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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidateRichard GuthrieStreet Address Walmsley RdCallao, Virginia Street Address
Mobile: PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEmail: EMAIL AVAILABLE or EMAIL AVAILABLE Work Experience:Executive Budget Analyst - Department of State6/2024 Present (GS-14)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I am the budget analyst in the Office of the Executive Director, Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy (GHSD/EX) under the umbrella of the President's Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).I am the senior Budget Analyst for the Executive Director budget and I work with two travel specialists to help our customers review their travel authorizations and vouchers. I am responsible for the budget formulation, presentation, and execution of resources for GHSDs operational funds and I oversea the travel process of reviewing and approving authorizations and vouchers for over 200 travelers.I also interpret travel publications to our leadership and the travelers on a regular basis to help them navigate the regulations and review current procedures and brief the director on improvements for better accountability and customer satisfaction. Budget Analysts - Department of Treasure, IRS6/2023 - 6/2024 (GS-13)Fredericksburg, VADuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was hired to help with budget formulation for the $3 billion IRS IT budget for Treasury, OMB and Congressional budget submissions. I wrote financial procedures and loaded funding into the financial systems using journal vouchers and ran reports to support the Plan Development team members.I evaluated system and financial data to brief my supervisor on system use, made findings and suggestions, and observations on refining the system data categories and processes. Routine Responsibilities include:1. Run reports, download data, format data into Microsoft Excel and System Analysis Program (SAP).2. Maintain, upload, and take down content from the Plan Development KSN site. 3. Writing a financial handbook for the financial processes for system access, report running, and authorities from Public Law.4. Loading Journal Voucher (JV's) for the team into IFS. Supervisor: Susan Serge (304-228-8130)Program and Management Analyst (Financial) - Federal Aviation Administration - AJR-3 3/2021 - 8/2022 (FV-J)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was brought onboard to work independently on a variety of budget duties inregard to operations of the Contracts and Finance (CAF) Team and upon arrival I was made the Contracts Team lead. As the Contracts Team Lead, I had three federal contracting officers representatives and two contract employees, and I accomplished the following: 1. Created a director's process orientation and follow-up meetings to orient the new director. 2. Formulated and created the Deep Dive analysis for systems programs. 3. Created Contract & Financial Spend Plans.4. Performed annual contract estimates ($197M annually) using financial systems data to perform the trend.Supervisory Financial Manager (AJG-R14) Federal Aviation Administration 12/2019 - 3/2021 (FV-K)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the supervisory financial manager for eight financial analysts (7-federal & 1-contract) who executed 5-service units budgets with over 30 budgets. I was responsible for the full duties that a manager is responsible for; employee responsibilities and program assignments, deadlines/due dates, staff meetings, time and attendance, leave approval, employee annual performance appraisals, employee work review, weekly check-in meetings, awards, setting priorities and mentoring and encouragement. I oversaw and gave input and advisory services to the 5-service units development, execution, presentation, reporting, closeout, obligation status, financial documents, and Undeliverables(UDOs). I coordinated and monitored the annual performance plans and budget with the 5- service units. I conducted performance management reviews and implementing staff development and training opportunities.I was responsible for the monthly senior leadership team briefing of the vice president to include the status, recommendations and forecasting estimates and expectations and forward-looking advice with recommendations.Recommend and implement new and revised financial management concepts, policies, and strategies in support of the organization's programs. Establish work assignments to be accomplished by the employees in the programs that in many times stay within organizational goals. Organized an Excel training class for over 140 employees and it accomplished one goal for the organization.Supervisor: Laura Williams - Not there, has moved on. (202-267-0000) Business Manager (FTI, TDM to IP & TAMR) - Federal Aviation Administration 10/2016 - 12/2019 (FV-J)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the business manager for three FAA programs in AJM-21 & 31: 1. Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) Sustainment I ($56m) 2. Time Division Multiplexing to Internet Protocol Migration TD-To-IP ($55m) 3. Terminal Automation Modernization and Replacement (TAMR - $562m) I managed, oversaw, organized, and coordinated all financial and business functions while assisting program managers (PMs) in the day-to-day functions for budget, contracting coordination, system design, implementation, and planning and program control execution to ensure the demanding schedules of the programs are met. My duties included:1. Coordinated, reviewed, edited, approved, and released multiple Resource Proposal Documents (RPD) for the Facilities & Equipment (F&E) Activity 1-4 budget requests annually.2. Formulated, requested, and distributed Facilities & Equipment Activity 5 support funding to organizations in REGIS.3. Coordinated funding and PRs with external organizations (ABP-350) for approvals in PRISM.4. Oversaw and hosted the monthly F&E financial status briefings for the F&E Activity 1-4 funding.5. Coordinated, reviewed, edited and submitted White Sheets for each funding line for Activity 1-4 (F&E) project.6. Review CIPs for program accuracy for budget and RPDs 7. Made appropriation determinations with funding. 8. Prepared, formulated, analysis, and provided talking points for CIT briefings and members.9. Advise leadership and CIT members and JRC members on funding and program information requests.10. Reviewed, certified, and reported on all annual Operations & Maintenance and F&E funding in E2, GovTrip, and REGIS.11. Liaison and spokesperson to ABP-350, RPD system representative for formulation. 12. Created, maintained, updated, and reconciled the DELPHI system with the financial and contract spend plans.13. Worked with program managers to get funding through the Investment Planning and Analysis (IP&A) process.14. Downloaded financial and contracting data from DELPHI, REGIS, OBIWAN, E2, and Govtrip to formulate the Excel data into PowerPoint presentations for groups as large as 45 people.15. Hosted the Earned Value Management (EVM) monthly review for all programs. 16. Ran financial reports using DELPHI and OBIWAN for my analysis and presentations. 17. Worked with the Joint Resource Council (JRC) for programs represented. 18. Provide a cheat sheet for CIP Numbers and Balances for the programs. Supervisor: William "Bill" Syptak (202-267-8485)Program Manager (Advanced Education Program) - U.S. Coast Guard - FORCECOM 2/2015 - 10/2016 (GS-13)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I managed the 50+ Graduate, Postgraduate, Senior Service and Command and Staff programs(disciplines) with over 470 students annually. I was responsible for creating the administration, policy, rule-making, payment certification and budgetary authority process and procedures. I wrote the policies and procedures in accordance with Federal, DHS and Coast Guard guidelines, and worked with 50+ student managers to be able to maintain an education program that had an annual budget of $6 million.I also oversaw and coordinated with two paying technicians that worked extraordinarily hard in the position of reviewing, preparing, and forwarding to me the payment vouchers for the students at over 100 colleges and universities for payment approval. I also reviewed cases of student failures and program dropouts to require repayment of funding if they failed to complete to forward to collections.I administered the Decision Lens toolset to help make decisions based on portfolio prioritization for programs and other criteria. I set-up, modified and coordinated the distribution list and release for the 53 managers to make their ratings to help me and the director to prioritize the 220 student scholarships.My duties included:1. Processed 220 scholarships to students through the 53 student managers. 2. Created and approved the Inter-agency Agreement with the Naval Post Graduate School. 3. Worked with the Naval Post Graduate School financial branch to solve billing discrepancies.4. Coordinate and facilitate the Position Number selections for the Post Graduate students and other student reprogramming requirements with CG-833. 5. Work closely with OPM to coordinate information on TABs and students. 6. Reviewed student Degree Plan to conform to full time student status while taking appropriate courses.7. Maintain, coordinate, and update the student Cost Share Agreements with the active students.8. Reviewed, approved, and processed the Antecedent. 9. Re-wrote the Coast Guard Financial Management manual for the Advanced Education funding after a White Paper was reviewed and approved after my submission. 10. Used Decision Lens as an administrator to help prioritize diploma request by the Coast Guard priorities for FORCECOM.Supervisor: CDR Brian J. Murphy (718-354-4037)Financial Analyst (AFN & ACQ) - Federal Aviation Administration 11/2012 - 2/2015 (FV-J)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the financial analyst and assistant to the Resource Manager for the Administrator for Finance and Management (AFN) and Acquisitions (ACQ) Operating Expense (OE) and Facilities & Equipment (F&E) organizations. I formulated, executed, reconciled, and presented the briefing s to senior management. I was responsible for $68 million in Acquisitions and $14 million in Administrator for Finance and Management with over 260 FTE's. I was responsible for assisting the resource manager and other managers in the day-to-day activities and my program execution was to close out the fiscal year with a maximum of 1/10 of 1% each year and I did this very successfully.Some of my daily responsibilities included:1. I also acted for my supervisor when he was out of the office. 