Mark Novelli

Experience

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  United States Marine Corps

  May 2009 - May 2013

  Financial Management Officer

  Managed expenditures budget for the 1st Marine Logistics Group (MLG) including accounting and coordination for Department of Defense (DOD) planning, programming, budgeting, and execution cycles. Prepared weekly budget reports and analysis in support of senior leadership’s strategic planning initiatives. Supervised daily office operations of a 25 Marine staff, serving as the primary financial adviser to the 1st MLG Comptroller and Chief of Staff. Managed the daily Supply Chain and Logistical operations for the I Marine Expeditionary Force staff, consisting of 15 Marines and 3 contractors. Prepared weekly reports to senior leadership on inventory levels, delivery status, operational plans, and financial posture.Worked independently to overhaul 1st Marine Logistics Group’s (MLG)largest supply and logistics account by providing financial assessments,training, process evaluation, cost benefit analysis, and general budgetaryguidance in order to improve their account management abilities.Conducted an initial inspection to assess the units competency level formaintaining auditable material, working mandatory accounting reports andunderstanding the standard fiscal processes. As a result of the initialassessment, daily operating procedures were implemented, ordering processesand file maintenance were modified to improve timely vendor payments,reduce customer wait time, and allow for accurate record keeping of sourcedocumentation.Provided training and guidance in supply, procurement, and defense travelsystems in relation to the systemic interfacing with the Marine Corpsaccounting system SABRS (Standard, Accounting, Budgeting, and ReportingSystem). Advised account managers on costs benefit analysis for specificprograms and provided historical spending trends to allow for decisionmakers to prioritize the optimal mix of requirements within their budgetaryconstraints. Show less

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  Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2013

  Buyer/Purchasing Agent

  Managed all aspects of supplier relationships, including delivery and qualityperformance, cost and inventory management and customer satisfaction.Worked daily to communicate with suppliers by obtaining quotes, placingorders, and expediting deliveries. Performed spend analysis to identifyopportunities for increasing value through cost savings and raised operationallevels. Evaluated opportunities for leveraging spend across all divisions anddepartments of the enterprise. Actively engaged in supplier improvementactivities and supplier program reviews. Managed purchase order executionand product delivery, including placement of on-time schedule agreements,mitigation of billing adjustments and execution of cost reduction goals.Focused on continuous improvement tools to improve quality, delivery,financial performance, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction. Show less

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  GSA

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2014

  Financial Management Analyst

  Served as a Financial Management Analyst performing a wide range of budgetary, administrative and analytic duties. Conducted comprehensive programmatic and management studies that require an integrated analysis of intricate and complex accounting systems, diverse qualitative and quantitative techniques and methodologies and diverse business activities. Managed all aspects of the civilian labor process and time carding labor systems.• Developed and applied unique and extensive analysis techniques and methods to a broad range of financial management and business matters. Designed and undertook a comprehensive management study and historical data-gathering effort to provide trend analysis for the civilian labor process. Developed a spend target reduction of 20% for regional overhead by streamlining labor time carding procedures to directly charge projects and buildings.• Prepared and conducted briefings for higher level management to explain the specific analysis of subject matter, as well as to provide recommendations or actions plans and provide guidance and/or direction for implementation. Made recommendations for the development or modification of program objectives and resource utilization to achieve the established goals, and to improve the performance of operating programs. Published regional policy for establishing internal control processes to track and monitor all IT and Professional Service contracts for the region. Show less

