Jorge A. Christian, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Senior Executive Service (SES) Career - June 2020 to PresentActing AIG-M - July 2019 to June 2020As AIG-M, I lead the Office of Management at DOI OIG. Among OM's many activities, the office oversees budget formulation and execution, travel and credit card management, procurement and contracting, human resources, facilities management, information security, and information technology operations. OM consists of five major divisions:Division of Financial Management -… Show more Senior Executive Service (SES) Career - June 2020 to PresentActing AIG-M - July 2019 to June 2020As AIG-M, I lead the Office of Management at DOI OIG. Among OM's many activities, the office oversees budget formulation and execution, travel and credit card management, procurement and contracting, human resources, facilities management, information security, and information technology operations. OM consists of five major divisions:Division of Financial Management - Oversees the budget cycle (formulation and execution), Federal travel and credit card use, and portions of the strategic planning process.Division of Human Resources - Oversees recruiting and hiring, personnel actions, personnel security, employee benefits and retirement, labor and employee relations, executive resources, work-life issues, and related activities.Division of Information Technology - Oversees and evaluates OIG information technology and security programs, manages all OIG network services (LAN, WAN, VPN), and provides IT support to OIG users.Division of Facilities and Operations Support - Manages all OIG facilities across the United States, leasing contracts with GSA, telecommunications, and other support services.Division of Procurement - Warranted Contract Officers provide all acquisitions and contracting services for the OIG, oversee Contract Officer Representatives (COR), and manage the contract lifecycle. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

As DAIG-M, I oversaw Office of Management operations related to budget formulation and execution, travel and credit card management, procurement and contracting, and facilities management.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Executive Assistant/Senior Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Management, Office of Budget.

Washington, D.C.

In this position I serve as a Senior Advisor for Management to the Associate Administrator for Resource and Technology Management (RTM) at the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). One of my primary responsibilities is to conduct organizational assessments, determine the need for business process improvements, and develop procedures and systems to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of EIA’s business operations (i.e. employee services, budget and procurement, and information… Show more In this position I serve as a Senior Advisor for Management to the Associate Administrator for Resource and Technology Management (RTM) at the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). One of my primary responsibilities is to conduct organizational assessments, determine the need for business process improvements, and develop procedures and systems to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of EIA’s business operations (i.e. employee services, budget and procurement, and information technology). Other duties include coordinating across RTM management offices the development of short and long term resource and strategic plans to ensure that management activities are consistent with and complementary to EIA-wide strategic efforts. Show less

College Park, Maryland - Center For Food Safety And Applied Nutrition (Cfsan)

- Supervisor over the Analysis and Reporting Team and Budget Execution Team. In April 2013- asked to also lead the Travel Team and the creation and implementation of a new end-to-end business processes to improve the management of travel at CFSAN.- Lead two teams of 12 professionals with accounting and financial backgrounds in day-to-day financial management activities for the Center (with roughly a $260M budget). As of April 2013, also lead a team of 3 administrative travel… Show more - Supervisor over the Analysis and Reporting Team and Budget Execution Team. In April 2013- asked to also lead the Travel Team and the creation and implementation of a new end-to-end business processes to improve the management of travel at CFSAN.- Lead two teams of 12 professionals with accounting and financial backgrounds in day-to-day financial management activities for the Center (with roughly a $260M budget). As of April 2013, also lead a team of 3 administrative travel professionals.- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the teams, including identifying the need for and initiating new projects, overseeing and reviewing analysis, and providing expert guidance on next steps.- Work heavily with the FDA's Office of Financial Management on cross-cutting accounting and financial management issues critical for the Center and overall financial integrity of the agency.- Frequently report to the Deputy Executive Officer/Acting Budget Officer on progress of projects, team accomplishments, and team needs.- Regularly perform special projects for the Deputy Executive Officer in other management areas in order to promote efficiency and institute best practices.- Act as the A-123/FMFIA Internal Controls assessment coordinator for the Center.- Conduct performance appraisals of employees and provide regular mentorship to aid team members in their professional development. Also responsible for all administrative aspects of supervision for the teams. Show less

