Management Analyst Human Resources
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Suzyo M. Tembo
***** ********** ***** ***, ************, MD 20866
*******@***.***/****************@*****.***
Sex F Date of birth 21/05/1968 Nationality American
PERSONAL STATEMENT
Accomplished Financial Management Analyst with over 15 years of experience in finance, budgeting, operations, and program management. Highly motivated self-starter and team player, with excellent written and interpersonal skills. Ability to thrive in a fast passed environment, excellent in time management and multi-tasking. Ability to coordinate virtual meetings and manage team members remotely. Ability to work under stressful environments to meet deadlines. Ability to manage teams of diverse cultural backgrounds and manage conflict. Directs multi-level operations, with adept management of organizational diversity. Delivers forward thinking initiatives that efficiently meet diverse business and operational needs to drive business growth and increase operating performance.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Mar 2024 to date
Jun 2023 to Mar 2024
Jan 2020 to Aug 2022
May 2018 – Jan 2020
Lead Acquisitions Analyst
Department of Defense (Defense Human Resources Activities- CAP Program),
Provide day-to-day oversight and technical guidance to the Acquisition Team.
Performs activities in support of various financial functions such as budgeting, auditing, forecasting and analysis.
Support government development and implementation of SOPs.
Ensures audit readiness for all acquisitions processes – supporting documentation is complete for each process
Ensures compliance with internal procedures and DAR/FAR government regulations.
Provide audit support to ensure government understanding of financial data, methodology and applicability under appropriate government regulations.
Responsible for receiving requests, analyses the requirements, research and analyse options to compare functionality and cost.
Review the activities and data collected to influence changes that improve customer service and acquisition operations.
Ensuring that generated financial reports are GAAP and FAR compliant.
Business or sector: Government contracting - financial reporting and analysis.
Financial Analyst
Department of Defense (Defense Health Agency), Remote
Use multiple contracting and financial systems (COMPASS, GFEBS, DEAMS, CRIS, EDA, WAWF) to extract, validate, and reconcile data.
Complete analyses to assist the customer with business practice improvements and assess accuracy of data submissions.
Consolidate and aggregates data by site, market, and/or region and reports result to internal/external staff.
Identify gaps in automated interface data capture—CORE COMPASS, WF, and HCM—and reviews alert warning lights, research issues, documents findings, and updates data set as required.
Work independently to complete 2nd level quality control (QC), identifying and documenting errors, and communicating results to customers and recommending solutions to the PM and then implementing new processes.
Business or sector: Government contracting - financial reporting and analysis.
General Manager – Finance & Administration
Nomads Court Limited, Lusaka, Zambia
Managing over 40 employees at two locations, responsible for recruiting and hiring potential candidates and training new hires.
Operational oversight of all departments, responsible for setting up and conducting virtual meetings and training sessions.
Overall responsibility over the company cash flows, ensuring that all expenses are accurately tracked in QuickBooks and ensuring that all vendors and service providers are paid timely.
Ensuring that all expenses and receivables are validated and captured in the accounting system.
Payroll processing.
Business or sector: Hospitality Industry - operations and finance administration.
Financial Consultant
Nomads Court Limited, Lusaka, Zambia
Led a team of consultants to develop and implement a new budgeting process, resulting in a 20% increase in revenue.
Provided training and mentorship to company staff to improve financial literacy and budget management skills.
Conducted financial analysis and provided recommendations for optimizing business performance.
Provided financial and budgeting expertise to streamline operations and increase efficiency.
Developed and implemented financial reporting systems that led to significant cost savings
Business or sector: Hospitality Industry – financial reporting and consultancy.
Dec 2014 to May 2018
Sr. Financial Analyst
Department of Defence (JIDA – Resource Management Division), Arlington, VA
Provide interpretation, guidance, and risk assessment to management on budgetary issues to improve overall business practices.
Provide historical and current program and portfolio analysis and reporting functions to support the agency’s interactions with other agencies and stakeholders.
Identify the funding requirements for the life cycle of programs; provide financial oversight of programs, to preclude funding shortfalls.
Provide analysis and recommendation of funding requirements for over 130 programs, managing an overall budget of $400m.
Business or sector: Government contracting - finance and budgeting.
Sep 2012 to Nov 2014
Program Manager
Department of Defence (JIEDDO, Comptroller Division), Arlington, VA
Motivate mentor and coach staff; identify and organize training programs for staff.
Overall responsibility of tracking the funding lifecycle of over 140 agency programs from identifying fiscal year requirements to submitting and defending the agency budget to Congress; tracking the execution of committed and obligated funds.
Mentor and train team members to improve their skills in the program, planning, budgeting and execution process.
Implement incentive programs to motivate team members to perform beyond expectation.
Identify the team members training needs, providing them guidance to ensure that operations are in accordance with agency policies.
Develop reporting processes and tools to meet the needs of cyclical and ad hoc submissions as well as provide senior advisory assistance in the design and implementation of annual budget execution review boards along with supporting processes and tools.
