Severina Rivera
Severn,MD
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Management Analyst - GG-12
Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group
03.2021 - 10.2022
- Served as the Financial Management Analyst (Budget Analyst) for the U.S
- Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group (MCCYWG)
- Received the Department of the Navy Civilian Achievement Medal in recognition of significant contributions to the United States Marine Corps while serving as the MCCYWG Budget Analyst
- Developed spend plans and monitored funds execution using Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI), the official accounting system of record
- Provided recommendations to assist the Comptroller with decisions regarding program modifications and budgetary curtailments
- Reviewed and ensured the total obligation authority was executed in accordance with the bona fide needs rule
- Successfully performed fiscal year-end closeouts for FY 21 and FY 22
- As the DAI subject matter expert, provided multiple training sessions and developed step-by-step guides to help ensure a smooth transition from the Standard Accounting Budgeting and Reporting System (SABRS) to DAI
- Updated and maintained a system of internal financial controls that assured financial resources were safeguarded from unauthorized use or disposal
- Prepared clear, accurate, and understandable content in a variety of formats that communicated complex budget and financial information to leadership, staff, and external customers
- Reviewed and provided comments on proposed changes in procedures on a timely basis to ensure compliance with guidance from higher headquarters
- Ensured technical documentation was complete, accurate, and adhered to HQMC composition standards
- Managed and supported the financial and budget aspects of the Defense Travel System (DTS) for MCCYWG, to include creating lines of accounting (LOA); establishing and maintaining LOAs and their associated budgets
- Performed weekly reconciliation to ensure the amount in each DTS budget was available in the official accounting system
- Retrieved reports in DTS for current and prior years to manage funding and reconciliation of obligations
- Assisted authorizing officials (AO) with funding requests for travel and provided guidance for DTS errors returned from the official accounting system
- Maintained copies of required documentation for MCCYWG certifying officials (CO) and ensured separation of duties to preclude errors and attempts of fraud and embezzlement from going undetected.
Training Support Specialist
Absolute Business Solutions Corp
09.2020 - 03.2021
- Supported the U.S
- Army Field Support Center S3, maintaining and forecasting expenditures against Military Training Specific Allotment (MTSA) funds
- Coordinated with Senior Enlisted Advisors and Career Program Managers for input and timely notification of scheduled Professional and Military Education (PME) Training; maintains SF-182 training request trackers and PME eligibility and completion rosters for enlisted personnel, warrant officers, and commissioned officers
- Maintained travel guidance for PME locations and provides input to unit policy based on expenditure analysis
- Provided input to the Program Budget Advisory Committee (PBAC) process on behalf of the S3
- Served as a routing official for the Defense Travel System (DTS); reviewed travel authorizations, local vouchers, and vouchers to ensure compliance with the JTR and other applicable travel regulations
- Created and edited manual and electronic travel documents (DD form 1610, DD form 1351-2, OF-1164) for DoD civilians and military personnel
- Input and maintained lines of accounting in the DTS
- Maintained approved budgets and travel targets for associated lines of accounting within DTS
- Maintained organization and profile data, assisting the organization as an alternate Organizational Defense Travel Administrator.
Program Analyst - GG-13
902D Military Intelligence Group
02.2020 - 09.2020
- Served as the Intelligence Contingency Funds (ICF) Manager for the 902D Military Intelligence Group
- Analyzed and evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the 902D Military Intelligence Group ICF program
- Prepared and edited justification and impact statements for projected funds needed for all programs and assured data requests were formally and accurately documented
- Researched, developed and prepared Group level policies and standard operating procedures governing the use and accountability of ICF
- Appointed as the ICF Disbursing Agent (DA) for 902D HQs, providing technical oversight and pecuniary liability to 80 paying agent accounts
- Monitored obligations and expenditures in accordance with ICF Program Budget Guidance (PBG), ensuring obligations adhered to Foreign Counterintelligence Program (FCIP) and Operation and Maintenance, Army (OMA) rules per DoD financial regulations and guidance
- Disbursed funds to paying agents through electronic funds transfer (EFT) and physical cash
- Reviewed and processed vouchers for timeliness, completeness and accuracy
- Conducted quarterly cash counts, reconciled expense reports, bank statements and individual expense accounts
- Reviewed and analyzed past and present program funding expenses to ensure propriety and compliance with policies and regulations
- Reviewed funds usage and recommended appropriate transfer of funds to meet priority requirements and maintain balance of accounts
- Maintained DD 577 Appointment/Termination Records, appointment memorandums, and program training certificates
- Prepared data and developed presentations to be used in briefings to senior leadership.
