John Carmon III

• Conduct comprehensive audits on government-issued travel cards to identify discrepancies, misuse, or fraud; oversee corrective actions and ensure timely resolution.
• Lead financial analyst overseeing travel and expense operations for a large organization supporting 1,000+ personnel across 22 commands.
• Administer and manage the full lifecycle of the Defense Travel System (DTS), including budget validation, expense reconciliation, policy compliance, and user support across 22 subordinate units.
• Provide guidance and technical support to department-level finance representatives, ensuring adherence to Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) and internal audit controls.
• Analyze spending trends and compliance metrics, producing actionable reports for senior leadership and identifying process improvements.
• Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings and reports to senior command, offering data-driven recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Collaborate with internal control teams and external agencies to resolve discrepancies, implement financial policy updates, and streamline travel-related procedures.
• Enhanced organizational compliance by implementing training initiatives and automating portions of the travel authorization and voucher process.
• Recognized by leadership for significantly improving the accuracy, timeliness, and compliance of travel and expense operations across the command.

• Managed travel and purchase card programs for a regional command, ensuring full compliance with government financial regulations and maintaining a less than 2% delinquency rate for the Government Travel Credit Card (GTCC) program.
• Served as Agency Program Coordinator (APC) for the Defense Travel System (DTS), supporting hundreds of personnel with travel policy enforcement, budget forecasting, account reconciliation, and audit readiness.
• Reviewed and audited DTS orders, vouchers, and expense transactions for accuracy and proper use of federal funds, resolving discrepancies within 24 hours to ensure timely reimbursement and fiscal accountability.
• Coordinated CitiBank travel and purchase card programs; monitored transactions for misuse or fraud, provided monthly reports on delinquencies and suspensions, and worked with leadership to implement corrective actions.
• Produced detailed travel budget forecasts using historical data, current-year trends, and program-level requirements to support fiscal year planning.
• Utilized federal accounting systems (e.g., STARS-FL, FASTDATA) to generate reconciliation reports and financial statements; supported audits and data calls from BUMED and higher headquarters.
• Served as Command Accountable Official, verifying the legal and financial integrity of all payment documentation in accordance with DoD Financial Management Regulations (FMR).
• Maintained all financial and travel-related training documentation and certifications (e.g., DD577s, PPMAPs) for personnel, cardholders, and program officials to meet semiannual audit and compliance reviews.
• Supported regional activities (NMTSC, NMETLC, NETE PST DET, NETE SD DET) through the preparation of funding documents (e.g., DD448, NC225/76) and reconciliation of prior-year obligations.
• Administered daily financial reports, cleared outstanding transactions, and initiated corrections as needed, ensuring continuous audit readiness and financial transparency.
• Recognized by the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) with the 2018 APC of the Year Award for exemplary oversight and program improvement initiatives.

-Performs work in any phase or system of budget and accounting administration and ensure financial exhibits and systems are accurate, complete and submitted in accordance with approved guidelines and by published deadlines in support of the effective and efficient delivery of Navy Medicine enterprise-wide support services as directed by management.
- Process financial and labor transactions into applicable accounting systems such as STARS-FL, FPS, WYPC, WAWF and DCPS.
- Ensure budget exhibits are accurate, complete and submitted in accordance with approved guidelines as directed by management.
- Verifies availability of funds, commits, and obligates as required.
- Process bi-weekly time and attendance data in SLDCADA to ensure timely and accurate payment.

Responsible for providing recruitment, placement, classification and position management functions for organizational elements of the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) to include the Chief Business Office (CBO) Member Services, CBO Workforce Management, Health Resource Center, and elements of the Consolidated Mail Out-Patient Pharmacy (CMOP). I advise management on merit promotion principles and articles within Master Agreement - American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). I conduct recruitment strategies; advise on HR hiring flexibilities; perform and document job analysis; create crediting plans; and generate job announcements via USA Jobs and USA Staffing platforms for both Title 38 and Title 5 positions.

Process, verify, and maintain personnel related documentation, including staffing, recruitment, training, grievances, performance evaluations, classifications, and employee leaves of absence.
- performed monthly Audit on personnel files to include debt to US occurrences in DTS.
- maintained and updated HR policies and implemented changes to post to global share drive and follow up with email notifications of changes.
- Supervised the pay and leave actions team insisting of 1 civilian and 5 Soldiers.

-Government security clearance.-In-depth experience with training and supervision of JFTR and DODFMR regulations.
-Prepared collections of monies due to the Government when over payments was discovered.
-Input accounting data into payroll system totaling over 4 million dollars on a bi monthly pay schedule.
-Processed special payments and adjustments for over 90,000 personnel