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Regional Office United States

Location:
Las Vegas, NV, 88901
Posted:
June 26, 2024

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David Valdez

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Henderson, Nevada 89014 United States

Day Phone: 805-***-****

Email: ad6rzr@r.postjobfree.com

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Job Type: Permanent

Work Schedule: Full-time

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Budget Analyst

US Fish and Wildlife Service (This is a federal job) 1875 Century BLVD NE

Atlanta, GA

3/2022 - Present

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0560 Budget Analysis

Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.). Grade: 07

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Assists in the maintenance of the Regional Office accounting system using the Financial Business Management System (FBMS) and the internal Budget Tracking System. Accesses reports, reconciles records, produces recurring and special management reports. Works to resolve controversial and/or difficult problems in the operational area from an overall system perspective. Ensures efficient and effective budget tracking and financial system program maintenance.

Performs all analytical and tracking duties for assigned accounts such as Resource Management, Construction, Fee, Quarters, Reimbursable, and other funding sources. Provides cost documentation guidance to Regional Office and program administrative staff and managers including guidance on calculating and incorporating indirect costs. Provides guidance on the reimbursable cost process, procedures, and rates.

Monitors Regional Office budgets and administrative procedures for consistency with established procedures and policies and provides monthly reconciliation and status reports to program supervisors. Redistributes funds as necessary using own initiative and best judgment. Determines whether allotment requests from subordinate installations and Division requests for project funding are in line with program goals and Congressional and Directorate level directives. Prepares a variety of reports covering the status of funds, expenditures, and obligations as required by the Regional and Washington offices, that serve as a basis for critical budget decisions. As directed, participates in the coordination of recurring and one-time budget and financial data calls. In coordination with more senior staff within the Regional Office, serves as a Regional Liaison for Internal Control Reviews and General Accounting Office and Office of the Inspector General audits and investigations. Ensures notification to Service offices of announced audits or investigations, reports and response procedures, and monitors response activities. Tracks and informs Regional Management regarding the status of Service implementation of audit recommendations.

Conducts end-of-year close-out operations and maintains program obligations within authorized funding. Supervisor: Charman Cupit 404-***-****)

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Financial Technician

US Bureau of Land Management (This is a federal job) 4701 N Torrey Pines Drive

Las Vegas, NV

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https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 1/7 1/2022 - 3/2022

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0503 Financial Clerical And Assistance

Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.). Grade: 07

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Provides general information and assistance to office staff and management, particularly in the areas of procurement, property management, policy adherence, travel, training, time and attendance, and records management and assists with check-in and exit clearance processes for assigned employees. Provide advice and guidance for travel policy and procedures, including Federal Travel Regulations, Department of the Interior Travel Policy, and Bureau of Land Management Policies. Review and update site's data requirements, including the user profiles, organization hierarchy, routing lists, per diem rates and Lines of Accounting etc. Responsible for receipt, control and security for all funds received by the District Office. Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends; and, Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements. Serves as the first line of contact for staff and customers regarding procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties. Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements.Organize and conduct monthly internal review of transactions using CitiManager and Visa IntelliLink systems to combat fraud, misuse, abuse, and collusion. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on proper use of the government travel or fleet card. Develop and conduct analytical exercises to monitor the performance of the government travel or fleet card. Monitor remote data entry daily to ensure that financial data has processed accurately and in a timely manner. Reviews errors in data input, research problems, and determines the proper corrective action. Utilize automated equipment (hardware and software), data systems, and applications to accomplish assigned duties. Provide individual and team support in specific tasks and job techniques. Provide on-the-job training in accordance with established procedures and practices. Assure that users follow established policies and procedures for accounting function systems. Participating in the planning and performance of financial studies; conducting limited financial reviews. determining compliance with generally accepted financial principles and standards; identifying minor problems; assisting in the correction of internal control and reporting weaknesses; and monitoring end of period availability of funding and obligations. Taking or recommending actions to achieve organization objectives and recommending future program objectives and improvements, Supervisor: Julie Lichte 702-***-****)

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Administrative Support Assistant

US Bureau of Reclamation (This is a federal job)

PO Box 60400

Boulder City, NV

6/9/24, 12:30 PM Print Resume

https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 2/7 12/2019 - 1/2022

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0342 Support Services Administration

Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.). Grade: 05

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Knowledge of ConcurGov Travel System. Audits travel vouchers and travel authorizations submitted for review and approval. Initiates and completes Blanket Travel Authorizations for submission to the Supervisors for signatures following Federal Travel regulations and Reclamation and LBC policies. Assists with check-in and exit clearance processes for assigned employees. Log, track, and distribute controlled correspondence and other documents using either the Service's Data Tracking System (DTS), routing slips, or both. Reviewing data in reports and financial statements and identifying abnormal trends and control weaknesses. Collect and analyze budgeting information for re-allocations. Maintains, compiles, prepares, and submits administrative reports related to the program operations for Supervisor's and Manager's signature before submission. Review and revise card holder statements for the month to make sure they follow Bureau of Reclamation. Establishes and assigns proper codes to projects, prepares reports and notes program changes, variations, or trends in funding and payment methods. Purchase equipment, supplies, and services from established contractual and government sources and in the open market. Serve as a purchasing agent responsible for a variety of purchasing transactions or services to acquire supplies, services and construction by purchase, rental, or lease through (a) delivery orders and/or (b) small purchase procedures. Review requisitions and determines appropriate method of procurement, i.e., formal advertising or negotiated. This includes citing the authority in determinations and findings prepared for the contracting officer when procurement is by negotiation. Monitors labor distribution and redistribution reports for payroll and ensures that labor costs are obligated against the proper cost structure. Advises Office Supervisors as to what cost structures their staff should be charging. Performs timekeeping as the primary timekeeper for assigned groups utilizing QuickTime. Plans, coordinates, and conducts the day-to-day clerical and administrative support activities which are required to accomplish the work of the Office. Provides technical assistance to staff and responds to questions ranging from routine to complex. Answers questions within own capacity and knowledge or independently secures answers from other technical staff or Departmental manuals and provides customer service. Provides analysis of the administrative implications of proposed initiatives and furnishes advice and assistance concerning policies, programs and regulations that affect Office functions. Uses word processing, database and spreadsheet software and printing equipment to create, edit, copy, store, retrieve, and print a variety of electronic mail messages, reports, forms, and correspondence. Oversee front desk operations and Customer Service.

Supervisor: Donnie Thompson 702-***-****)

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Budget Technician

US Fish and Wildlife Service (This is a federal job) 2493 Portola Rd # B

Ventura, CA

6/2016 - 12/2019

Hours per week: 40

Series: 0561 Budget Clerical And Assistance

Pay Plan: GS - General Schedule (Ch. 51, 5 U.S.C.). Grade: 07

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Assisted the Administrative Officer in preparing annual budget submissions. Solicited activity and project information, generated operational cost estimates, obtained final distribution figures, made budget request recommendations, and submitted these to the Administrative Officer to respond to the Regional Office requests. Compared historical budget and financial data preliminary to annual budget preparation; identified actual or potential problem areas, fiscal trends, significant fiscal deficiencies, and areas of imbalance; analyzes situation 6/9/24, 12:30 PM Print Resume

https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 3/7 and prepared written recommendations for the Administrative Officer. Independently performing a variety of budgetary and administrative functions associated with all phases of the budget process (e.g. formulation, justification, presentation, and execution); providing continuous monitoring of utilization of funds, funds availability, and overall budgetary progress throughout the fiscal year in order to determine that estimates of funding needs and requests for allotments are in line with program plans; and overseeing the acquisition of necessary supplies, equipment, and construction to meet needs of assigned program. Taking or recommending actions to achieve organization objectives and recommending future program objectives and improvements. Coordinated fiscal control procedures to ensure budgetary integrity and compliance with fund control schedules. Provided fiscal oversight on rates of expenditure recommending adjustments as required to the Administrative Officer. Monitored the automated financial tracking system such as the Financial Business Management System

