Tory Dawson

Budget Analyst at Texas Department of State Health Services
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Austin, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Budget Analyst
      • Jun 2018 - Present

      Austin, Texas Area Pay and manage budget for agency wide accounts like postage, payments to other agencies, legal expenses, printing costs Performance measure Reporting and Reconciliation. Train new employees on Agency budget processes Adjust budgets according to agency needs Manage the payment and administration of over 3,000 cell devices Develop,document, and improve business processes Develop, improve and fix multiple financial Access and SQL based Databases.

    • Program Specialist 5
      • Mar 2018 - Jun 2018

      Austin, Texas Area Quality assurance review/Budget Approver for Requisitions/Purchases done by the Texas state Lab Work with multiple different departments to forecast, plan, execute large purchase Train employees with no financial background how to forecast and track expense Review, Reconcile, and fix any errors between federal funding and the state accounting systems Forecast, plan, adjust budgets to match agency use of funds Help manage how each employee was getting based on the department they… Show more Quality assurance review/Budget Approver for Requisitions/Purchases done by the Texas state Lab Work with multiple different departments to forecast, plan, execute large purchase Train employees with no financial background how to forecast and track expense Review, Reconcile, and fix any errors between federal funding and the state accounting systems Forecast, plan, adjust budgets to match agency use of funds Help manage how each employee was getting based on the department they were in and what work they were performing Help with multiple financial reviews and reports that were reported multiple different stakeholders through the state Help Agency work through many different types of purchasing problems

    • Program Specialist 4
      • Feb 2018 - Mar 2018

      Austin, Texas Area Purchasing Liaison responsible training agency staff, providing how the purchases will be funding and handling any other invoice paperwork involved in paying for the purchases Responsible for reviewing, reconciling and working with staff to adjust any open purchase orders. Manage the budget the budget for a large staff of contractors who traveled and worked on our behalf through the state

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Program Specialist 3
      • Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

      Austin, Texas Area Reviewed and enforced multiple different contracts with over 100 sub contracts working throughout the state Worked in multiple different office applications on a daily basis Interpret Texas Women Infants and Children policies and apply to how the agency worked on a daily basis Use of Oracle/Peoplesoft/DOS based financial systems on a daily basis Analyzing and building reports in Excel for large amounts of financial information related to procurements Trained and experience… Show more Reviewed and enforced multiple different contracts with over 100 sub contracts working throughout the state Worked in multiple different office applications on a daily basis Interpret Texas Women Infants and Children policies and apply to how the agency worked on a daily basis Use of Oracle/Peoplesoft/DOS based financial systems on a daily basis Analyzing and building reports in Excel for large amounts of financial information related to procurements Trained and experience monitoring multiple contract performance measures on a monthly basis plan, assign, and monitor the work of coworkers Experience researching, developing, and executing process improvements Experience managing multiple large projects with tight deadlines and prioritizing their work with coworkers Experience working in a fast paced stressful environment Experience providing consultative and technical assistance to Contractors and agency staff Experience training others Show less

    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Accountant III
      • Oct 2014 - Oct 2017

      Austin, Texas Area Invoice & Payments Liaison between Vendors and Agency Staff Track, forecast, analyze, and report many different types of data that was directly related to how our subcontractors were paid Process Approvals for invoices and travel expenses work with applying different accounting principles and procedures to my position remittance/payment tracking, Monthly reconciliation, and reporting to the Office of the Inspector General Provide funding for and tracking payments to Texas Women… Show more Invoice & Payments Liaison between Vendors and Agency Staff Track, forecast, analyze, and report many different types of data that was directly related to how our subcontractors were paid Process Approvals for invoices and travel expenses work with applying different accounting principles and procedures to my position remittance/payment tracking, Monthly reconciliation, and reporting to the Office of the Inspector General Provide funding for and tracking payments to Texas Women Infants and Children through the General Ledger Created Detailed Monthly reports to Legislative Budget Board, Texas Women Infants and Children Website, Office of the Inspector General, and the Texas Department of State Health Services PeopleSoft, Oracle, and many microsoft office applications on a daily basis Analyzing and building reports in Excel for large amounts of financial information related to procurements Reviewed procurement documents for financial research on invoices Training and experience ensuring agency assets are accounted for properly Training and experience conducting continuous reviews and analysis on procurement financial data and making corrections where necessary Experience developing, monitoring, and analyzing financial databases Experience developing many different type of nontraditional “Ad Hoc” reports for requesters Experience receiving, distributing, auditing, approving and tracking program invoice Experience Receiving payments and allocating them to the correct general ledger funding Experience in researching different payments in the general ledger Experience in reviewing Texas Women Infants and Children payments in the general ledger and advising changes when needed Experience Reconciling payments made to Texas Women Infants and Children and making any corrections if necessary Experience working with many different deadlines Experience communicating effectively verbally and in writing Experience in writing and developing financial procedures

    • Accountant II
      • Nov 2013 - Oct 2015

      Austin, Texas Area Audit invoices and other records for accuracy and pricing issues Research funding issues and other invoices problems in Multiple accounting systems obtain and audit the necessary support documentation in order to process vouchers. Training new staff members on office procedures and how to operate Different accounting systems Quickly and accurately respond to vendor, program, and other inquiries about different invoices and payment information Work with coworkers in other… Show more Audit invoices and other records for accuracy and pricing issues Research funding issues and other invoices problems in Multiple accounting systems obtain and audit the necessary support documentation in order to process vouchers. Training new staff members on office procedures and how to operate Different accounting systems Quickly and accurately respond to vendor, program, and other inquiries about different invoices and payment information Work with coworkers in other departments to fix funding problems Review the categorized goods and services for accuracy using the comptroller manual of accounts Diffuse and find solutions for angry vendors Create and reconcile financial statements Audit vendor contracts and vendor procedures Deep knowledge in state expenditure account codes and how they apply to purchases

    • Accounting Tech II
      • Nov 2013 - Oct 2014

      Austin, Texas Area Audit invoices and other records for accuracy and pricing issues Training new staff members on office procedures Dispute voucher problems with vendors Diffuse and find solutions for angry vendors Create and reconcile financial statements

    • United States
    • Insurance
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Surplus Lines Coordinator
      • Jul 2011 - Jul 2013

      Austin, Texas Area • Become an expert in rules and regulations in the states I was in control over. • Full responsibility for all filings, tax payments, compliance, and deadlines for 2 states • File tax returns for Brokers

    • Volunteer tax preparer
      • Jan 2011 - Sep 2011

      Certified tax preparer with the IRS Proficient in using Tax Wise tax preparation software

    • United States
    • Restaurants
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Team Member
      • May 2010 - Jan 2011

      Deliver a quality product to the customer in an efficient and timely manner Provide excellent customer service and resolved problems quickly

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Employee
      • Feb 2008 - 2011

      • Check out equipment to patrons • Keep facilities clean and organized

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Student Representative
      • Apr 2008 - Apr 2008

      • Promote the Intramural Basketball Championship game • Distributed promotional merchandise during NCAA Final Four championship • Strategically approached and talked to different people to promote the intramural championship

    • Helper
      • May 2006 - Aug 2007

      Deliver a quality product to the customer in an efficient and timely manner Provide excellent customer service and resolved problems quickly

Education

  • Trinity University
    B.S, Business Administration (Accounting)
    2007 - 2011

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