James E. Miller
121 Springwood Drive
Warner Robins GA, 31088-5981
Phone Contact: (478)225-9908
Cell Phone: (478)213-9200
Email:
Objective:Seeking a position as a retail manager that will allow me to utilize my skills in both leadership and finance/budget while growing and providing outstanding support to the agency.
Education:
Macon State College, Macon GA
Bachelor of Business Management May 2008
Bachelor of Business-Productions Operations Management
Major: Business
Concentration: Finance
Related Course work:Financial AccountingBusiness Statistics
Managerial AccountingDatabase Management
Business FinanceBusiness Communications
Microsoft ExcelSystems Analysis and Design
Quantitative AnalysisProduction Operations Mgmt.
Experience:Finance ManagerRobins AFB, GA January 2014 – present (Air Force Life Cycle Management Center)
Serve as the lead finance manager for NATO Airlift Management Program supporting a fleet of 3 C-17’s managed by a 12 country consortium. Fleet is based at Papa AFB, Hungary.
Provide assistance to management regarding fiscal law, procedures, process and to other finance manager supporting other countries.
Responsible for budgeting and executing 6 cases with a contract value over 550M dollars consisting of about 160 lines.
Work with IPTs to ensure, cost, schedule, performance are on track, requirements determination. Working closely with Foreign Liaison Officers to ensure cases are adequately funded to include unforeseen cost, contingency operations.
Responsible for ensuring all funding is delivery reported in the financial and logistics systems. CMCS (Case Management Configuration System) is the primary finance system for Foreign Military Sales and SAMIS (Security Assistance Management Information System) for the logistics side.
Work with DFAS (Defense Financial Accounting Services) to ensure funding is accurate, correct and legal for the expenditures indicated on funding documents.
Also work to correct all posting errors in BQ/CRIS financial systems.
Financial Management SpecialistRobins AFB, GA December 2013-January 2014 (Air Force Sustainment Center / FZ-R)
Served as a lead financial systems specialist for the 402nd MXW providing training and education on various finance systems.
Implemented tri-annual review process to where none existed prior. This enabled great efficiency and effectives in answering the tri-annual in a timely manner. Providing documentation and analysis to support coding actions and answer AFAA audit recommendations.
Served as project specialist reconciling Air Force systems dealing with item management, finance, and accounting. AFEMS/DIFMS/BQ/OLRV
Financial Management SpecialistRobins AFB, GA Feb 2011-December 2013 (Air Force Sustainment Center)
Manage various types of engineering funds CSAG, TPS and GSD totaling over $40 million dollars and ensuring that obligations were met along with reporting and analysis of the funds to management on a monthly basis.
Monitor engineering funding and worked as a liaison between the resource advisors and the program office to ensure that engineering projects are on track and properly funded.
Actively gather requirements for engineering projects and overhead staff offices and ensure they are rolled up to headquarters for approval and funding. Once approved and funded, the dollars are closely monitored and all issues and shortages are worked to ensure the mission is accomplished in a timely manner.
Work with headquarters, senior staff, contracting, logistics managers and engineering to establish requirements for the coming fiscal year ultimately rolling up all project data to headquarters AFMC for approval. Also to communicate the latest in policies and procedures to other resource advisors and budget analysts.
Currently functioning as the approving official for 4 government purchase cards and ensure compliance with policies and procedures as set forth in all Air Force guidance and directives or instructions.
Provided support to various staff offices serving as a resource advisor to those offices supplying them with services such as travel (Financial Defense Travel Administrator), government purchase card (Approving Official). This work involved budget formulation, requirements determination and coordination with headquarters to ensure funding was readily available to meet mission requirements.
Function as the point of contract for all of the tri-annual review on Robins AFB regarding Air Force Sustainment Center in coordination with the Accounting Liaison Office to ensure suspense’s are met in a timely manner.
Responsible for management oversight of Tri-annual review
Provide financial oversight for multiple types of funding to include MSD funds (Material Supply Division) GSD funds (General Supply Division) TPS funds (Technical Program Support)
Ensure that monthly status charts are generated to brief management on status of Open Document List (ODL) cleanup and Tri-annual Review (TAR) progress.
Financial Management SpecialistRobins AFB, GA Jan 2007-Feb 2011
Maintained multiple spreadsheets to track costs associated with repair work.
Provided detailed analysis of resource allocation and costs associated.