(FBMS) in relation to Office activities. Audited travel vouchers and travel authorizations submitted for review and approval. Initiated and completed Blanket Travel Authorizations for submission to the Field Supervisor for signatures. Maintained, compiled, prepared, and submitted administrative reports related to the program operations for the Field Supervisor's signature before submission. These include but are not limited to the Quarterly Procurement Report, Monthly Outstanding Transactions Report (OTR) Reconciliation. Established and assigned proper codes to projects, prepares reports and notes program changes, variations, or trends in funding and payment methods. Monitored labor distribution and redistribution reports for payroll and ensures that labor costs are obligated against the proper cost structure. Advised Office Supervisors as to what cost structures their staff should be charging. Collect and analyze budgeting information. Coordinate and approve bill of collection requests related to charge cards. Independently prepared Redistribution Sheet (RDS) corrections when payroll has been charged incorrectly or because of overhead dollars generated. Served as technical adviser on pay and leave administration issues, as a QuickTime Timekeeper. Ensured time and attendance reported and payroll actions are completed accurately, and complied with payroll laws, regulations, and policies. Participate in monthly/periodic audits of personnel actions and data entry or processing operations. Conduct review of actions and identify errors; make recommendations to higher level employees on how to correct errors; and participate in gathering 'lessons learned' from audit processes that will later be used to identify activities (e.g., training that might be needed to overcome unacceptable trends). Initiate and track a variety of personnel actions

(recruitments, reassignments, promotions, and awards) in the Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS). Participate as a member of working groups and/or other special focus groups that have been convened to assess unusual or inter-related processing or pay/data entry problems. Assist with identification of underlying problems later be used by Human Resources Specialists in the Operational Services Division, to arrive at options or alternatives. Analyze in-coming work and conduct pre-processing reviews. Apply knowledge of personnel actions processing to ensure correct nature of action coding, identification of proper appointing authorities, identification of correct legal authority code(s), position type, adherence to veteran preference laws, and general pay setting rules including selection of appropriate pay rate determinant and all action-specific remarks are present on the Request for Personnel Action (RPA), are applied to all routine actions. Purchase supplies, equipment, and services. Experience maintaining vendor or customer accounts. Received and processed requests for a variety of personnel actions and completed required tasks associated with processing personnel actions. Supervisor: Ashley McConnell 805-***-****)

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Budget Technician

US Fish and Wildlife Service

2493 Portola Rd # B

Ventura, CA

3/2016 - 6/2017

Hours per week: 40

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Serves as the first line of contact for staff and customers regarding procured items; develops reports and spreadsheets, obtains, organizes, files and retrieves reports for briefing and presentation purposes; performs a variety of receptionist, timekeeping, record keeping and miscellaneous duties. Conducts purchasing under the micro purchase threshold; reviews and edits purchase requests; resolves issues to ensure requests and bills are processed accurately and in a timely manner; identifies needs or problems and determines corrective action; 6/9/24, 12:30 PM Print Resume

https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 4/7 utilizes federal and agency acquisition regulations to identify possible sources and other pertinent information related to purchases; tracks obligations/commitments and monitors expenditures to support recurring budget forecasts and identify potential fraud, waste and abuse based on procurement history and purchase trends. Procures supplies and services to meet the purchase, rental, or lease needs of the organization; develops unique selection criteria for each purchase; Prepare and issue contract modifications for changes in delivery schedule and sends formal correspondence to a variety of customers such as inventory management specialists, other service line contacts, and contracting officers as appropriate for the purposes of auditing documents, processing receiving reports, and payments.; conducting open market research and sole source small purchases for highly specialized medical items with critical product requirements. Established and assigned proper codes to projects, prepared reports and notes program changes, variations, or trends in funding and payment methods. Monitored labor distribution and redistribution reports for payroll and ensured that labor costs are obligated against the proper cost structure. Advised Office Supervisors as to what cost structures their staff should be charging. Independently prepared Redistribution Sheet (RDS) corrections when payroll has been charged incorrectly or because of overhead dollars generated. Initiated Federal Personnel and Payroll System (FPPS) personnel actions which include requests for personnel actions such as hiring, details, promotions, etc. Utilizing automated Human Resources information systems. Knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of employee benefit laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, practices, and procedures including the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance

(FEGLI), Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) etc., to perform a variety of technical assignments related to explaining employee options and entitlements and processing related personnel actions. Support of position classification programs and functions, for example conducting desk audits, reviewing management requests for classification actions, interpreting, and applying position classification standards to positions and determining the correct pay category, occupational series, title, and grade level and preparing evaluation reports.