2. Reviewed, approved/disapproved over 2,500 travel authorizations and vouchers annually. 3. Created special and specific reports for leadership and managers in the programs. 4. Reviewed and approved/disapproved travel claims. 5. Created the Travel Line of Accounting (LOA) for pre-loading into GovTrip. 6. Performed trend analysis and gave recommendations. 7. Allocated funding for ACQ (F&E and OPS).8. Swept funds throughout September for closeout to go towards the consolidation. 9. Reviewed and approved cash awards for employees. 10. Complied and presented the AFN & ACQ staff on the Status of Funds to the AFN & ACG Executive staff.11. Adjusted the Spend Plan from Managers budgets, created PPT, and present the plans to Victoria for the Organizations (AFN 1, AFN-100, ACQ (OPS & F&E)). 12. Forecast and project labor and non-labor costs for organizational status of funds and financial management to maintain the funding level forecasts and reporting. 13. Worked on Inactive Obligations continually.14. Oversaw the contract employee inputting of REGIS and reports. 15. Worked very discreetly with ACQ executives on personnel issues that needed some discreet advice to help them make decisions on personnel actions. 16. Worked with many customers at home in the evenings to help with their travel needs due to shortages of personnel.17. Creating projects in financial systems.18. Reconciled DELPHI and REGIS regular to maintain proper funds status of the organizations I oversaw the funding.Budget Analyst (Financial Analysis Unit Team Lead) FBI 12/2011 - 11/2012 (GS-13)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:As the team lead for the Financial Analysis Unit (FAU), I reported on the execution and closeout of $8 billion of Annual, No-year, Multi-year, and Reimbursable funding for HQ, Divisions, and field offices located throughout the U.S.I assigned and managed work and deadlines to 5 other financial analysts on the team and reviewed, advised, and consolidated the budgets for submission to the deputy of finance. Acted as the liaison to five Divisions within Headquarters that our team oversaw. I also created and briefed all new SES appointees with their newly acquired unit/organization on their financials and the role we played in their execution roles and how we could help them. Some of the daily duties:1. Acting Unit Chief2. Downloaded and massaged financial data in various systems to develop budget execution.3. Reviewed, analyzed, and edited spend plan documents, budget estimates and requests for funding submitted by managers of assigned in conformance with budgetary policy and guidelines.4. Hosted and prepared 27 formal and informal Mid-year Spend Plan meetings. 5. Worked in a short staffed environment that increased the workload. 6. Modified the Balance Sheet to show the prior EOY closing numbers for a results comparison to a now timeline.7. Perform monthly reviews of program financial data to review spend rates and available balances.8. Created and briefed all of the new SES managers to their new programs using Excel and PowerPoint.9. Closeout POC for the entire FBI organization.As the closeout team lead for the entire bureau, I coordinated, planned, scheduled, chaired, and presented financial information to a wide area of audiences that ranged from the Deputy Chief Financial Officer and his staff to procurement, budget analyst, financial analyst, and representatives from the planning office. The closeout was so successful that Director Mueller came down to thank me and my team personally for the closeout. Supervisor: Eric Kleppinger (202-324-0579)Financial System Analyst - U.S. Coast Guard (CG-8) 4/2011 - 12/2011 (GS-13)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:Commandant for Resource Program Management Office (CG8-PMO). I was hired to help implement a new financial system for the Coast Guard as a financial Subject Matter Expert(SME) for fiscal policy and procedures.I was the financial SME that helped with the creation of a new system to successfully deploy the new technology. I acted as the financial adviser to the 10-person team of accountants, system engineers, and change management members to help prepare the financial division for the change, implementation, and transition to the new system. I supported, planned, and executed all Coast Guard activities necessary to integrate the financial management, procurement, travel cards, and asset management modules to improve the compliance and business process lines. I interpreted financial, travel, and acquisition policies and standards. I acted as the financial adviser to the 10-person team to help other team members make system transitions with corporate knowledge.I evaluated weaknesses and gaps caused by problems or shortcomings in existing systems and processes to make recommendations. I did quality assurance associated with financial documents including review, vetting, and approval. I reviewed and presented modifications to the current and proposed business processes to ensure compliance with plans, policies, standards, and guidance with DHS, Coast Guard, OMB, and other Federal policies. I supported the planning and control, change management, business