Veronica Massey
Littleton,CO
Summary
Experienced with leading branch operations and team management. Utilizes strategic planning and operational oversight to ensure branch efficiency and success. Knowledge of financial management, policy implementation, and team development to drive organizational goals.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
BRANCH CHIEF
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
10.2023 - 03.2025
- Directed and coordinated work through subordinate supervisors within the Branch
- This included planning, organizing, and overseeing administrative functions of the branch as well as advising staff on regulations, policies, procedures, and directives
- Provided expertise, advice, and opinions on complex issues to management and Director
- Tracked and communicated weekly accomplishments and priorities to Division Chief and Director
- Influential in bridging communication gap between various teams across the branch as well as other branches by aiding in conflict management by providing training and collaboration between all teams to produce workable ideas and solutions to current processes
- Participated and contributed to strategic and intra-agency national teams such as the Financial Officer’s Partnership (FOP), FBMS Executive Steering Committee, Field Committees, Budget Teams, Collection and Billing Services (CBS), as well as Special Interest Groups (SIG)
- Actively participated in workgroups and teams in developing the S4HANA solution for DOI as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) by providing guidance and discussion points
- Worked with State and agency counterparts providing recognized, consistent solutions to problems and process improvements
- Analyzed, interpreted and shared regulatory policy expertise.
- Conducted regular audits to maintain strict compliance with internal controls, proactively addressing any discrepancies or concerns that arose during the process.
- Developed a high-performing team through effective recruitment, training, and mentoring strategies.
- Exercised supervisory authorities and responsibilities involving work assignment and review.
- Championed the development of a more diverse workforce by implementing inclusive hiring practices and fostering an environment that values diversity and promotes equal opportunities for all employees.
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior
11.2019 - 10.2023
- Lead Accountant on the Financial Reporting Team, representing the bureau for General Accounting and Financial Reporting
- BLM Lead representative for the Financial Statement Guidance Team (FSGT) as well as the Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standards (SFFAS) 59 Accounting and Reporting of Government Land and the DOI Land Task Force
- Collaborate with Property, Lease and Acquisitions team for SFFAS 54 Leases to prepare for FY 24 implementation
- Maintain the integrity of the General Ledger by monitoring funds, identifying complex issues, and presenting corrective actions through issue papers and decision papers to Management and Finance Officers
- Work directly with Treasury and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on complex reporting issues
- Recent examples include new GTAS edits that became a fatal edit
- I worked closely with the team as well as Treasury to trouble-shoot edits and trained staff on how to create override requests from Treasury through the MAX/OMB System
- Collaborate with Headquarters and the Budget Office on complex funding issues including establishing new Treasury Account Symbols and Funds in FBMS, coordination of Continuing Resolution budget entries, and the Fiscal Year End closing process
- Design, develop and provide reports for various teams concerning fiscal matters and statistical summaries
- Examples include TEAMS tracking sheet for all GTAS adjustments along with trends of transactional errors made each month
- Coordinate and work closely with system owners, programmers, and other accountants to establish functional data requirements and system specifications for enhancements to the financial systems and perform required testing of the enhancements
- An example includes working with the Department of Interior’s Business Integration Office to correct financial data crosswalk gaps to better align FBMS, BPC and GTAS
- Compile, analyze, reconcile, and summarize financial information using knowledge of accounting systems
- Evaluate complex account systems such as BPC, GTAS and FBMS to ensure validity and consistency between all data sources
- Continuously provide technical advice and assistance to personnel outside of financial reporting such as the budget office, and operations concerning systems, accounting, and fiscal matters
- Prepared new Journal Voucher policy and presented changes to various teams
- Lead Accountant for maintaining BPC for BLM and continuously provide training to BLM staff on functionality of BPC, the flow of data from FBMS to BPC, and the various crosswalks and reports available
- Primary contact for BLM Performance and Budget personnel to ensure the BPC Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) crosswalk is aligned in accordance with the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan and accurately reported in the Statement of Net Cost (SNC)
- Provide support to internal and external auditors by providing data and explanations on accounting, financial management, and related policies, procedures, and reports
