Arean Ali
Arlington,VA
Summary
Dynamic Senior Financial Manager with a proven track record, enhancing financial efficiency through PowerBI dashboards and strategic budgeting. Expert in Oracle R12 - DAI and advanced Excel, I excel in risk management and stakeholder collaboration, driving productivity improvements and mentoring teams for continuous growth.
Active TS/SCI
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Financial Manager
Arlo Solutions
2022.07 - Current
- Directed the complete financial lifecycle of a multi-year budget for All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), enabling critical scientific and intelligence analysis missions under the direct oversight of Office of the Under Secretary of War for Intelligence and Security OUSW (I&S).
- Managed the complete budget execution cycle by meticulously tracking commitments, obligations, and expenditures to ensure efficient and timely use of all allocated funds.
- Ensured the accuracy and consistency of the R-2 and OP-5 Budget Exhibits through meticulous review and refinement, aligning financial data with strategic program goals.
- Collaborated with program managers, budget analysts, and subject matter experts to produce a cohesive and compelling Congressional Budget Justification, ensuring a unified message to appropriators.
- Led the successful implementation of a Command wide PowerBI Financial Dashboard that automates and streamlines financial management operations supporting the Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC).
- Increased financial efficiency by streamlining budgeting processes and implementing cost-saving measures for a multi-billion dollar Acquisition based Command.
- Identified areas for improvement with Leadership and Stakeholders, leading to increased productivity and reduced errors.
- Collaborated with Financial Managers and Stakeholders across the Command in identifying risks in business processes and way forward to reduce risks.
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Mentored junior financial analysts, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development.
Project Manager
Definitive Logic
2022.03 - 2022.07
- Managed and supervised administrative and daily program operations, complying with policies and regulations of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
- Established strong relationships with key stakeholders, ensuring support for program initiatives.
- Developed strategic plans, setting clear objectives and achievable milestones for team.
- Managed cross-functional teams for successful project completion within deadlines and budgets.
- Improved program efficiency by streamlining processes and implementing time-saving solutions.
Lead Financial Analyst
Deloitte
2021.10 - 2022.03
- Supported United States Air Force (USAF), Headquarters Air Force (HAF), Weapon System Sustainment (WSS) Office in overseeing the portfolio of 109 programs.
- Provided planning, forecasting, and analysis expertise for a $18 billion dollar organization per fiscal year.
- Collaborated with stakeholders and clients to ensure that requirements and funding are aligned with leaderships goals and mission for the Program Office.
- Assisted in the development of Program Objective Memorandum (POM)24 actions.
- Analyzed data from authoritative Air Force financial databases to prepare forecasts for high-level variance analysis for senior leadership.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
- Established effective communication among team members for enhanced collaboration and successful project completion.
Lead Financial Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton
2018.10 - 2021.10
- Managed and provide oversight, guidance, direction, and leadership to a team of 7 financial analysts.
- Provided financial guidance and recommendations to clients and stakeholders on five complex multi-million dollar programs.
- Provided planning, forecasting, and analysis expertise for a $1.5 billion dollar organization per fiscal year.
- Managed 9 mission-critical and mission-essential Information Technology system records in DoD Information Technology (IT) Portfolio Repository (DITPR). Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure that systems and their interfaces are accurate and up to date.
- Subject Matter Expert (SME) in preparing Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Exhibit 300-Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of IT Capital Assets reports of four major IT investments in support of the Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems (PEO DHMS), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (OUSD)(A&S).
- Provided training and expertise to staff and stakeholders in preparing and analyzing Budget Exhibits. Provided oversight in the preparation of the Exhibit - 53 reports, and oversee the funding of the of all PEO DHMS five IT investment portfolios for OMB submission on a quarterly basis.
- Participated in quarterly forecasting & annual planning & budgeting process for PEO DHMS.
- Collaborated with Program Managers in developing and updating the DoD Enterprise DevSecOps Initiative Data Call for 4 Information Technology Systems, and 1 Warfighter System.
- Collaborated with military and government officials in providing recommendations and acquiring financial data for ACAT I programs; DoD Healthcare Management System Modernization (DHMSM), Defense Medical Information Exchange (DMIX), Joint Operational Medicine Information Systems (JOMIS), Theater Medical Information Program (TMIP-J), and MHS Information Platform (MIP) to ensure that their acquisition strategy aligns to the PEO DHMS mission, goals, and strategy.
- Coordinated and prepare Program Objective Memorandum (POM) artifacts for FY23-27 briefings and reports to ensure that the organization aligns 5 year budget plan to the organizations strategic goals and mission. Briefings and reports are presented to the Director.
- Lead the development of Budget Change Proposals (BCP) and Issue Papers for POM23.
- Prepared financial reports and analysis for clients and stakeholders for Congressional reporting.
Responded to DoD and Navy RFIs and RFPs, and have worked closely with proposal team to consolidate information for execution. - Consulted and suggest improvements in business strategies based on client feedback.
Built stakeholder relationships with client and industry associates. - Developed relevant metrics that help the team see how they are progressing and provide management insight regarding the performance of the team.
- Drove implementation of best agile practices: dynamic team collaboration, informative metrics, lean development, continuous improvement.
Lead Financial Analyst
Grant Thornton LLP
2017.11 - 2018.09
- Managed and provide oversight, guidance, direction, and leadership to a team of 6 budget analysts.
- Developed, implement and manage team metrics, evaluate team metrics and make recommendations to teams and management for improvements.
- Conducted scrum meetings twice a week with team to discuss status of deliverables, and any lags that may come about for the week.
- Executed and tracked $4 billion dollars for the fiscal year budget in support of the Office of Information Technology (OIT) at the Veteran Affairs (VA).
