Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Timeline

Sean Hardie

Miami,FL

Summary

Detail-oriented Budget Analyst proficient in monitoring costs, investigating variances and processing data files. Excellent multitasking, problem-solving and interpersonal abilities. Prepared to bring ten years of related experience and take on a new professional challenge as a Financial Specialist.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Budget Analyst - Reserve/GS-9

Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead , FL
2016.07 - Current
  • Maintain current Secret security clearance
  • Serve as principal budgetary advisor to senior leadership in maintaining balance, efficiency, and economy of operations to assure overall mission accomplishment
  • Monitor unit funds execution to verify evidence of progress throughout the fiscal year
  • Perform weekly data analysis to assure compliance with government regulations.
  • Build lines of accounting for budget and acquisition systems.
  • Coordinate with Contracting Office to ensure funds are executed timely and accurately.
  • Utilize a variety of tools to monitor canceled funds, perform reconciliation, and maintain database integrity.
  • Perform various administration functions, including monitoring canceled funds, performing reconciliation, conducting contract closeouts, and maintaining database integrity
  • Review and approve over 20,000 orders per year with little to no errors.
  • Assist with final closeout of unit contracts by ensuring delivery, acceptance, and purchasing mechanisms are accurately performed.
  • Analyze issues that arise and impact timely delivery or the required items and payment to the contractor.
  • Interpret technical data provided by the contractor and the various technical specialists in order to make decisions
  • Monitor special provisions to monitor expenditures/cost incurred, protecting government’s interest.
  • Utilize independent judgement to interpret guidelines and procedures for specific situations.
  • Reviewed monthly operations to assess compliance with budgets and determine necessary adjustments for future plans.
  • Monitored and reported budgetary discrepancies to senior management to maximize reporting efficiency and finalized spending plans.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Works well in team settings, providing support and guidance.

Military Lead Pay Technician

Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead , FL
2012.07 - 2016.07
  • Maintain current Secret security clearance
  • Perform broad-in-depth financial analysis of interrelated accounting, logistics, and computer file systems concerning pay and accounts payable or receivable.
  • Analyze diverse financial management technical methods, techniques, precedent cases, and procedures to resolve an extensive range of difficult financial issues or problems.
  • Utilize experience and judgment, rather than guides, to fill in gaps, identify sources of information, and make working suppositions about what transpired to decide approaches and resolve specific problems.
  • Develop variations in approaches to fit specific problems or deal with incomplete, unreliable, or conflicting data in the process of work performance in order to validate transactions and resolve inconsistencies.
  • Provide prompt and courteous customer service to over 1700 Reserve members.
  • Obtain additional information to reconcile discrepancies or inconsistencies, and apply pertinent laws, regulations, precedent decisions, and procedures to determine appropriate action for resolution.
  • Perform research on many different and unrelated processes and methods relating to financial transactions for analysis of complex and unusual financial transactions.
  • Interpret data to identify problems, determine nature of the problem or issue, decides approaches to resolve issues and recommends solutions for systemic changes to enhance operations.
  • Interpret user requirements in order to design new reports or modifications of standard financial and management systems.
  • Research, interpret, analyze, and apply regulations, policies, procedures, and legal decisions to work and/or resolve complex fiscal issues/problems.
  • Perform or conduct research, investigate, and solve problems involving discrepancy reconciliations to identify, analyze, and provide solutions.
  • Apply a series of different and unrelated methods, processes, and techniques involving establish financial management systems.
  • Audit a full range of pay, travel, and accounts payable authorizations and entitlements to determine compliance with multiple laws, regulations, policies, and issuances.

Military Pay Technician

Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead , FL
2007.07 - 2012.05
  • Maintain current Secret security clearance
  • Completed payroll accurately and timely to meet employee expectations.
  • Reconciled payroll discrepancies and responded to inquiries from employees.
  • Maintained employee privacy and protected payroll operations by keeping all information confidential.
  • Developed and implemented payroll procedures to streamline workflow.
  • Performed data entry tasks and maintained accurate records of employee payroll information.
  • Responded to employee questions and requests for information in timely and knowledgeable fashion.
  • Tracked employee vacation time.
  • Resolved over 20 customer financial pay issues per day.
  • Audited timesheets and payroll records for accuracy.

Fuels Distribution Operator

Homestead Air Reserve Base
Homestead , FL
1996.02 - 2007.07
  • Maintain current Secret security clearance
  • Recorded operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used and operating times.
  • Kept shop workspaces and various fieldwork locations clean and organized for maximum productivity.
  • Stayed calm and focused in emergency situations to provide efficient fixes for diverse mechanical problems.
  • Monitored gauges and flowmeters and inspected equipment to verify tank levels, temperatures and pressures remained at specified levels, reporting abnormalities as necessary.
  • Issued over 100,000 gallons of jet fuel without mishap.

Bulk Fuel Specialist

US Army Fort Campbell
Fort Campbell , KY
1991.08 - 1995.07
  • Completed detailed tool and equipment inspections both in field and in shops to identify and address malfunctions and performance concerns.
  • Recorded operating data such as products and quantities pumped, stocks used and operating times.
  • Kept shop workspaces and various fieldwork locations clean and organized for maximum productivity.
  • Operated and lubricated tools to protect durability and functionality.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Supervision And Management

Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
07.2021

Associate of Arts - Business Administration

Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
12.2015

Associate of Science - Networking Services Technology

Miami Dade College, Miami, FL
07.2006

Skills

  • Budget development and management
  • Overseeing budgets
  • Proactive and team player
  • Outstanding active listening skills
  • Proactive mindset
  • Interpersonal and written communication
  • Document preparation
  • Data analysis understanding
  • Fiscal Law Understanding
  • Customer Service Standards
  • Good understanding of the Air Force Operating Instructions (AF65-601 & AFI 64-117)

Certification

• December 2022 - DoD Financial Management Certification (Level 1)

Timeline

Budget Analyst - Reserve/GS-9 - Homestead Air Reserve Base
2016.07 - Current
Military Lead Pay Technician - Homestead Air Reserve Base
2012.07 - 2016.07
Military Pay Technician - Homestead Air Reserve Base
2007.07 - 2012.05
Fuels Distribution Operator - Homestead Air Reserve Base
1996.02 - 2007.07
Bulk Fuel Specialist - US Army Fort Campbell
1991.08 - 1995.07
Miami Dade College - Bachelor of Science, Supervision And Management
Miami Dade College - Associate of Arts, Business Administration
Miami Dade College - Associate of Science, Networking Services Technology

• December 2022 - DoD Financial Management Certification (Level 1)

Sean Hardie