- Assign tasks and monitor workload of staff to ensure all deadlines are met for monthly and quarterly deliverables
- Review and approve journal vouchers, footnotes, account relationships, variance analysis and other deliverables prior to submission to PFM
- Compile, review and approve samples provided by staff prior to submission for A-123 audit
- Primary BLM contact for questions related to CFO Audit
- Tasks include responding to questions from consolidated audit team as well as bureau audit team and perform audit walk-throughs
- Coordinate all internal and external audit questions and samples with staff to ensure all items are submitted on time
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, Department of Interior
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Accountant on the Division of Financial Management team, representing the bureau for General Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Funds Management (FM)/General Ledger (GL), and BPC vice chair for Department of Interior's Special Interest Group (SIG)
- Maintain the integrity of the General Ledger by monitoring funds, identifying complex issues using multiple reconciliation tools developed within OSMRE to identify, explain, and correct anomalies in transactions
- Work directly with Treasury and OMB on complex reporting issues
- A recent example includes GTAS fatal edits on an OSMRE Treasury Account Symbol (TAS)
- Worked closely with OMB through several discussions and running the pre-close process for this fund
- This resulted in creating an override request which is required monthly for this TAS until FY19 closes
- Implemented several processes to improve efficiencies at OSMRE such as a digital review and approval process for JVs and other routine monthly and quarterly deliverables, as well as a quarter and year end tracking matrix to coordinate workflow between team members
- Compile, analyze, reconcile and summarize financial information using knowledge of accounting systems
- Evaluate complex account systems such as BPC, GTAS and FBMS to ensure validity and consistency between all data sources
- Continuously provide technical advice and assistance to personnel outside of financial reporting such as the budget office and operations concerning systems, accounting, and fiscal matters
- Prepared and presented training material on GTAS to multiple OSMRE staff including budget, operations, and acquisitions personnel
- Collaborated cross-functionally to develop internal controls, enhancing the overall effectiveness of risk management efforts.
- Contributed to successful audits by maintaining organized records and providing timely support to external auditors.
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior
11.2010 - 05.2018
- Lead Accountant on the Reporting and Accounting Team, representing the bureau for General Accounting and Financial Reporting
- Vice chair elect for Department of Interior’s Special Interest Group (SIG)
- BOR lead representative for Financial Statement Guidance Team (FSGT)
- Maintain the integrity of the General Ledger by monitoring funds, identifying complex issues and presenting corrective actions through issue papers and decision papers to management and Finance Officers
- I recently identified a flaw in the FBMS property module which was significantly overstating expenses throughout the year
- I documented this by writing an issue paper that was presented to various staff within BOR and was also presented to the Business Integration Office (BIO) and the Office of Financial Management (PFM) during the annual FSGT workshop
- Work directly with Treasury and OMB on complex reporting issues
- A recent example includes a new GTAS validation edit that will become a fatal edit effective FY18 Q2
- The validation required BOR to change the treatment and posting of a fund in addition to new configuration in FBMS to allow for this posting logic
- This change required coordination with OMB, Treasury, the BIO, and the Budget Office
- Design, develop and provide reports to various users including regions, management and team members concerning fiscal matters and statistical summaries
- Examples include Google tracking sheet for all GTAS adjustments and progress made along with trends of transactional errors made each month
- A high-level presentation was also presented to the Commissioner illustrating BOR’s impact on Property Plant and Equipment by using bar graphs and pie charts
- Coordinate and work closely with system owners, programmers, and other accountants to establish functional data requirements and system specifications for enhancements to the financial systems and perform required testing of the enhancements
- An example includes working with Systems Accountants and Programmers on creating new general ledger postings to eliminate duplicate expense postings in the FBMS Property Module which were significantly overstating financial reports
- After implementation, changes were tested and a manual mock year end close was performed to ensure all GL postings close properly at year end
- Compile, analyze, reconcile, and summarize financial information using knowledge of accounting systems
- Evaluate complex account systems to ensure validity and consistency between all data sources
- Continuously provide technical advice and assistance to personnel outside of financial reporting such as the budget office, regions, and operations concerning systems, accounting, and fiscal matters
