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Chelsea Herndon

@chelseaherndon

Detail-oriented Program Analyst with active Secret Clearance, specializing in financial operations, compliance, and data reconciliation improvements.

United States
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own reconciliations, SOPs, and audit-ready documentation—improving accuracy and minimizing risk—while partnering cross-functionally to streamline high-volume, regulated workflows and strengthen internal controls.

I’m an analytical, detail-oriented Program Analyst with active Secret Clearance and experience supporting financial operations, compliance processes, and cross-functional program workflows in government and financial environments. I focus on analyzing data, identifying discrepancies, and driving process improvements that enhance accuracy, reduce risk, and strengthen operational efficiency.

In my current role supporting financial operations, I reconcile, correct, and process redemptions across 100+ retirement plans while ensuring alignment with financial controls and regulatory requirements. I perform gap analysis and process audits, reducing participant data errors by 15%, and I develop and maintain SOPs for complex processes such as ACH rejects, RMDs, and contribution corrections to improve consistency and team efficiency.

Previously, I resolved billing discrepancies and transaction issues, performed quality assurance reviews, and created SOPs and training materials to standardize workflows. I also supported audit preparation, spend tracking, and contract closeout through detailed documentation review and validation, and I redesigned record management workflows to increase retrieval efficiency by 40%—all while managing multiple high-priority deadlines and stakeholder coordination.

Experience

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SS&C Technologies logoST
Current

Program Analyst (Financial Ops)

Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 6 months)

Supported account-level reconciliation, corrections, and redemptions across 100+ retirement plans while ensuring compliance with financial controls and regulations. Conducted gap analyses and audits that reduced participant data errors by 15%, and built SOPs for ACH rejects, RMDs, and contribution corrections to improve accuracy and team efficiency.

Apple logoAP

Financial Services Analyst

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022 (1 year 11 months)

Resolved billing discrepancies and financial transaction issues, improving data accuracy and customer account integrity. Performed QA reviews to identify documentation and workflow gaps, and developed SOPs and training materials; analyzed ticket and call-volume trends to support performance tracking and compliance.

SAIC logoSA

Program Support Analyst

Oct 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 5 months)

Reviewed and reconciled 100+ telecom service orders monthly to ensure billing accuracy and compliance with federal financial policies. Developed SOPs and documentation for onboarding across bureaus, redesigned file systems to improve retrieval efficiency by 40%, and supported audit preparation, spend tracking, and contract closeout through detailed documentation review.

NU

Loan Operations Analyst

Northwest Federal Credit Union

Sep 2016 - Jun 2017 (9 months)

Processed loan applications and validated customer financial documentation in line with internal control procedures. Flagged inconsistencies, collaborated with underwriting to maintain data integrity, and led the transition of customer files from paper to digital classification to meet audit requirements.

UB

Financial Operations Specialist

Union First Market Bank

Managed high-volume financial transactions with accuracy and adherence to security protocols, identifying and escalating transaction discrepancies to maintain regulatory compliance. Supported customer account services and educated clients on secure digital banking features.

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