Implement financial internal control processes to ensure Defence Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) compliance; monitoring contract burn rates.
Business or sector: Government contracting - program management, finance and operations.
Mar 2011 to Aug 2012
Deputy Program Manager
Department of Defence (JIEDDO, Comptroller Division), Arlington, VA
Monitor the use and rate of expenditure of budgeted funds through continuing dialogue with program officials and their staff.
Prepare ad hoc reports covering the status of funds, expenses and obligations; advised program managers and other interested parties on the status and availability of funds in different budget accounts and all aspects of the agency budget process.
Provide routine and on-demand financial information and analysis to senior leadership enabling them to make well-informed, fact-based investment decisions that have the greatest impact on the ability of deployed forces to disrupt the insurgencies’ chain of events.
Supervisory oversight over 13 personnel; counselling them in performance related issues, resolving conflict and ensuring that their performances exceed expectations and deadlines were met.
Ensure minimum staffing requirements are met per contract requirement and obligation.
Business or sector: Government contracting - program management, finance and operations.
Jun 2009 to Feb 2011
Budget Analyst
Department of Defence (JIEDDO), Arlington, VA
Manage division budget planning and execution activities of a line of accounting of over $1.2B.
Support project managers in budgeting, forecasting, program financial analysis and financial reporting and provide periodical status of funds of their programs.
Develop and recommend alternative resource solutions for programs that lack funding; monitor progress of designated contracts that are awarded to determine if cost, schedule, and performance align with the needs and expectations.
Monitor appropriated funds, including tracking and adjustment of obligation and liquidation rates and ensuring that committed funds align with the spend-plan.
Business or sector: Government contracting - budgeting and financial management.
Oct 2005 to May 2009
Financial Analyst
US Marine Corps (Resource Management Directorate), Quantico, VA
Monitor budget accounts and track obligations and expenditures; analyze and evaluate changes in funding, and their effect on current budget; process MIPRs (Military Interdepartmental Purchase Requests).
Prepare financial reports on the status of funds, trend analyses, commitments, obligations, and expenditures.
Reconcile and track funding from commitment through liquidation for the purpose of identifying, resolving and reporting status of funding execution issues.
Update and maintain Financial Execution performance reports and provide support to ensure funding lines are executed in accordance with the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) benchmarks.
Daily update of budget execution reports.
Business or sector: Government contracting - budgeting and financial management.
Nov 2001 to Sep 2005
Finance Manager/Travel Accounting Specialist
Knowledge Connections, Reston, VA
Payroll Processing: monitor and record hours worked including overtime, monitor vacation and sick leave; administer benefits write and distribute payroll checks.
Staff management: recruit and select new candidates, prepare paperwork for hires and terminations; conduct orientation of new staff members; identify and organize training programs for staff. Delegate and coordinate work tasks; manage performance including evaluations and feedback; maintain employee personal files.
Accounting: monitor and record expenses; prepare expense reports and maintain office budget. Maintain bookkeeping system through monthly financial reports; process accounts receivable and accounts payable, follow up on overdue accounts, perform account reconciliations; manage petty cash.
Business or sector: Private Sector - Office administration and operations/Government Contracting
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Jun 2011
(MPA) Master of Public Administration
STRAYER UNIVERSITY, (Washington, DC USA)
Concentration in Non-Profit Management
Dec 2007
(B.Sc.) Bachelor of Science in Accounting
STRAYER UNIVERSITY, (Washington, DC USA)
Minor in Economics
PERSONAL SKILLS
Communication skills
Excellent communication skills:
Excellent written capabilities
Good and effective listener
Excellent writing capabilities.
In my experience as a financial analyst, daily reporting of the budget status to senior leadership was a must; as such I had to prepare info papers and reports on a weekly basis. Additionally, as a program manager, I was a team lead and was required to head meetings effectively communicate with the team at different levels.
Organisational / managerial skills
Leadership and management:
As a program manager and deputy program manager, I managed a team of 14 analysts from very diverse cultural backgrounds; I had to coach my team members to excel and recognise their strengths and utilize them for the benefit of the project.
Computer skills
Computer literate:
Excellent command of Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Excellent command of QuickBooks, Sharepoint
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Courses Fundamentals of Business Financial Management – Defense Acquisition University
Enhanced Defense Financial Management – Missile Defense Agency
Fundamentals of Earned Value Management – Defense Acquisition University
Fundamentals of Cost Analysis – Defense Acquisition University
Workshops
Memberships
References
Project Management – Project Management Academy
Association of Military Comptrollers (ASMC)
Col. Jeffrey Freeland (Ret)
Program Manager
Arlington, VA 22203
Tel: +1-301-***-****
Batuke Walusiku-Mwewa
Country Director
CMMB Zambia
20 Msuzi Road
Woodlands
Tel: +260 978 773 -067
Janet Shawa
CEO
Nomads Court Ltd
Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260-***-***-***
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