DEBORAH WESTON
Arlington,VA
Summary
Attentive Senior Budget Analyst adept at tracking expenditures, resolving discrepancies and compiling data. Good multitasker, problem-solver and relationship-builder. Ready to offer 15+ years of experience and pursue a new role at [Company]. Committed job seeker with a history of meeting company needs with consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand. Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Technician
Victoria Transcultural Clinical Center
06.2023 - Current
- Implement a 1:1 behavioral intervention program for children with autism in both a home and clinical setting
- Participates in continued training providing instruction on ABA, discrete trial teaching techniques, management of maladaptive behaviors, child development and data collection techniques applicable to the client population
- Observe and record child's behaviors through data input into an electronic device logging hours and data accurately
- Maintain communication with parents and management staff.
Instructional Assistant – Special Education, Autism and Visually Impaired
Arlington Public Schools
Arlington
08.2009 - Current
- Assess the child's optimal pedagogical approach to strengthen their comprehension
- Led collaborative team that adapts and prepares the necessary materials for a differentiated curriculum
- Changes visual learning into tactile, aural, and kinesthetic ones
- Organize and coordinate diverse initiatives with top tier education professionals
- Daily communication is maintained with the student’s family and staff
- Manage individual and group behavior by implementing best practices and the appropriate disciplinary measures
- Facilitate brainstorming sessions with classroom instructor on a variety of topics, delivery of instruction and activities, and students in general
- Successfully conduct research and adapt teaching materials and tactics to the needs of each individual student
- Administered Standard of Learning (SOL) test to students under the guidance of the Testing Coordinator
- Monitored testers ensure exam integrity, kept accountability of all testing materials and logs
- Provide tutoring sessions in multiple disciplines, including reading, math, and science.
Consultant (Contract Compliance)
KForce
03.2009 - 06.2009
- Implemented the DCAA database under the direction of ManTech to ensure database compliance with DCAA standards
- Conducted compliance audits on several documents, such as changes, purchase orders, IWAs, resumes, original and subcontracts, task orders, statements of work (SOW), and revisions, in anticipation of an audit
- Mastery of government contracts, including GSA schedules, FAR and DFAR regulations, and other terminology associated with the document.
Senior Specialist
Kadix Systems
04.2008 - 01.2009
- Contracts & Program Testing: Led and successfully completed contract briefs for prime contracts and conducted an exhaustive search of all associated prime contracts to confirm the agency, charge numbers, contract/modification, project description, points of contact, statement of work, and financing breakdowns
- Efficiently and effectively completed briefing materials for subcontractors, which included a comprehensive check of all subcontract-related files to confirm contract certification reporting, online certifications, and representations, a search of excluded party listings, and financing breakdowns
- Quality control officer confirming and validating prime contracts to receive contract or modified ceiling funds, in addition to adjusting base awards, task orders, delivery orders, and work orders
- Demonstrated expertise in leading efforts conducting Secure Personnel Accountability Module testing for the United States Marine Corps
- Executed several test scripts to ensure the personnel module's functionality, including the validation of all security
- Finance/Accounts Payable: Assessed analysis of accounting data and carried out duties associated with accounts payable, such as reviewing and processing invoices and expense reports to ensure their accuracy and completeness, coding and posting transactions to PROCAS to generate the required journal and general ledger entries, accounts payable accounting reports, and other records and documentation that may be relevant
- Assigned to work in payroll and accounts receivable operations by ensuring all transactions and corrections were reconciled, verified, and completed.
Financial Management Analyst
Serco
07.2005 - 01.2008
- Led management direction efforts by utilizing STARS-FL, CFMS, and REMARKS while completing analysis and assessment of special appropriations for Commander Navy Installations Command (CNIC)
- Directed a team of 5 that successfully developed a high-level Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) and the President Budget (PB)
- Led and ethically maintained audits of the Travel Card Program for the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of the Navy (DoN) to ensure that no misuse of travel cards occurred
- Prepared and sent timely information on delinquent accounts and improper usage within the Command and region covering 18 Navy installations across Maryland, Washington, DC, and Virginia
- Demonstrated high-level of finance and accounting competency by maintaining budgetary records, tracking obligations and expenditures throughout annual budget's execution phase
- Verified that obligations and expenditures are incurred in compliance with yearly obligation plans, regulatory controls, and within budgeted amounts
- Conducted in-depth analyses of complex financial data to validate budgetary tendencies and improve financial cost management policies and practices
- Managed and implemented corrective steps to resolve aged commitments, unmatched expenditures, and unliquidated obligations (ULOs)
- Directed major points of operations carried out, documented, and reported to keep track of monetary transactions within a budget, such as the transferring, allocating, withdrawing, obligating, or spending of funds
- Conducted account obligation and validation work, as well as deciphered and interpreted accounting reports
- Constructed a variety of organizational tools for use in monitoring the status of contracts and equipment
- Requested by name to be contracted with Alutiiq and IAP World Services.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business And Psychology
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA05-2018
Skills
- Budget Forecasting
- GAAP Accounting Standards
- Relationship Building And Management
- Budgeting And Financial Management
- Budget Analysis
- Skilled In Microsoft Suite; STARS-FL, CFMS, REMARKS, and PROCAS, PeopleSoft, ORCA Currently studying Business Data Analytics w/PowerBi
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Sql Knowledge
- Document Tracking
- Month-End Closing
- Quickbooks
- Expense Tracking
Demonstrated Competencies
Writing with Intent, Accounting I, Microsoft Office Suite/TEAMS, STARS-FL, CFMS, REMARKS, PROCAS, PeopleSoft, ORCA. Currently studying Business Data Analytics w/PowerBi, Acknowledged for successfully managing regional DoD Travel Card Program, Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Tri-Annual Review, President Budget (PB), Budget Process, Tracking of Budgetary Transactions, Obligations/Expenditures, to include Aged Commitments, Unmatched Disbursements and Unliquidated Obligations, and Program Management. Working knowledge of MILPERS and O&M accounts. Demonstrated high-level working knowledge of Contracts, completion of contract briefs and statement of work, auditing, and funding documents.
Certification
- Northern Virginia Community College- Certificate: Contract Performance & Management and Contract Closeout
Accomplishments
- Captain's Award- Acknowledged for my contribution and successfully managing the Recruiter Leasing Program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Timeline
Behavioral Technician
Victoria Transcultural Clinical Center
06.2023 - Current
Instructional Assistant – Special Education, Autism and Visually Impaired
Arlington Public Schools
08.2009 - Current
Consultant (Contract Compliance)
KForce
03.2009 - 06.2009
Senior Specialist
Kadix Systems
04.2008 - 01.2009
Financial Management Analyst
Serco
07.2005 - 01.2008
Bachelor of Science - Business And Psychology
Liberty University
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