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Daphney Hilton-Whitten

Summary

Dynamic Program Resource Manager with extensive experience at the CDC, expertly managing $28M in funding. Proven ability to analyze budgets and optimize resource allocation. Proficient in Microsoft Office and skilled in team leadership, ensuring compliance and enhancing operational efficiency. Recognized for delivering strategic financial insights that drive program success.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Resource Manager

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
11.2018 - Current

Serves at the Program Resource Manager for the Division of Scientific resources(DSR).

Solely performs budget functions and manages $28M in funding resources to include cost recover suballocations for DSR services provided.

Manages 92 CANs and 21 budget activities.

Analyze and consolidate all branch budgets to report to DSR, Office of the Director.

Serves as the point of contact for budget issues and concerns for the entire division.

Assists and/or advises budget points of contact with inquiries and research upon request.

Advises management and branches on the "can" and "cannots"of all core funding and cost recovery funding provided by other centers.

Revised DSR's budget and CAN structure in order to successfully execute funds.

Successfully distributes ceiling suballocations to DSR programs in accordance to program goals.

Advise on proper CAN use, availability of funds, amount, and purpose.

Successfully distributes salaries to over 21 budget activities to align with OD's ceiling format and cost recovery services.

Created new templates and re-established the monthly reporting system to clearly communicate budget status, requests, and concerns.

Provides trend analysis and variance reports upon request.

Interprets and applies budget guidelines as it relates to budget execution.

Works closely with the Management Official (MO), Deputy DIrector, Branch Chiefs, and others associated with DSR's budget, on budget formulation and execution.

Advise program on required information, documentation, and proper mechanism for executing funds.

Advises the Management Staff on the day to day budgetary processes, policies, procedures, and execution.

Works with Management Staff in developing annual spend plans for the execution of approved budgets.

Provide support to the Program Staff on budget projections and gives budgetary advice on policies, procedures, and execution of funds as it relates to their program goals.

Compiles cost data and analyze historical cost to assist in developing budget estimations and identify cost of program operations.

Monitors and review commitments, obligations, and funding documents for accuracy.

Reconcile all commitments and obligations for DSR approved budgets assigned.

Assures all obligations and expenditures of funds are in accordance with Federal Appropriations Law, and other budgetary laws and regulations.

Analyzes budgets to identify potential issues and provide recommendation for solutions to Management Staff.

Recommends reallocations of funds to account for changes in funding levels and unanticipated expenses.

Prepare monthly reports, trend analysis reports, and other specific ad hoc reports and presentation to reflect commitments, obligations, and the status of funds available.

Performs year-end close outs for assigned approved budgets.

Compile data and prepare reports for year-end close outs.

During close out, track and maintain a daily obligation report of all expected expenditures.

Collaborate with other Division Budget Analyst and programs to successfully manage funding resources provide via CAN use.

Provide exceptional customer service to fellow budget analysts, managers, and internal and external customers as evident by accolades and recognition.

Work well independently without higher intervention, and resolves challenges and exemplifies all around professionalism in regards to non routine complex and sensitive matters.


Senior Business Analyst

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
08.2002 - 11.2018

Solely performs budget functions and manages $60M in funding resources for National Centers for Infectious Disease, Office of the DIrector.

Served as the primary budget advisor for programs within the National Center for Emerging Zoonotic and Infectious Disease (NCEZID), Office of the Director.

Managed150 CANs and 27 budget activities.

In the absence of the Team lead, served as the point of contact for budget issues and concerns for the entire NCEZID.

Analyzed and consolidated all program budgets to report to NCEZID, Office of the Director.

Served as one of two points of contact for CAN requests and updates for the entire NCEZID, until current change.

Assisted and/or advised Division budget analyst with inquiries and research upon request.

Assisted fellow budget analyst in the navigation through budget systems upon request.

Created new requirements for Ebola, Advance Molecular Detection (AMD), Antimicrobial Resistance-Antibiotic (AMR) for analysis, reporting, and presentation.

Advised management and program on the "can" and "cannots" of certain funds, to include OPHPR and H7N9.

Revised OD's budget and CAN structure in order to successfully execute funds.

Successfully distributed ceiling allocation to OD programs in accordance to program goals.

Certified funds in regards to proper CAN use, amount, availability, and purpose.

Successfully distributed salaries to over 27 budget activities to align with OD's ceiling format.

Created new templates and re-established the monthly reporting system to clearly communicate budget status, requests, and concerns.

Provided trend analysis and variance reports upon request.

Interpreted and applied budget guidelines as it relates to budget execution.

Worked closely with the Management Official (MO), Principal Management Official (PMO), Budget Team Lead, and others associated with the OD's budget, on budget formulation and execution.

Advised program on required information, documentation, and proper mechanism for executing funds.

Worked with Management Staff in developing annual spend plans for the execution of approved budgets.

Provided support to Program Staff on budget projections and gives budgetary advice on policies, procedures, and execution of funds as it relates to their program goals.

Compiled cost data and analyzed historical cost to assist in developing budget estimations and identify estimated cost of program operations.

