Maurice Cochrane

• Provided training and mentorship to two junior analysts, enhancing team collaboration and fostering professional development, resulting in improved performance and faster onboarding.
• Generated annual budget forecasts for executive and corporate reports, contributing to strategic decision-making and ensuring alignment with organizational financial goals.
• Identified and tracked budget expenditures in GFEBS and GCSS-Army, ensuring 100% accuracy and proactively flagging potential waste or discrepancies.
• Compiled and analyzed statistical data after each month-end closing, ensuring timely and accurate reporting for internal and external stakeholders.
• Evaluated procurement needs (GPC and ZPARK) and projected expenditures, optimizing resource allocation and ensuring financial efficiency.
• Reviewed and assessed monthly spending to ensure compliance with budget allocations, making necessary adjustments that reduced overages by 10%.
• Supported executive leadership decision-making by providing accurate financial forecasts and actionable recommendations, improving budgeting outcomes.
• Guided department heads in interpreting financial reports, leading to a 15% improvement in their budget management skills and understanding.
• Ensured adherence to all regulatory requirements by maintaining meticulous records of financial transactions, achieving 100% audit compliance.
• Optimized fund utilization by prioritizing high-impact expenses, resulting in a 12% reduction in non-essential spending.
• Monitored and analyzed expenditure trends, proactively addressing potential issues and preventing budget overruns by 8%.
• Identified and implemented process improvements, increasing performance and reporting accuracy by 20%.
• Resolved discrepancies in budget reports promptly, maintaining financial integrity and preventing reporting errors.
• Engaged in continuous professional development, staying updated on the latest best practices in budget analysis and financial management.
• Reduced unnecessary expenditures, successfully reallocating 15% of the budget to critical projects and high-priority initiatives.
• Analyzed past fiscal year spending patterns to identify trends and accurately forecast future budget needs, improving accuracy by 10%.
• Assisted in preparing seven annual budgets, working closely with department heads to gather necessary data, and ensuring the timely submission of all budget reports.

• Provided weekly report to seven BN Command Teams; resulting
  in a delinquency rate reduction of 1.38%
• Consistently keep 23 ODTAs informed of all changes & updates on DTS & GTC matters with weekly emails
• Provided training and guidance to junior analysts, fostering a collaborative work environment conducive to professional development.
• Approved 49% of the Brigade's DTS voucher worth $478,000 shows commitment to the mission
• Handled over 4,000 accounts as a Defense Travel System (DTS)
  AO while maintaining a 95% on-time processing rate
• Generated annual budget forecasting information for executive and corporate reports.

6 Months Deployment in Afghanistan

• Created and updated expenditure reports in Excel.
• Expertly managed TAAC-Air's $1.3 billion list of requirements, which
  resulted in target obligation rate of 97% for FY18
• Played an integral part in FY17 closeout by processing $15M transactions in GFEB resulting in 98% overall execution for FY17