Experience

US FLEET FORCES COMMAND

• Defense & Space
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Management Analyst

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  • Financial Management Analyst for Ship Operations account ($2.5B annual budget)• Coordinate with stakeholders to develop budget based on requirements per ship operations model, historical funding levels, planned ship operational schedules, and projected fuel and inflationary costs• Develop Ship Operations budget exhibit for submission into the Department of Navy’s OMN request in the yearly President’s Budget. Submission includes justification for funding increases and decreases from prior year funding• Prepare issue papers to recommend additional funding required in order to meet projected future year requirements• Provide supporting details to defend budget submission to senior Navy management, Office of Secretary Defense (OSD) budget staffs, and Congressional staffers (i.e. House and Senate Appropriations and Armed Service Committees)• Coordinate phasing plan to monitor funds spent during execution year. Gather variance statements to determine if funding is being spent according to plan. Recommend funding realignments if obligation benchmarks are not anticipated to be met during the fiscal year. Ensure funding is obligated to meet end of fiscal year obligation benchmark of 99%• Brief management on status of account in both execution year and future budget years• Utilize various accounting and budgetary databases to perform functions. Day-to-day work involves advanced Excel capability (i.e. pivot tables, V-looks, Concatenate function, etc) to quickly pivot and sort through data in order to identify trends, track execution, project future spend rates, and identify assets/ shortfalls in the accounts• Ensure constant coordination with senior management, and internal/ external stakeholders• Utilize negotiation skills and substantiating details from data analysis to defend budget from cuts Show less

• Program Analyst

  • Dec 2008 - Apr 2021

  • Manpower program analyst that provided budget support for approximately 200,000 military End Strength, civilian Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), and contractor personnel that work for U.S. Fleet Forces Command• Budgeted for future requirements using cost factors received from higher Navy Echelon staffs• Coordinated budget for staff non-labor budget, i.e. overhead funding to run the organization to include travel, training, supplies, and IT requirements (~$40M/ year account).• Tracked civilian FTE execution to ensure executing according to plan to avoid budget cuts for non-execution• Submitted Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission for future manpower requirements within subordinate commands. Utilized automated prioritization matrix to rank issues, with only top issues forwarded for funding recommendation due to constrained Department of Navy resources. Recommended trade-offs, i.e. offsets, in order to champion the high priority requirements• Utilized Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel), various financial and manpower databases, etc to conduct data queries, develop trend analyses, and monitor funding needs and spend Show less



Navy Department Of Defense

• Virginia Beach, VA

• Financial Management Analyst

  • Oct 2007 - Dec 2008

  • Financial Management Analyst in the Finance Department of newly created command. Integral to start-up success to include process and relationship building to ensure adequate foundation moving forward • Staff Budget: Developed and instituted spend plan schema for subordinate command budgets in order to integrate and prioritize limited resources amongst subordinate commands. Provided more fidelity into subordinate command requirements vice funding based on historical spend, as was done in the past • Maintenance Budget - Worked with subordinate organizations to generate aircraft maintenance budget • Utilized cost accounting approach to capture requirements - Direct versus Indirect costs. Utilized engineering specifications (i.e. planned maintenance) and historical aircraft failures to generate anticipated funding requirements • Execution: Tracked planned and actual expenditures. Conducted periodic reviews to monitor spending and reallocate resources as needed • Facilitated contract purchases associated with command infrastructure (e.g. furniture, maintenance equipment, etc) • Maintained and audited purchase card and travel card data; ensured compliance with Federal regulations • Process Improvement: Financial management representative on Cross-Functional process improvement team. Tracked process efficiencies, estimated cost avoidance, and determined overall Return on Investment (ROI). Recommended areas to reduce/ "free-up" funding based on process improvements Show less



Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR)

• Patuxent River, Maryland, United States

• Financial Management Analyst Trainee

  • Jun 2005 - Oct 2007

  • Full-time, paid trainee (2.5 year program). Developed financial management skill-set via 3-4 month “rotations” across the command as well as external government entities (i.e. the Pentagon). Rotations mainly in budget but also in Accounting, Audit, Contracts, and Human Resources • Learned Navy financial management process to include the Plan, Program, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process that DOD uses to align funding requirements to Defense Strategy. Worked on portions of the Navy budget that senior leadership submitted to DOD for inclusion into the President's budget • Utilized SAP (pilot program for Navy ERP) to post obligation and expenditure of funding, i.e. to capture funding spent on a contract that the command entered into with the private sector Show less