LILLIAN ANN FORD-DYSON
O’Fallon, MO *****
***********@*****.***
A highly motivated, goal-oriented, Finance and Accounting professional with management experience and extensive experience in both public accounting and across diverse industries. Provides strong and effective leadership with all levels of management and cross-functional teams with a keen business sense, strong people skills, and expertise across eight disciplines. Recognized for commitment, strong work ethic and skill in identifying methodologies to improve processes and systems that create efficiencies and increase profitability.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PANUM GROUP, LLC - USDA
00 (40 hours/week)
Saint Louis, MO
Sept 2019–Present
Operate various financial systems, such as FMMI, SAGENT System, Hyperion, or Oracle Studio, to generate reports.
Facilitate budget administration for CFO Organization Contracts.
Sustain and lead tasks and timelines for contracts and reports monthly, such as: Simple and complex invoice preparation and FMMI processing for PLCE contracts, Tracking 30-day payment timeline, Usage and Balance Reports, Detail Line-Item Reports, KPI Report, and Document Chain Reports.
Troubleshoot invoicing errors and advise mitigating solutions for future invoices.
Orchestrate participation in progress meetings and requirements development sessions within the CFO Organization POCs.
Assemble de-obligation requests and review obligations, expenses and ULO reports.
Perform investigated reporting to determine outcomes of accounting questions or inconsistencies.
Regulate usage of funds and forecast future funds usage across millions of contracts.
Complete IAS requisitions, PMO SharePoint Entries, and Funding documents as needed.
Assist with data entry for Program Loan Cost Expense Contracts.
Manage time to complete projects on a reasonable deadline and to prioritize tasks.
Establish desk procedures, flow charts and instructions on various processes performed to include training of government employees. Utilized this standard of procedures to offer virtual trainings.
STANGE LAW FIRM, PC
Financial Director (40 hours/week)
Clayton, MO
Nov 2017–Sept 2019
Provided complex financial analysis support to the Managing Partners, monthly and year to date budget versus actual variance analysis, performs cost/benefit analysis, opportunity/profit analysis, product forecasting.
Directed the daily banking of funds. Determined cash flow needs for operations.
Reconciled Bank Statements, and General Ledger Accounts.
Completed journal entries for corporate and subsidiaries.
Developed various Financial Statements monthly.
Finished annual operating budgets for company and subsidiary entities.
Reviewed vendor invoices, cash receipts entries and other miscellaneous entries.
Oversaw malpractice, health, workers compensation and life insurance renewals.
Developed/reviewed pro forma economics supporting projects.
Supported the financial process for the five-year Strategic plan, the Annual Operating plan, Quarterly Forecasts.
Performed business and financial analysis of new offices and projects.
Oversaw Accounts Payables and Account Receivables.
Reviewed business opportunity, rationale, and pricing, provide financial and accounting guidance and support to the Founding Partners.
Assisted with special projects, worked with Services and Facilities Director on ordering of office supplies, prepares year-end audit support.
DAS ACQUISITIONS, LLC
Mortgage Loan Processor Assistant & Closing Review (40 hours/week)
Creve Coeur, MO
Feb 2015–Oct 2017
Examined loan packages for governmental agencies and private entities.
Analyzed the totality of the loan package to meet finalized standards prior to sending to various investors.
Reviewed residential loan packages file to verify that loan package is complete and met establishment standards. Performed follow-up on issues then made necessary changes in accordance with agency standards.
Submitted mortgage loans to Processors for final review.
Compared loan details with the in-house Encompass system for accuracy to determine that underwritten guidelines DU, LP and GUS findings are complete and cleared as required.
Determined various calculations of the loan package (10% Tolerance Cure, Hazard Insurance Dwelling coverage amount, VA Funding Fee, FFIEC Rate Spread, UFMIP%,)
Provided one-on-one service with borrowers to obtain necessary documentation for loans to verify information including, but not limited to income, assets, credit, appraisals, and title information.
Verified accuracy and consistency of specification on documents to ensure government, company, and investor guideline adherence.
CITI
Financial Securities Analyst (40 hours/week)
O’Fallon, MO
May 2004- Feb 2015
Provided analysis, pooling, and delivery to ensure compliance of conforming loans company’s capital market department to include products of approximately $250 MM.
Managed the planning involved with development of programs, saleability matrix and government regulatory rules applied in the Treasury Data Base and Quantitative Risk Management System (QRM). Reported to VP Pricing, Capital Markets.
Six years in the mortgage industry/financial services technology experience in servicing, FNMA, FHLMA, GNMA and (HUD, FHA/VA) Capital Markets, Pricing, Secondary Market, Wholesale and Correspondent lending retail and direct sales.
Promoted to this position in recognition of skill and capabilities in less than 1 year.
Liaison between clients and operations/sales with large pipeline of home loans.
Current to date with all underwriting guidelines from conventional to government lending.
Credit signing authority up to conforming limits.
Streamlined the analysis process resulting in a 99% increase in efficiency by adding selected technical options in the QRM system.
Efficiently and expeditiously summarized loan statistics for conforming, (government) loans This resulted in the successful processing of over 200 thousand loan transactions monthly with total value of approximately $425 MM.
OTHER COMPANIES
General Motors
oBusiness Manager
Jefferson Well International (Consulting)
oFinancial Consultant
The Keystone Group (Consulting)
oConsultant
Southwestern Bell Corporation)
oSpecialist Tax Methods & Systems
oManager of Cost Studies
Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis
oBank Examiner
Coopers & Lybrand CPA Firm
oStaff Auditor
EDUCATION
SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY – CHAIFETZ (COOK) SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Master of Business Administration, Emphasis in Finance
Honors: Cum Laude (GPA: 3.5/4.0)
Saint Louis, MO
May 1991
LANE COLLEGE
Bachelor’s Degree, Dual Accounting and Business Administrative
Honors: Summa Cum Laude (GPA: 3.94/4.0)
Jackson, TN
May 1982
ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Financial Analysis
External/Internal Audits
Budgeting
Mortgage Analysis
Consulting
Staff Training & Development
Regulatory Compliance
Inventory Control
Expense Reduction
Project Management
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Oracle NetSuite Business Management Software System, Hyperion, Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Access 2010, Microsoft Excel 2010, Pivot Tables, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, Sargent System Optimal Blue Pricing System, Encompassing, Quantitative Risk Management (QRM), File Net Paragon IDM 203 System, Citicorp Global Technology Infrastructure Global Systems Operations, Novell AEN Works SAP, Personal Computers, People Soft Accounting System, Platinum Accounting System, Simplex & ADP Time Keeping / Payroll Systems, Peachtree Accounting, Customer Information System (CIS), Collateral Tracking System (CTS)