FERNANDO VELAZQUEZ GALVAN
Katy,TX
Summary
Possess specialized knowledge and skills to solve complex and unique problems, direct the daily activities, technical support, and functional support team. Establish priorities for the completion of assigned tasks. Use judgment to interpret internal and external issues and develop best practices. Prioritize tasks and provide guidance to less experienced team members. Relies upon experience, people skills, and broad knowledge of field to ensure task completion in compliance with policies, procedures, and business strategy. Diligence to detail and accuracy, excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Demonstrated expertise in conflict resolution and policy implementation.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Human Resources Partner / Payroll, ICITAP-OPDAT
Pacific Architects and Engineers-Amentum
04.2022 - Current
- Responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and human resources related initiatives and policies to deliver valued-added service of the organization
- Participate in schedule service line meetings, consults with program line management, providing HR guidance when appropriate
- Manage and resolve complex employee relations issues, maintain in depth knowledge of legal requirements related to day-to-day management of employees, reducing company risks and ensuring regulatory compliance
- Partners with the Legal department as needed/required
- Work closely with management and employees to improved work relationships, build morale, and increase productivity and retention
- Provide HR policy guidance and interpretation
- Participate in success of recruitment onboarding, training programs, orientation, benefits enrollment presentations
- Assist program with phase out activities as required
- Ensure that all employees are treated equally, regardless of their gender, ethnic background, or disability
- Collaborate with HR, Accounting, Payroll, Billing stakeholders to provide prompt resolution of issues and proactive responses
- Prepare and coordinate all supporting documentation required to disciplinary actions, salary increases, promotions, resignation, etc
- Keeping a High level of Payroll accuracy on a Semi-Monthly payroll cycle, utilizing Deltek Costpoint, WorkDay HRIS systems and a in country Payroll party
Accountant Project Control Payroll Lead – LOGCAP V
Pacific Architects and Engineers
05.2021 - 04.2022
- Primary areas of responsibility include general accounting, payroll, timesheet procedures, costing, budgeting, forecasting, record preparation, maintenance, invoicing, and analysis of financial status reports
- Compiles data for subsidiary ledgers such as accounts receivable and accounts payable
- Determines and audits account designations and distributes charges and credits
- Assists in preparing, adjusting, and closing journal entries
- Provide accurate, timely, and reliable services and reports
- Prepare financial records, Coordinates accounting matters with timekeeping and payroll personnel
- Prepares and analyzes financial status reports, accruals, and maintain accounting records, attention to detail, Knowledge with FAR
- Costpoint, Cognos, Maximo experience in various modules (Projects, Accounting, Personnel)
- Records and posts vouchers; and accounts receivable
- Recommends solutions to the Finance Manager on problem areas
Operations Specialist - LOGCAP IV
Kellogg Brown & Root
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Develops, monitors, and manages work order priority program and ensures compliance of support agreements as well as perform service call functions
- Operates computer and communications equipment to support work force management activities as well as manages preparation and maintenance of service desk records in Maximo and preparation of reports
- Review work requests and investigate the request and make recommendations on how to accomplish the work as well as maintain a system to provide work order status to customers
- Performs other duties as assigned
Accountant - LOGCAP IV
Kellogg Brown & Root
08.2008 - 09.2019
- Maintain up-to-date billing system, collection, review of invoices, crossed reference against budget and coded invoices to correct allocation and reporting of payments according to specific deadlines
- Reconciliation of accounts and process adjustments
- Support of staff, audits, reviews, researches, analyzes, and resolves moderately complex issues raised for internal and external customers
- Accumulates and gathering source documents for compliance to rules, FAR regulations, SOX reporting and GAAP procedures; determined proper handling for compliance
- Conducted a detailed review of subcontracts to identify and mitigate risk exposure, collaborated with Change Order estimates with input from Subcontract personnel
- Participated with the creation of cost code structure and submission of weekly reports, project forecast verification and validation of labor charges to ensured they were going to correct task order and WBS
- Enter and adjust data for multi-faceted operating programs (Cost Point, SAP) into a wide variety of reports, forms, and spreadsheets
- Consolidates data for visible overview of financial status of programs in coordination with project/program management
Accountant - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
09.2007 - 08.2008
- Primary responsibilities include the receiving, processing and clearing of petty cash requisitions according to and in compliance with accounting and finance policies and procedures; the preparation and processing of expense reports and claims in accordance with governmental compliance policies and procedures the disbursement of employee cash advances, in excess of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000+) each month; the preparation of remote site cash advances twice each month; the coordination and disbursement of funds to other sites as needed; the daily maintenance and balancing of a two-currency safe (Afghani and U.S
- Currency); the preparation of weekly and monthly petty cash reports
Principal Timekeeper - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
03.2006 - 09.2007
- Successfully supervised the processing of payroll for over 350 employees
- Lead the responsibilities for all the payroll functions including collecting, proofing, and working with employees to properly complete timesheets
- Responsible to key enter, process, and electronically validate and submit all payroll files to Dubai
- Trained and well verse with the new PCTS program implementation in LOGCAP III
- Process all deductions, entitlements, and off cycle requirements
- Train and assist new employees in procedures for payroll processing
- Review and enforce timekeeping policies in coordination with the Government Compliance office
- Maintain Access database with sensitive employee related information
- Responsible for the Payroll SOX report send to HQ every two weeks
- Perform the Floor Checks per policy and procedures
- Supervised the closing of all Payroll functions for departing Employees transfers to Iraq and Afghanistan
Principal Timekeeper - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
10.2003 - 11.2005
- Performed new arrival A&F Orientation; Trained and Supervised five expatriates and two third country national employees on all aspects of the timekeeping policies; Processed Payroll for over 2400 KBR employees supporting the U.S
- Military on Operation Iraqi Freedom; Keeping a High level of Payroll accuracy on a Weekly/Monthly payroll cycle
- Updated and Maintained Personnel Database; Conducted Floor checks and audits to verify accuracy of time sheets guidelines
- Implemented Government Compliance Guidelines; ensured proper Billing to Client and maintain a high standard of the Timekeeping Policies for KBR, LOGCAP III
Education
BA - Business Administration
California State University Bakersfield
Skills
- Employee relations
- Talent acquisition
- Performance management
- HR policies
- Employee onboarding
- Payroll management
- Compliance training
- Workplace safety
- Labor laws
- Workforce diversity
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Sr. Human Resources Partner / Payroll, ICITAP-OPDAT
Pacific Architects and Engineers-Amentum
04.2022 - Current
Accountant Project Control Payroll Lead – LOGCAP V
Pacific Architects and Engineers
05.2021 - 04.2022
Operations Specialist - LOGCAP IV
Kellogg Brown & Root
09.2019 - 02.2020
Accountant - LOGCAP IV
Kellogg Brown & Root
08.2008 - 09.2019
Accountant - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
09.2007 - 08.2008
Principal Timekeeper - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
03.2006 - 09.2007
Principal Timekeeper - LOGCAP III
Kellogg Brown & Root
10.2003 - 11.2005
BA - Business Administration
California State University Bakersfield
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