CHARLES HOWARD
Waynesville,MO
Summary
Dynamic executive with a proven track record at Agape Church, leveraging financial analysis and strategic planning to drive community impact. Achieved 96% accuracy in financial reporting while fostering team leadership and compliance oversight. Recognized for innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and promote organizational growth.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
Agape Church
Saint Robert, MO
04.2008 - Current
- Provide access to financial coaching and programs build assets, training and education.
- Opportunities for better employment, support to improve mental and physical wellness, stable and affordable housing, reliable transportation and access to technology.
- With more than a century of service to the community, Agape Church has made meaningful and lasting change in the lives of our neighbors living in Pulaski County and beyond.
Regional Sr Financial Analyst
GardaWorld
St. Louis, MO
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Key member of the financial reporting team for the daily business of our field personnel and GardaWorld's management team.
- Create and maintain the full Profit & Loss (P&L) reporting compliance package Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system training to Branch Offices.
- Conducts varied areas of financial operations and analysis including: monthly management compliance reporting and variance analyses, budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and yearly financial reports, presentations for assigned regional areas.
- Support month, quarter and year-end accounting close.
- Support the reporting, escalation, and timely remediation of issues, deficiencies or regulatory matters regarding compliance risk management.
- Provide direction to the business on developing corrective action plans and effectively managing regulatory change.
- Accounting responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all AP/AR accounting, calculations and analysis of overhead, inventory balances, fixed costs, standard cost variances.
- Result: Developed financial operating best practices utilizing Microsoft Excel (V-LookUp, Pivot Tables), Power BI and other SAP systems to conduct root-cause deep-dive analysis. Extracted and consolidated data from ERP & CRM databases conducted reconciliations which led to 96% accuracy and timeliness.
Personal Financial Management Instructor (Army/Navy)
San Diego City College
Ft. Leonard Wood, MO
04.2008 - 12.2012
- Performed as a Certified Army/Navy PFM instructor for a nine-hour block of instruction on Personal Financial Management.
- Provide guidance in subject areas such as: Financial Ethics, Financial plans, Developing a Budget, Credit, Consumer Awareness, Car Buying, Insurance, and Investing.
- Result: Students were able to 100% successfully pass exit financial management exam subsequently led to me being selected and awarded as Instructor of the Cycle by students and peers.
Budget Management Audit & Compliance Evaluator
PeopleTec
Waynesville, MO
09.2011 - 05.2012
- Served as a Budget Management Audit and Compliance Evaluator for the multi-functional Standardization Evaluation and Assistance Team (S.E.A.T) program.
- Developed a checklist for the functional area of budget management to ensure compliance with regulation-law, policy and doctrine.
- Led Audit Compliance Management Control Plan.
- Identified violations of Fiscal Law and Policy as they pertain to Purpose, Time and Amount.
- Recognized inconsistencies with (GAAP) as they pertained to control of appropriated funds.
- Troubleshoot system issues through systemic deep dives to determine root cause analysis.
- Interact with team to support risk oversight, monitoring by providing best practices policy and procedures ensuring proper management and accuracy of data.
- Identifying process improvement and risk control development.
- Oversaw the cost control systems, managed and interpreted cost audits, and prepared cost compliance accounting reports for presentation to C-Suite executive management team.
- Continuously conducted research to ensure all changes to policy, doctrine and special directives applicable ANG and ARNG financial regulations are captured in functional area checklist updates.
- Result: Out briefed State Adjutant General on Streamlined best practices, implemented procedures increased compliance to exceed 80%.
Private Investigator
USIS
Waynesville, MO
08.2008 - 06.2011
- Provides Federal, state and local government agencies and major corporations with thorough background investigations checks, often in situations where timing is critical.
- Performs in a position of trust, a role that requires integrity, confidentiality, intensity, commitment and pride in our country's security.
- Complete a various degree of background investigations to include record searches and face-to-face interviews to gather information about applicants seeking federal security clearances.
- Result: Selected as investigator of the quarter for formal reports of investigation accuracies and timeliness. Highest 98% first time go submission success of official reports through formal review of investigations practices.
Senior Intelligence Analyst
Missouri Army National Guard
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01.2003 - 02.2008
- Served as a Subject Matter Expert Responsible for analysis and monitor of all international terrorism and military conflicts, affecting international, intranational, transnational, and/or regional balances of power.
