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SECURITY CLEARANCE

Secret, SBI 10/25/07

EXPERIENCE

April 2013 - Present Savvee Consulting, Inc Chantilly, VA

Senior Financial Analyst (FA)

Assist in the preparation of spend /obligation plans, and financial management documents, in support of NPPD, CS&C, and its programs’ budget execution.

Assist in the preparation of regular ongoing reports of operating plans and targets for each item reflected in the spend plan, such as information from Federal Financial Management System (FFMS), Purchase Cards, and Federal Traveler.

Act as the Assistant Lead between CS&C BFA, NPPD Finance, and division customers on budget execution matters on travel and p-cards.

Analyze and resolve any budget execution issues related to p-cards programs

Provide expert advice and recommendation related to status of funds, validity of commitments and planned activities on travel and p-cards.

Execute the program’s enacted budget level and assure that funds are properly allocated, obligated, and expended in a timely and effective manner.

Interface with CS&C BFA division liaisons and provide oversight of travel and p-cards program operations.

Provide advice and technical assistance in regards to budget execution and fiscal allocation on travel and p-cards.

Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs. Evaluate current level of program operations, and anticipated changes in funding levels.

Perform analyses of programs and budget requirements to maintain expenditure control on travel and p-cards.

Work closely with the Program Managers and subject matter experts on a routine basis to improve visibility and operations support.

Provide senior leaders with timely responses to requests for information within one day.

Coordinate informative briefing materials and supportive documentation that support CS&C BFA and NPPD Finance and internal stakeholders.

Participate in the Program Management Review (PMR) by providing the budget execution data and ensuring all data is accurate.

Provide information to CS&C staff and other internal customers on CS&C programs and budget issues.

Coordinate with NPPD Finance to ensure accuracy of accounting data, direct obligation submission, and resolve any discrepancies related to accounting transactions.

Perform other duties related to developing business processes and techniques that link the budget execution and expenditure accountability.

October 2011 – April 2013 TeAm, Inc Fall Church, VA

Senior Financial Analyst (FA)

As a senior financial analyst provided financial management, budget execution, resource management support and DoD budgetary guidance for the Military Health System (MHS), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), within TRICARE Management.

Provided budgetary guidance to areas in engineering planning, design, implementation, and sustainment of the TRICARE program that includes 133,000 health care providers, 59 hospitals and 364 health clinics, as well as our Purchased Care System, and 9.6 million beneficiaries worldwide, including active duty service members, retirees, and family members.

Responsible for processing procurement requests (PR), providing clients with status of all Purchase Requisitions and financial reports identifying available funds to support client program.

Ensured appropriate funding is planned for all phases of the project life cycle.

Prepared support rationale compliant with the requirements of individual program cost analysis requirements description (CARD) and DoD guidelines.

Helped develop and maintain supporting overall cost models as well as DoD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) cost models supporting long term budgetary planning.

Developed cost analysis for special projects and perform business case analysis.

Worked with the program offices, Service, and other Government agencies to create, maintain, and update all aspects of the life cycle cost model (LCCM).

November 2007 - October 2011 Booz Allen Hamilton Washington, D.C.

Financial Analyst (FA) (January 2008 – October 2011)

Served as a financial analyst providing financial management and budget execution support to the Explosives Division (EXD) within the Science and Technology Directorate (S&T).

Responsible for processing procurement requests (PR), providing clients with status of all PRs and financial reports identifying available funds to support client programs, and sending weekly reports from the Federal Financial Management System (FFMS) to help EXD track their budget spending.

Worked with the Office of Procurement Operations (OPO) contracting officer assigned to EXD to process de-commitment PRs and de-obligations.

Tracked contract performance by engaging stakeholders from all stages of the contract process to determine if un-liquidated funds (ULOs) were available for de-obligation and reclassification to other projects and contracts; verified the proper classification of liabilities and contract costs

Reconciled financial records between the Agency’s financial systems and the vendor’s invoicing records to ensure accurate accounting practices and financial reporting for Unliquidated Obligation (ULO) recovery

Provided weekly input regarding the reconciliation of the monthly Grants Reconciliation Report. Manage budgets in excess of $120 million

Financial Analyst (FA) (December 2007 – January 2008)

Served as a financial analyst providing financial management and budget execution support for budgets in excess of $110 million and $90 million for the Department of Homeland Security's Science and Technology Directorate's Office of National Laboratories (ONL), and the Chief Information Officer (CIO) divisions respectively.

Provided division program managers with weekly procurement requisition status reports, and a weekly Aging Invoice report.

Assisted from December 2007 to January 2008 the Department of Homeland Security's S&T Budget Execution Internal Audit team locating and re-organizing obligating documents from fiscal years 2004-2006.

Senior Consultant (October 2007 – December 2007)

Helped the GSA Federal Acquisition Service team in developing a Schedule Input Process (SIP) business case study and a SIP cost benefit analysis

June 2003–October 2007 U.S. Department of The Treasury Washington, D.C.

