1. EARNESTJ. CARSON,JR.
357 Cooper School Rd. Vacaville, CA 95687 Home (707) 448-2128 Cellular (510)828-8449 e_carson178@yahoo.com
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking a position as a Financial Analyst, where I can utilize my 13 plus years of
finance and administrative experience to meet the objectives of the department, as well as the opportunity to
bring new ideas to the department and be an active member of a collaborative team environment.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Managing operational budgets, project budget and debt service payments
 Trend analysis
 Provide management with monthly variance reports
 Managed 10 individual budgets with multiple fund sources totaling over $60M
 Experienced with Berkeley Financial System (BFS) and Berkeley Administrative Initiatives
Reporting(Oracle interface)
 Cal Planning user
 Knowledge of University finance policies, practices and campus systems
 Working with cross functional teams
 Preparing management reports
 Providing individual and group training sessions and meeting facilitation
 Proficient in using BFS, BAIRS, MS Word, Excel, Power Point, current version of Microsoft
Office applications, Smart View
EXPERIENCE
10-2013- 10-2016
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Financial Analyst IV, Budget & Financial Planning, Student Affairs Finance
 Manage 9 unit’s operational budget with multiple fund sources totaling over $60M
 Monthly variance reporting and trend analysis
 Meeting facilitator
 Manage permanent budget funds
 Ensure that department met SAS 115 requirements
 Research anomalies and provide descriptive write up of occurrence
 Provided training to co-worker on Smart View and Cal Planning
 Staffing expense management
 Followed fiscal close procedures
 Reallocation of fund sources
8/2010 – 10/2013
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Budget Analyst II, Budget & Financial Planning, Residential and Student Service Programs (RSSP)
 Manage 22 unit’s operational budget with multiple fund sources totaling over $16M
 Led the budget process
 Worked with Directors’ in preparing annual budget, analyzed proposals for accuracy
 Provide management and others with monthly variance reports
 Prepare trend analysis reports and provided recommendations for alternative uses of funding
 Provide one on one training as well as group training on the budget process
 Active participant in fiscal close activities

2. EARNESTJ. CARSON,JR.
357 Cooper School Rd. Vacaville, CA 95687 Home (707) 448-2128 Cellular (510)828-8449 e_carson178@yahoo.com
5/2007-8/2010
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Sr. Administrative Analyst, Information Technologies, (RSSP)
 Managed operational budget of $4M and project budget of $1M
 Facilitated 08-09 thru 10-11 budget process
 Directly supervised Administrative Assistant III
 Led department through fiscal close process
 Liaison for department in the event of internal or external audit
 Coordinates and implements department budget allocations, conceives of and maintains
department chart of accounts
 Develop annual budget for department, including analysis and recommendation development
 Track campus & university financial policy & ensure that department practices reflect updates &
changes
 Identify major expenses as operational or capital projects
 Troubleshoot complex Excel spreadsheets to verify complex embedded formulas.
7/2000-5/2007
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Administrative Analyst, Budget & Financial Planning, (RSSP)
 Design spreadsheets for analytical use in projecting income and expense, prepare year-end
financial reports and analyze trends of variance reports
 Researched any erroneous or miscellaneous posting found on the General Ledger
 Reconciliation of reported income and actual income using BAIRS
 Prepare financial journals and budget journals for minor and major capital projects
 Disseminate information using Berkeley Administrative Initiatives Reporting System(BAIRS) and
Berkeley Financial System (BFS), CS Gold, and Universe
 Responsible for preparing all Inter-Campus and Inter-Location charges
 Member of the building Safety Committee, Alternate Building Coordinator, Floor Representative
 Prepare travel vouchers for the department and Blu Card reconciler
EDUCATION:
 University of Phoenix (BS, Business Management) 2005
 American Management Association (AMA) Preparing for Leadership (June 2014)
 Meeting Facilitation Workshop (2010)
 Financial Management Certificate Program (June 2008)
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS/ACTIVITIES:
 Head Coach, Youth Track and Field
 Treasurer, Travis Vikings Youth Football and Cheer
 Secretary, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
 Member of Big Brothers Big Sisters