LaShawn Boyd-Russell
Crowley,Texas
Summary
Hard working, analytical, results-oriented accounting and financial analysis professional with over 20 years of experience in demonstrating solid analytical, communication, budget, and financial management skills within the private sector corporation and as a contractor for the federal government. Unmatched versatility in the financial arena: provide technical support in budget formulation, justification and presentation. Consistently rated “outstanding” in performance. Recognized by senior managers, customer agency, and private sector entities as capable of accomplishing the most challenging assignment. Analytical professional with technical knowledge and critical thinking skills to thrive in data-driven environments. Tackles challenges with positivity and drive to overcome. Works great alone or with others and consistently exceeds expectations.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Team Lead
Swingtech Incorporated
Fort Worth, TX
11.2023 - Current
- Trained new staff in relevant processes and procedures.
- Provided support to staff during peak periods of workloads.
- Interviewed and selected potential new team members from list of candidates recommended by recruitment team.
- Analyzing and resolving outstanding financial variances with the General Services Administration reimbursable work authorization agreements.
- In charge of training all contractors on the current work processes of the financial management collections and chargeback group.
- Ensure that all contracting staff complies with all rules and regulations set by the financial management collections and chargeback group.
- Conduct weekly meetings with the contracting staff to ensure that all updates and each person's work assignment is being completed.
- Responsible for reviewing 18 government agency chargebacks against GSA that total about $200k - $1.2m monthly.
- Contribute in ensuring that each month the numbers of outstanding chargebacks against GSA are reduced and collected.
- Build a communication relationship with the designated assigned agencies point of contact in order to work towards a resolution of the chargeback issues related to the reimbursable work authorization agreements.
- Research each chargeback outstanding balances to determine if all charges related to the agreement are within the scope of work are valid.
- Ensure that each chargeback that I review for GSA administrative fees for providing supportive goods and services for outside agencies are accurate.
- Reconcile each reimbursable work authorization agreement to determine the exact variance.
- Run macros on each outstanding reimbursable work authorization number to ensure each financial transaction related to the chargeback is being reviewed for proper coding on the general ledger account.
- Update GSA’s financial system (Reta) with corrections authorized by the government agencies in order to resolve the chargeback; and re-bill the agency for the outstanding agreement amount.
- Collect and recover thousands of outstanding funds owed to GSA by other government agencies monthly.
- Prepare spreadsheets for management showing progress of resolution for each of my assigned chargebacks.
- Work with the USDA finance division to ensure that all appropriate financial transactions are correctly posted against each of my assigned agencies accounts within GSA.
- Participate with providing process improvements in researching agency chargebacks.
Financial Analyst (Contractor)
Swingtech Incorporated
Fort Worth, TX
04.2023 - 11.2023
- Analyzing and resolving outstanding financial variances with the General Services Administration reimbursable work authorization agreements
- Reviewing 18 government agency chargebacks against GSA that total about $200k - $1.2m monthly
- Contribute in ensuring that each month the numbers of outstanding chargebacks against GSA are reduced and collected
- Build a communication relationship with the designated assigned agencies point of contact in order to work towards a resolution of the chargeback issues related to the reimbursable work authorization agreements
- Research each chargeback outstanding balances to determine if all charges related to the agreement are within the scope of work are valid
- Ensure that each chargeback that I review for GSA administrative fees for providing supportive goods and services for outside agencies are accurate
- Reconcile each reimbursable work authorization agreement to determine the exact variance
- Run macros on each outstanding reimbursable work authorization number to ensure each financial transaction related to the chargeback is being reviewed for proper coding on the general ledger account
- Update GSA’s financial system (Reta) with corrections authorized by the government agencies in order to resolve the chargeback; and re-bill the agency for the outstanding agreement amount
- Collect and recover thousands of outstanding funds owed to GSA by other government agencies monthly
- Prepare spreadsheets for management showing progress of resolution for each of my assigned chargebacks
- Work with the USDA finance division to ensure that all appropriate financial transactions are correctly posted against each of my assigned agencies accounts within GSA
- Participate with providing process improvements in researching agency chargebacks.