Monitored and reviewed commitments, obligations, and funding documents for accuracy.

Reconciled all commitments and obligations for OD's approved budgets assigned.

Assured all obligations and expenditures of funds are in accordance with Federal Appropriations Law, and other budgetary laws and regulations.

Analyzed budgets to identify potential issues and provide recommendation for solutions to Management Staff.

Recommended reallocation of funds to account for changes in funding levels and unanticipated expenses.

Prepared monthly reports, trend analysis reports, and other specific ad hoc reports and presentation to reflect commitments, obligations, and the status of funds available.

Performed year-end close outs for assigned approved budgets.

Compiled data, consolidated, and prepared reports for year-end close outs.

During close outs, tracked and maintained daily obligation reports of all expected expenditures.

Collaborated with other Division budget analyst and programs to successfully manage funding resources provide via CAN use.

Provided exceptional customer service to fellow budget analyst, managers, and internal and external customers as evident by accolades and recognition.

Worked well independently without higher intervention and resolved challenges.


Accountant

Cecil B. Day Investment Company
10.1997 - 08.2022

Solely provided accounting management for Park Daye Properties, LLC.

Prepared and monitored general ledgers for assigned commercial real estate accounts.

Provided financial statements and supplementary reports to the CEO and other management to include balance sheet, income statements, and cash flow statements.

Prepared and monitored construction budgets and operating budgets for the CEO.

Prepared trend analysis of current operating cost for management's review and recommendation.

Prepared monthly cash analysis reports to management and maintain daily cash balances for funds availability.

Performed day to day accounting functions to include post journal entries, post payables and receivable, post income, and capitol contributions, imported and exported checks between accounting systems, and performed month end closeouts.

Accountant

GE Transportation
11.1996 - 10.1997

Analyzed financial statements to assess risk and credit worthiness.

Implemented prepaid account processes to minimize delinquencies an ensure effective cash management.

Utilized spreadsheets to report financial information to management and other financial institutions.

Reported weekly cash analysis of vendor and carrier payments for all risk accounts.

Analyzed financial reports to measure cost trends and to identify savings.

Posted payables and receivable for all risk accounts to the general ledger.

Provided monthly account analysis reports to management to reflect payable and receivable trends.

Compiled all risk account invoices, both vendor and carrier, to compare billing and payment accounts.

Accountant

Accountants on Call
03.1996 - 11.1996

Assigned as a data entry clerk to enter payroll data into the general ledger system.

Assigned as an accounts payable clerk to analyze commission paid to the account representative.

Provided weekly commission reports to the manager for review and approval.

Utilized spreadsheets to report information to the manager.

Assigned as an accounts receivable clerk to monitor accounts for payments received.

Utilized spreadsheets to report outstanding payments to the manager.

Performed a wide variety of duties to include analyzing and reconciling payable reports to ensure accurate balance to cash accounts.

Supervisor of Personnel and Payroll

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA
02.1994 - 03.1996

Worked as an intermittent employee for Region IV Disaster Cadre.

Supervised all payroll, personnel, and administrative operations for FEMA's disaster assistant employees (DAE)

Supervised 5 cadre members in personnel and payroll processing.

Delegated responsibilities to cadre members to ensure effective personnel and payroll processing.

Analyzed payroll reports biweekly to ensure compliance with FEMA Headquarters processes.

Audited and certified payroll reports and DAE travel vouchers for processing.

Processed personnel actions for all DAE.

Advised management on the activity levels of DAE cadre.

Monitored all in-processing and out-processing of all DAE cadre on disaster assignment, to include orientation.

Served as contact for all Region IV personnel and payroll issues.



Sergeant

United States Army
01.1993 - 01.1994

Primarily served in the typing pool for the Office of the Chief of Staff.

Served as Reports Specialist for all classified documents and acted as the Liaison for all classified information for specific tasks.

Prepared and reviewed reports for presentation to the Task Force Commander.

Committed funds for travel by using the Data Commitment Accounting System (DCAS).

Assisted the budget analyst in projecting funds for the programs assigned.

Advised management of availability of funds and spending in regards to regulations.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Florida Memorial College
Miami, FL
12-1989

Skills

    Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, and Powerpoint)

    Real World Accounting Systems

    Dun and Bradstreet Credit Systems

    10 Key

    Personnel Time and Attendance Systems (PCTARE)

    Client Ledger System (CLS)

    Quicken

    Quattro Pro for Windows

    Data Commitment Accounting Systems (DCAS)

    Lotus 123

    WordPerfect

    DBase

Timeline

Program Resource Manager

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
11.2018 - Current

Senior Business Analyst

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
08.2002 - 11.2018

Accountant

Cecil B. Day Investment Company
10.1997 - 08.2022

Accountant

GE Transportation
11.1996 - 10.1997

Accountant

Accountants on Call
03.1996 - 11.1996

Supervisor of Personnel and Payroll

Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA
02.1994 - 03.1996

Sergeant

United States Army
01.1993 - 01.1994

Bachelor of Arts - Accounting

Florida Memorial College
Daphney Hilton-Whitten