- Affecting US military intervention, response, or presence thereby subjecting U.S. forces to explosive threats.
- Performs intelligence updates or summaries at both the classified and unclassified levels, and any other threat requirements.
- Detailed knowledge of practices and procedures of the intelligence community, classified on-line intelligence communications networks, their databases, reference aids and tools, and available intelligence community response, such as Intelligence Production Requirements (IPRS), Source Directed Requirements (SDRs), etc.
- Result: Successfully held and maintained a Top Secret /Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance for access to compartmented information. Ensured unit safety of personnel and equipment through providing successful organizational oversight, for all areas of responsibility. Remained compliant with US DOD Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) and national level assessments of potential global or regional threats, as well as US international security concerns.
Sr Security Manager
Missouri Army National Guard
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01.2003 - 02.2008
- Performed physical security functions, inspections, surveys, training, technical guidance, compliance and processed requests for personnel security clearances, within the brigade's area of responsibility.
- Receives, reviews, and submits requests for personnel clearances for civilian and military.
- Trained to conduct announced and unannounced physical security inspections and surveys to ensure compliance with security requirements to safeguard government property, personnel, materials and facilities against unauthorized entry, trespass, damage, sabotage or other criminal acts or natural disasters.
- Analyzes findings and prepares comprehensive reports noting deficiencies and outlines corrective compliance measures to be implemented throughout the Southwestern State of Missouri.
- Designated authority for receipt, transfer, accounting, safeguarding and destruction of COMSEC classified materials.
- Result: Passed all inspections with 100% compliance in safeguarding classified and security areas of responsibility.
Budget Analyst and Senior Financial Manager
Missouri Army National Guard
Fort Leonard Wood, MO
01.2002 - 02.2008
- Formulates, Forecast and reviews all Annual Funding Guidance/Programs (AFG/AFP) ensuring compliance and obligation authority is not exceeded.
- Review trends and perform analysis of separate budget activities to provide analysis, recommendation and presentation brief to executive management team.
- Reviews (MIPR) Multi-interdepartmental purchasing request, specifications, statements of work) to define contractual requirements ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Develops, collects, and maintains various historical data used to initiate planning, programming, budgeting and execution (PPBE) of current and future training and operations programs.
- Recommends funding allocations, monitors and adjust expenditure in ERP Oracle database to ensure allocations are being utilized within compliance.
- Proven experience in coast analysis, quantifying and assessing risks, developing alternative solutions, and translating information into a concise, meaningful summary for multiple audiences.
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal communication skills in supporting and educating subordinate staff in knowledge areas (For example in using Microsoft Office suite of products, particularly Excel, Oracle, Peoplesoft, SQL, Oracle based Workflow, GFEBS and AFCOS CRM systems).
- Self-motivated and able to adapt to dynamic work environment with multiple priorities and strict timelines.
- Principal staff advisor to the executive management regarding maintaining a balance in the efficiency and economy of operations in accomplishing programmed objectives.
- Interprets guideline materials and instructions issued by Office of Management and Budget (OMB), State, Joint Forces Head Quarters (JFHQ), Missouri Army National Guard (MOARNG).
- Result: 1st Senior Command Financial Mgr. in Missouri to ever eliminate the Brigade's (ULOS) Unliquidated obligations for all prior years balancing the budget exceeding $2M by 1 Qtr. of the subsequent year (awarded and rec'd press coverage).
Army Engineering Supervisor
Various Locations: USA & International
01.1992 - 01.2002
- Managed and trained Army Engineers in demolition and bridging missions.
- Developed plans and conducted training to ensure missions were conducted safely and concluded successfully.
Special Agent/Investigator
Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
06.1993 - 11.1994
- Incumbent has the authority to independently plan, develop, organize, and conduct investigations.
- Interact case work with internal and external customers exercising independent judgment while developing the knowledge to understand function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements.
- Completed investigations are reviewed for accomplishment of investigative objectives, adherence to USACIDC command policies, and contribution toward attainment of the Army Fraud, Compliance and Investigation Program goals and objectives.
- The criminal activity impacts directly on personnel safety, compliance, combat readiness, and the Army's Budget.
- Incumbent independently executes planning and coordination with other Federal criminal investigators and worldwide law enforcement agencies such as: the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI), Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS), Allied and foreign country's national police forces, and other federal, state, and local police agencies.
