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Washington, DC, US

• Planned, organized, and managed financial, budgetary, and payroll processes for a major Veterans Affairs Medical Center (1b) with an annual operating budget of $490M and 2300 employees.*Provided technical advice on all.
• Established performance standards, managed work schedules, and wrote performance reports for a 30 person financial team charged with providing budgeting, accounting, payroll, and cashier services for the medical center.
• Served in an advisory role to senior leadership and served as a member of multi-disciplinary relating to lean/six sigma initiatives.
• Evaluated guidance, regulations, and laws applicable to the administration of a federal operating budget while providing guidance, leadership, training, advice, and recommendations on the effective allocation and use.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Served as Comptroller Flight Quality Assurance Manager; performed quality assurance and internal audits for installation financial management activities such as military pay, travel reimbursements, civilian pay, and.
• Planned, organized, and managed financial, budgetary, and payroll processes for an 1100 member military organization with an annual budget of $25MM.
• Established performance standards, work schedules, and priorities for a nine person financial team charged with providing financial services to the wing.
• Served as principal advisor to senior leadership on complex issues ranging from appropriation and fiscal law to benefits and entitlements of military members.

Atlanta, GA, US

• Responsible for the integrity of financial reporting for a 7 station radio group with annual revenues exceeding $16 million and an operating budget of $8 million.
• Primary duties included supervision and responsibility for financial statement preparation, budgeting and forecasting, capital expenditures and fixed assets, general ledger and bank reconciliations, payroll and.
• Functioned in an advisory role to the General Manager on issues relating to accounting and reporting standards, budgeting and forecasting, benefits administration, and labor and employment law.
• Implemented cost-reduction and efficiency initiatives within the first year of employment that reduced labor costs by 16%, property taxes by 50% and overtime by 70%. Cost reduction initiatives contributed $150 thousand.

• Comprehensive fiscal and fiduciary responsibility for a multi-television station media company with 170 employees and annual revenues exceeding $30M.
• Primary duties include financial statement preparation, auditing and compliance, budgeting and forecasting, capital expenditures and fixed assets, general ledger and bank reconciliations, payroll and benefits.
• Key player in the acquisition of KQCW television station in 2006. Established applicable business and license filings, reviewed acquired contracts, established employee files and payroll records, and established bank.

• Provided full service accounting and information technology functions to Griffin Communications and its subsidiaries whose combined annual revenues exceed $53M annually.
• Served as assistant to the Chief Financial Officer in all aspects of the Corporate Finance division, including loan compliance, stakeholder reporting, treasury and working capital management, budgeting and financial.
• Maintained accurate accounting records for eight diverse companies, including two CBS affiliated television stations, five investment companies, and the controlling parent corporation.
• Responsible for the corporate information technology function, including the management of three production servers, 30 workstations, and over 50 users in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Served as audit liaison by preparing PBC schedules and coordinating schedules and answering queries by external audit firm.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Responsible to senior U.S. Air Force leadership for budgeting and cost analysis for all F15 Eagle Fighter operations in Europe. Regarded as the technical expert within the command in analyzing and managing the largest.
• Planned, organized, and coordinated the Lakenheath Air Force Base Financial Plan for fiscal year 2003 totaling $274 million dollars. Ensured Wing Financial Plan was assembled according to SAF/FM and USAFE guidance.
• Developed automated database solutions for cost analysis and reporting processes, reducing research time by 50% while significantly enhancing cost forecasting and reporting capability.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Served as principal financial advisor and technical expert to senior management on all budgetary and financial issues relating to the administration of an annual operating budget totaling over $37 million dollars.
• Analyzed and interpreted financial guidance, procedures, and instructions from Pacific Air Command. Ensured funds allocated to the annual operating budget of 8th Operations Group were used for their intended purpose.
• Prepared monthly status of funds briefing for group and squadron commanders, keeping them informed of current funding, obligations, and potential funding shortfalls within their respective units.
• Prepared financial plans and justified shortfalls in military personnel, equipment, and resources by persuading higher command to grant additional funding for unfunded requirements. Efforts resulted in the funding of.

Randolph AFB, TX, US

• Provided financial management oversight for the 509th Operations and 509th Logistics Group’s operating budget totaling $8 million dollars.
• Developed financial slide show presentation for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Financial Management during a visit to Whiteman Air Force Base.
• Responsible for educating and training newly appointed resource managers on the basics of budgeting and financial analysis, fiscal law, governmental accounting processes, and Federal acquisition and contracting.
• Performed special studies and cost analysis on wing suggestion program submissions ensuring that cost savings estimates were realistic and reliable.

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Responsible for handling the payment of accounts payable totaling $1 million dollars annually.
• Processed and reconciled over 300 travel payments daily with 100% accuracy.
• Audited, reconciled, and verified financial records to determine effectiveness of internal controls.
• Key player in planning and executing the migration of several Air National Guard mainframe databases to the regional accounting center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Accountancy