Taleka J. Uzzell
Upper Marlboro,MD
Summary
Senior Project Control Analyst supporting project forecasting, setup, labor planning, cost monitoring, and budget analysis. Maintain accurate project data through full project lifecycle. Analyze resource allocations and labor-hour inputs, review financial data, and identify variances to guide project planning and cost control.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Project Control Analyst
Astrion
Arlington, VA
06.2022 - Current
- Facilitated project financial planning, forecasting, cost tracking, and performance monitoring to enhance decision-making.
- Analyzed actual costs against forecasts and budgets, identified variances, and contributed to accurate financial reporting.
- Tracked project financial trends and updated forecasts to increase visibility into future project costs.
- Updated project forecasts using employee labor hours, monthly resource allocations, and projected costs.
- Entered, reviewed, and maintained project financial data in IBM forecasting and analytics tools.
- Coordinate with project managers and contracts to maintain accurate project data and resolve discrepancies.
Financial Analyst
Collins Aerospace
Annapolis, Maryland
01.2015 - 06.2022
- Compiled, maintained, and analyzed financial reports and reconciliations to assess and communicate corporate financial health monthly.
- Compares budget to actual and reports deviation to related stakeholders for further action.
- Prepared aging reports to forecast and monitor high dollar accounts, identifying potential financial risks for the company.
- Analyze unbilled receivables and unapplied cash to help improve the internal financial department metrics and goals.
- Supported billable projects through ad-hoc reporting and data analytics to identify and track financial trends.
- Collaborate with sales managers, project managers, and billing analyst to resolve outstanding issues that prohibit customers from paying past due invoices.
- Performs work related to billing, credit and accounts receivable, and reporting in adherence to maintain proper accounting policies, procedures and guidelines.
Financial Analyst
K-Force (Contractor)
Linthicum, Maryland
06.2014 - 01.2015
- Audited subscription, service plans, and rates for ARINCDirect business unit to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Migrated data from Tipsy to Nexus to enhance efficiency of ARINCDirect billing process.
- Executed billing order processing in Nexus to ensure timely invoicing.
- Processed lockbox and ACH wire payments in Costpoint and RevChain.
- Reconciled write off taxes, international fees, and taxes to the appropriate accounts and general ledgers.
- Researched unallocated and misapplied payments to identify and rectify accounting discrepancies.
Education
Masters - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global
Adelphi, MD07-2022
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global
Adelphi, MD05-2020
Skills
- Cost management
- Project forecasting
- Variance analysis
- GAAP knowledge
- Deltek Costpoint
- Oracle ERP
- Ariba and BI tools
- Data analytics tools
- Microsoft Office
Timeline
Sr. Project Control Analyst
Astrion
06.2022 - Current
Financial Analyst
Collins Aerospace
01.2015 - 06.2022
Financial Analyst
K-Force (Contractor)
06.2014 - 01.2015
Masters - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Maryland Global