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Phoenix, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

• Reviewed all process objective, risk, and control description edits to ensure they met enterprise guidance before being posted to the system of record and provided coaching to peers who were not meeting guidance. This resulted in more uniform process, risk, and control environment for the ECIO organization. • Performed User Acceptance Testing for the conversion of the process, risk, and control system of record. Reviewed 62 ECIO processes and partnered the implementation team to escalate… Show more • Reviewed all process objective, risk, and control description edits to ensure they met enterprise guidance before being posted to the system of record and provided coaching to peers who were not meeting guidance. This resulted in more uniform process, risk, and control environment for the ECIO organization. • Performed User Acceptance Testing for the conversion of the process, risk, and control system of record. Reviewed 62 ECIO processes and partnered the implementation team to escalate issues within the new production environment. As a result, real-time flaws within the tool were identified and actioned which mitigated downstream impacts to tool users and stakeholders.• Created procedures for and performed 14 Process Ongoing Reviews (POR) for Critical/High risk rated processes. The POR provides potential findings and observation to benefit any CoSA’s challenge to possible findings prior to any reviews from audit or outside regulators. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Phoenix, Arizona

I am Responsible for the end-to-end suspicious activity reporting process, which entails monitoring for, investigating, and, when appropriate, reporting suspicious activity, in both the Anti Money Laundering and Sanction areas of the FIU.• Complete suspicious activity reporting for; ATM withdrawal, Personal Savings Account, Global Prepaid products, and Bought On-line Products.Work Sanction cases for the EMEA, ESNa, JAPA, LAC, and USCD markets.

Perform internal and external business process reviews. Ensure external business processes are meeting contract and Division policy requirements and adequate supporting documentation is maintained as billing support.• I was selected to participate on a team that assessed the Department of Economic Security to determine a baseline analysis of the operational effectiveness of the organization’s processes through five major dimensions. Individual activities included but were not limited to:… Show more Perform internal and external business process reviews. Ensure external business processes are meeting contract and Division policy requirements and adequate supporting documentation is maintained as billing support.• I was selected to participate on a team that assessed the Department of Economic Security to determine a baseline analysis of the operational effectiveness of the organization’s processes through five major dimensions. Individual activities included but were not limited to: development of standard interview questions relating to contract management, conduct interviews ensuring comparable data was collected and compose theme statements for all five dimensions reviewed ensuring and common voice in the delivery of the results. • Performed audits and post payment reviews identifying over $500,000.00 in overpayments to contractors and vendors. Some reviews identified overbilling error ratios as high as 29%.Partnered with other business units to strengthen business processes based on audit findings resulting in stronger contract language and clearer billing procedures to be used as best practices in the future ensuring reduction to incorrect billings to the Department. Show less

Primary responsibilities are preparing federal reports, reconciling expenditures and revenue transactions, drawing federal funds, and creating, analyzing, and adjusting the budgets for the Department of Business and Finance, Human Resource Administration, Office of Management Development, and Department of Employee Services and Support. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to; adhoc analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis review, and governance of program spending by monitoring… Show more Primary responsibilities are preparing federal reports, reconciling expenditures and revenue transactions, drawing federal funds, and creating, analyzing, and adjusting the budgets for the Department of Business and Finance, Human Resource Administration, Office of Management Development, and Department of Employee Services and Support. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to; adhoc analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis review, and governance of program spending by monitoring expenditures through the Financial Management Control System.• Developed a costing model used to determine the financial impact to programs and funding sources relative to facility improvement projects. The tool quickly provides the financial impact of any project to the affected administration’s or program’s funding sources allowing for more timely decisions on whether or not to proceed with projects.• Revised forecasting methods for four administrations resulting in a more standard forecasting process across administrations as well as a final model that is better received by our customers as the models were developed based primarily from their input. Leveraging the customer’s input allows FSA to provide a forecast that allows customers to make more informed decisions on how to address their surplus or shortfall.Documented and compiled procedures unique to the FSA Administration Team. This provides retained knowledge, assisting in transitioning processes from one individual to another and captures dialog that not only provides how to perform specific functions but more importantly why a process is done. Show less

