Crystal E. Janifer-Tolson
5304 Redd Lane 
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(301)449-5601(Home) / (240) 463-3471 (Cell)
Chrissiejl@hotmail.com

OBJECTIVE

Pursuing opportunities to educate, learn, and provide excellent financial skills
and techniques.  I currently possess the necessary experience and qualifications
to meet the standards and changes in the accounting field.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

I have the ability to affect the accurate recording and maintenance of all
aspects of the general ledger and fixed assets transactions, assuring reporting
of accurate accounts in accordance of generally accepted accounting principles. 


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

September 2008 – Present
Haynes Inc–Department of State, Director of Office of Claims, Financial Analyst
.	To analyze and solve problems that vendors/bureaus cannot solve.
.	Reduce Prompt Pay and ensure claims are paid in a timely manner 
.	Receive notification from bureau or Charleston stating an issue with and
invoice(s)
.	Balance report against live data for each bureau and check against the Level 2
Management sheet             
.	Call or Email bureau to discuss specific invoices and issues for invoices that
are not paid                                   
.	Perform training sessions for all bureau's   
.	Coordinate and establish a base of operation out of the Washington, DC Payment
Liaison Office at SA-15 to coordinate with Global Financial Services Charleston
(GFSC), Office of Claims and specified bureau finance and acquisition officials
to identify and resolve payment issues, and process identified claims for
payment.
.	Coordinate payment issues with middle senior level bureau federal managers for
reconciliation and payment within Prompt Payment standards.
.	Identify report and reconcile various financial, acquisition, and procurement
issues that have delayed submission of claims to the Commercial Claims for final
certification and payment of claims, focused on the following:
1.	Claims with a face value greater than $50K.
2. Received in the Department for a period greater than 30 days.
.	In coordination with the Washington, DC Payment Liaison Office, coordinate
access to and use of GFMS-supported computer workstation and GFSS security access
at specified remote bureau locations for the purpose of processing claims through
the initial payment certification.


Crystal E. Janifer-Tolson
.	Process commercial claims into GFMS for payment through the initial
certification (finalization of automated invoice documents (VI, PX, etc.) and
initial processing of the electronic payment document (P1, PX, GA, etc.) for
final certification at the Office of Claims in GFSC
.	Conduct accounts payable and invoice approval training with bureau personnel
to rectify deficiencies in the bureau invoice processing/approval processes, as
needed.                                                                          
           

July 2007 – September 2008
Haynes Inc–Department of State, Director of Office of Claims, Executive
Financial Asst.                                                                  
                                
•           Identifies and resolve account errors and provides daily problem
solving assistance involving analyzing of account transactions.	
•           Responsible for follow-ups, research and reconciliation of
outstanding accounts
•	Obtain an understanding of the interplay among all post level accounting
systems and the Regional Management Accounting System.
•           Prepares financial documents; special or on-time reports, analytical
summaries, or replies to inquires, selecting relevant information from a variety
of sources such as reports, documents, correspondence, other offices, etc.
•           Coordinate with Employee Claims and Commercial Claims to assist and
reconcile payment issues.
•	Ensure complete, accurate and timely processing and recording of service
center customer financial transactions and data. Ensure verification that the
recording and processing is done in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, GFMS and Department of State policies, Practices and standards and
other regulatory guidelines, legislation or policies.
•          Trained 50 plus employees on how to process in the GFMS system;
staffed coordinated and trained in the Commercial Claims Backlog WAR room
•	Works fairly independently, receiving a minimum of detailed guidance.
•	Provide accounting services on assigned accounts for the monitoring and
oversight of account accuracy, completeness, fund management and control, and
application of sound financial management practices. Typical activities to be
performed include monitoring, overseeing and reporting on Suspense Deposit Abroad
accounts travel advance. 
. 	Utilize the Budget Query Table in RFMS to verify is there are enough funds
available to cover funds that have not been obligated. 
•           Provides assistance with General Ledger reconciliations and other
data entry requirements. Provide secretary support to the Director of Office of
Claims while still performing Account Clerk duties









