Jeni Rose-Dullaghan, Ms, Cgfm Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

BUDGET & VARIANCE ANALYSIS:Revise, plan, and evaluate the development and implementation of policies and procedures for budget formulation, execution and justification.Performs all aspects of the planning, analysis, formulation, justification and presentation of the multi-year budget for assigned programs funded by multi-year apropriations.Provide analytical expertise in the development of cost recovery, marginal costs, and departmental impacts for internal planning of congressional proceedings. STRATEGIC PLANNING & FORECASTING:Conducts detailed research of appropriation language, statutes, and public laws.Determines the current and long-range program requirements, translates requirements into resource plans, and insures resource plans are related to agency strategic goals and objectives.Interprets budget policy, coordinates and plans budget services, management of resources and forecasts budgetary trends and activities.FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS:Partners with program managers and other stakeholders to conduct joint analyses of assigned complex program spending and cost vs. performance in order to streamline operational costs and ensure budget operations integrity.Maintains oversight of both standard and non-standard resource methods for dollars and manpower, and reviews budget formulation and execution for regulatory and statutory compliance.Provides concise and timely budget execution analysis of department-wide financial issues including impact of new initiatives, products, and/or services, implementation of bureau-wide initiatives, and crisis assistance.PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Acts as contracting officer representative on multi-million dollar projects, preparing statements of work, reviewing proposals and bids as well as contractor and project management once the acquisition process is finalized. PERSONNEL RELATIONS:Supervised contractors on various projects within the Department.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

BUDGETING & VARIANCE ANALYSIS:Develop bureau-wide budget execution policy while providing advice, guidance and assistance on financial policies and procedures. Coordinates the consolidation of monthly forecasting, results and variance analysis for the bureau.STRATEGIC PLANNING & FORECASTING:Prepares senior leadership for presenting and discussing complex or controversial information for a wide variety of audiences in an effort to sway or persuade on various program or policy issues.Coordinate budget execution analysis, including the development of technical guidance, corporate high-level analysis for review by the Office of Budget and senior leadership.FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS:Serve as a team lead on year-end closing to ensure accuracy as well as timeliness in the processes.Perform system analysis of data to identify financial problems for resolution.Review program plans, coupled with performance and costing data to evaluate requests for funding.Review financial processes to ensure compliance with statutory directives.Interpret financial regulations to senior leadership the purpose and subsequent impacts of the accounting requirements.Serve as co-lead on issues related to the Core Financials module of FBMS [SAP] and year-end close out procedures.Monitor bureau-wide compliance with and provide oversight of bureau financial management practices.Team lead on FP&A related finance initiatives, including forecast accuracy improvement and development of world-class decision support capabilities.Responsible for establishing and maintaining disciplined financial planning processes across the Bureau.PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:Monitors cost revenue, advises and follows up with managers, procurement and/or finance staff on potential problems/recommendations, and reports non-resolvable problems to higher level management and supervisors to ensure operation within resource limitations and full cost recovery.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

BUDGETING & VARIANCE ANALYSIS: Lead a team of analysts in preparing, submitting, defending and administering Farm Service Agency’s annual $300 million budget.Draft, review, and provide advice on narrative justifications for budget requests, including budget justifications, performance data, responses to questions from Congress and OMB and other supporting material. Develop and revised budget forecasts for future years, taking into account Departmental and Presidential program priorities.Review program plans, coupled with performance and costing data to evaluate requests for funding.STRATEGIC PLANNING & FORECASTING:Develop and prepare justifications to OMB and testimony for Commission and agency witnesses who appear before Congress.Prepares senior leadership for presenting and discussing complex or controversial information for a wide variety of audiences on various program or policy issues.Develop bureau-wide budget execution policy while providing advice, guidance and assistance to other personnel.Analyze and evaluate continual changes in program plans and funding and their effect on financial and budget program milestones.FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS:Participated in agency financial audits and working with independent auditors to implement and recommendations or findings.Prepare monthly Status of Funds reports and analysis.Monitor bureau-wide compliance with and provide oversight of bureau financial management practices.Serve as a team lead on year-end closing to ensure accuracy as well as timeliness.PROJECT MANAGEMENT:Acts as contracting officer representative on multi-million dollar projects, preparing statements of work, reviewing proposals and bids as well as contractor and project management. PERSONNEL RELATIONS:Act in supervisory capacity in supervisor’s absence and as team lead on day to day work activities and contributed in performance goals and review preparation and development.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS:Participates in supervisory and examination activities designed to assess risk and implement actions to strengthen the condition of financial programs.Reported variations in excess of accepted funding limits, and provided advice on spending actions to program managers. Recommended establishment of goals, developed plans for the business unit, determined resource needs and allocated resources to effectively accomplish objectives.Developed and implemented internal operation procedures to ensure that financial and procurement responsibilities are consistent and followed prescribed rules and regulations. Reviewed, approved/disapproved and recommended the amount and timing of allotments of funds to the agency component and programs. Provided guidance to fund administrators on issues regarding accounts receivable, payables, obligations and other topics in order to utilize funding in the most efficient and advantageous way.Performed analysis and forecasting of work years and dollar resources as well as workload requirements for budget presentations.Performed analysis of performance and productivity indices and development of financial reporting techniques.PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:Prepared written procedural guidance and advised program/project managers on the development, implementation and status of operating plans.

Sacramento, California Area

BUDGETING & VARIANCE ANALYSIS:Developed and maintained a budget forecasting model that accounts for SMUD’s energy forecast; modifies, expands and maintains the business planning model that allocates functional revenue requirements based on historical budgets and marginal cost principals.Provided leadership and trained others in the use of the budget forecasting model, business planning model, and cost of service studies.STRATEGIC PLANNING & FORECASTING:Perform business process standardization efforts to analyze and standardize financial processes in terms of value-added contributions.Presented briefings to senior leadership to explain the impact of updated accounting policies and procedures and the status of financial operations.Prepared written procedural guidance and advised program/project managers on the development, implementation and status of operating plans.Served as subject matter expert in maintaining business unit operations and energy research data in support of pricing, load research, regulatory filings, demand side management programs, energy efficiency programs, and market research; develops interactive products to ease access to critical customer information.FINANCIAL REPORTING & ANALYSIS:Team lead on FP&A related financial initiatives, including forecast accuracy improvement and development of world-class decision support capabilities.Prepared financial plans, monitored implementation of financial policies, prepared regular and special-purpose reports, maintained historical records, analyzed trends, established cost rates and personnel forecasts, recommended and interpreted budgetary policies and procedures, prepared comparative evaluation of actual costs against budgeted funds and determined rationale for variances.PERSONNEL RELATIONS:Interviewed, hired, and trained employees; planned, assigned, and directed work, addressed complaints and resolved problems.

Master Of Science (Ms), Accounting And Finance, 3.9

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications: Relevant courses: Financial Management Accounting, Financial Accounting Theory.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, 3.8

Relevant Coursework, Licenses and Certifications: Relevant courses: Accounting Fundamentals, Mathematical Reasoning, Intro Macroeconomic.

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