Marcus Washington

Background

About Marcus Washington

Finance: Proven ability to build and lead high-performing teams with a deep understanding of key business drivers, sophisticated financial modeling, and insightful analysis to drive growth and performance. Extensive expertise in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (e.g, Oracle, SAP), and advanced financial tools, complemented by strong leadership, communication, and relationship-building skills. Recognized for driving strategic initiatives, market expansions, and commercial transactions while promoting innovative, results-oriented financial thinking to achieve organizational goals. Expert in financial modeling, utilizing advanced skills and experience in Microsoft Excel (Pivots, look-ups, graphs). Expertise in capital expenditure (CAPEX) project analysis, annual business plan development, and multi-million-dollar budgeting. Accounting: Diversified corporate and public accounting, Compliance specialization: Subject matter expert (FAR, CAS, SEC, GAAP) Report and Designed Purchase Orders database to log all POs for Projects and complete Accruals. Expertise from working with asset and risk management with respected industry leaders. Evaluated systems for use. Installed accounting systems, in-depth reconciliations, audits and research. Month-end and year-end accounting and closes, experienced in Payroll, AR, AP, General Ledger, Income Statements, balance sheets. Budgeting: Directed all aspects of the budgeting process, including annual planning, forecasting, and variance analysis, to ensure alignment with organizational goals and financial objectives. Collaborated with senior leadership to develop strategic budgets that drive growth and operational efficiency. Led cross-departmental coordination to gather, analyze, and consolidate budget inputs, ensuring accuracy and consistency across the organization. Established and enforced budgeting policies and procedures to maintain fiscal discipline and enhance resource allocation. Provided in-depth analysis and actionable insights into budget performance, presenting findings to executives to support data-driven decision-making. Project Management: Designed and developed a database for a secondary mortgage company to track interest expenses on over active-duty military loans. Created over 40 reports used by executive management and internal and external auditors. Developed project plans and measured project progress with Fannie Mae proprietary software – equivalent to Earned Value Management (EVM).