analysis, system and process documentation, and other related functions related to financial systems and management. Participated in concert with policy and procedures owners to brief and persuade them to make changes that were necessary.I was asked by the Comptroller to write a handbook for the author of the Coast Guard's Program Element System Reconciliation Handbooks I and II. The first handbook was used throughout the Coast Guard financial community and relieved them of a Notice of Finding and Recommendation (NFR) with the DHS OIG.Supervisor: Not there anymore. (202-475-1111)Auditor, Internal Controls and Financial Analyst - U.S. Coast Guard (CG-9282) 11/2008 - 4/2011 (GS-12)Washington, DCDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the auditor and internal controls analyst who designed, implemented, and maintained an audit and internal controls program that tested and reviewed separate programs for auditing purposes and internal controls.After reporting in as the financial analyst I became the auditing and internal controls program analyst for the 100s of projects within the Acquisition Directorate (CG-9282) to help them have confidence and compliance with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982. The program was more than $1 billion (annually) with 1, 3, and 5-year appropriations with 1,500 employees. My responsibility was to establish, provide policies and procedures, SOP, and to maintain the policy and procedures throughout the year and make changes as they occur for the handbook and auditing checklist. I conducted financial and internal audits by examining and testing many of the financial and acquisition records and contracting actions executed. I used the Random function to let Excel choose the programs randomly. I used the following publications as guides to make the program highly functional and gave the director confidence to know that the $1b acquisition program was in compliance with the Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 and other federal requirements. 1. Action Plan to the Blueprint for Acquisition Reform 2. Capitalization expenses on Integrated Deepwater System (IDS) 3. Coast Guard Purchase Card Manual4. COMDTINST 4200.13G, Simplified Acquisition Procedures 5. DGHS Travel Policy6. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)7. Financial Resource Management Manual FINCENSTFINST M7000.1 8. Green Book - Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government 9. OMB Circular A-123, Establishing Management Controls, Delegation of Authority and organization.10. Open Obligation Validation Application (OOVA)11. Unit Approved Plan (UAP) for system access12. GAO Financial Audit Manual13. GAO Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government 14. Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 Some of my accomplishments were:1. Reviewed internal control findings, identified risks, and recommended solutions. 2. Worked with FINCEN to re-design the access database to refine account access for all employees to better assign the proper controls over system access. 3. Updated handbook as policy changed.4. Improved financial business practices through audit findings. 5. Back-up funds manager for Acquisition Construction & Improvement. 6. Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for 5 contract financial system reconcilers. 7. Meticulous testing of system controls.8. Briefed my supervisor on findings of each audit. 9. Delivered a personal out-brief of the findings of each project audit. 10. Used the Random function in Excel to choose the projects to audit. 11. Performed follow-up on findings of each project audit in regard to remediation of findings.12. Established a program for internal controls and auditing that strengthened the organization.The position was very rewarding to know that we were in compliance and the audits revealed that we needed to make changes for the betterment of the program and accountability. My supervisor was key to my success as he watched from a distance and let me produce results that were seen by outside organizations to ours as a huge success and gratifying to our leadership. Supervisor: Les Wirkunnen (202-475-3072)Financial Program Analyst - U.S. Coast Guard - Deployable Operations Group 5/2008 - 11/2008 (GS-12)Arlington, VADuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the Budget Analyst for the Deployable Operations Group (DOG) and I oversaw 54 program budgets and assisted with 9 reimbursable accounts in excess of $39 million annually. I oversaw the execution of all of the 27 units program areas that fall under the DOG to assist the 27 Executive Officers and Storekeepers with execution, reporting, special analysis, program reviews, and assistance in all aspects of the budget cycle. My primary focus was to help improve the execution of 27 units we had in the field that were scattered throughout the United States, Hawaii, and Alaska. I supported the GS-13 Comptroller and the Commander with budget submission, formulation, financial system reconciliation, site visits, and execution expertise.I was the chief financial analyst/auditor and consultant to the field units for financial execution. I scheduled reviews, issued findings, assisted account representatives, wrote reports, identified trends, gave solutions, tracked discrepancies, and