JADA BEAZER
Bristow,VA
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager promoting more than 20 years of expertise overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Highly collaborative individual with track record of effectively training and coaching staff members. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Finance Manager and Task Order Manager
CACI Inc.
08.2024 - Current
- Assist senior management with decisions and highlight critical budget, schedule, and performance risk factors.
- Responsible for making moderate to significant improvements of processes, systems or products to enhance performance of job area.
- Resolve numerous and undefined problems and issues as they arise by detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation to understand the problem. Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties.
- Responsible for communicating with parties external to the organization (e.g., customers, vendors, etc.).
- Work to influence parties within and outside of the job function regarding policies, procedures and practices.
- Responsible for providing guidance, coaching and training to other employees within job area.
- Responsible for leading major/complex projects involving delegation of work and review of work products.
- Work in the capacity of project/program management providing quantitative analysis, financial analysis, and setting the frame work for a structured approach to analysis which includes data manipulation.
- Provide support to Special Authorities Team in preparing the annual submission to the Congressional Budget Justification. and other quarterly status reports.
Senior Finance Manager and Task Order Manager
CACI, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2024
- Works closely with Deputy Program Manager and Program Manager on any recommendations for employees and customers
- Focus on mid to long-term strategies (e.g., 2-5 years) to achieve business results, which may require substantial development of new processes, standards or operational plans to achieve strategies
- Conducts extensive investigation to understand the root cause of problems
- Problems are difficult and moderately complex
- Problems typically impact multiple departments or specialties
- Ensure weekly check-ins with customers
- Point of contact for the Program Management Office
- Assist with interviews or other ad hoc requirements
- Performs complex analysis of budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of a program
- Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues, concerns, and special projects
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate contract requirements are met
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Provides team leadership, establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned financial work
- Coordinates development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required
- Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met
- Performs complex studies, reports, and analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, government requirements, contract requirements, and statistical reports
- Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, and communicate recommendations regarding financial plans and operating forecasts to ensure optimal business decisions are made
- Provides accurate and timely monthly performance reporting
- Supports programs strategic decision making with financial analytics; raises issues and concerns as required
- Performs monthly closing processes and coordinates with business units to insure accuracy and timeliness of internal financial information are being met
- Prepares briefings, documentation and monthly spend plans by project
- Produces monthly tables and charts that correctly reflect the financial analysis of the project
- Review quarterly reports, approve timesheets, hold quarterly status meetings with team, and perform annual evaluations.
Senior Finance Manager
CACI, Inc.
10.2021 - 05.2022
- Performs complex analysis of budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of a program
- Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues, concerns, and special projects
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate contract requirements are met
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Provides team leadership, establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned financial work
- Coordinates development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required
- Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met
- Performs complex studies, reports, and analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, government requirements, contract requirements, and statistical reports
- Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, and communicate recommendations regarding financial plans and operating forecasts to ensure optimal business decisions are made
- Provides accurate and timely monthly performance reporting
- Supports programs strategic decision making with financial analytics; raises issues and concerns as required
- Performs monthly closing processes and coordinates with business units to insure accuracy and timeliness of internal financial information are being met
- Prepares briefings, documentation and monthly spend plans by project
- Produces monthly tables and charts that correctly reflect the financial analysis of the project
- Review quarterly reports, approve timesheets, hold quarterly status meetings with team, and perform annual evaluations.
Finance Manager
CACI, Inc.
07.2014 - 10.2021
- Performs complex analysis of budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of a program
- Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues, concerns, and special projects
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate contract requirements are met
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Provides team leadership, establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned financial work
- Coordinates development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required
- Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met
- Performs complex studies, reports, and analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, government requirements, contract requirements, and statistical reports
- Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, and communicate recommendations regarding financial plans and operating forecasts to ensure optimal business decisions are made
- Provides accurate and timely monthly performance reporting
- Supports programs strategic decision making with financial analytics; raises issues and concerns as required
- Performs monthly closing processes and coordinates with business units to insure accuracy and timeliness of internal financial information are being met
- Prepares briefings, documentation and monthly spend plans by project
- Produces monthly tables and charts that correctly reflect the financial analysis of the project
- Review quarterly reports, approve timesheets, hold quarterly status meetings with team, and perform annual evaluations.
Program Financial Analyst, Principal
CACI, Inc.
