Nancy Eichacker
Wakefield,RI
Summary
Public sector financial and operations specialist with proven leadership capabilities and wide ranging experience. Ideally seeking work in an organization with clear mission identification and interesting policy issues, where strong business practices, effective performance, and accountability feature prominently in the work culture. Detail-oriented Senior Budget Analyst proficient in monitoring costs, investigating variances and processing data files. Excellent multitasking, problem-solving and interpersonal abilities. Prepared to bring 35 years of related experience and take on a new professional challenge.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Budget Analyst/Team Leader
Library of Congress
05.2005 - 12.2015
- Lead responsibility for budget formulation and presentation and preparation for public hearings
- Performed budget execution including spending plan development, status of funds reviews, and year-end reconciliation with primary focus on revolving funds
- Lead analyst for strategic and operational planning, performance management, and internal controls
- Adviser on management and planning and all projects and assignments involving conceptual analysis, writing, and editing
- Played key role in 2013 defining and implementing sequestration strategy and furloughs.
Financial Manager
Library of Congress
05.2001 - 03.2005
- Lead manager, budget and financial operations in 3 organizations/programs: Congressional Research Service; Library Services executive office; and Library Services, Business Enterprises
- Supervisor of financial operations, program evaluation, contract management, strategic and operational planning, performance measurement, internal controls, and financial system implementation
- Oversaw $250M budget across 6 directorates, 52 divisions, and multiple funds, successfully addressing a projected $2M payroll deficit
- Broadened retail management revolving fund programs, working with GAO on profit potential within enterprise fund framework.
Operations Manager, National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
01.1996 - 03.2001
- Provided operational management to innovative digital library program
- Carried out project design and full range of management and administrative activities, successfully outsourcing scanning services and presenting primary source materials on award-winning website.
Multiple Positions
Library of Congress
01.1987 - 12.1995
- Analyst, Office of Planning and Development; Special Projects Coordinator; and Acting Chief and Fiscal Officer of two fee service programs requiring successful marketing and revenue generation.
Budget and Planning Manager
The New York Public Library
01.1983 - 02.1986
- Led budget and planning section of Office of Finance and Administration for research and branch library systems.
Lead Analyst and Unit Supervisor
New York City Office of Management and Budget
06.1980 - 12.1982
- Oversaw budgets of libraries and cultural organizations during New York City fiscal crisis.
Education
Master of Science - Public Policy
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New YorkBachelor of Arts - Sociology
Smith College
Northampton, MassachusettsSkills
- Budget and performance management
- Talent manager and team builder
- Financial analysis and reporting
- Change agent
- Strategic and operational planning
- Writer/editor
- Business process design
- Experienced administrator
Accomplishments
- Planned, implemented, and quantified impacts of federal government sequestration and agency-wide staff furlough.
- Designed and developed survey tool and database to present $600M agency budget by strategic goal, function, and activity, enabling successful response congressional zero base budget mandate.
- Redesigned workflow and approval requirements for special event activities, eliminating redundancy and streamlining processes to redeploy 2 FTEs.
Additional Information
Retired professional seeking part time freelance work from my home. Would consider all options that my work experience would support, but most preferably writing and editing.
Timeline
Senior Budget Analyst/Team Leader
Library of Congress
05.2005 - 12.2015
Financial Manager
Library of Congress
05.2001 - 03.2005
Operations Manager, National Digital Library Program
Library of Congress
01.1996 - 03.2001
Multiple Positions
Library of Congress
01.1987 - 12.1995
Budget and Planning Manager
The New York Public Library
01.1983 - 02.1986
Lead Analyst and Unit Supervisor
New York City Office of Management and Budget
06.1980 - 12.1982
Master of Science - Public Policy
Stony Brook University
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology
Smith College
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