provided supplemental training and presentations to the account representatives as well as the program managers. I also started the monthly Analyst Update to the field units for the findings in my monthly reviews of the accounts at various offices. The Analyst Update gave the findings and the appropriate publications and policies that governed the correct actions or circumstances. Supervisor: No one there anymore. (202-475-1111)Financial Program Analyst - U.S. Coast Guard - Civil Engineering Unit Juneau 1/2002 - 4/2008 (GS-11)Juneau, AKDuties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:I was the Financial Analyst for the Civil Engineering Unit that oversaw Operating Expense (OE), Environmental Compliance and Restoration (EC&R), and Acquisition, Construction, and Improvement (AC&I) funding. I reported directly to the Executive Officer (XO) to provide expert financial advice and maintain a comprehensive execution and financial management program for 9 program elements within 3 appropriations. I was the financial liaison with HQ, Maintenance & Logistics Command Pacific (MLCPAC), Facilities Design and Construction Center Pacific (FDCC), two Integrated Support Commands, FINCEN, and the Corps of Engineers to maintain relationships that were beneficial to the unit for great performance. I maintained financial integrity combined with exceptional program knowledge, a hands-off process, which allowed the XO to easily execute his funding without concerns to finances. Prepared and approved all Antecedent Liability packages within my threshold and routed the others for higher approval. I tracked and transferred all funding into and out of the CEU. I certified all obligating documents for availability of funds, fund type, appropriateness, and project to maintain accountability for literally hundreds of projects simultaneously for multiple year funding. I provided all financial interpretations and background history for policies and changes to the XO on a regular basis and provided support to assist with his execution plans. I prepared all financial reports for the XO to certify the End of Year accounts for the Fund's Managers to sign for the annual requirement. I worked within the XO Database to create projects, update obligations, update expenditures, and reconcile the Database with the Financial Procurement Desktop (FPD) and the Core Accounting System (CAS).As the Property Officer I was responsible for the annual inventory and maintaining the items that I disposed and acquired. I also performed a Real Property inventory (the TARIV Phase-I) for almost a year simultaneously with my financial responsibilities that included scheduling, physical visit, measuring, classifying and inventorying all of the real property items on Alaska bases.Supervisor: Lt. Andy Brown (No longer there.) (907-463-2412) Systems:1. Resource Proposal Documents (RPD)2. PRISM3. OBIWAN4. DELPHI5. E26. Capital Investment Plan (CIP)7. REGIS8. System Analysis Program (SAP)9. IFS10. Knowledge Services Network (KSN)11. SPIRE12. AFCA13. ORB14. Financial Integrated Tool (FIT)15. PURESoftware:Microsoft Suite: Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, Word, and SharePoint. Decision LensPublications:1. OMB Circular A-112. OMB Circular A-1233. OMB Circular A-1274. Green Book (Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government) 5. Yellow Book (Government Auditing Standards)6. Red Book (Appropriations Law)7. Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) 8. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)9. Federal Travel Regulation10. Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982 Education:Pierce College Lakewood, WA United StatesAssociate's degreeGPA: 3.32 of a maximum 3.32Credits Earned: 71 Quarter HoursMajor: BusinessJob Related Training:Appropriations Law Procurement Restrictions: Bona Fide Needs & 12-Month Rules Appropriations Law Refresher for FAA Acquisition Professionals Appropriations Law Seminar for FAABCF 102 Earned Value ManagementBCF 103 Fundamentals of Cost AnalysisBCF 106 Fundamentals of Bus. & Financial Management Capitol Hill WorkshopFMFIA and Internal ControlsFPM120A & FPM120B - Project Management Basics and Lifecycle FPM-233/Applications in Business Cost and Financial Management FPM-234, Applied Leadership in P/PMsFunds Certification in the FAA Part 1-4Handling Team ConflictIntroduction to the Acquisition Management System (AMS) Karrass Negotiation TrainingLeading Performance Management (FLLI)Maintain It - Your FAA Purchase CardManaging & Approving Financial Transactions in the FAA Managing and Approving Financial Transactions Part 1-3 OBIWAN OverviewOMB Circular A-123 Internal Controls Training Workshop Ops Budget OverviewOracle Business Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) Navigation Preparing High-Impact Audit ReportsPRISM 7.2 Requirement Specific RequisitionsProject Management IRE&D Budget OverviewSetting Performance Standards (FLLI)Travel Charge Card: Cardholder TrainingUnderstanding CongressReferences:Susan Serge - Supervisory Financial Manager (IRS)PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEErrick Tolbert Program Manager (FAA)PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLEGloria Richmond - Program Manager (FAA)PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEEMAIL AVAILABLE |