College Park, Maryland - Center For Food Safety And Applied Nutrition (Cfsan)

- Supervisor over Analysis and Reporting Team- Lead a team of five professionals with accounting and financial backgrounds in day-to-day financial management activities for the Center (with roughly a $240M budget).- CFSAN representative to the FDA-wide Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) User Fee Implementation Team providing technical guidance on Cost Modeling and Fee maximization.- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, including identifying the need for and… Show more - Supervisor over Analysis and Reporting Team- Lead a team of five professionals with accounting and financial backgrounds in day-to-day financial management activities for the Center (with roughly a $240M budget).- CFSAN representative to the FDA-wide Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) User Fee Implementation Team providing technical guidance on Cost Modeling and Fee maximization.- Provide technical leadership and guidance to the team, including identifying the need for and initiating new projects, overseeing and reviewing analysis, and providing expert guidance on next steps.- Conduct performance appraisals of employees and provide regular mentorship to aid team members in their professional development. Also responsible for all administrative aspects of supervision for the five members of the team.- Trained three new employees in financial analysis methods, internal audit procedures, and use of FDA financial management systems.- Frequently report to the Budget Officer and Executive Officer on ART progress on projects, team accomplishments, and team needs.- Regularly perform special projects for the Executive Officer in other management areas in order to promote efficiency and institute best practices.- Coordinate communication between the Budget Officer and Executive Officer and the Analysis and Reporting Team (ART). Show less

College Park, Maryland - Center For Food Safety And Applied Nutrition (Cfsan)

- Acted as the FMFIA A-123 (Internal Controls) Coordinator at CFSAN. Researched and created several new controls for the most recent reports. The Executive Officer stated it was technically excellent and well written.- Designed a data mining tool to assess credit card usage across the Center identifying unnecessary cards and also recommending that purchase limits be reduced as a creative way to reduce potential waste, fraud, and abuse. Fifteen percent of all cards were eliminated, 24% of… Show more - Acted as the FMFIA A-123 (Internal Controls) Coordinator at CFSAN. Researched and created several new controls for the most recent reports. The Executive Officer stated it was technically excellent and well written.- Designed a data mining tool to assess credit card usage across the Center identifying unnecessary cards and also recommending that purchase limits be reduced as a creative way to reduce potential waste, fraud, and abuse. Fifteen percent of all cards were eliminated, 24% of the remaining cards had limits reduced, and overall excess credit was reduced by $7.2M of 23%.- Developed an audit methodology for purchase cards and wrote easy to follow audit procedures. - Co-created a CFSAN base resources estimation analysis against the FDA Foods program categories. Aligned 1300+ CFSAN time reporting codes to the FDA Foods framework, creating a crosswalk of CFSAN activities. Analyzed over $216M of financial transactions and 1.4M employee hours to provide information for senior leadership to aligning the Center’s resources.- Co-created tools, solutions, and innovative methods for data analysis necessary to complete the Center’s base resources study for the FDA Foods program. This collection tool allowed us to combine different sources of information to provide a complete picture of financial expenditures across public health categories in a way that had previously not been accomplished. The data analysis method created resulted in a tool that was easily deployed to other activities, particularly to provide accurate and timely information to senior leadership and for external budget inquiries. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Supervised, developed, and shared expertise with junior employees (Analyst level consultants) at varying points, managed select areas of projects, and built client/customer relationships. - Co-wrote report for international arbitration with an economic valuation, company financial analysis and market analysis (in the mining industry) projected to save the Venezuelan government hundreds of millions. - On a separate South American engagement, worked in Bolivia for one month and aided… Show more - Supervised, developed, and shared expertise with junior employees (Analyst level consultants) at varying points, managed select areas of projects, and built client/customer relationships. - Co-wrote report for international arbitration with an economic valuation, company financial analysis and market analysis (in the mining industry) projected to save the Venezuelan government hundreds of millions. - On a separate South American engagement, worked in Bolivia for one month and aided in presenting our final valuation report (for a telecom company) to top government officials.- Performed financial modeling and analysis, provided advice on implementation of financial initiatives including budgeting, data management and mining, and documented and reported results to clients and upper management both in writing and through presentations.- Created, maintained and reviewed financial analysis reports (documents/data).- Recommended actions to clients and upper management to solve problems that arose.- Mastered an array of fundamental analytical techniques including problem definition, data gathering, and financial/budgeted variance analysis. These analyses includes discounted cash flow modeling, scenario modeling/sensitivity analysis, assessing and determining appropriate discount rates, determining risk premiums, and calculating weighted average cost of capital (WACC).- Conducted detailed analyses of companies’ financial management systems that required an in-depth understanding of budgeting and execution strategies that affect its cash flows, balance sheets, and income statements.- Experienced in developing and presenting complex financial analysis in an understandable way to individuals with little or no financial experience. Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

