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Karen Foshee

Fayetteville,NC

Summary

Budget/Financial Management analyst successful at executing multi-billion dollar federal budgets. High-achieving Financial Manager with strong quantitative modeling, process thinking business analytics skills. Ambitious Financial Manager determined to continually exceed expectations. Analytical Budget expert equipped with in-depth working knowledge of financial industry.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Analyst (GS-0343-9)

Womack Army Medical Center
09.2011 - Current
  • Reconciles accounts and prepares balance sheets. Makes adjustments as required. Analyzes cost accounting reports, status of fund reports, and other financial reports for the preparation of summary statements and reports and proposes solutions and alternatives to problem areas.
  • Serves as the liaison between the facility, patients, staff, and the community to ensure Patient Rights and Responsibilities and advocacy services are available.
  • Collects and compiles data in preparation of numerous reports for review on a weekly, monthly and quarterly basis.
  • Responsible for analytical, evaluative, and developmental or advisory work, which is directed toward implementing, revising or eliminating policies, practices, methods, procedures and /or organizational structures.
  • Implements executive direction and manages the day-to-day operations by coordinating functions of the Commander's staff (advisory, administrative and technical.

Management Anallyst (GS-0301-09)

Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB)
04.2018 - 01.2020
  • Design, evaluate, recommend, and approve changes of forms and reports.
  • Review forms and reports and confer with management and users about format, distribution, and purpose, and to identify problems and improvements.
  • Gathered and organized information on problems or procedures. · Works with leaders to identify needs and develop information products to meet needs.
  • Prepare responses to correspondence containing routine inquiries ·
  • Responsible for the analysis, design, development, testing, maintenance, and support of the data applications.

Administrative Officer

Department Of Veterans Affairs
10.2013 - 02.2016
  • Conducts and analyzes staff interviews, including exit interviews to identify common issues and prepares reports for trending, addressing, and corrections opportunities.
  • Designs and implements data reporting applications for entering, retrieving, and displaying data from Veterans Affairs (VA) databases. Manages, merges and analyzes Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) clinical application and business databases; identifies the most appropriate analytical techniques and data sources; and implements statistical and data reduction techniques Responsible for the planning and coordinating all travel.
  • Analyze workload data throughout the COS service lines; includes reviewing, analyzing, and maintaining an awareness of available resources, costs, such as hours per patient day (HPPD), staffing and agency costs, sick leave usage, and making recommendations regarding resource utilization.
  • Ability to provide technical expertise in the field of health care planning and comprehensive advice and assistance to the Chief of Patient Relations. Ability to develop & implement policies plans & procedures

Education

MBA - Major: Business Administration Minor: Financial Management

National University
San Diego, CA
06.2011

Skills

  • Budgeting and financial management
  • Advanced financial analysis
  • Business performance improvement
  • International business association network
  • Financial reporting expert
  • Account reconciliation
  • Technical analysis
  • Account management specialist
  • Financial reporting and analysis
  • Possess highly developed research, analytical, interpretation, and reporting skills
  • Analytical and detailed, expert ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
  • Sound knowledge of MS Office applications

Timeline

Management Anallyst (GS-0301-09)

Warrior Transition Battalion (WTB)
04.2018 - 01.2020

Administrative Officer

Department Of Veterans Affairs
10.2013 - 02.2016

Program Analyst (GS-0343-9)

Womack Army Medical Center
09.2011 - Current

MBA - Major: Business Administration Minor: Financial Management

National University
Karen Foshee