Rebecca R Parah
Thornton,CO
Summary
An experienced, dedicated finance and accounting professional with over 15 years of progressive career in Federal government financial management and accounting operations management. Demonstrated ability in Business Planning & Analysis, Budgeting, and Ad hoc Analysis.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisory Financial Management Analyst
Federal Bureau Of Investigation Headquarters
Denver, Colorado
09.2019 - Current
- Direct, monitor, and advise 20 staff members responsible for performing regional financial management functions in support of administrative program needs in accounting, budget, and financial reporting.
- Establish, organize, direct, and coordinate work for theregional financial management program.
- Perform a full range of liaison and supervisory responsibilities enabling staff to increase performance in key analysis, evaluation, recommendations, determinations, and responses.
- Oversee, monitor, and analyze financial, statistical, and operational data trends to ensure staff performs and works effectively, efficiently, consistently, and appropriately.
- Assist in the design of financial management systems to be compatible with daily requirements.
- Participate in planning, administration, policy, and management of diverse and complex financial management services.
- Offer budget development and financial planning to key stakeholders.
- Develop and deepen customer relationships to cement sustainable partnerships.
- Serve as advisor to executive management on administrative matters concerning the regional financial management program.
- Consolidate financial data and materials for key leadership meetings.
- Implement internal controls and comply with the Division's overall mission and operational demands.
- Improve emergency resolution processes to save time.
Supervisory Financial Operations Specialist
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
Denver, CO
10.2012 - 09.2019
- Served as chief financial adviser to Executive Management providing long-range financial planning, interpretation of policies and procedures and consult on financial resources.
- Managed daily financial operations of $3.8 million for a field office.
- Formulated and assessed quarterly budgetary targets, analyze and interpret spending trends, presented results, and make recommendations to leadership at monthly budget meetings.
- Enhanced financial performance by bridging the gap between various departments using technical and financial knowledge working closely and effectively with accounting, budget, asset management and procurement units.
- Expert knowledge of FBI, DOJ and Federal government budget processes, policies, procedures, and regulations.
- Develop spend plans to ensure financial execution of resources are efficiently utilized and conform to policy requirements, guidelines, and financial goals and objectives.
- Tracked, monitored, and evaluated complex financial data and provide appropriate budget analysis for spend plans.
- Collaborated with Finance and Facilities Division personnel and other senior leaders on budgetary affairs optimizing effectiveness and financial performance of Finance Offices.
- Executed research and analysis on complex situations, assess difficult issues or problems, achieve equitable conclusions and make recommendations.
- Translated information from the budget, accounting, and analytic processes into effective communication tools.
- Planned, organized, and managed team goals to include drawing consensus around goals, solving interpersonal conflict, brainstorming strategies and solutions freely and foster innovative ideas.
- Directed and monitored work assignments for a diverse staff of four.
Financial Manager
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
Denver, CO
09.2003 - 10.2012
- Served as chief financial adviser to Executive Management.
- Managed field office operational and discretionary budgets, developed spend plans, coordinated and maintained complex systems and processes of financial services.
- Using excel spreadsheets, developed financial reports for leadership's use in strategic planning and decision making.
- Drove process improvements and transformations using accounting and asset management systems, UFMS, and AMS.
- Controlled a $3.5 million field office budget and over 7,000 accountable assets.
- Identified and implemented ways to improve and promote quality through accuracy and thoroughness of bookkeeping for specialty programs.
- Coordinator for purchase and travel card programs, monitored cardholder activity, provided finance and procurement guidance to employees.
- Led fuel conservation efforts during rising fuel prices resulting to reduce monthly fuel costs.
- Prioritized, planned, organized, and scheduled a large number of complex projects and assignments under changing FBI priorities.
- Identified and investigated variances to financial plans and forecasts by interpreting financial results.
- Directed a team of five diverse finance professionals responsible for contracting, financial processing, forecasting, budgeting, reporting and analysis.
- Negotiated agreements between employees to clarify misunderstood directions and resolve conflicts affecting performance.
- Contributed in the hiring process and made recommendations to leadership.
Facility Manager
GCom2 Solutions
Denver, CO
03.2002 - 08.2003
- Facilitator to OppenheimerFunds accounting teams with their monthly preparation of financial statements.
- As an on-site facilitator tracked and documented operational and financial records.
- Used innovative software for automated reporting and regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- Improved operational efficiencies and productivity with streamlined processes for financial reporting, prospectuses, and other disclosures.
- Worked with support teams to resolve issues with the product, service, and accounting activities.
- Collaborated with Regional managers in developing effective business plans to align strategic decisions with long-term objectives.
- Delivered streamlined output of fund disclosure to shareholders.
- Boosted productivity by 25% streamlining material planning, data collecting, and accounting functions into one main system.
- Directed and managed work assignments of a diverse staff of three.
Staff Accountant
American Data Services, Inc.
Denver, CO
09.1998 - 10.2001
- Prepared timely and accurate Net Assets Values, yields, distributions, and other fund accounting output for subsequent review.
- Prepared balance sheets, recorded assets and liabilities, and tracked progress of mutual funds.
- Organized and analyzed significant amounts of financial and statistical data and developed reports to effectively brief management on thefinancial health of mutual fund components.
- Prepared and distributed reports to and from marketing and investment management.
- Ensured best practices and procedures were followed in accordance with local, state, and federal accounting laws.
- Maintained all fund accounting records in accordance of the Investment Company Act, Rule 31a.
- Assisted in preparing audit schedules, compliance reports, N-SARs, tax returns, financial statements, or other reports for external auditors.
- Reduced audit risk through analysis for the CPA audit firm.
- Investigated and resolved variances in digital and physical records for record integrity.
- Conducted analysis of financial management systems that led to the reduction of financial discrepancies and increased efficiencies through the implementation of internal controls.
- Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations for accurate financial forecasts.
- Created journal entry schedules to improve efficiency, support, and documentation of accounting processes.
- Created training protocol and mentored new accounting and senior staff on best practices and internal procedures.
Education
MBA - Accounting And Finance
Regis University
Denver, CO12.2007
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, CO05.1999
Skills
- Relationship-Management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Organization skills
- Problem solving skills
- Financial Reporting
- Analytical Ability
- Capacity for Innovation
- Tenacity and Ethics
Leadership
Leadership Skills Assessment (LSA)
2018
Enhancing Human Capital
United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
2018
Ropes Course
USAFA
2018
Leadership Training for Supervisors/Managers
2016
Leadership Seminar for Front Line Managers
2013
Financial Managers Advisory Committee
2009-2011
2011-2013
2016-2018
Temporary Duty Assignments
Houston Field Office 2008
Honolulu Field Office 20014 & 2015
West Palm Beach Resident Agency 2009
Finance Division, Accounting Section 2010
Finance Division, 2008
Timeline
Supervisory Financial Management Analyst
Federal Bureau Of Investigation Headquarters
09.2019 - Current
Supervisory Financial Operations Specialist
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
10.2012 - 09.2019
Financial Manager
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
09.2003 - 10.2012
Facility Manager
GCom2 Solutions
03.2002 - 08.2003
Staff Accountant
American Data Services, Inc.
09.1998 - 10.2001
MBA - Accounting And Finance
Regis University
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Metropolitan State University of Denver