers and State agencies. Received HCFA Administrators Award for performance audit of End Stage Renal Disease program. Managed and provided guidance to federal Peer Review Organization contractors and successfully prosecuted providers that filed fraudulent in excess of $1 million.

1974 to 1979 U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE, Philadelphia, PA

Auditor

Audit federal, State, and local programs and their related contractors resulting in improving foreign military sales, military recruiting, and customs program administration. Conducted performance, financial and compliance reviews. Participated in the preparation of GAO Yellow Book Standards.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Acquire or Be Acquired, Bank Director’s Association, January 31, 2011, Scottsdale Az.

Mergers and Acquisitions, Regulatory Effects, Bank Director’s Association, June 15, 2011, New York

EDUCATION

• Masters of Business Administration, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

• Bachelor of Business Administration, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA

CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified Fraud Examiner

• Certified Government Financial Manager

• Certified Financial Services Auditor

• Certified Risk Management Associate

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Member, Board of Directors, Credit Counselors, Inc., Richmond, VA from 2000 to 2003

• Life Member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

REFERENCES

Mr. Irv Faunce, President, FMSI, Inc. 301-***-****

Mr. Michael T. Smokovich, Consultant and retired Deputy Commissioner, Financial Management Service 410-***-****

Norman Kanefsy, CEO, Orion Microsystems, 215-***-****

Terri Patrizio, Audit Manager, HUS-OIG, 703-***-****

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