Worked in a matrix based organization which ensured the Financial, Operational, and Regulatory control effectiveness of all Global Business Travel processes through analysis and leveraging operational breakdowns, current and historical audit findings, and documenting identified risks and regularly testing mitigating controls effectiveness in high risk processes.• Reviewed Travel Joint Venture (J.V.) contracts for all European, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Japan, Asia Pacific, and Australia… Show more Worked in a matrix based organization which ensured the Financial, Operational, and Regulatory control effectiveness of all Global Business Travel processes through analysis and leveraging operational breakdowns, current and historical audit findings, and documenting identified risks and regularly testing mitigating controls effectiveness in high risk processes.• Reviewed Travel Joint Venture (J.V.) contracts for all European, Middle East, Africa (EMEA), Japan, Asia Pacific, and Australia (JAPA) markets to identify a control environment benchmark to be utilized for constructing a Joint Venture Governance Process Risk Self Assessment (PRSA) to ensure standard controls across all J.V.s. This review was also used by the Controllership organization in developing AEMP 39 Corporate Wide Compliance and Risk Policy.• Developed and/or refreshed 11 Process Risk Self Assessments (PRSA) for the Global Travel Service business resulting in a complete and effective documentation of, and testing structure for all high risk travel processes based on the COSO framework.Performed in depth analysis of Operational Risk Events and Audit Action Plans to identify risk to the company from a financial, operational, and regulatory perspective. This information is then used to more accurately identify and mitigate potential risks across similar process in different units or different processes within the same unit. Show less

I supervised a team of 6 accountants charge with improving and maintaining the health of the Japan, Asia Pacific, and Australia (JAPA) region’s balance sheet accounts. Responsibilities included but were not limited to providing training to new hires, review and post journal entries, provide monthly Card Division Financial (CDF) reporting to the markets, calculate and post Sale of AR settlements.• Led an effort in Global Card Financial Capture balance sheet reducing the number of JAPA out… Show more I supervised a team of 6 accountants charge with improving and maintaining the health of the Japan, Asia Pacific, and Australia (JAPA) region’s balance sheet accounts. Responsibilities included but were not limited to providing training to new hires, review and post journal entries, provide monthly Card Division Financial (CDF) reporting to the markets, calculate and post Sale of AR settlements.• Led an effort in Global Card Financial Capture balance sheet reducing the number of JAPA out of policy accounts from 45 out of policy accounts to 7 out of policy accounts and reduce total exposure by more than 1 million USD and a healthier balance sheet than all other markets.Provide ongoing training through new hire initiatives. I have taught/trained approximately 250 employees on reconciliation procedures for Accounting Operations, resulting in a better understanding of Accounting Operations and its impact to the financial statements. Show less

I increased efficiencies in the Warehouse Payable area by improving the number of suppliers utilizing Electronic Data Interface (EDI) for submitting invoice and improved the number of invoice auto-pay submissions. After Sarbanes-Oxley legislation was passed I led the effort for the Warehouse Payable unit to identify and process map all high risk areas resulting in documented risks and controls.• Created a standard format for Control Objectives related to a Sarbanes-Oxley project. This… Show more I increased efficiencies in the Warehouse Payable area by improving the number of suppliers utilizing Electronic Data Interface (EDI) for submitting invoice and improved the number of invoice auto-pay submissions. After Sarbanes-Oxley legislation was passed I led the effort for the Warehouse Payable unit to identify and process map all high risk areas resulting in documented risks and controls.• Created a standard format for Control Objectives related to a Sarbanes-Oxley project. This resulted in more clear understanding the project direction by defining a process that did not previously exist and a format that was rolled out to the entire National Accounting Service Center.• Developed and supervised a team of seven individuals tasked with improving an Electronic Data Interface process. Implemented individual measurements in-line with organizational objectives providing direction and measuring results for project. The result was positive movements by double-digit percentage points within a 24-week timeframe for reduced costs, increased productivity, and improved quality.Standardized and consolidated like work streams in the Warehouse Accounting Unit resulting in a workforce reduction of 60%. Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor’S Degree, Global Business

Emphasis on Finance and Human Resources