Shawn Ramage
Cheyenne,United States
Summary
Fiscal Manager with 10+ years of government accounting experience
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accounting Analyst
Wyoming Department of Health
05.2019 - Current
- Plan, develop, and manage the Public Health Division's budget (State General Fund, Federal Funds, Tobacco Settlement Funds, Other)
- Lead/manage two accounting staff; direct work and provide internal training as needed
- Primary contact for evaluation, research and problem resolution
- Facilitate communications with external parties for audit requests and organize data submission
- Develop and install accounting systems, records, methods and procedures to address changes in fiscal requirements
- Monitor expenditures to meet GAAP requirements and perform annual year-end closing
- Ensure adequate internal controls and workflow processes/procedures for multiple internal financial systems are in place to provide timely and accurate information
- Review monthly financial reports from the Wyoming Financial System
- Use discretion in performing analyses, evaluate results and provide fiscal/business recommendations to leadership
- Reconcile and correct changes needed
- Monitor the cash needs for individual funds
- Reconcile project/grant reports from the Wyoming Financial System to Federal or other State reports
- Oversee all purchasing, accounts payable, inventory, fixed asset, vehicle management, contract, grants, and accounts receivable and federal funds for the entire Public Health Division.
Grants Analyst
Wyoming Department of Health
04.2017 - 05.2019
- Prepare fiscal reports for grant expenditures and subsequent requests for federal reimbursement of federal grant funds
- Create and maintain fiscal reporting systems and reusable reports for fiscal/program managers
- Reconcile the grant fiscal expenditures with the federal revenue received as reimbursement for state funds expended
- Review and reconcile monthly grant expenditures to the grant budgets and notify program managers and/or fiscal staff of potential problems and recommend solutions
- Maintain and ensure payroll budget coding and charges are recorded accurately
- Review budgets and advise fiscal managers on proper budget coding and budget revisions
- Enforce internal controls for grant management.
- Maintain agency's ongoing relationship with federal agencies, auditors, and grant recipients
Accountant
Wyoming Department of Health
11.2014 - 03.2017
- Review and approve agency documents for Accounts Payable
- Manage Telecom and IT/Telecom Automatic Accounts for all divisions of the agency
- Perform duties as Fiscal Records Officer
- Purchasing Card (P-Card) Coordinator backup
- Review and approve payments to other agencies for background checks, ID Cards, Drug tests, and Workers' Comp
- Reconcile documents after each processing run to ensure accuracy of payments
- Field phone calls regarding payment inquiries.
Education
Associates in Business, Accounting -
Laramie County Community College
05.2013
Skills
- General Ledger Management
- Year-end closing
- Financial Forecasting
- Knowledge of fiscal practices and principles for public administration of funds
- Ability to interpret and provide guidance for constant changing policies
- Knowledge of sound business communication
- Ability to convey fiscal concepts to non fiscal staff
- Ability to analyze, interpret, explain and apply relevant rules to the agency
- Ability to supervise, evaluate, and provide guidance to other staff
- Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
Timeline
Senior Accounting Analyst
Wyoming Department of Health
05.2019 - Current
Grants Analyst
Wyoming Department of Health
04.2017 - 05.2019
Accountant
Wyoming Department of Health
11.2014 - 03.2017
Associates in Business, Accounting -
Laramie County Community College
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