Ladre Davis

10815 Fort Point Lane NE

Albuquerque, NM 87123
Mobile: (505) 264-2662 / Evening Phone: (505) 352-5443
Email: ld5dad88@westpost.net
JOB OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position that will allow me to use my financial/budg
et and analytical skills.
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Twenty years of financial management/accounting experienc
e, with over thirteen years of supervisory/management experience.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Unit Training Manager & Kirtland Air Force Base Government Travel Card (GTC) Pro
gram Manager
May 09 - Present 377th Comptroller Squadron & 377th Air Base Wing, Wing Staff A
gencies, Kirtland AFB NM
Provided data for monthly metrics and prepares financial reports for HQ Air Forc
e Material Command (AFMC) and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force/Financial Man
agement (SAF/FM) review. Provided exceptional guidance and leadership to the 37
7th Air Base Wing (ABW) & tenant organizations, reducing wing GTC rate by 30%.
Managed upgrade training for seven different Air Force specialties. Managed all
aspects of training for 140 Kirtland Air Force Base personnel to include career
development, ancillary and expeditionary related training.
Chief, Customer Support & Kirtland Air Force Base Government Travel Card Program
Manager
Nov 06 - May 09 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Managed section of eight personnel & supervised over nine Airmen; responsible fo
r processing all official travel related documents. Expertly audited over 7.7K
travel vouchers, totaling over $8.8M in disbursements with amazing 99.5% accurac
y. Provided data for monthly metrics and prepared financial reports for HQ AFMC
and SAF/FM review. Provided guidance and leadership to ABW & tenant organizati
ons, reduced Kirtland AFB GTC delinquency rate by 50%. Developed and maintained
Excel database of all GTC accounts categorized for suspension; relayed stats to
unit Agency Program Coordinators (APCs) and commanders, allowing thorough track
ing of unpaid/late balances. Organized and performed comprehensive GTC Staff As
sistance Visit for all units assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing (SOW);
provided training and oversight, resulting in the 58th SOW/FM earning Satisfact
ory rating for 2007 Organizational Readiness Inspection (ORI) and Unit Complianc
e Inspection. Handpicked by the HQ Air Force Material Command Inspector General
Office to prepare, assist and conduct the 2006 Financial Management ORI for Egl
in AFB, FL.
Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Financial Analysis Flight
Apr 04 - Nov 06 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Served as team chief for 6-person team providing financial analysis and accounti
ng support across three wings. Key contributor in planning, programming & execu
tion of the 377th ABW $110M+ annual Operations & Maintenance budget. Expertly m
anaged the 377th ABW Funds Control program, responsible for posting and balancin
g Operating Budget Authority Documents (OBAD). Valuable contributor to drafting
the $105M FY07 Financial Plan; identified $19M in critical unfundeds to HQ AFMC
. Assisted wing resource advisors in the formulation of annual Financial Plans,
Budget Execution Reviews and executing mission requirements. Interpreted/summa
rized financial policies and guidance for ABW resource advisors. Monitored/rese
arched all out of balance conditions for annual and quarterly Total Obligation A
uthority (TOA). Obligation Adjustment Reporting System & Program Budget Account
ing System Administrator. Analyzed Commanders Resource Integration System (CRIS
) to identify trends of effectiveness/efficiency. Loaded initial distribution a
nd reprogramming targets directly into the General Accounting and Finance System
 (GAFS). Ensured all organizations complied with Defense Finance and Accounting
Service, Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Material Command guidance and
instructions to ensure all deadlines were met for fiscal year closeout. Oversa
w preparation of Status of Funds data briefed to the Base Commander at Financial
Management Boards. Modified procedures to obtain medical End-Of-Month reports;
reduced office person-hours by 96 hours annually. Energized section leading to
flights selection as AFMC/FM Financial Analysis Office of the Year FY04. Manag
ed prior-year funds, scrubbed aged obligations, freed $70K for expired appropria
tions. Extensive knowledge of the use of CRIS, GAFS/BQ and Automated Business S
ervice System (ABSS).
Group Resource Advisor
Apr 03 - Apr 04 8th Mission Support Group (MSG), 8th Fighter Wing (FW), Kunsan
Air Base, Republic of Korea
Responsible for managing $60.1M MSG budget to include six subordinate squadrons
and their respective resource advisors. Aggressively managed over $39M of MSG d
irect budget and 55% of all the 8th FW allocation of funds. Overhauled payment
process for base Tuition Assistance Program, reducing accounts payable to instit
utions from 45 days to same day transactions. Facilitated justifications & impa
cts to HQ Pacific Air Force (PACAF) for approval & receipt of $692K War Readines
s Material (WRM) operational funding. Discovered/validated thousands of errors
& modified transactions, liquidating over $250K to the 8th Fighter Wing. Used C
RIS and ABSS Module Manager.
Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC), Financial Statements and Reports Bra
nch
Nov 00 - Apr 03 Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS-DY), Dayton, OH
Directed divisions day-to-day workload for On-line Payment & Collection (OPAC) a
nd Intergovernmental Payment & Collection (IPAC) operations. Balanced over $9.8
B in OPAC/IPAC payments and transactions adjustments, resulting in 100% accounta
bility of gross disbursement and collection data for DFAS-DY and 147 financial p
artners. Recognized by Denver Center as networks leading authority for managing
highly visible, successful IPAC operations; received best practice rating durin
g IPAC compliance review. Selectively chosen to serve as Chief of Fiscal Year E
nd 2002 Command Post; led to DFAS-Dayton most successful closeout in history, pr
oviding guidance & assistance to over 39 AF installations. Used OPAC, IPAC and
IPAC Tracking System (ITS) financial databases.
Team Kirtland Automated Business Services System Functional Manager
Oct 98 - Oct 00 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Supported 3,600 ABSS users in 38 agencies, resolved 200 questions weekly, often
in less than 24 hours. Maintained 99% accuracy rate certifying more than $8M in
commitment transactions as accounting liaison technician. Assisted DFAS in cle
aring 200 Negative Unliquidated Obligations (NULOs), ensured by-others transacti
ons were charged correctly. Used GAFS, Integrated Accounts Payable System (IAPS
) and ABSS financial databases.
Section Chief, Travel Computation Section/Lead Auditor
Feb 97 - Oct 98 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Audited 36K various travel claims with 98% accuracy, well above command standard
s; maintaining a 3-day processing timeliness. Used Integrated Automated Travel
System (IATS) and Automated Travel Record Accounting System (ATRAS) financial da
tabases. IATS System administrator.
Military Pay Technician
May 95 - Feb 97 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Maintained an accuracy rate of over 99% in daily completion of military pay docu
ments; contributed to KAFB maintaining of high metrics, exceeding all standards
in document timeliness. Used Joint Uniform Military Pay System (JUMPS) database
.
Travel Computation Specialist/Lead Auditor
May 92 - May 95 377th Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Conducted 100% audit of over 108K travel vouchers to ensure claims were paid vir
tually error-free and ensure accuracy of payment and fund accounting; decreased
overpayments by $84K. Used IATS database.
Customer Service Technician
May 90 - May 92 542nd Comptroller Squadron, Kirtland AFB NM
Computed settlement vouchers with 99% accuracy. Increased in-processing timelin
ess to a constant 100% on time; exceeding AF standard of 95%. Cleared Managemen
t Notices. Used Sperry PC Remote Terminal.
KEY STRENGTHS:
Knowledge of accounting files, listings and document control systems, as well as
the relationships between accounts and the effect of debit and credit entries o
n the system of accounts.
The ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING ABILITIES, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:
The ability to resolve complex problems encountered by other technicians in main
taining, reconciling, and closing accounts where guidelines are not completely a
pplicable to the related work. Acquired the knowledge to utilize judgment to in
terpret guidelines, adapt procedures, decide approaches and resolve specific pro
blems.
The ability to receive, review and classify complex transactions where guideline
s lack specificity to requirements, circumstances or problems.
Possess the ability to utilize experienced judgment and a clear understanding to
conduct extensive research to review and process a wide variety of nonstandard
transactions for multiple accounts. Serving in the capacity of an auditor, full
y comprehends the reviewing of documents to verify accounting data and mathemati
cal accuracy. Additionally, possess the ability to troubleshoot nonstandard com
plaints or discrepancies, provide advice or perform other work that requires aut
horitative procedural knowledge.
Excel in the skills of providing customer service for vendors, resource advisors
, financial analyst and other external and internal customers.
Knowledge of extensive and diverse accounting regulations, operations, and proce
dures governing a wide variety of types of related transactions to resolve nonst
andard transactions, complaints, or discrepancies; provide advice; or perform ot
her work that requires authoritative procedural knowledge.
Possess an in-depth knowledge of a body of accounting procedures and techniques
to understand and work with a total accounting system, which involves different
programs that generate a large variety of transactions.
Possess the abilities to use judgment to interpret guidelines, adapt procedures,
decide approaches and resolve specific problems. Additionally, utilizing such
judgment to reconstruct incomplete files, devise more efficient methods for proc
edural processing, or resolve problems referred by others. Subsequently, analyz
ing the results of applying guidelines and recommend changes as needed.
The knowledge of understanding the full scope and effect of accounting related w
ork by applying specific rules, regulations or procedures to maintain, balance,
reconcile accounts and records, and to prepare standard reports and analyses.
Knowledge of accounting terminology and procedures to enter, modify, retrieve, c
orrect, and delete information in a computerized accounting and general ledger s
ystem as well as to trace discrepancies and resolve problems.
The knowledge of establishing external contacts, to plan and coordinate actions
to correct or prevent errors, delays, or other complications that may occur.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret NAC, LAC and Credit Clearance granted 23 August 2005
to present.
EDUCATION
Currently attending Southern Illinois University in Carbondale
Major: Workforce Education and Development, Cumulative GPA 3.80
COMPUTER/SYSTEMS SKILLS
Proficient in the use of DTS, RTS, ABSS, GAFS, CRIS, Citibank Electronic Access
System and in the use of Microsoft for Windows (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
, Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.