Accountant and Information System Security Officer (October 2005 – October 2007)

Assisted in the cash audit of the Treasury Tax and Loan (TT&L) program by updating the standard operating procedures documents as needed.

Served as the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) for all Treasury Tax and Loan programs including Term Investment Option (TIO) and PATAX-TIP systems.

Ensured that all requirements by the FMS Entity-Wide IT security program applicable to TIO and PATAX-TIP were implemented.

Completed and ensured that the System Security Plans for TIO and PATAX-TIP were up to date and in full compliance with the requirements of FISMA, certification and accreditation rules, and FMS IT security policies.

Identified, managed, and mitigated technical risks to TIO and PATAX-TIP systems.

Coordinated ISSO activities with the Federal Finance Division Information Office (DIO) staff.

Conducted continuous monitoring for TIO and PATAX-TIP systems.

Served as Term Investment Option (TIO) auction back-up Administrator performing all pre-auction, auction and post-auction activities and ensured that auctions and announcements would run smoothly and data was accurately reported and stored in a timely manner.

Assisted in the Repurchase Agreement (Repo) investment program covering all investment activities.

Submitted weekly Federal Finance Reports on a rotational basis as assigned.

Assisted the Director and Office Fiscal Projection (OFP) at Main Treasury with the General Accountability Office (GAO) review of Treasury's Short Term Investments as well as providing information for FMS.

Coordinated and led the FMS OMB Circular A-123 audit on Treasury investment interest earnings by writing Standard Operating Procedures to document, track, calculate, and verify that Treasury was receiving the correct interest from the Federal Reserve Bank.

Developed an Access database to keep track of major milestones in the Term Investment Operations.

Developed spreadsheets that accurately calculate interest earnings for the Term Investment Option (TIO) and TT&L Main Account.

Accountant - Financial Management Service (FMS) (June 2003- October 2005)

Performed account analysis and reconciliation of the largest tax collection system in the world, Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS) accounting billings and accurately completed the review process in timely manner.

Performed account analysis and reconciliation of the Railroad Retirement Board Link System (RRBLink) accounting billings and accurately completed the review process in timely manner.

Served as Technical Expert for the RRBLink.

Assisted in ensuring that all Incident Reports received from the RRBLink, and EFTPS systems were acceptable

Assisted in managing all enhancements, which affected EFTPS that resulted in timely and accurate implementation.

Assisted in the preparation and follow-up for the EFTPS Production Meetings, IRS Relationship Meetings, and the RRBLink Group.

Provided input/and/or drafts for the Federal Finance Weekly and the Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary (OFAS) reports.

Responded to management inquires on EFTPS system by providing information and reports, as requested.

Served as Assistant Technical Expert for EFTPS.

Acquired detailed knowledge of EFTPS financial institution, and all subsystems related to the financial institution, including WEB Online 2.0, Bulk Filers, Batch Filers, Trust Filers, Single Debit Application, and Credit Card Bulk Filers.

Represented the EFTPS Team at meetings/functions related to EFTPS.

Assisted the EFTPS Team Leader to ensure that system and security documentation were completed and up to date.

Reviewed and analyzed EFPTS Quality Measures prior to EFTPS Production Meetings.

Participated in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Forums demonstrating in English and Spanish to tax practitioners the advantages of using EFTPS for their customers.

EDUCATION

2007-2010 University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD

Master of Science, Accounting and Financial Management

2001-2003 University of Maryland University College Adelphi, MD

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

1996-2000 University of Maryland College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science, Decision and Information Systems

Defense Acquisition University

* Certificate – Acquisitions 101- Fundamentals of Systems Acquisition Management.

CPA Candidate

Passed – Financial Accounting & Reporting, February 6th, 2016

Passed – Auditing & Attestation, February 6th, 2017

Scheduled test – Regulations, March 10th, 2017

SKILLS

Fluent in reading, writing and conversational Spanish.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -Oracle Financial Management System (FFMS )

The Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI), Oracle Financial Management System for DoD

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -Procurement Information System (PRISM)

Proficient in Excel and Access

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, RECOGNITION, AND PUBLICATIONS

Spot Award, (U.S. Department of the Treasury) 2005, 2006

FMS February 2007 Employee of the Month for taking the initiative to design a new process for monitoring and validating the investment interest proceeds received through the Fed Reserve Bank of St. Louis for various investments of excess operating cash: Term Investments, Overnight Repos, and TT&L main account investments. This project emerged out of discussions to improve the Financial Management Service’s (FMS) controls over Treasury Managed Accounts and the reporting under OMB Circular A-123. I designed the validation process, wrote the SOPs, and fully tested them.

November 2008 Performance and Team Award – In recognition of outstanding client service support, dedication, and commitment to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Acquisition Division during the Federal Governments 2008 Fiscal year end close.

August 2009 Performance and Team Award – In recognition of strong client service in providing expeditious budget execution and timely, actionable financial reporting support to the DHS S&T Explosives Division.

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