Jason Blackmon Jr

Reviewed and validated DCFS general and travel vouchers as part of the pre-approval process for submission

to the Comptrollers Accounts Payable, ensuring accuracy, policy compliance, and timely processing.

Streamlined fiscal year expense tracking and grant allocation by utilizing Excel, Recon Metrics, and the DCFS

IMSA system to enhance data organization and reporting efficiency across foster care facilities, service

providers, and academic institutions.

• Audited and verified grant disbursements within the Adoption Agencies Unit, confirming payment

Accuracy and adherence to funding guidelines are essential to support proper resource distribution.

• Collaborated with program managers and finance teams to reconcile discrepancies in financial records,

contributing to improved transparency and accountability in grant management.

• Assisted in preparing financial summaries and documentation for internal reviews and external audits,

ensuring completeness and compliance with state and federal regulations.

Initiated, verified, and processed secure wire transfers to facilitate timely and accurate domestic transactions between departmental budgets for the City of East St. Louis.

• Maintained rigorous financial controls by auditing checks and expense records to ensure compliance with municipal policies and alignment with banking partner protocols.

Collaborated with internal departments and external banking institutions to support an investigation into misappropriation of funds, providing detailed documentation, and transaction histories.

• Contributed to fiscal transparency and accountability by reconciling discrepancies, identifying,

Irregularities, and recommending process improvements to strengthen financial oversight.

Managed key security compliance plan and developed a system to locate and track keys of factory, guardhouse,

and leadership offices. Conducted considerations for new central key control cabinet and contributed to a

positive team environment by collaborating on group projects and presentations. Analyzed and interpreted

functions associated with the management and control of resources and funds.

● Related needs and accomplishments of the organization to anticipate and/or actual dollar figures in the

budget.

● Applied standard financial practices, methods, and techniques to complete reconciliations and prepared

various financial reports.

● Assisted higher level employees in performing more complicated assignments where data was not

readily available, or analysis required greater knowledge of financial issues and analytical techniques.

Streamlined tax accounting processes for increased efficiency in completing tasks. Reviewed taxes for final

delivery to customers. Furnished technical interpretation and/or guidance to the financial managers regarding

finance system requirements.

● Prepared data summaries for inclusion in routine and special reports on budget formulation and

execution.

● Researched regulatory material to locate proper procedures for various financial transactions.

Analyzed facts, identified problems, reported findings, made conclusions, and recommended

corrective or other proper action in carrying out routine analytical assignments.

• Monitored financial operations compliance with established internal controls to identify problem areas,

determined actions required to improve operating program effectiveness, and ensured and maintained

the integrity of financial information.

Improved financial accuracy by conducting thorough account reconciliations and adjusting journal entries. Assisted in developing Excel schedules for management presentations. Prepared accurate financial reports by analyzing data and troubleshooting due to and from transfer accounts.

● Identified and analyzed changes in budgetary and/or financial policies, regulations, constraints,

objectives, and available funds that affected the accomplishment of organizational objectives.

● Analyzed budget and/or financial program data to develop annual and multi-year budget estimates for

assigned programs and activities.

● Researched and compiled information for a variety of regular and special reports.