Gavin A. Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas Area

Performs highly complex (senior-level) budget preparation and analysis work.

Killeen/Temple, Texas Area

Graduated with a BS in Computer Science.

Served as a Budget Analyst for the Carl R. Darnall Medical Facility for government travel accounts and financial systems.• Gathered, assembled, and formatted data and prepared preliminary analysis for budget preparation; assisted in the preparation and presentation of preliminary and final budget documents; prepared budget presentation materials.• Reviewed, analyzed, and recommended to management organizational policy and procedures for department operations; participated in the development of new or revised programs, systems, procedures, and methods of operations• Made recommendations on budget matters to higher level staff, and assisted in the implementation and monitoring of changes.

Bamberg Area, Germany

Served as Senior Manager for government travel accounts and finance systems supporting an Army unit consisting of 3K soldiers across Europe.• Senior Manager of Defense Travel Systems and Military Pay Accounts of four separate organizations consisting of over 3K soldiers and civilians• Served as Supervisor for 32 employees; managed review and submission of travel vouchers, pay inquiries and finance reports to brief the senior manager• Account, manage, operate and protect property / equipment valued at $150K+ and assets valued at $10.5M over a two-year period with zero losses or deficiencies• Administer and utilize various financial systems; General Funds Enterprise Business Systems (GFEBS), Defense Travel System (DTS), Organizational Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) • Analyzed systemic issues to provide advice and guidance on operations or other related fiscal matters to unit command leadership• Utilized superior analytical skills successfully providing quarterly training on Government travel card policies and procedures; resulting in the reduction of delinquency program from a standard of 2% to less than 1%• Reviewed accuracy of data processed in local automated financial sub-systems prior to interface of data in standard Army systems

Iraq

Served as Finance Manager supporting soldiers at Fort Hood; provided support to all financial and accounting operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.• Maintained disbursing files and prepared periodic financial reports; received, reviewed, prepared and computed travel vouchers• Verified accuracy of disbursing reports, travel vouchers, vendor payments and pay documents. • Provided technical guidance to lower grade personal in the accomplishment of those duties• Certified accuracy of accounting, budget, travel, pay, disbursing and vendor pay documents. • Performed internal control inspections in compliance with government regulations.• Supervised financial management operations.• Received, reviewed, and processed pay documents contracts, invoices and received reports to perform audits and analysis for unit commanders• Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom to support combat operations while working in an austere, hostile environment to deliver funds and account for assets• Prepared payment vouchers in accordance with various government regulations and performed duties as cashier

Camp Smith, Hawaii

Served as Financial Management Analyst; overseeing the Marine Forces Reserve Commands and Marine Forces Pacific Commands in Louisiana and Camp Smith, Hawaii.• Performed compilation of financial data and estimates for budget formulation; analysis of variances between the budget plan, budget execution, budget analysis and oversight duties• Supervised and managed eight Marines and a budget exceeding $5M for the Marine Corps Reserve Command• Trained 10 unit commanders with guidance on fiscal year end close out responsibilities, proper reconciliation procedures and record keeping• Utilized Superior analytical skills the inspection of various military command records which resulted in a 99% financial accuracy rate.