Sandra Caswell

Experience

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  MWR & FFSC Hawaii

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Accounting Technician
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  Forward Deployed Regional Maintenance Center

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2016

  Financial Technician

  - Financial responsibilities included receiving, dispensing, and reconciling all OM&N funding for US Ship maintenance, emergent repair and voyage repair- Integral role in establishing an Hq Comptrollers department- Accounting of general ledgers, subsidiary ledgers, and experience in government accounting systems STARS/COST/CFMS- Reconciliation of obligations, commitments and expenditures- Invoicing receipt and submission to bill pay office- Experience reading contracts and working with FLC contracting offices Show less

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  Marine Corps Community Services

  Dec 2016 - Nov 2018

  Senior Accounting Technician AP

  Senior accounting technician responsible for overseeing accounts payable and reporting to accounts payable supervisor. - Duties include reconciliation of multiple general ledger accounts, payment and posting of vouchers, JPMorgan purchase card accounts, prepaid expenses and accruals, fixed asset acquisition and depreciation schedules, and monthly reconciliation closing of all accounts payables to the Balance Sheets.- Monthly closing duties include processing franchise royalty vouchers, military clothing and transfer vouchers, fixed asset expenditure rollover, accrued invoices, researching, reclassifying, and processing payment of UFM Overhead accounts payable, and establishing accruals for JPM purchase card purchases. - Review and reconciliation of 52 purchase card holders statements, including insuring all vouchers and receipts are received with receiving signatures for each purchase shown on the statement and AO statement approvals are on all statements, for auditing purposes. Review lines of accounting charged on JPM cardholder accounts and reclassifying both GL accounts and cost centers as appropriate to reflect correct expenditure account. -Reclassifying prepaid expenses and accruals to general ledger accounts when services are received and accounting period closes. - Working within automated accounting system Computron to process invoices, pay vouchers, run general ledger reports, edit and pay GENEX transactions, reverse prepaid expenses, and reclass UFM expenditures to appropriate general ledger accounts and forward to UFM budget officer for review. - Accounting for fixed asset acquisition, creating depreciation schedules, processing and posting fixed asset roll forward expenditures and yearly audit of all fixed assets across activities. Show less

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  United States Marine Corps

  Nov 2018 - Jul 2023

  Contracting Officer and experienced Contract Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in a fast-paced cradle to grave procurement environment in support of the operating forces and tenant activities aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Contract development and management responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Management and administration of multiple Service and Commodity requirements and contracts, in various stages of pre-award and post-award•Reviewing the scope of requirements to determine the appropriate method of contracting. • Conducting pre-award and pre-solicitation Strategy development.• Developing evaluation criteria and preparing and issuing RFQs.• Evaluating quotes received, conducting price fair and reasonable determinations, preparing award documents, conducting post-award briefings, and providing post-award contract administration and management through closeout. • Acts as Peer Reviewer and as Contracting Officer for competitive and sole source MRDs, Pre-Solicitation Strategies, RFQs, Award Decision Documents and other pre-award documentation on commercial orders as well as Indefinite Delivery (Requirements/Indefinite-Quantity) contracts.• Proficient at preparing contract awards and modifications, including option exercise documents, delivery and task orders and any subsequent modifications.• Warranted Contracting Officer (KO) performing regular KO duties for contracting actions as well as mentoring CS's on reading and interpreting Regulatory guidance in support of pending contracting action requirements or issues. Show less Serves as Group Administration Manager for invoicing, receipt, acceptance and transfer for several accounting and contracting service platforms. Serves as the subject matter expert (SME) in receiving, verifying and accepting all invoices submitted by contracted vendors. Is the SME for researching and reconciling accounting discrepancies between contractual obligation and invoices received. Responsible for reviewing and processing contract closeouts to ensure unliquidated obligations are resolved and work was completed according to contractual obligation and scope of work. Show less

  • Contract Specialist

    Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Procurement Technician

    Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
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  NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

  Jul 2023 - now

  Contracting Officer

  Experienced Contract Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in a fast-paced cradle to grave procurement environment in support of the the National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA. Contract development and management responsibilities include, but are not limited to:• Management and administration of multiple Service and Commodity requirements and contracts, in various stages of pre-award and post-award•Reviewing the scope of requirements to determine the appropriate method of contracting. • Conducting pre-award and pre-solicitation Strategy development.• Developing evaluation criteria and preparing and issuing RFQs.• Evaluating quotes received, conducting price fair and reasonable determinations, preparing award documents, conducting post-award briefings, and providing post-award contract administration and management through closeout. • Acts as Peer Reviewer and as Contracting Officer for competitive and sole source MRDs, Pre-Solicitation Strategies, RFQs, Award Decision Documents and other pre-award documentation on commercial orders as well as Indefinite Delivery (Requirements/Indefinite-Quantity) contracts.• Proficient at preparing contract awards and modifications, including option exercise documents, delivery and task orders and any subsequent awards. Show less