Integral part of a team responsible for over 2000 commitments and obligations, documents to be processed and tracked from initiation to disbursement encompassing millions of dollars.
Provided relevant financial knowledge and theory to my team and management in order to reduce errors and increase efficiency and effectiveness in sustaining various combat systems.
Served as a junior financial manager responsible for all external funding for the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corp, Coast Guard, WCF, CENTCOM, EWAISF, O&M, RDT&E, Central Procurement funding.
Worked with IPTS to ensure funding was executed on time, on or under cost.
Achieved in depth knowledge of; Microsoft word, excel, access, PowerPoint, outlook and Visio, to aid team in understanding our current financial commitments and possible future expectations.
Recognized by the director of the Financial Management branch for outstanding performance and attitude.
Recognized by wing director for outstanding performance during end of year closeout.
- Rotated under Co-op program to Electronic Warfare Foreign Military Sales Branch in November 2007.
Provide outstanding financial support to program management to obtain goods and services for foreign partners.
Responsible for producing all funding documents to purchase goods and services for foreign partners.
Provide financial assistance to production management in assisting with depot level repair of foreign assets, processing required financial documentation.
Provide travel support for 125 personnel continuously traveling throughout the world every week.
Responsible for financial management of over 170 foreign military sales cases valued at over 50 million dollars and supporting almost 40 countries with superior electronic warfare defensive systems and solutions.
Responsible for assisting in setting up new foreign military sales cases as directed by Air Force Security Assistance Center (AFSAC) and program management.
Responsible for making sure that utility bills are paid each month and properly reported into the Security Assistance Management Information System (SAMIS).
Provide assistance to lead financial manager in identifying and correcting posting errors, incorrect contracts and other issues as needed.
Accountable for making sure AFSAC/FMC delivery reports all travel orders into SAMIS correctly and in a timely manner.
Achieved excellent proficiency in Defense Travel System (DTS), processing travel orders and maintaining budget for lines of accounting in DTS. As a Financial Defense Travel Administrator (FDTA), responsible for all financial information included on travel orders.
Achieved proficiency in financial systems, Automated Business Support System (ABSS), Commanders Resource Integration System (CRIS), Defense Industrial Financial Management System (DIFMS), Case Management and Configuration System (CMCS), Automated Project Order system (APO, JO25A), Cognos, Standard Contract Reconciliation Tool (SCRT).
Recognized by management for providing outstanding financial and budgetary support to the division and to all the foreign partners.
Current and Past Achievements:
October 2008- Present: Assist division point of contact in managing Self Inspection Program (SIP) at both the branch and division levels. Maintain SIP binder with updated checklists to be run in accordance with monthly schedule.
September 2008- Present: Participate in Area Coalition for Excellence and Education (ACE-E) program working with local middle school students as a mentor.
2008-Present: Assisting branch in achieving coveted Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) gold level. Recently achieved silver level in August 2010.
Provided knowledge and training to branch personnel safety and health after attending safety conference and training.
June 2010-Present: Became a VPP Assessor.
September 2009: Became a certified ergonomics evaluator, hands on training to assess workstation cubicles and laboratories. I currently assist in establishing and managing ergonomics program for our branch.
2008-2009: Received award for outstanding volunteer work to local community.
June 2009: Became a certified Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) trained responder via American Heart Association.
March 2010: Completed American Heart Association CPR/AED Instructor course to become a teacher on base.
March 2010- Present: I have currently taught and certified over 200 people to perform Basic Life Support (BLS) in times of need.
Retail Associate Kirklands Home Decor: December 2005 to January 2007
Provided outstanding customer service consistantly exceeding the customers expectations
Responsible for training new hires in the art of customer service, stocking, merchandising, dealing with difficult people, working register system and company tools to assist with daily duties.
Praised by store and district management for exceptional service, attitude and leadership.
Retail Associate Cracker Barrel Old Country Store February 2003-April 2006
Provided outstanding customer service in a fast pace work environment, leading my team to success on a daily basis.
Consistantly aimed to exceed expectations of patrons and provide an outstanding experience. Recongnized on 3 occassions as employee of the quarter.
Recognized by president of the company for outstanding service to the company and patrons.
Awarded employee of the quarter by local area Chamber of Commerce for service beyond expectations and warm curtesy, and consistantly providing leadership and service to my company as well.
Lead team in processing freight, stocking procedures, merchandising including floor moves and all other duties as assigned.