Team Leader Follow-Up

Mary Cutts

**********@*****.*** 678-***-****

WORK HISTORY

Budget Analyst at US HQ Army Military Surface Deployment Distribution Command May 2018 - July 2024 (6.5 Years)

• Reviewed, interpreted, and implemented Department of Defense, United States Transportation Command, Department of the Army, and SDDC budget guidance to facilitate the development of budgets for assigned programs. • Analyzed and summarized historical data to identify trends, assessed funding requirements, and presented, defended, and justified budgets to the supervisor team leader for approval inclusion in the operating budget. • Identified problem areas, researched, determined, and implemented corrective actions, and presented recommendations on how to best resolve funding issues consistent with overall funding requirements and priorities.

• Developed annual spend plans that ensured the execution of available resources to within 95 of the monthly cumulative plan and ahead of straight-line rates, as well as prepared briefings and reports to ensure completion prior to suspense. • Managed receipt, tracked, prepared, and oversaw the closure of all incoming Army Statement of Budgetary Resource audit samples and provided all draft responses to follow-up inquiries for review. • Provided reviewed or follow-up samples to the team leader for review prior to the supervisor s final review, uploaded them to AART prior to the suspense date time, and achieved closure with less than 10 of responses requiring follow-up. • Ensured that recommended updates to existing SBR audit standard operating procedures were presented to the supervisor within 30 days and maintained records of all internal and external audit samples assigned in the proper data repository. Federal Accountant at Defense Finance and Accounting Services October 2016 - May 2018 (2 Years)

• Spearheaded initiatives within the IT Audit Support Office, enhancing operational efficiency through comprehensive analyses and effective implementation of corrective actions for audit readiness. • Played a pivotal role in aligning IT Audit Support Office s activities with DFAS s strategic goals, significantly contributing to the Audit Readiness Strategic Initiative by improving internal control mechanisms. • Enhanced audit readiness through diligent monitoring and advisory on corrective action plans and deficiency reports, ensuring DFAS-owned systems met stringent audit criteria. • Elevated customer service standards by providing timely, accurate, and relevant solutions to internal and external stakeholders, thereby advancing ITAS s operational support objectives. • Demonstrated exceptional communication skills, ensuring all presentations and written materials were error-free and tailored to the audience, effectively supporting ITAS s mission.

Federal Accountant at Defense Finance and Accounting Services February 2016 - October 2016 (1 Year)

• Provided professional accounting services in the interpretation and application of accounting principles, policies, and procedures including reviewing, analyzing, or modifying operating programs, practices, and procedures. • Reviewed and analyzed a wide variety of accounting documents, reports, policies, and procedures pertaining to multiple appropriation accounts as well as managed data from financial and accounting systems databases. • Applied a comprehensive knowledge of analysis reporting requirements, work processes, accounting system structures, and financial report data to resolve complex, significant accounting problems successfully and efficiently. • Provided interpretation on DoD, OMB, Treasury, and DFAS regulations and administrative guidelines in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) relating to the accounting for execution of public funds. • Reconciled general ledger account balances, subsidiary ledger values, and outgoing report values monthly as well as performed monthly reconciliations to validate integrity of accounting systems and accuracy of general ledger accounts.

Federal Accountant at Defense Finance and Accounting Services June 2015 - February 2016 (1 Year)

• Supported the Army s Assertions as well as the agency s Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements and Self Review initiatives along with Audit Readiness Strategic Initiatives and customers on their audit readiness assertions. • Monitored internal controls for major segments of accounting operations to provide reasonable assurance of accounting operations audit readiness as well as assisted in the implementation of new procedures or policies to ensure compliance. • Reviewed and analyzed operating programs, practices, and procedures to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting policies (GAAP), new operating procedures, and any updated or revised regulations. • Analyzed and reconciled Defense Civilian Personnel Systems to Defense Cash and Accountability System to Defense Agency Initiatives for DARPA, DTSA, DHA and USU to provide accurate product to customers. • Completed suspense account transaction testing and performed analysis that was directly related to the DFAS mission of being prepared for the notice of finds that will be issued by the IG for the Suspense Account Audit.

Accountant at Department of Army HQ Accessions Command January 2011 - September 2011 (1 Year)

Budget Analyst at Department of the Army Accessions Support Brigade September 2011 - June 2015 (4 Years)

Accountant Project Manager at NASA Shared Services Center October 2008 - January 2011 (2.5 Years)

Accountant at NASA Shared Services Center

November 2007 - October 2008 (1.5 Years)

Accountant at Dept of Human Health and Service CDC November 2006 - November 2007 (1.5 Years)

Accountant at Dept of Labor OASAM

April 2002 - November 2006 (5 Years)

EDUCATION

Franklin University - Associate Degree

Graduated 1970-01-01

Business Management

Franklin University - Bachelors Degree

Graduated 1970-01-01

Business Management and Human Resource Management

University Of Phoenix - Masters Degree

Graduated 2002-01-01

Organizational Management

SKILLS

Accounting, To complete

Standard Accounting Practices, To complete

Accounting Software, To complete

Accounting Systems, To complete

Auditing, To complete

Balance Sheet, To complete

Internal Controls, To complete

Business Efficiency, To complete

Business Management, To complete

Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA), To complete Cash Management, To complete

Customer Service, To complete

Communication, To complete

Regulatory Compliance, To complete

Computer Programming, To complete

Databases, To complete

Consulting, To complete

Perseverance, To complete

Finance, To complete

Financial Management, To complete

Financial Systems, To complete

Forecasting, To complete

Fraud Prevention And Detection, To complete

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, To complete General Ledger, To complete

Standard Operating Procedure, To complete

Leadership, To complete

Human Resources, To complete

Information Technology Audit, To complete

Operations Support Systems, To complete

Presentations, To complete

Quality Management, To complete

Resource Management, To complete

Stakeholder Management, To complete

Strategic Thinking, To complete

Treasury, To complete

Administration, To complete

Hardworking And Dedicated, To complete

Risk Management, To complete

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