SHELITA MITCHELL
Waldorf,MD
Summary
Enterprising Financial Analyst with proven success in recommending appropriate financial plans based on accurate data collection, financial monitoring and business strategizing. Expertise includes financial analysis and reporting, contract management and forecasting. Develops and maintains high standards of quality and issue resolution through effective financial planning. Adept at utilizing top-of-the-line communication skills to build and foster long-term relationships.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst II
Vista Technology Services Inc.
03.2024 - Current
- Provides business and financial management support to a Navy Acquisition Program
- Develops and manages annual financial execution and phasing plans
- Monitors execution and devises strategies to meet or exceed monthly OSD obligations and benchmarks
- Monitors program execution by appropriation, including O&M and WPN funds.
- Creates and maintains financial analyses and tracking databases
- Facilitates meetings pertaining to financial and contract management/execution and program status reviews
- Assists in preparing congressional budget justification language for all appropriations during the annual budget build in the PPBE
- Possess and maintains expertise in budget related systems and databases to include PBIS, PBIS Web, COBRA, PIEE EDA, EDW, Advana, NEPS, and Navy ERP
Financial Analyst
WWC Global, A Pequot Company
03.2021 - 03.2024
- Responds to requests from Program Officer's, Grantee's, Performers and Acquisition and Controller staff within and outside of ONR
- Maintains and tracks financial actions related to execution of funds and manages award files using complex MS Excel spreadsheets
- Analyzes financial reports while researching, identifying and resolving potential issues and proposes plan of action when needed
- Utilizes systems to process grants and contracts: ERP MM, ERP PPS, CAMIS, PIEE. WAWF, PIEE EDA, FM One Pager
- Uses forecasting tools to analyze and monitor expenditures on awards ensuring funds are being expended in a timely manner within the appropriate fiscal year
Operations Manager
Howard University
08.2018 - 03.2019
- Supervised Administrative staff and kept all employees compliant with company policies and procedures
- Assisted the Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer with management of the enterprise IT budget, financial activities, human resource activities, management of the enterprise IT departmental administrative activities, decisions and personnel
- Made recommendations within IT department function in areas of compensation, staff selection, disciplinary actions, complaints, staff performance appraisal and any other supervisory duties
- Coordinated and supervised all requests of space under CIO's office
- Facilitated workshops, meetings, and/or training sessions with high impact on faculty and staff
- Participated as part of IT management team within Office of the CIO and served as advisor to the management team of CIO's office with complex and/or unusual situations in their respective areas
- Managed AVP/CIO's calendar using MS Outlook
- Prepared travel arrangements, authorizations and vouchers for AVP/CIO using Concur travel system
Program Analyst
Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA
01.2017 - 10.2017
- Acted as division's timekeeper, utilizing WebTA system
- Served as division's travel SME, using Concur system
- Tracked and routed Division's incoming correspondence in IQ system
- Utilized IFMIS system to monitor and manage funds allocated to travel budget
- Created ad-hoc budget reports
- Served as POC for Division Director of FIMA
- Maintained Division Director's calendar using MS Outlook
- Arranged conferences for Division Director including procuring meeting space and AV equipment
- Facilitated development, management and implementation of electronic Performance Management Appraisal Program of all staff and prepared templates for Deputy Director
- Helped solve diverse program problems with in-depth analysis
Administrative Assistant III
Parker Tide
07.2016 - 12.2016
- Served as purchasing agent with responsibility for providing procurement services including records of call, market requisitions, professional service orders, NIH stock orders, telecommunications requests, equipment repairs and other service and supply orders
- Scheduled conference rooms and handled all meeting logistics for OHSRP office for up to 350 meetings yearly
- Used Microsoft Outlook to manage OHSRP staff calendar and OHSRP email inbox
- Updated and Maintained OHSRP's website via SharePoint
- Utilized FileMaker Pro to update files on OHSRP's Internal and External websites
- Served as backup to Office Manager
- Reviewed resumes, interviewed new staff and used USA Staffing Selection Manager database to complete personnel actions
- Managed Deputy Director's calendar via MS Outlook
- Prepared travel for Deputy Director using Concur travel system
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
Administrative Assistant
Advanced Automation Technology Inc
11.2015 - 07.2016
- Assisted development and implementation of new administrative procedures
- Managed department budgets and generated financial reports for management review
- Utilized excellent organizational skills to maintain divisions filing system
- Maintained office equipment, corrected minor malfunctions and arranged for repairs when necessary
- Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors
- Restocked supplies and placed purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
- Received and sorted incoming mail and packages to record, dispatch, or distribute to correct recipient
- Provided timely written and/or oral responses to all inquiries
- Prepared and edited non-technical correspondences, letters, memos, briefs, etc
Program Assistant
Corporation for National & Community Service, CNCS
03.2011 - 09.2014
- Coordinated all aspects of administrative, clerical and technical support to facilitate workflow of all staff members and unit
- Scheduled meetings, coordinated staff calendars, conference lines, and conference rooms for committees within department
- Coordinated and communicated with external stakeholders to support program objectives
- Created databases, documents and presentations using variety of software and programs including Adobe forms and MS Office programs as well as Discoverer and Drupal
- Took initiative to learn SQL in order to use Drupal to create original databases containing information of several thousand Grantees
- Trained and assisted colleagues in leading webinars using WebEx system
- Used Adobe Professional to ensure that all funded applications were Section 508 compliant according to Federal Government's Open Government Policy
- Drafted agendas, recorded minutes and generated documents to facilitate meetings
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
American Public University Systems
Charles Town, WV06.2026
High School Diploma -
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Greenbelt, MD06.2001
Skills
- Databases and Software: MS Office, ITAS, POTS, eGrants, Discoverer, Drupal, MySQL, WebEx, Adobe LiveCycle, GovDelivery, USA, Staffing Selection Manager, File Maker Pro, WebTA, Integrated Quorum (IQ), Concur, IFMIS, SharePoint, ePar, ERP, HRIS, E2
- Monitoring Expenditures
- Account Reconciliation
- Advanced Financial Analysis
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Excellent Attention to Detail
- Advanced Computer Skills
- Strong Organization
- Self-Motivated Professional
- Superior Time Management
- Process Improvement Strategies
- Staff Management
- Maintaining Compliance
- Complex Problems Analysis
- Recruiting and Hiring
- Employee Relations
- Budget Development and Management
- Purchasing and Procurement
- Management
- Strategy Implementation
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of thirty staff members
- Utilized MS Access to create a database for NIH Nursing Research planning grants and received a performance award as well as a grade increase in only 3 months post hire
- Collaborated with IT Analyst in the development of a new grantee database using SQL and MS Access which contained grantee information for all CNCS grantee applicants for the prior twenty years and received a performance award
- Improved office organization and efficiency by creating a new filing system for international, domestic and sponsored travel files
Timeline
Financial Analyst II
Vista Technology Services Inc.
03.2024 - Current
Financial Analyst
WWC Global, A Pequot Company
03.2021 - 03.2024
Operations Manager
Howard University
08.2018 - 03.2019
Program Analyst
Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA
01.2017 - 10.2017
Administrative Assistant III
Parker Tide
07.2016 - 12.2016
Administrative Assistant
Advanced Automation Technology Inc
11.2015 - 07.2016
Program Assistant
Corporation for National & Community Service, CNCS
03.2011 - 09.2014
Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration
American Public University Systems
High School Diploma -
Eleanor Roosevelt High School