Lori Todd

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About Lori Todd

Business/fiscal analyst with 15+ years of experience in budget forecasting, monitoring, reconciliation, and variance analysis; procurement; data management; and process improvement. Expert in driving efficiency improvements to office systems, workflows, and processes.Financial Analyst Process ImprovementLoriTodd017@gmail.comSenior analyst skilled in implementing systems for monitoring actual spending and obligations to ensure compliance with approved budgets or contractual limits and to communicate potential risks to senior executives. Facility with database design and development with experience eliciting requirements and training educators, executives, and support staff to use software for data management and presentation.Expertise in identifying operational breakdowns (“pain points”) as well as developing, implementing, and evaluating corrective solutions.CORE COMPETENCIES• Financial Reporting• Variance Analysis• Budget Development• Procurement• Process Improvement• Compliance• Vendor Management• Training and CoachingACCOMPLISHMENTSDeveloping a structured budget planning/formulation process to increase accuracy of budget submissions and projections and enhance variance analysisCollaborated with 2 other DC government agencies to expand access to the Kids Ride Free program and ensure compliance with federal regulationsCollected and analyzed usage data and leveraged expansion of the Kids Ride Free program to reduce division’s fare expenditures by more than 95%Managed processing and data entry of more than applications and test scores over a period of less than 6 months, ultimately overseeing the hiring, payroll, and personnel functions for a staff of over 1,100 employees during the project’s peak