Financial Management Analyst - GS-13
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
11.2017 - 02.2020
- Performed budget formulation procedures and processes involving independent assessment and preparation of detailed analyses, budget estimates, special reports and other documentation for the OUSD(C) budget
- Assembled prior, current, and future year program and budget data then formulated, analyzed, modified, and interpreted funding requirements to ensure consistency with policies, regulations, and directives of the OUSD(C), Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and Congress
- Developed detailed programming and financial planning justification and documentation for inclusion in the Program Objectives Memorandum and the President's Budget
- Tracked budget execution and communicated with financial servicing and contracting offices located in the Washington Headquarters Services (WHS) and Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) to expedite processing on all spending actions to avoid lapses in operational support
- Performed data analysis of the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) for all appropriations to ensure proper recording of commitments and obligations
- Managed the Defense Travel System (DTS) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) (OUSD(C)) to include processing all administrative actions, reviewing and approving travel documents, providing desk-side support to 150 civilian and military personnel and delivering classroom and desk-side training to 10 Executive Assistants
- Performed all DTS maintenance to include running daily, weekly, and monthly reports to ensure documents were approved and customers were ticketed; reconciled monthly obligation amounts; and reviewed and maintained routing lists as personnel arrived or departed, employee profiles, user permissions, and lines of accounting for sufficient funding
- Applied knowledge of budgeting policies, regulations, procedures and administrative and financial management systems; applied knowledge of DTS to provide guidance to customers on routine travel transactions; applied knowledge of information technology software and hardware to analyze financial activities
- Applied knowledge of DoD Directives and Issuances related to financial management activities to include the Financial Management Regulations and Joint Travel Regulations; applied knowledge of the DTS to develop and implement local business rules for travel; applied knowledge of budget formulation and execution concepts and procedures to automated systems
- Appointed as the Agency Program Coordinator (APC) for the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Program
- Served as the primary point of contact for all matters concerning the GTCC
- Drafted policy regarding operations of the GTCC program and provided oversight of all travel charge card accounts to ensure DoD policies and procedures were implemented and followed
- Briefed program status to directors, division chiefs, and supervisors
- Processed applications for charge cards
- Ensured all cardholders were properly trained and understood their responsibilities to appropriately use the charge card
- Performed maintenance on accounts to include account terminations, closures, and transfers
- Analyzed and reviewed individual charge card activity to identify potential abuse and/or misuse
- Provided documents, briefs, and reports to the appropriate level of command/supervision on potential abuse cases.
Defense Travel Analyst - Site Lead
Immersion Consulting
06.2016 - 10.2017
- Supervised 6 Defense Travel Analysts for the Midshipmen Summer Training Travel Office at the United States Naval Academy (USNA)
- Successfully managed the creation and processing of 6,000 summer travel authorizations, vouchers, and local vouchers for summer training programs
- Trained personnel on the utilization of the Defense Travel System (DTS), interpretation of Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR), and Travel Management Company (TMC) flight booking procedures
- Coordinated group travel reservations with the TMC inquiring the status of refunds, ticketing, flight cancellations and re-scheduling of flights for travelers as dictated by mission requirements
- Identified changes that were received daily from the Training Department and maintained a tracking system of orders/vouchers while executing all logistical changes required for each training activity
- Responsible for ensuring all airline tickets were reconciled within DTS and quality control checked for the command's Centrally Billed Account (CBA) reconciliation efforts
- Provided technical assistance for questions and problem solving on topics such as software usage, entitlements, travel policy, and transaction and payment issues
- Ensured entries into DTS were accurate, timely and reimbursable IAW the JTR
- Analyzed all travel vouchers for accuracy and propriety of expenditure of funds
- Coordinated daily work schedules, weekly team synchs and meetings and resolved issues that were communicated and identified by team members fostering a team environment.