- Prepared Reporting and Accounting Team Training Manual and presented 3-day training to multiple staff including budget, operations, and acquisitions personnel
- Also traveled to regions outside of Denver to present this training manual
- Lead Accountant for maintaining financial systems and provide training to staff on the various crosswalks and reports available
- I was also the lead for the Hyperion conversion to BPC (Business Process and Consolidation Module)
- Tasks include developing and maintaining crosswalks to ensure all data elements are reported accurately
- Establishing and developing hierarchies by Treasury Account Symbol, Fund, and Fund Type to report Financial Statements accurately
- Lead Accountant for FBMS GL Core Finance conversion of data from FFS
- Planned, coordinated, and monitored GL balances through various phases of conversion and implementation
- Also primary contact for testing data through system conversion for FM and GL modules in FBMS
- Primary contact for BOR Performance and Budget personnel to ensure Activity Based Cost (ABC) codes are aligned in accordance with the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan and accurately reported in the Statement of Net Cost (SNC)
- Provide support to internal and external auditors by providing data and explanations on accounting, financial management, and related policies, procedures, and reports
- Assign tasks and monitor workload of staff to ensure all deadlines are met for monthly and quarterly deliverables
- Review and approve journal vouchers, footnotes, account relationships, variance analysis and other deliverables prior to submission to PFM
- Compile, review and approve samples provided by staff prior to submission for A-123 audit
- Primary contact for questions related to CFO Audit
- Tasks include responding to questions from consolidated audit team as well as bureau audit team and perform audit walk-throughs
- Coordinate all internal and external audit questions and samples with staff to ensure all items are submitted on time
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Interior Business Center, Department of Interior
10.2008 - 11.2010
- Lead Accountant for seven Staff Accountants on the Office of the Secretary (OS) Fund Accounting Team
- Provide guidance to staff as well as management and the OS Budget Office on complex accounting issues
- Lead Accountant for Aviation Management Directorate’s conversion from the Aviation Management System (AMS) to FFS
- Monitor and track spending authority for various fund types
- Ensure all expenses are properly allocated for reimbursable projects
- Work closely with Systems Accountants to identify, create, and remedy unique general ledger posting model changes
- Primary contact for Office of the Secretary audit requests in General Accounting
- Lead for Financial Officer Partnership A-123 Process Action Team representing the IBC
- Work collectively with other bureaus within the Department of the Interior to standardize internal controls to be compliant with OMB Circular A-123
- Lead for American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA)
- Ensure NBC follows new guidance and regulations on financial reporting provided by OMB
- Provide guidance and assistance for complex reconciliations
- Train staff on various reconciliations and procedures
- Verify all SF 224 submissions for various clients within NBC
- Assign tasks and monitor workload of staff to ensure all deadlines are met
ACCOUNTANT
National Business Center, Department of Interior
08.2005 - 10.2008
- Prepare complex monthly financial statements such as Balance Sheet, Statement of Net Cost, Statement of Budgetary Resources, Statement of Changes in Net Position, and Reconciliation of Net Cost of Operations to Budget (formerly known as the Statement of Financing) for all components of Departmental Offices including Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR), Office of Special Trustee (OST), Office of the Solicitor (SOL), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the Central Utah Project Completion Act (CUPCA)
- Serve as lead for implementing, creating, and modifying the Reconciliation of Net Cost of Operations to Budget for Departmental Offices in accordance with OMB Circular A-136 requirements and guidance
- Create monthly adjusting journal entries to correct or adjust general ledger balances in Hyperion and/or FFS as needed
- Work closely with Fund Accountants to ensure validity of general ledger fund balances
- Perform detailed analysis of each statement, ensuring all information is accurate
- Reconcile monthly intra-departmental eliminations detail among all DOI bureaus to identify differences between assets and liabilities, revenue and expenses, and proper inflow/outflow of appropriated funds transferred between bureaus
- Serve as DOI Elimination team leader in maintaining and monitoring eliminations workbooks in accordance with regulatory guidelines
- Manually formulate spreadsheets illustrating parent/child reporting as instructed by OMB Circular A-136 requirements and guidance
- Decreased unexplained eliminations differences by 51 percent from FY 2006 to FY 2007 resulting in lowest historical difference overall for DOI
- Prepare quarterly footnotes for the Department of Interior’s Performance and Accountability Report (PAR)
- Compare Statement of Budgetary Resources to President’s Budget and report explanation of differences