- Coordinated with the various Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) to ensure that the allocated funding by appropriation is accurately planned and obligated in the Budget Tracking Tool (BTT) and Financial Management System (FMS).
- Assisted in the development of the FY19 Budget Operating Plan (Plan) with a total budget of $4.184B, including Budget Authority (BA) and Reimbursable Authority (RA) funds for OIT.
- Developed Unfunded Requirements (UFR) official Memorandum and Standards Operating Procedure (SOP) for OIT.
- Tracked and reviewed Information Technology Resource Management (ITRM) budget for accuracy, and transparency of planned requirements and obligations in BTT and FMS.
- Reduced risk exposure by conducting thorough due diligence on prospective investments, including comprehensive analysis of financial statements and industry trends.
- Assisted in the winning bid of Grant Thornton's $88 million dollars Department of Veteran's Financial Support Services and Chief Information Officer (CIO) Support Services contract.
Senior Financial Analyst
ER Williams Inc.
2015.01 - 2017.11
- Managed, and provide oversight, guidance, direction, and leadership to a team of 4 budget analysts.
- Planned, coordinate, and execute $1.5 billion dollars for the fiscal year budget in support of the Comptroller at the Defense Health Agency (DHA) on all Purchase Requests (PR).
- Provided guidance and recommendations on the budget process and the assigned budget to Contracting Offices and Program Offices.
- Coordinated with stakeholders on the transfer of O&M, RDT&E, and Procurement funds to the program level.
Reviewed and revise budget execution plans quarterly for accuracy and efficiency. - Tracked agency's budget that consists of O&M, RDT&E, Procurement, and JIF funds for the fiscal year Managed budget execution team that consisted of 4 budget analysts to prepare for year-end close-out Track Commitments, Obligations, and Expenditures from the General Ledger (GL) level for erroneous interest or penalty charges.
- Reviewed and analyze financial statements daily for accuracy. Update pivot tables and data daily for weekly leadership briefings.
- Coordinated with the various Contracting Offices on Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF), and Indefinite delivery/Indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract awards for financial accuracy prior to finalization of award.
- Verified and obligate finalized vendor contract awards. Coordinate with Defense Finance and Accounting Services (DFAS) on all vendor contract awards that have funding and CLIN/SLIN/ACRN discrepancies.
- Planned, manage, and execute $55 million dollar rent budget for DHA leased space in the National Capital Region (NCR). Work with Washington Headquarter Services (WHS) on reconciliation of Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request's (MIPR's) prior to end of fiscal year.
- Planned, manage, and execute $16 million dollar rent budget for all DHA leased space outside of the National Capital Region (Non-NCR).
- Collaborated with General Services Administration (GSA) on reconciliation of budget prior to end of fiscal year. Tracked Obligations and Expenditures for the agency's operational requirements.
- Executed Reimbursable and Direct Cite Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request (MIPR) to various DoD agencies; DISA, SPAWAR, CECOM, and USACE.
Coordinated with DoD agencies and Civilian agencies on retrieving 448-2's for MIPR obligations. - Assisted in fiscal year-end close out for. Assist in mock audits to prepare for DoD Audit.
- Provided guidance on Comptroller's office business process to audit team on the implementation of Key Performance Indicator's (KPI) for accuracy.
- Collaborated with DHA's Audit Readiness Team to procure proper documentation and establish proper practices in an effort to prepare for the FY17 DoD Audit.
Financial Analyst
KSJ & Associates
2012.04 - 2015.01
- Performed cost accounting, budgeting, funding execution, and acquisition to provide efficient allocation and effective utilization of financial resources in support of the Program Executive Office (PEO) Defense Health Clinical Systems (DHCS).
- Supported the Special Projects team by managing the DHCS Contracting Programmatic Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and the Military Health Systems (MHS) Enterprise IMS International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision (ICD10).
- Managed the budget process for Acquisition Services in support of the Office of Chief Information Officer (OCIO).
- Reviewed and support the Development of Statement of Work (SOW), Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), Memorandum for Record (MFR), Justification and Approval (J&A), and conducting market research.
- Provided Status Reports and Obligation Reports on a weekly basis to Financial Team.
- Provided support to Information Assurance (IA) team at the Defense Health Agency (DHA), by reviewing SDRM documentation.
- Managed and update DHCS Contracting Programmatic Integrated Master Schedule.
- Managed and update MHS Enterprise Integrated Master Schedule ICD10
- Provide Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) accounting tool training to financial team and government clients.
Education
BBA - International Business
Marymount University
Arlington, VA2011
Skills
- MS Office -Advanced in Outlook, Excel, Teams PowerPoint, Power BI, Project, Visio, Office 365
- Advanced in SharePoint
- Advanced in Oracle R12; Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) accounting and budget system
- Knowledgeable in Advana
- Knowledgeable in Department of Defense (DoD) Information Technology Portfolio Repository (DITPR)/Database Management System (DADMS), Cloud Based System
- Knowledgeable in Program Budget Information System (PBIS)
- Knowledgeable with Wide Area Workflow (WAWF)
- Knowledgeable in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS)
Certification
Defense Acquisition University (DAU), 2014 Certified in Acquisitions 101
Timeline
Senior Financial Manager
Arlo Solutions
2022.07 - Current
Project Manager
Definitive Logic
2022.03 - 2022.07
Lead Financial Analyst
Deloitte
2021.10 - 2022.03
Lead Financial Analyst
Booz Allen Hamilton
2018.10 - 2021.10
Lead Financial Analyst
Grant Thornton LLP
2017.11 - 2018.09
Senior Financial Analyst
ER Williams Inc.
2015.01 - 2017.11
Financial Analyst
KSJ & Associates
2012.04 - 2015.01
BBA - International Business
Marymount University