1. VIKKI SHABAZZ
9741 Woodland Brook Lane
Cordova, TN 38018
r_shabazz3@memphistn.gov
(c) 901-859-7253
OBJECTIVE
Achievement oriented financial professional with diversified experience in financial crimes investigations, money
laundering, probable cause, enforcing laws, accounting, budgets, forecasts, projections, and financial analysis.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
City of Memphis Memphis, TN Jul 2003 – Present
Financial Crimes Investigator/Analyst
• Investigate confidential money laundering cases and suspicious activity reports (SARs) in conjunction with
Memphis Police Department, State of Tennessee Attorney General Office, and the Unites States Attorney’s
Office.
• Team leader for Memphis Police Department financial crime unit that deal with highly sensitive and
confidential cases to find probable cause to charge or indict either state or federal.
• Co-led a multi-agency $2.8M federal fraud investigation along with the United States Department of
Agriculture Office of the Inspector General; United States Secret Service; United States Marshals Service;
Memphis Police Department – Organized Crime Unit; and the Tennessee Department of Human Services
that indicted 4 Memphis residents for conspiracy to commit Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP) benefit fraud; SNAP benefit fraud; conspiracy to commit child care benefit fraud; theft of public
money or property; and making false statement.
• Train approximately 130 undercover investigators in detecting concealment and deceit through financial
crimes, such as money laundering, structuring, and fraud.
• Present confidential and sensitive testimony and information to state and federal grand jury.
• Responsible for gathering, analyzing and preparing sensitive information for state and federal trial using
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint presentations.
• Produce summary reports for executive staff and outside agencies on possible fraud cases.
• Custodian for the Memphis Police Department’s confidential informant files.
Robert Half, Inc Memphis, TN Nov 2002 – Jul 2003
Professional Consultant (Analyst/Accountant)
• Financial Analyst for year-end budget analysis for St. Jude of Memphis with annual revenue.
• Financial Consultant for monthly-budget analysis and journal entries for Weston Companies, a commercial
properties management company for over 10 commercial properties in the Memphis area.
• Other accounting and financial responsibilities as needed such as expense and revenue analysis.
Signet Healthcare, Inc Germantown, TN May 2002 – Nov 2002
Accountant
• Responsible for all financial reporting, accounting procedures, and internal auditing for 5 nursing homes
with over 200 patients.
• Prepared Medicare/Medicaid cost reports for Federal and State required reporting for a three-year period.
• Developed corporate and subsidiary financial reporting procedures and documentations.
Nortel Networks Research Triangle Park, NC Jul 2000 – Feb 2002
Senior Financial Analyst
• Calculated compensation for 110 newly commissioned sales participants throughout three major regions.
2. • Analyzed financial data for new Merger and Acquisition team by conducting a gap analysis that reduced
error in calculating commissions for new participants.
• Reduced participant’s reporting complaints by providing accurate informational documents on customer’s
monthly revenue achievement.
• Initiated monthly sales review meetings with Sales Directors and Vice Presidents to provide enhanced
intra-departmental communication, thus resulting in more precise monthly compensation calculations.
• Reconciled system to finance data that had been un-reconciled for 18 months.
• Managed supplemental payments (draws) for entire North America sales force of over 2,000 participants.
• Participated in three departmental task forces: Mergers and Acquisition, Reconciliation, and Metrics and
Measurements that produced increased efficiency by over 75% in a five-month period resulting in out-
dated departmental guidelines being replaced and new more up-to-date procedures being adopted and
implemented.
PhyAmerica Physician Services Durham, NC May 1998 – Jul 2000
Senior Financial Analyst
• Booked net revenue of over $300M for parent company and six subsidiaries.
• Analyzed, created and produced weekly and monthly budgets, profit and loss analysis, revenue trends,
proforma calculations, and cash forecasts and projections for over 165 contracts.
• Calculated monthly compensation payments for a fifteen-state region.
• Computed and reported weekly net cash flow reports to CEO and regional Vice-Presidents.
• Managed and trained three Financial Analysts and reported directly to the Vice-President of Finance.
Financial Analyst II (Staff Accountant) Oct 1996 – May 1998
• Spearheaded new automated compensation system for 4,000 participants, reducing commission processing
from 1.5 weeks to 1.5 days and trained department in its use.
• Developed and computed new senior management quarterly incentive plan with strong focus on regional
profits and margins. Efforts resulted in more accurate, detailed monthly reporting to senior executives.
• Streamlined financial reporting by 80%, by developing detailed procedures and processes for gathering
data and reports.
EDUCATION
• MBA-Accounting Strayer University Memphis, TN
• BBA Accounting Campbell University, NC
TRAINING and MEMBERSHIPS
• Memphis Police Department Academy
• State of Tennessee Certified Instructor
• DEA Certified Narcotics School
• Follow the Money: Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture School
• Glencoe, GA Federal Anti-Money Laundering School
• IRS Authorized Tax Preparer, US
• Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society
• Delta Sigma Theta (inactive)
SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE
• Microsoft Office
• Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Oracle, Access, Hyperion, QuickBooks,
• Organized Crime Unit Specialized Training
2
3. • Drake Authorized Tax Individual and Business Software
REFERENCE
• Upon request.
3