08.2011 - 07.2014
- Performs complex analysis of budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of a program
- Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues, concerns, and special projects
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate contract requirements are met
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Provides team leadership, establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned financial work
- Coordinates development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required
- Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met
- Performs complex studies, reports, and analyses in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, government requirements, contract requirements, and statistical reports
- Coordinates with all levels of management to gather, analyze, and communicate recommendations regarding financial plans and operating forecasts to ensure optimal business decisions are made
- Provides accurate and timely monthly performance reporting
- Supports programs strategic decision making with financial analytics; raises issues and concerns as required
- Performs monthly closing processes and coordinates with business units to insure accuracy and timeliness of internal financial information are being met
- Prepares briefings, documentation and monthly spend plans by project
- Produces monthly tables and charts that correctly reflect the financial analysis of the project.
Program Financial Analyst Lead
CACI, Inc.
08.2007 - 08.2011
- Performs complex analysis of budgets and schedules to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned portions of a program or programs
- Acts as a key technical expert on financial analysis issues, concerns, and special projects
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate contract requirements are met
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Provides team leadership, establishes and defines program plan requirements for assigned work
- Coordinates interdepartmental development of program plans and interfaces with vendors and customers as required
- Monitors and reports performance against plans to ensure that contractual cost and schedule objectives are met
- Participate in the preparation of out-year budget requests leading to the submission of the annual Congressional Budget Justification
- Provide preparation, management and executions of organization's annual spend plans
- Support day-to-day financial operational needs such as financial analysis and reporting
- Manage two divisions' budgets that total 27 million dollars
- Review and prepare monthly invoice report to submit to the customer
- Prepare monthly contract status report to submit to the customer
- Review employee's monthly reports and highlight various aspects within my weekly report to the division VP and project manager
- Maintain and assist with employee evaluation schedule to ensure that the employees meet with the project manager every six months to discuss their performance and career goals
- Organize team bonding luncheons and meetings to help cultivate the unity within the team.
Asset Management Consultant 3
CACI, Inc.
09.2006 - 07.2007
- Maintain and oversee the maintenance of property, plant, and equipment subsidiary ledger
- Reconcile subsidiary ledger with assets listed in accountability systems
- Determine if ancillary costs are captured and capitalized
- Record construction in progress costs and properly classify assets
- Using tools calculate depreciation and prepare periodic journal vouchers
- Coordinate with property managers to record the condition of capital assets and account for their disposal
- Assist in performing periodic inventories as needed
- Design, modify, install, and/or maintain general accounting systems to provide records of assets, liabilities, and financial statements
- Provide financial research and analysis in areas of federal financial accounting for capital assets
- Determine compliance with FEDGAAP and federal financial requirements promulgated by OMB, Department of Treasury, and FASAB
- Prepare written plans of actions that implement findings and recommendations reported in various research and analysis papers prepared by CACI, OIG and others
- Develop and update procedures manuals
- Train clients or user personnel
- Oversee Monthly Team Meetings
- Oversee Monthly Configuration Management Meeting with the client.
Program Financial Analyst 3
CACI, Inc.
06.2006 - 10.2006
- Develop plans including budgets
- Interfaces with top management, responding to their requests for financial data
- Resolves reporting and compliance issues
- Prepares special reports and financial studies for management and alerts them to significant variances to plan as well as notifying them of profitably on CACI labor and subcontractor labor on a $10 million contract for the option year
- Coordinates, negotiates and resolves financial compliance issues with various governmental agencies to ensure accurate interpretation
- Conducts and lead audits
- Prepare Estimates to Complete (ETCs)
- Prepare Risk Level Authorizations when needed
- Build tracking spreadsheets of monthly indirect cost to better forecast expenses for prior fiscal year
- Prepare an analysis report of indirect cost that could be eliminated in prior months.
Program Financial Analyst 2
CACI, Inc.
12.2005 - 06.2006
- Review and approve all subcontractors' invoices
- Monitor, request, and allocate funding to subcontractors
- Prepare monthly contract status reports for the customer for labor, travel, and ODC's that have been allocated and invoiced per CLIN
- Review, approve and track travel request and expenses as well as burn rates on excel spreadsheets
- Review and prepare procurement requisitions
- Prepare budget packages for the customer on additional funding requested
- Prepare standard operating procedures
- Prepare IWA's.
