James McDonald
Director at Castro & Company
- Role
- Financial Management Officer - Rank Grade Major O-4 at Army National Guard
- Location
- Arlington, VA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James McDonald
James McDonald is a Director in Castro & Company\'s Advisory Practice.James also serves as a reserve US Army Financial Management Officer (2008 - Current) in which he has forward deployed twice. His first deployment included the UN/NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo (2011) where he served as the commanding officer of a Financial Management Detachment and lead Disbursing Officer in the Balkan region where he executed over $20 million of cash transactions. His second deployment included Kuwait (2024) where he was the lead USCENTCOM Disbursing Officer responsible for funding all USCENTCOM cash requirements. James executed over $200 million of cash transactions, developed, implemented, and monitored all Disbursing policies used in USCENTCOM and supported Humanitarian Aid efforts in the Gaza Strip. James is currently a Major with the 398th Financial Management Support Center based in Fort Belvoir, VA.Specialties: Federal financial management; Financial and IT internal controls development; Executing audit work programs; Compensatory controls identification; Control remediation strategy; Project management; Business process improvement; Strategic planning; Proposal writingCertifications: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt, DoD FM Certification Level IIClearances: DoD TS/SCI, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor, Veterans Affairs
Experience
Financial Management Officer - Rank Grade Major O-4
Aug 2005 — Present
Education
The Citadel
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration - Accounting Concentration
2004 — 2008
US Army Financial Management Officer School
Financial Management Officer Qualification (Basic and Advanced Courses)
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Intermediate Level Education (2023) & Advanced Operations Course (2024)
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