- Solely compile, interpret, and analyze data of 27 footnotes for Departmental Offices
- Analyze general ledger accounting relationships for various appropriations
- Conduct thorough and detailed footnote/financial statement comparison
- Research Contingent Liabilities against Departmental Offices and report subsequent outcomes of individual cases
- Assess and update all footnote templates in compliance with OMB Circular A-136 requirements and guidance
- Develop documentation and training material on eliminations procedures, Hyperion adjusting journal entries, financial statements, and footnotes
- Exceptional working relationship with Finance Officer for the Office of the Secretary
- Recipient of multiple cash awards and team awards for outstanding performance and superior commitment to teamwork
AUDITOR
Office of Inspector General, Dept of Health and Human Services
05.2005 - 08.2005
- Worked with team of experienced auditors, along with FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigations) agents and attorneys to identify Medicare/Medicaid fraud cases
- Researched, analyzed and interpreted pertinent data relevant to possible fraud cases
- Presented recommendation of findings to Auditee
- Conducted interviews and surveys to investigate all possible aspects of fraud
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
National Business Center, Department of Interior
11.2002 - 05.2005
- Processed disbursements and collections timely and accurately for the Office of the Secretary and the Office of Special Trustee
- Analyzed, researched, and reviewed accounting transactions and financial activity for various projects performed by the NBC (National Business Center)
- Processed large volume of IPAC transactions for reimbursable agreements on monthly basis
- Performed detailed reconciliation of agreements while working closely with project managers and budget office
- Trained new staff on IPAC processing, entering and modifying transactions into Federal Financial System, and reconciling reimbursable agreements
- Recipient of multiple cash awards for outstanding performance and teamwork
CIVILIAN PAYROLL TECHNICIAN
National Business Center, Department of Interior
08.1997 - 11.2002
- Originally hired as Stay-In-School to perform routine tasks
- Excellent work habits and consistent quality of work led to conversion as SCEP (Student Career Education Program) assigned to duties formerly reserved for permanent full-time employees based on accuracy, timeliness, team orientation, and exemplary work habits
- Upon completion of undergraduate studies, promoted to Career Conditional full-time employee
- Duties included time-critical data entry, payroll corrections, and various reconciliations using the Federal Personnel/Payroll System
Education
24 Hour Accounting Credentials -
Community College of Denver
Denver, CO01.2005
BS - Finance
University of Colorado
Colorado, CO01.2001
Skills
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance
- Efficiency Improvements
- Team Building
- Branch operations management
- Excellent work ethic
- Customer relationships
- Decision-making
Accounting System Capabilities
Proficient in the use of SAP products such as the Financial and Business Management System (FBMS), Master Data Governance (MDG), and Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) as well as industry standard software packages such as the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Power Point, Word, Access). Extensive experience interfacing with Treasury systems, especially the Government-wide Treasury Account Symbol Adjusted Trial Balance System (GTAS) and the Central Accounting Reporting System (CARS). Expertise in the conversion of legacy systems such as Federal Financial System (FFS), Hyperion Enterprise, FINIAN, BRIO, Document Direct, Oracle, and Monarch.
Job Related Training
- Aspiring Leaders
- Leadership and Management Skills for Non-Managers
- The 5 Choices to Extraordinary Productivity
- Appropriations Law
- Basic 40-Hour Supervision
- SF-133 Report on Budget Execution
- Transitioning to a Supervisory Role
- Intermediate and Advanced Standard General Ledger
- FMS-224 Training
- Governmental Accounting
- Financial Reporting and Budgeting
- Governmental Financial Management and Control
- Governmental Environment
- Applying Basic Audit Concepts and Techniques throughout the Audit Process
Work Availability
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Timeline
BRANCH CHIEF
U.S. Geological Survey, Department of Interior
10.2023 - 03.2025
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Bureau of Land Management, Department of Interior
11.2019 - 10.2023
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, Department of Interior
05.2018 - 11.2019
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Interior
11.2010 - 05.2018
LEAD ACCOUNTANT
Interior Business Center, Department of Interior
10.2008 - 11.2010
ACCOUNTANT
National Business Center, Department of Interior
08.2005 - 10.2008
AUDITOR
Office of Inspector General, Dept of Health and Human Services
05.2005 - 08.2005
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN
National Business Center, Department of Interior
11.2002 - 05.2005
CIVILIAN PAYROLL TECHNICIAN
National Business Center, Department of Interior
08.1997 - 11.2002
BS - Finance
University of Colorado
24 Hour Accounting Credentials -
Community College of Denver
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