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Alva A. Ochoa

Waterford,VA

Summary

Results-oriented professional with a solid foundation in business management. Emphasizes team collaboration and adaptability, consistently responding to evolving business demands. Skilled in strategic planning and committed to driving success through effective leadership and a focus on continuous improvement.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Manager

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc
02.2023 - Current
  • Provide guidance and financial management support to Division Vice President, Directors, and Group Leaders for assigned Accounts/Groups.
  • Support monthly accounting close process to include variance analysis, review and approval of subcontract cost accruals.
  • Support the monthly Direct and Indirect forecast for assigned accounts/Groups.
  • Work with Group Leaders for assigned accounts/Groups with the development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for Direct and Indirect (Revenue, Direct Margin, Direct Cost, Overhead, G&A, M&H, IWOs).
  • Preparation and review of quarterly Corporate Estimates At Complete (EACs).
  • Review and validation of indirect expenses for assigned organizations for accurate accounting recording to include foreign exchange rates.
  • Review of general ledger report for accuracy and ensure costs are valid based on the terms of the contract and baseline; work closely with Program Management, Contracts, Subcontracts, Procurement, and Accounting to ensure contract requirements are followed as well as internal company reporting requirements are met.

Finance Manager

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
03.2022 - 01.2023
  • Contract support to the Director, Deputy, and Resource Manager within DOD for Research and Engineering by providing resource analysis, budget execution and fiscal management with an $800M annual appropriation budget.
  • Develop budget execution spend plans and tracker for eight (8) Technical Execution Areas (TEA).
  • Process and track commitments, obligations and expenditures in accordance with DoD benchmarks and provide detailed monthly status reports to Director, Deputy and TEA Leads.
  • Perform detailed budget analysis and estimates of funding needs for current and Future Year Defense Programs (FYDP) with annual budget plan exceeding $800M.
  • Perform reconciliation of accounts to include open commitments, expiring funds, invoicing; and identify and resolve discrepancies.
  • Responsible for total budget operations in support of the overall operations, programs, and projects of the organization.

Program Control Manager

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
12.2016 - 03.2022
  • Manage and direct a diverse team of ten (10) Program Control Analysts at various sites.
  • Provide guidance and support to multiple staff to include Vice President of Programs, Division Directors, Business Development, Capture Management, and Program Managers.
  • Support monthly accounting close process to include analysis, review and approval of subcontract cost accruals, and manual revenue adjustments.
  • Work with direct reports, Program Managers and Business Management with the development of quarterly forecast for Revenue, EBIT, Gross Booking and Direct Labor for respective programs and/or Divisions.
  • Work with Program Managers and Business Management with the development of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) for Revenue, EBIT, Gross Booking and Direct Labor for respective programs and/or Divisions with annual revenue exceeding $300M.
  • Manage financial performance of various contract types, including Time and Material (T&M), Cost Plus (CP), Fixed Price, and Indefinitely Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with annual revenue of $100M.
  • Efficiently support proposal activities by preparing real-time cost modeling to meet price to win (PTW) with value exceeding $300M.

Sr. Program Cost Control Analyst

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2007 - 01.2016
  • Mentor and trainer to Jr/Mid-level Program Control Analysts; served as the Lead PCA for the team; support multiple staff to include Division Directors, Business Development, Capture Management, and Program Managers.
  • Manage financial performance of various contract types, including Time and Material (T&M), Cost Plus (CP), Fixed Price, and Indefinitely Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ).
  • Perform analyses and reports for internal and external customers to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines. Prepare budgets and schedules for all contract work; perform financial analyses such as funding profiles, revenue outlook, and variance analysis.
  • Ensure adequate funding availability by keeping accurate records of expenditures, estimates to complete (ETC) and estimates at completion (EAC) to support internal and external reporting.
  • Verify accounting information for accuracy and ensure cost are valid based on the terms of the contract and baseline; work closely with Program Management, Contracts, Subcontracts, Procurement, and Accounting to ensure contract requirements are followed as well as internal company reporting requirements are met.
  • Produce customer invoice backup documentation; reconcile expenditures against invoiced cost and prepare corrections/adjustments as needed; and provide contract closeout support where needed.
  • Review/approve subcontractor, material and other direct cost invoices for accuracy; identify and resolve invoice discrepancies; responsible for initiating purchase requisitions (PRs) and receiving of purchased items.

Subcontracts Invoice Lead

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2006 - 01.2007
  • Provide support and direction to Subcontracts Invoice Specialists who process more than 10 thousand subcontracts and professional service provider (PSP) invoices a year.
  • Review Subcontracts Invoice Specialist report and determine if all subcontract and consulting invoices meet accounting policies/terms and maximize company sales prior to month-end.
  • Prepare monthly report of Outstanding Invoices (over 60 days old) to meet Sarbanes-Oxley standards; and prepare monthly report of >$1M direct and >$500K indirect invoices not processed.
  • Maintain accurate record (Microsoft Access) of processed/unprocessed invoices; and review, research, and approve/reject Subcontractor/PSP Invoices Adjustments.
  • Use of internal financial tools to endure all invoices have adequate funding, project set-up and are within agreed period of performance; and research, resolve and answer Program Control Office inquiries.

Travel Accounting Specialist

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2005 - 01.2006
  • Audit employees' Travel Expense Reports for compliance of policies and procedures; work directly with employees and approving managers to ensure expense reports are adhering to guidelines.
  • Effectively reduced the delay of payment of expense reports from two weeks to one.
  • Accurately entered and tracked expense reports into PeopleSoft to ensure prompt payment.
  • Research and resolve problems and/or prepare adjustments/corrections.
  • Run monthly billing report for processing to Billing and Payroll Department; served as point of contact for employees' account balances; and manage Employee Recognition Awards account.

Education

Certificate - Federal Contracting Basics

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Strayer University
Manassas, VA

Skills

  • Management / Leadership
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Analytical thinking
  • Government contracting
  • SAP, Peoplesoft, Oracle Hyperion, & Deltek Costpoint ERP
  • Microsoft Office to include Excel, Word, & PowerPoint
  • TM1, ProPricer , DAI & Advana

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline

Business Manager

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc
02.2023 - Current

Finance Manager

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
03.2022 - 01.2023

Program Control Manager

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
12.2016 - 03.2022

Sr. Program Cost Control Analyst

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2007 - 01.2016

Subcontracts Invoice Lead

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2006 - 01.2007

Travel Accounting Specialist

SAIC, Legacy Engility/TASC/Northrop Grumman
01.2005 - 01.2006

Certificate - Federal Contracting Basics

George Washington University

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Strayer University

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