Defense Travel System Analyst
Pluribus International
01.2015 - 02.2016
- Managed the 513th Military Intelligence Brigade Defense Travel System (DTS) Help Desk and Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) Program
- Performed duties as the Organizational Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) for the DTS utilizing permission levels 0, 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
- Assisted 1,100 military and DoD civilian personnel with policy guidance on the JTR and Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD FMR)
- Appointed as a routing official to review all authorizations, vouchers, and local vouchers processed within the DTS
- Analyzed and audited all travel documents for the 513th MI BDE for accuracy and propriety of expenditure of funds, ensuring payments were complete, accurate, and conformed to all applicable regulations
- Provided technical assistance for questions and problem solving on topics such as software usage, entitlements, travel policy, to transaction and payment issues
- Served as the liaison between the Defense Travel Management Office (DTMO) and travelers, submitting trouble tickets on behalf of the traveler when technical issues could not be resolved at the local level
- Ensured entries in DTS were accurate, timely, and approved IAW the JTR and other applicable regulations
- Appointed as the Agency Program Coordinator (APC)
- Served as the primary liaison between travel card holders and the GTCC vendor
- Provided advice and assistance to travelers on how to make payments or process a waiver/appeal
- Completed monthly travel card delinquency reports and performed random and periodic audits to ensure no fraudulent use of cards, resulting in no misuse or unauthorized purchases
- Provided documents, briefs, and reports to the appropriate level of command/supervision on potential abuse cases
- IAW command policy, coordinated transactions affecting available limits, ATM and overall charge card limits
- Processed applications for charge cards
- Assisted new applicants with completing paperwork and securing approvals necessary to obtain initial GTCC.
Petty Officer Second Class, E-5
United States Navy
07.2010 - 07.2014
- Served as the Organizational Defense Travel Administrator (ODTA) and Citibank Travel Agency Program Coordinator (APC) for the Navy Information Operations Command, Hawaii
- Directly supervised 12 Sailors while providing customer support regarding system operations, procedures, and entitlements for the Defense Travel System
- Coordinated travel arrangements, submitted travel vouchers, and completed monthly expense reports for leadership
- Managed DTS traveler profiles for over 450 military and Department of Defense personnel, ensuring proper system access and correct permission level assignment
- Drafted, documented, and updated standard operating procedures
- Was responsible for the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) program execution, management, and day-to-day operations, advising superiors of GTCC misuse and delinquencies
- Maintained GTCC and DTS training databases
- Prepared and delivered monthly and bi-monthly reports to leadership regarding Government Travel Charge Card delinquencies, contributing to a less than 2 percent credit card delinquency rate
- Assisted personnel with obtaining official passports, reviewing passport applications and substantiating documents to verify legality prior to submitting for government adjudication.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD05.2024
Associate of Arts - General Studies
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD05.2018
Skills
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, high-paced operational environment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Advanced with Microsoft Office Suite
- 13 years of financial management and strategic planning experience
Veterans Preference
10 - Point Veterans Preference
Clearance
Active U.S. Government TS/SCI - Polygraph
Professional Certifications
- Certified Defense Financial Manager, 11/2021
- DoD Financial Management Certification Level II, 01/2020
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Financial Management Analyst - GG-12
Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group
03.2021 - 10.2022
Training Support Specialist
Absolute Business Solutions Corp
09.2020 - 03.2021
Program Analyst - GG-13
902D Military Intelligence Group
02.2020 - 09.2020
Financial Management Analyst - GS-13
Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
11.2017 - 02.2020
Defense Travel Analyst - Site Lead
Immersion Consulting
06.2016 - 10.2017
Defense Travel System Analyst
Pluribus International
01.2015 - 02.2016
Petty Officer Second Class, E-5
United States Navy
07.2010 - 07.2014
Bachelor of Science - Finance
University of Maryland Global Campus
Associate of Arts - General Studies
University of Maryland Global Campus
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