Bethany Bushhouse
Fayetteville,NC
Summary
Talented financial leader well-versed in accounting principles and regulations. Motivated to keep organization financial operations compliant, accurate, and cost-effective. Ready to bring 15+ years of experience and take on challenging new role.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Budget Analyst
Department Of The Army
05.2021 - Current
- Analyses and tracks funding of budget over $400M
- Serves as representative of the commander on accounting, financial, and managerial issues that requires examination by a fiscal expert
- Monitors and reports budgetary discrepancies to corporate senior management to maximize reporting efficiency and finalized spending plans.
- Reviews monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
- Creates and updates expenditure reports in General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) and Accounting Software
- Generates annual budget forecasting information for executive reports.
Financial Systems Analyst
Department Of The Army
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Advised managers on changes in policy and program operations.
- Evaluated the program information requirements as it relates to policies, priorities, costs, funding, and support service requirements.
- Developed flowcharts and diagrams to describe and lay out logical operational steps.
- Led and audited international subsidiaries and operational processes to mitigate risks.
- Monitored employee tasks, evaluating information processing and performance to gauge business functions and inefficiencies.
- Reviewed performance benchmarks and established metrics for future tracking.
Resource Management and Procurement Specialist
United States Army Recruiting Command
08.2018 - 10.2019
- Served as the Budget Analyst and Resource Manager for the Special Operations Recruiting Battalion (Airborne) and performed the full range of review and analysis functions in the programming, budgeting, and execution of installation resources, with a budget exceeding 5M.
- Researched applicable guidance and uses analytical thinking skills to draw conclusions on force structure issues to provide defendable recommendations to Senior Leaders and to answer queries.
- On a daily basis, delivers oral communication in briefing and perform written communication using Microsoft Office, spreadsheets, graphic diagrams or electronic mail.
- Streamlined processing procedures for various financial and employee documents to improve traceability.
- Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
- Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties for personally procured items.
Procurement Coordinator and Resource Advsior
United States Air Force
07.2017 - 05.2018
- Performed financial system administration duties, and analyzed systemic issues and proposed or modified policy for organizations served.
- Negotiated with potential contractors to obtain best and final offers, develop final contract provisions/terms, and recommend award of contract.
- Independently performed a variety of complex budgetary, accounting, administrative, and statistical functions to support budget formulation, with a budget exceeding 6M.
- Advised leadership on the Resource, Logistics, and Management (RLM) functions.
- Promoted superior customer experiences by leveraging understanding of color, trends, styles, benefits and product value perception.
- Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages and cutting costs.
Guidance Counselor
Army Continuing Education Services, ACES
05.2017 - 07.2017
- June 2017 Education Counselor of the Month.
- Created a Standing Operation Procedures (SOP) for the duties of an Education Counselor that is still used to this day.
- Counseled individuals to aid in their development and achieve their education objectives including credentialing/licensure, a valid military career goal and subsequent civilian occupation.
- Conducted surveys of education needs and preferences.
- Identified potential barriers within student academic process to initiate steps for resolution.
- Supported career services by counseling students on career options and guiding job search skills development.
Budget Analyst
Department Of The Army
02.2006 - 08.2013
- Served as a budget analyst/Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) in the Resource Management Office and performed the full range of review and analysis functions in the programming, budgeting, and execution of installation resources.
- Provided and set the standards for customer service.
- Established, maintained, reviewed, determined processes, and closed payroll accounts for active armed forces personnel and their annuitants.
- Prevented fraud, waste and abuse of government funds.
- Actively participated in team building activities, including consensus decision making, group/team problem solving, development of team objectives, and process improvement activities.
- Generated annual budget forecasting information for executive and corporate reports.
Education
Master of Arts - Procurement & Acquisitions Management, Government Contracting
Webster University
St Louis, MO07.2020
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education & Health Education, Biology
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC05.2016
Skills
- Fiscal law understandings
- Audit Coordination
- Tax Compliance
- Cash Flow Management
- Financial Forecasting
- Policy Planning
- Accounts receivable management
- Public speaking
Accomplishments
- Have managed over $550M in Department of Army career with zero loss of funds
- Published Author and Illustrator
- American Society of Military Comptrollers Professional Development Institute (04/2019).
- Optimized workflow and reduced variances by recommending and introducing new accounting software.
- Army Comptroller Course Graduate (04/2021)
- Introduced accounting procedures and stronger financial controls to improve financial reporting.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- Certified Contracting Officer Representative (04/2019)
- Certified Defense Financial Manager (03/2021)
- Government Contracting (10/2020)
- Certified Department of Defense (DoD) Financial Certification Level II (11/2018)
Timeline
Budget Analyst
Department Of The Army
05.2021 - Current
Financial Systems Analyst
Department Of The Army
10.2019 - 05.2021
Resource Management and Procurement Specialist
United States Army Recruiting Command
08.2018 - 10.2019
Procurement Coordinator and Resource Advsior
United States Air Force
07.2017 - 05.2018
Guidance Counselor
Army Continuing Education Services, ACES
05.2017 - 07.2017
Budget Analyst
Department Of The Army
02.2006 - 08.2013
Master of Arts - Procurement & Acquisitions Management, Government Contracting
Webster University
Bachelor of Science - Physical Education & Health Education, Biology
Methodist University
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