Financial Analyst (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
Fort Worth, TX
10.2019 - 03.2023
- Analyzing and resolving financial variances with government agency those are in delinquent financial status with the General Services Administration
- Responsible for reviewing 13 government agency chargebacks against GSA that total about $200k - $500k monthly
- Contribute in ensuring that each month the numbers of outstanding chargebacks against GSA are reduced and collected
- Build a communication relationship with the designated assigned agencies point of contact in order to work towards a resolution of the chargeback issues related to the reimbursable work authorization agreements
- Research each chargeback outstanding balances to determine if all charges related to the agreement are within the scope of work are valid
- Ensure that each chargeback that I review for GSA administrative fees for providing supportive goods and services for outside agencies are accurate
- Reconcile each reimbursable work authorization agreement to determine the exact variance
- Run macros on each outstanding reimbursable work authorization number to ensure each financial transaction related to the chargeback is being reviewed for proper coding on the general ledger account
- Update GSA’s financial system (Reta) with corrections authorized by the government agencies in order to resolve the chargeback; and re-bill the agency for the outstanding agreement amount
- Collect and recover thousands of outstanding funds owed to GSA by other government agencies monthly
- Prepare spreadsheets for management showing progress of resolution for each of my assigned chargebacks
- Work with the USDA finance division to ensure that all appropriate financial transactions are correctly posted against each of my assigned agencies accounts within GSA
- Participate with providing process improvements in researching agency chargebacks.
- Prioritized and expedited assigned work to meet changing business circumstances.
Accountant (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
Fort Worth, TX
02.2007 - 01.2019
- Accurately verifying and processing General Services Administration contract awards, modifications and reimbursable work authorization agreements to various vendors in the financial system for the Business Performance department on behalf of the government agency Public Building Services.
- Assigned and successfully completed special projects on a monthly basis.
- Research and resolve rejected forms that delay issuing payments to the Government customers on a daily basis.
- Process reimbursement work authorization (RWA) agreements into RWA entry and tracking application system (Reta).
- Reconcile aged reimbursement work authorization agreements that have variances within GSA’s financial system.
- Prepare the financial closure of aged or completed reimbursable work authorization completed projects.
- Reconcile and track various vendor awarded contracts and RWA’s to ensure funds are being appropriately invoiced against each month.
- Create a weekly excel tracking spreadsheet of inter-agency contracts to ensure funds are meeting the requirements of the contract agreement.
- Resolve variance each month that affects the general ledger.
- Process cost transfers for various agencies each month.
- Complete all Recurring and Non-recurring issues that are received in the prospective mailboxes on a daily basis.
Accountant/ Assistant Team Lead (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
Fort Worth, TX
02.2003 - 03.2006
- Assisted the team leader on all special projects and daily tasks
- Team lead assistant, assist in making sure that all department functions and assignments are completed in a timely and professional manner
- Assisted GSA internal and external customers over the phone in finding resolutions for invoice payments
- Accurately research variances and reconcile the general ledger for different governmental agencies in the Accounts Receivable department for the General Service Administration agency
- Analyze cost transfer journal entries to ensure that the funds are allocated to the correct budget account in the (FMIS) Financial Management Information System
- Research Accounts Receivable Department Reimbursement Work Authorization (RWA) aged invoices for completion of work performed by GSA
- Assist with converting general ledger information over to the new GSA financial system
- Ensure that TOPS (telecommunication ordering and pricing system) phone bills are paid in a timely manner in the Accounts Payable department
- Reconcile pricing problems within GSA VITAP (Visual Invoicing Tracking and Payment system
- Research and resolve various system errors that affect the general ledger in support of the GSA agency.
Education
Business Administration - Accounting
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TXSkills
- Microsoft Excel
- Word
- SAP
- GEAC
- ARC
- VITAP
- Pegasys
- FMIS
- Business Intelligence
- RETA
- Problem-Solving
- Conflict Resolution
- Evaluating Employee Work
- Attention to Detail
- Staff Training
- Analytical Thinking
- Leadership
References
RWA’s
- Troy Aronald, Task Lead, Swingtech Inc. / Miracle System Inc., Troy.arnold@gsa.gov, 817-889-0525
- Elizabeth Davis, USDA Financial Analyst, Elizabeth.davis@gsa.gov, 817Shonda524
- Shonda Brown, General Service Administration, Shonda.brown@gsa.gov, 817-937-6803
Certification
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace Certificate - University of South Florida Muma College of Business
Timeline
Team Lead
Swingtech Incorporated
11.2023 - Current
Financial Analyst (Contractor)
Swingtech Incorporated
04.2023 - 11.2023
Financial Analyst (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
10.2019 - 03.2023
Accountant (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
02.2007 - 01.2019
Accountant/ Assistant Team Lead (Contractor)
SAIC Incorporated
02.2003 - 03.2006
Business Administration - Accounting
Prairie View A&M University