Crystal E. Janifer-Tolson
January 2006 – July 2007
Federal Management System –Department of State, Accounting Clerk 4
•	As an Accounting Clerk 4 assigned to the Department of States (DoS),
Commercial Claims Division, primarily responsible for the quality control review
of commercial claims vouchers and training of all newly assigned voucher
examiners and certifying official in the Vendor Claims branch.  
•	I establish and standardize voucher-processing techniques with strict
adherence to Prompt Payment guidelines, including the validation of the accuracy
of claims, sufficiency of funding and receipt of goods and services prior to the
execution of payments.  
•	I coordinate with bureau financial management and budget staff to adjust
funding and ensure proper payment of claims.
•	I identify and resolve financial and operational irregularities and problems
in the payment records, subsidiary ledgers and appropriations. 
•	I provide technical advice to certifying officers and other examiners to
develop and implement efficient, cost effective and integrated financial
management systems within the framework of existing payment programs, to include
procurement, property management and receipt, payments and disbursements and
interfaces with external systems of commercial vendors. 
•	I manage several management directed projects to design and develop payment
systems by researching and defining requirements for systems enhancements and
implementations.
•	I have been responsible for processing payments for the DoS centrally billed
travel and purchase card accounts, making payment adjustments and reconciling
entries on the general ledger for all purchase card accounts.

October 2004 – January 2006
DHEC –Berkeley County Health Department, Administrative Specialist II
•	Reconcile and deposit all payment collections averaging 1k per week.
•	Prepares, edit and proofreads financial informational materials
•	Provides daily problem solving assistance involving analysis of accounting
transaction. 
Exercise discretion in applying policies and procedures
•	Provided leadership to approximately 3-5 less experienced team members.     
            Including training, and ongoing mentoring.                          
      
•           Function as lead worker or as first-line supervisor of clerical
workers (Supervise,   
            trains, mentors, evaluate and assign work schedules.
•	Processes personnel transactions for 10 employees; compiles and maintains
confidentiality and integrity of personnel records    








Crystal E. Janifer-Tolson
June 2002 – October 2004				
Med Star/Georgetown University Hospital – Medical Secretary II	
•	Handle "point-of-service" collections for the department. 
•	Monitor daily census and corroborating billing encounter forms.
•	Ensure daily accuracy of financial batch transactions appropriate supporting 

            documentation.  
•	Collect and process daily charge documents; perform quarterly audits
Verifies the accuracy of coding, additions and approvals for patient services  
            (credit cards/check payments). Decreased patient billing errors by
7%.                                •	Support the reporting of accounts
receivables activity in the general ledger and the  
            accurate presentation of financial information.
•	Create documents, spreadsheets and presentations using Microsoft Office  
            Programs.	
EDUCATION
•	2008     University of Phoenix, Online, Associate of Arts in Accounting -GPA
3.0                   
.	1996     Central Carolina Technical College, Sumter, South Carolina,  
                         License/Phlebotomy 	
•	1995     Chris Logan Career College, Sumter, SC, Certified Nursing Assistant
.	1986     F.W. Ballou Senior High School, Washington, DC, Diploma
                         
CERTIFICATES
.	2011	Certificate of Appreciation – Department of State
.	2010	Certificate of Appreciation – Department of State
.	2009	Certificate of Appreciation – Department of State
.	2008	Certificate of Appreciation – Department of State
.	2007	Global Financial Management System (GFMS) 
Training Course –  
- System Overview & Orientation 
			-Travel Orders
-Accounts Payable
-Accounts Receivable
-Budget Workshop Status
-Data warehouse
-Accounting Dimension
.	2007	Recognition Overall Outstanding Performance – Department of State
.	2006	Prompt Pay Act – Financial Management (CPE Credits 8.00) –  
                        Department of State
.	2006	Recognition Outstanding Performance – Department of State
.	2006	Certificate of Appreciation – Department of State   







SKILLS
Microsoft Office Programs, Integrated Logistics Management System(ILMS)/Ariba
Spend Management System, SMART Messaging, Pacer Tracking, Windows NT, E-2
Solutions, Acquisitions, Knowledge of Prompt Pay Act, CFMS, GFMS, RFMS, Tatel,
Secure Payment System, Training on GFMS, Data Warehouse, Typing WPM -50 +

REFERENCES
Available upon requests