- The coordination is necessary to ensure the timely collection, preservation, and protection of extremely sensitive, and often perishable, evidence.
- Coordination is also required to share vital criminal intelligence, to plan and conduct large scale raids, or searches and conducts extensive, and often dangerous, undercover or surveillance operations.
- Result: Selected and awarded as Investigator of the Quarter for innovative solution oriented problem solving performance enhancing overall effectiveness and efficiencies in fraud/white collar and drug crimes as Special Agent/Investigator 3d Military Police Group USACIDC.
Education
Dual Bachelor's BS/BA - Financial Management Accounting, Computer Info. Systems
05.2013
Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) - undefined
Villanova University
01.2013
Certified International Institute Business Analysts (IIBA) - undefined
Villanova University
01.2013
Fiscal Law Certification - undefined
U. S. Air Force
01.2005
Skills
Financial analysis
Strategic planning
Budget management
Compliance oversight
Risk management
Profit and loss reporting
Project management
Data analysis
Performance metrics
Process improvement
Team leadership
Regulatory compliance
Decision-making strategies
Training development
Cost analysis
Communication skills
Forecasting techniques
ERP systems proficiency
Conflict resolution
Organizational leadership
Executive leadership
Staff management
Operational leadership
Organizational growth
Strategic visioning
Operating budgets
Ethical leadership
Administrative leadership
Business administration
Operational efficiency
Process improvements
Financial management
Relationship management
Revenue generation
Risk assessments
Operational oversight
Business development
Operations management
Strategic partnerships
Business planning
Data-driven decision making
Organizational management
Budget planning
Financial leadership
Corporate leadership
Policy development
Human resources management
Policy updates
Business management
Fiscal management
Customer relations
Revenue growth
Policy development and optimization
Consulting
Productivity performance
Corporate social responsibility
Contract management
Program leadership
Change management
Financial oversight
Financial administration
Account management
Cash management
Profit & loss
Corporate governance
Capital expenditures
Fundraising oversight
Intellectual property management
Budgeting and cost control
Cost breakdown analysis
Board governance
Innovation management
Career Position
A U.S. Army veteran, responsible for independently planning, and conducting major compliance, and fraud criminal investigations. Over 5 years experience in providing Lead Audit Compliance, Risk Management Controls, Financial Crimes Fraud Investigation, and Sr Financial Analyst Consultant. Sr. Financial analyst with strong knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Forecasting Planning Programming Budget Execution (PPBE). Demonstrated analytical skills to interpret complex data and present relevant ways to identify compliance variances accurately. Adept at streamlining and executing management plans that ensure goal attainment. I am confident that I will excel in this position as I have both the degree, experience, and possess all the necessary skills you require. I am a process, systems, best practices, detail-oriented driven professional, a fast learner, and a problem solver. Therefore, I have great optimism regarding this position. I am well-versed in the job requirements, and my interpersonal skills make me the perfect candidate to help the organization achieve its goals., Reduced organization non-compliance budget deficit by 50% within first two years of assignment., Streamlined reporting and pay procedures and increased pay account compliance accuracy to 98% obtained #1 State Ranking.
Timeline
Regional Sr Financial Analyst
GardaWorld
02.2022 - 07.2022
Budget Management Audit & Compliance Evaluator
PeopleTec
09.2011 - 05.2012
Private Investigator
USIS
08.2008 - 06.2011
Chief Executive Officer
Agape Church
04.2008 - Current
Personal Financial Management Instructor (Army/Navy)
San Diego City College
04.2008 - 12.2012
Senior Intelligence Analyst
Missouri Army National Guard
01.2003 - 02.2008
Sr Security Manager
Missouri Army National Guard
01.2003 - 02.2008
Budget Analyst and Senior Financial Manager
Missouri Army National Guard
01.2002 - 02.2008
Special Agent/Investigator
Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
06.1993 - 11.1994
Army Engineering Supervisor
Various Locations: USA & International
01.1992 - 01.2002
Dual Bachelor's BS/BA - Financial Management Accounting, Computer Info. Systems
Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP) - undefined
Villanova University
Certified International Institute Business Analysts (IIBA) - undefined
Villanova University
Fiscal Law Certification - undefined
U. S. Air Force