Subcontract Administrator
Lockheed Martin
08.2004 - 12.2005
- Develops subcontract specifications, work statements, and terms and conditions for the procurement of specialized materials, equipment, and services
- Prepares bid packages, conducts bidders' conferences, analyzes and evaluates proposals
- Negotiate subcontract provisions, selects or recommends subcontractors, writes awards, and administers resulting subcontracts
- Negotiates and coordinates additions, deletions, or modifications to subcontracts
- Participates with contracts administration and purchasing to develop subcontract policies and procedures
- Responsible for the administration of major subcontracts with a current program and new business opportunities
- Review and approve invoices
- Evaluate and track contract value and funding against subcontractors burn rate of invoicing
- Prepare rate analysis on subcontractor’s expense proposals
- Monitor and review monthly reports.
Management Analyst
BearingPoint
11.2003 - 08.2004
- Assist with business development (technical writing, preparing Past Performance References and delivering proposals to the customer)
- Working on project set-up (opening bank accounts, setting up imprest accounts, setting up power of attorneys, handling office leases, apartment leases, hire of local staff, independent consultants, subcontractors, signature authority, setting up project numbers to bill, and reviewing and authorizing procurement)
- Provide support with personnel logistics and assist field staff with problem resolution (health insurance issues, paycheck issues, relocation procedures, and emergency travel procedure)
- Coordinate travel and relocation activities and secure necessary Client approvals before posting staff to field offices (country clearances, Visas, credential approvals, and rate approvals)
- Coordinate and monitor staff payments and exercise project budget administration
- Backstop advisors resident on overseas projects (monthly reports and quarterly accruals)
- Handle contracts support; prepare invoices and other client reporting
- Managed projects in Azerbaijan, Tbilisi, Georgia, Philippines, Ghana, Pakistan, and Nigeria, with contract value ranging from $50 thousand to $23 million.
Event Marketing Representative
St. Jude Hospital
05.2003 - 10.2003
- Conduct special events and galas throughout the region, work with and manage the coordinators of these events to maximize income, broaden events, and expand fund raising into new areas around the United States
- Responsible for managing, recruiting, and expanding volunteer efforts and volunteer chapters throughout the region
- Maximizes funds raised for the Hospital, while increasing the support for and awareness of St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Education
Master's Degree - M.S. Organization Leadership And Innovation (Business Management)
Marymount University
Arlington, VA01.2004
Bachelor's Degree - Public Administration, Criminal Justice and Political Communication
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA01.2002
Skills
- Cash Flow Management
- Revenue Growth
- Cost Control
- Internal Controls
- Stakeholder Relations
- Financial Budgeting
- Strategic Planning
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Management
- Budget Forecasting
- Relationship Building and Management
Accomplishments
- Supervise a team of 11 direct reports.
- Manage a Task Order of 32 staff members.
Affiliations
- CACI Emerging Leader Program – Graduated January 2017
- CACI Mentoring Program – 2009 – 2019
Clearances
TS-SCI with Fullscope Poly, Rolling, 07/24/13, 09/18/06, 10/19/04
Federal Financial Management Certification
Management Concepts
Financial Management Analysis
- Proficient in applying advanced financial management principles to conduct comprehensive data analysis.
- Skilled in leveraging analytical techniques to support strategic decision-making processes.
Budget Formulation and Execution
- Demonstrated ability to develop, justify, and manage complex budgets within federal government parameters.
- Experienced in aligning financial resources with organizational goals and regulatory requirements.
Financial Management Systems (FM Systems)
- Advanced proficiency in utilizing leading financial management systems to accurately process and report financial information.
- Adept at ensuring data integrity and compliance through effective system utilization.
Timeline
Senior Finance Manager and Task Order Manager
CACI Inc.
08.2024 - Current
Senior Finance Manager and Task Order Manager
CACI, Inc.
06.2022 - 08.2024
Senior Finance Manager
CACI, Inc.
10.2021 - 05.2022
Finance Manager
CACI, Inc.
07.2014 - 10.2021
Program Financial Analyst, Principal
CACI, Inc.
08.2011 - 07.2014
Program Financial Analyst Lead
CACI, Inc.
08.2007 - 08.2011
Asset Management Consultant 3
CACI, Inc.
09.2006 - 07.2007
Program Financial Analyst 3
CACI, Inc.
06.2006 - 10.2006
Program Financial Analyst 2
CACI, Inc.
12.2005 - 06.2006
Subcontract Administrator
Lockheed Martin
08.2004 - 12.2005
Management Analyst
BearingPoint
11.2003 - 08.2004
Event Marketing Representative
St. Jude Hospital
05.2003 - 10.2003
Master's Degree - M.S. Organization Leadership And Innovation (Business Management)
Marymount University
Bachelor's Degree - Public Administration, Criminal Justice and Political Communication
James Madison University
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