Served as the Cooperative Agreement Assistant for the Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office. Assisted in the preparation of solicitation documents, including requests for grant proposals and other means to initiate restoration programs for future fiscal years. Provide training, technical assistance, oversight, ethics advice, expertise, and consultation to program officials, awardees, review panels, applicants, recipients, and subrecipients as needed. Worked with project biologists to develop scopes of work and to develop agreements which will achieve objectives. Followed up with cooperators for signatures and then submits the agreements to the Service specialists in the regional office for sufficiency review. Managed the receipt of proposals, verified packages are complete, distributed proposals to reviewing officials, and prepared summaries and presentations to inform management of the content of proposals received. Assisted with tracking grants, challenge cost-share agreements, cooperative agreements, interagency agreements, and wildlife extension agreements, including payments of invoices, preparation of modifications, Serve as liaison between the Government and awardee organization. Tracks and adjust monthly Preventive Maintenance work orders and distributes to the supervisor for assignment. Ensured vehicles are in working order and addressed vehicle maintenance issues in a timely fashion. Experience processing accounts receivable collections. Served as primary point of contact on all FLEET/vehicle related matters. Responsible for scheduling preventative maintenance inspections, maintenance, and repair orders. Tracks and adjust monthly Preventive Maintenance work orders and distributes to the supervisor for assignment. Ensured vehicles are in working order and addressed vehicle maintenance issues in a timely fashion. Experience processing accounts receivable collections. Served as primary point of contact on all FLEET/vehicle related matters.

Supervisor: Erik Germain 805-***-****)

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Administrative Specialist

California Army National Guard

2303 Napa Ave BLDG:1323

San Luis Obispo, CA

6/2013 - 6/2016

Hours per week: 16

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

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https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 5/7 Successfully managed a wide array of administrative assignments (i.e., data entry, filing, records management, budget, procurement, time and attendance, inventory and maintenance of government property, phone reception, scheduled staff meetings, viewing official for Defense Travel Systems transactions, monitor the Government Travel Card program and drafting/review/finalization of correspondence) as an Administrative Specialist for the 649th Military Police Company, San Luis Obispo California. Supervisor: Ernesto Soria 916-***-****)

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Administrative Clerk

US Marine Corps

2699 Paloma Street

Pasadena, CA

8/2005 - 1/2012

Hours per week: 16

Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Successfully managed multifaceted administrative assignments (i.e., data entry, filing, records management, travel arrangements, drafting and completion of correspondence, input and approval of all military orders, reviewing official for Defense Travel Systems transactions, monitor the Government Travel Card program develop and maintain spreadsheets to track personnel issues, inventory and maintenance of government property) as an Administrative Clerks for 2nd Battalion 23rd Marines in Pasadena, California. Coordinated all facets of travel arrangements, maintained databases, and ensured the superior administrative service to all staff. Knowledge of standardized rules, procedures, terminology, or requirements related to personnel action processing activities and skill in applying these knowledges to work situations. Knowledge of and skill in applying a wide range of employee benefit laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, practices, and procedures including the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) etc., to perform a variety of technical assignments related to explaining employee options and entitlements and processing related personnel actions. Ability to communicate to understand client needs and express ideas, information, and advice in a clear and logical manner. Ability to work as a team member. Became a trusted non-commissioned officer known for a “can-do” attitude, flexibility, and high-quality work.

Supervisor: Luis Flores 818-***-****)

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Education:

Ashford University San Diego, CA United States

Some college (no degree)

Phoenix University Online Phoenix, AZ United States Some college (no degree)

Major: Public Administrative

Affiliations:

US Fish and Wildlife Service - Budget Technician

US Army National Guard - Administrative Specialist United States Marine Corps - Administrative Clerk

Bureau of Reclamation - Administrative Support Assistant References:

Name Employer Title Phone Email

Erik Germain US Fish and

Wildlife

Executive Coordinator, US Fish and

Wildlife Service

805 677

3322 ad6rzr@r.postjobfree.com

Luis Flores 818-335-

3930 ad6rzr@r.postjobfree.com

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https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 6/7 Name Employer Title Phone Email

Fernando

Puentes

805-878-

0194 ad6rzr@r.postjobfree.com Indicates professional reference

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https://www.usajobs.gov/applicant/document/resumes/ 7/7



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