SHIRLEY THOMAS, MBA2915 Willston Place, Falls Church, VA 22044 ▪ Cell: 703.231.6979 ▪ shirley_thomas5284@yahoo.com

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS / FORECASTING /BUDGETING / BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

LYONDELLBASELL, Houston, TX (Contract - Icon Consulting) Feb 2013 – Sept 2014Project Financial Analyst (PMO)

Provided oversight of small and large programs, ensuring project plan and schedule aligns with allocated budget;

Provided project forecasts, variance analysis, monthly status, and overall budget; Participated in and documented the results of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and

developed reports including recommendations for improvements; Created and provided project status reports to Leadership team and affected business

units; Set-up all planning, controlling, cost accounting and financial structures for the particular

project including time reporting (e.g. work breakdown structures (WBS), dashboards, purchase orders, accruals);

Gathered and maintained resource labor cost estimates; Produced and tracked monthly project forecast and monitoring of spend against latest

estimate (actuals + forecasted amount); Provided communication to stakeholders and preparation and execution of Steering

Committee meetings and other project related meetings.BRITISH GAS GROUP, Houston, TX (Contract - Optimus, LLC) May 2012 – Dec 2012Senior Financial Analyst

Provided senior level on-site financial planning, analysis and budget estimation to the Global Operations division of an international oil & gas company, with an annual budget totaling $300M;

Prepared the annual plan and forecast guidance to eight different business units that comprised the OPEX and CAPEX budgets;

Planned and conducted monthly reviews with each business owner, with a final roll-up review to the VP of Operations;

Completed short-term forecasting, (month to month) and long-term planning (up to five years) covering all line items of the global Operational Expenditures (OPEX) budget; Final presentation included assumptions and recommendations;

Analyzed and reviewed historical data for accurate future planning; Completed the month-end process ensuring all accruals were posted appropriately and

aligned with the OPEX budget, all recodes from previous period were corrected, and resources and time-writing corresponded to the budget;

Coordinated with budget owners to report/explain variances from actual to budget and update budget realignment costs based on variances and/or changes to the environment; Completed a detailed variance analysis by line item or GL account, and an estimate at completion (EAC) report to ensure there is sufficient funding to complete the year as forecasted.

MANTECH, Inc., Falls Church, VA Jul 2011 – Feb 2012Program Control Analyst, Lead

Provided senior level on-site project management/administrative support and coordination to complex contracts, projects, task(s) and business unit, totaling over $80M, spanning 26 contracts and/or task orders;

Managed Time & Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Work In Progress (WIP) contracts and task orders;

Conducted due diligence reports on all potential business development opportunities, to include SWOT analysis, potential competitor analysis, financial out-lay reports, probability analysis, IRR/NPV analysis, and recommended strategy approach;

Created Opportunity reports to identify key personnel, major activity milestones, project schedule and high-level project plan;

Prepared the annual budget based on on-going projects and future high probability opportunities;

Tracked annual fiscal plans and provided monthly updates, maintained contract budgets, prepared contract-billing, estimated material cost, and equipment and production costs to align with delivery schedules;

Developed and formulated budgets, analyzed budget requests and justifications, prepared long range cost and budget estimates.

BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, Herndon, VA Oct 2006 – Jun 2011Senior Lead Finance Program Manager (PMO)

Teamed with Department of Treasury on 10-year, $300M Seat Contract in an effort to aid in fiscal year appropriations for IT requirements;

Tracked and monitored government funding provided on contract modifications; Managed Time & Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Work In Progress (WIP)

contracts and task orders; Performed risk analysis, including historical trend analysis for the purpose of

recommending the determination assessment adjustments; Partnered with the Project Management team to evaluate scopes of work, provide project

estimates, project management plans, schedules and deliverables; Reviewed the current project management plan, conducted a gap analysis, created and

implemented new processes in an effort to streamline and standardize month-end reports; Tracked and monitored key performance indicators (KPIs) to stay abreast of potential

problems, researched and resolved critical issues; Managed the Global Operations OPEX Budget; Prepared the long-term five-year budget while assisting Treasury Budget staff to identify

excess funds, projects for close-outs, and reallocations; Developed and prepared documents on cost benefit analysis related to program changes

and developing long range cost estimates.ACQUISITION SOLUTIONS, INC., Arlington, VA Feb 2005 – Sep 2006 Acquisition Specialist

Provided program/oversight support of numerous contracts including Federal Student Aid (FSA), Federal Emergency management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and Custom & Border Protection (CBP);

Assisted with contract reports, contract performance monitoring and other contract management duties;

Worked with FEMA to prepare and negotiate contracts and purchase orders for emergency clean-up in LA and AL;

Administered a financial system used to track dollars spent toward clean-up efforts as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita;

Performed successful audit of contract files supported by beneficial recommendations in collaboration with DHS. Partnered with CBP on project to strengthen northern/southern borders of US by overseeing the advisory multi-step process, the down-select, and due diligence process.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES, INC., Falls Church, VA Jan 2004 – Oct 2004Senior Financial Analyst

Supported the financial planning and analysis efforts of Tricare Management Activity (TMA) in Resources & Acquisitions, analyzed IT investments and processed the alignment with client’s fiscal spending plan;

Conducted due diligence on various IT financial systems to determine the appropriate acquisition required to fulfill the requirements of the organization;

Prepared documentation outlining the pros and cons of each system, major contributors and users of the systems, cost benefit analysis, and completed funding approach of the capital expenditure project;

Acted as project manager of the company-wide IT financial system implementation project; Managed the operating budget by fiscal year as well as quarterly and five-year budget

plan;

Prepared reports presenting the financial stability of the Information Management (IM) organization.

HALLIBURTON KBR Jan 1998 – Jan 2004Business Development Financial Analyst, Arlington, VA, 2000 – 2004Financial Management Lead, Fort Benning, GA, 1998 – 2000

Identified potential business development opportunities strategically aligned with the company’s plans and goals;

Prepared a ranking report based on win probability to assist Business Development team and senior level management in making final Go/No Go decisions;

Completed risk assessment, SWOT analysis, likely competitor analysis, financial out-lay, and strategy approach for each potential pursuit.;

Prepared quarterly reforecast for Government Operations – Americas Region; Managed Time & Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Cost Plus (CP) contracts

and task orders.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Financial Planning ~ Cost/Revenue Analysis ~ Financial Analysis & Modeling ~ Accounting/Auditing ~ Budget Planning

Business Management ~ Forecasting ~ Billing & Reporting ~ Staff Leadership ~ Project Management ~ Technology

EDUCATION/TECHNICAL SKILLS/CLEARANCE LEVELMaster of Business Administration, MBA, Troy UniversityBachelor of Science, General Business, Troy University

Top Secret Clearance – InactiveSAP, Hyperion, Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SQL, Deltek, CostPoint,

Cognos, PeopleSoft