- Assisted in calculated lost profit damages and researched the economic market for various engagements.- Reviewed English and Spanish language documents for a fraud investigation.

Mclean, Va

- Promoted to Senior Accountant with supervisory responsibility over Staff Accountants (ranging from 1 to 5 at any given time) based on outstanding performance but left the firm to pursue an MBA just before transitioning.- Aided in managing the efforts of junior staff. Developed others through teamwork, integrity, and leadership. Collaborated with managers to set goals and responsibilities, and directed junior staff in the execution of audit areas delegated to me.- Rated in the top 10%… Show more - Promoted to Senior Accountant with supervisory responsibility over Staff Accountants (ranging from 1 to 5 at any given time) based on outstanding performance but left the firm to pursue an MBA just before transitioning.- Aided in managing the efforts of junior staff. Developed others through teamwork, integrity, and leadership. Collaborated with managers to set goals and responsibilities, and directed junior staff in the execution of audit areas delegated to me.- Rated in the top 10% of all staff accountants for performance in 2005 and 2006.- Managed client relationships in the defense, publishing, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing and financial services industries working with VPs of Finance, Chief Accounting Officers, and Controllers.- Analyzed financial statement fluctuations for companies with revenue in excess of $200M to identify key trends and areas of risk, often resulting in deeper scrutiny of fraud susceptible areas.- Identified potential audit and internal control issues and unusual budget to actual variances during audits, and communicated them to superiors.- Clearly and accurately documented findings and reviewed procedures used in the past to suggest improvements.- Routinely interacted with Financial Advisors, Budget Officers, Controllers, and Vice Presidents of Finance. Working directly with senior management required professionalism and competence. - Provided strong customer service by responding timely to consumer requests and inquiries, and establishing productive working relationships with clients. Show less

Mclean, Va

- Established first-ever engagement standards for Sarbanes-Oxley Sec. 404 Internal Control compliance for many clients. Implemented internal control testing and increased efficiency of processes achieving 100% compliance.- Performed financial statements audits including fixed asset and valuation of assets payables and receivables for companies including AOL, Marriott, B.F. Saul REIT, Saul Centers Inc, and Fannie Mae, Inc.

Mclean, Va

- Researched U.S. Dept. of Education contracts and ensured 100% compliance with covenants.

Awarded A Certificate Of Completion For The Senior Managers In Government Program, Political Science And Government

Activities and Societies: Awarded a certificate of completion for the Senior Managers in Government Program, 10/2022, John F. Kennedy.

M.S., Accountancy

Masters Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, Management And Strategy, 3.7

Activities and Societies: MBA Association- V.P. for Community Development Net Impact Club- V.P. of Finance

B.S., Accounting

Honors College citation

High School Diploma