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  Sehlke Consulting LLC

  Apr 2014 - Mar 2022

  Mr. Novelli provides subject matter expertise to the OUSD-C Managers' Internal Control Program (MICP), in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123, Government Accountability Office (GAO) – 14-704G (Green Book), the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act (FFMIA), the Federal Managers’ Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), as well as other relevant federal laws, regulations and policies. He is responsible for ensuring revisions to policy and guidance are promulgated, technically sound, and provide a means of sustainability of those controls in audit remediation. Mr. Novelli has reviewed, drafted, and coordinated revisions to the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5010.40 Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Controls, the DoD Statement of Assurance 2019 Handbook, and the 2018 Statement of Assurance for OUSD-C. He verifies that the policies and guidance are accurate, current and sustainable prior to being disseminated to the DoD Components.Mr. Novelli provides recommendations on executing a year-round plan to assist the government in evaluating the design and effectiveness of the DoD system of internal controls, to include the identification and prioritization of risk and associated control activities, evaluation of testing, monitoring of corrective actions, and reporting of internal controls over financial reporting, financial systems, and operations. Show less Mr. Novelli provides Senior Project Manager support to the Army Financial Management and Comptroller (FM&C) and G-8 by overseeing the accomplishment of a wide range of projects addressing all aspects of Army financial management. The support includes:• Supporting senior executives by identifying and analyzing issues and providing recommended solutions involving the integration of financial management and cost management issues with Army-level strategies, goals, and objectives.• Identifying and analyzing issues and providing recommended solutions involving the development of new or revised financial management policies and procedures for selected programs and projects. This includes examples such as the Army Efficiencies Program, the Cost Management Handbook, and evaluation of Cost Benefit Analyses (CBA).• Implementing approved solutions to issues including but not limited to drafting proposed legislation, regulations, policies and procedures, correspondence, and meetings to forward and present proposed positions and solutions. Planning and participating in briefings and meetings with OSD and OMB to present and discuss Army positions and solutions. Planning and conducting meetings and training sessions to explain new or revised policies and procedures to government personnel.• Assisting in the preparation and issuance of annual documents that support the formulation, submission, and defense of the Army program and budget.• Planning, organizing, and conducting training and professional development events.• Supporting the Army’s workforce assessment and development initiatives for the CP-11 community. Show less Supported the Department of the Navy’s (DON’s) Asset Management (AM) effort covering both the DON’s General Fund and Working Capital Fund assets. Established proper lifecycle management processes for DON assets, to include both substantive and control testing, to ensure audit readiness. These assets include the following assessable units: Ships, Aircraft, General Equipment-Remainder (equipment other than Ships and Aircraft), Real Property, Inventory, Operating Materials and Supplies (OM&S), Internal Use Software, Marine Corps Assets, and Government Furnished Equipment. Supported the development of assertion packages for the assessable units in accordance with the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller USD(C) Financial Improvement Audit Readiness (FIAR) Guidance. Performs necessary discovery, Corrective Action Plan (CAP), and follow on testing efforts to ensure assertions cover FIAR’s Wave 3 (Existence, Completeness, Rights and Obligations, and Presentation and Disclosure) and FIAR’s Wave 4 (Valuation) in accordance with identified timelines. Show less Lead financial statement audit support and sustainment support efforts to HQMC Program and Resources (P&R) Risk and Compliance Branch (RFK) leveraging DoD and USMC financial management experience and the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, recognize solutions; plan and organize work; and communicate effectively orally and in writing.Audit support and sustainment efforts include:• Audit Readiness efforts such as Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) implementation, data analysis, risk analysis (to include feeder systems), OMB A-123 internal controls assessments, policy and procedures reviews and assessments, process documentation, and stakeholder training.• Audit Response efforts such as auditor request review, response coordination amongst all stakeholders (Commands, SME’s, DFAS, Auditors), response review, status reporting to leadership, assist in the development of response to auditor findings.• Post Audit Support such as lessons learned development, process improvements, policy and procedure updates, stakeholder training, audit remediation assistance to include Corrective Action Plan (CAP) development. 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  • Partner

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Director

    Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

  • Senior Manager (Project Management)

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2022

  • Manager

    Sept 2014 - Jun 2016

  • Senior Consultant

    Apr 2014 - Sept 2014
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  Aeyon

  Apr 2014 - now

  Vice President Financial Management Programs