MARK FRASER

**** * * *** * R EAL D RIVE . O RANGE CA 92867 * 714-***-**** * ablrg2@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/frasermarkd

SENIOR/STAFF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING • MID LEVEL FP&A • CURRENT TECHNOLOGY &

MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE

Experienced professional with demonstrated expertise in general accounting, financial analysis and information

systems. Self directed professional with excellent problem solving, analytical and communication

skills. Core strengths in hands on detail generation, reporting and analysis along with effective

collaboration with management, co workers, vendors and clients.

C ORE C OMPETENCIES :

General Ledger Budgets ERP Systems:

Financial Statements Forecasting SAP

Monthly Financial Reporting Financial Analysis JD Edwards

Year end Closing Financial Modeling PeopleSoft Financials

Complex Journal Entries Cost Accounting Oracle Financials

Reconciliations Inventory Management Prolaw

Manufacturing Audits

Microsoft Office 2010: Document Management Systems:

Excel Process Automation HP Autonomy (Interwoven)

Word Vendor Relations CCC Macropro

PowerPoint Contract Analysis TriplePoint

Access FP&A Software:

Hyperion Pillar, Essbase

P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE :

S OUTHERN C ALIFORNIA E DISON OCT 2014 – DEC

2014

S ENIOR F INANCIAL A NALYST – C ONTRACT

Contract position with Power Procurement Accounting group in the Controller’s organization at SCE. Responsible

for performing settlement task related to wholesale procurement of power, natural gas, and ISO related charges.

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Performing settlement tasks related to wholesale procurement of power, natural gas, and ISO related charges.

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Process fuel and purchased power accounts payable and receivable activities utilizing SAP.

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Perform month end accounting of fuel and purchased power activities for financial and regulatory purposes and

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variance analysis.

F ONDA &F RASER, LLP M AY 2003 – D EC

2013

F INANCE AND IT A DMINISTRATION

Newly created position for firm doubled in size through acquisitions. Charged with establishing formal

accrual based general ledger structure in ERP and continue oversight and implementation of financial procedures

and processes to facilitate accurate and timely recognition, capture and recording firm-wide. Responsible for

outsourcing IT Department and assumed responsibility for strategic management and budgeting internally.

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Creation of multiple cost/profit center accrual based general ledger to facilitate professional reporting

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structure.

Creation, maintenance and variance analysis of annual budget as well as implementation into Prolaw ERP.

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Financial statement modeling, analysis.

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Financial analysis and contract review on all equipment, facilities leases.

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Review, design and implementation of key processes to timely and accurately capture and record expenses.

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Oversee, implement and assist in network financial data integration and systems infrastructure.

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Liaison with external consultants on development and maintenance of network architecture in a Citrix virtual

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network supporting over sixty users in three locations.

Administrative staff oversight in Orange County office.

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Charged with analysis and recommendations of key structural separations to facilitate dissolution of firm into

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t wo smaller entities.

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Selected Contributions:

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Established budgeting system to improve expense tracking and purchasing controls which led to ~ 10%

decrease in operating expenses for the two combined entities.

Oversee 401(k) program transition from company-directed to employee-directed program, reducing

employer liability and fund costs by off-loading management of funds and negotiated lower fee structure.

Designed and implemented full accrual-based general ledger and financial statement generation in ERP.

M IECO I NC . M AY 2002 M AY

2003

A CC OUNTANT (A CC OUNTING M ANAGER – N ATURAL G AS AND E LECTRICIT Y )

Hired to take over financial reporting, accounts payables, receivables and generation of financial statements

for the Natural Gas and Electricity Trading groups of Mieco. Overall organizational responsibility included month

end closing for all trading groups via Triplepoint software.

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Creation and analysis of monthly financial statements for natural gas and electricity trading units of large

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multinational energy trading company.

Manage group staff in high dollar, time sensitive (primarily wire transfer) AR and AP activity with excellent

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collection record.

Assisted Risk Management to maintain accurate profile information and financial health review of trading

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partners to minimize adverse risk.

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Selected Contributions:

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Lead financial liaison role in PeopleSoft Financials implementation for Natural Gas and Electricity Groups.

C OUNTRYSIDE M ORTGAGE A CCEPTANCE C ORP . N OV 2001 M AY

2002

A CCOUNTANT

Temporary position overseeing start-up of small mortgage lending company (GL, A/R, A/P, payroll, etc.)

operating in primary and secondary marketplaces for Security Pacific Holdings, Inc.

S YBRON D ENTAL S PECIALTIES, I NC . J AN 1998 N OV

2001

FINANCIAL ANALYST (SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST)

Financial analyst position charged with the implementation of new Budgeting and Planning software to

facilitate the overall corporate budget roll-up and allocation of Corporate expense to operating divisions based on

accepted allocation methodologies. Team member involved in due diligence on valuation and acquisition of entities

and product lines into existing facility structures. Assist Accounting with monthly inter/intra-company journal

entry creation and implementation in Oracle Financials.

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Implement and administer Hyperion budgeting & forecasting software.

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Compilation and generation of inter/intra company expense allocation and entries.

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Develop and apply methodology for $15MM Corporate expense allocation to operating divisions.

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Train managerial and executive staff on budgeting software and allocation procedures.

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Publish in house budgeting and planning training manuals and allocation procedure manuals.

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Perform due diligence analysis; generate pro forma financial statement modeling on acquisitions.

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Assist in development of internal website for Finance and Budgeting Department of SDS

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Selected Contributions:

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Preliminary implementation of new Hyperion software was premature with problematic data transfer from

Oracle Financials. After discussion the CFO approved bringing in a senior level programmer to build proprietary

interface coding between the Hyperion product and Oracle Financials. Extensive interaction with Hyperion

resulting in their incorporating much of what we created into software upgrades as well as Hyperion adjusting the

cost to develop full functionality of the product.

Lead on due diligence on profitability analysis of fabrication plant in Michigan with comparative financial

modeling for production in Maquiladoras. Michigan plant was operating at a loss and we were able to get the union

to open negotiations to save the plant in Michigan with a cost structure acceptable to management.

U NION O IL C OMPANY O F C ALIFORNIA, I NC . (U NOCAL ) O CT 1991 – O CT 1997

ACCOUNTANT (STAFF ACCOUNTANT)

Recruited into Controllers Organization while in college. A fast-paced, stand-alone department outside the

operating divisions where willingness to transfer with little notice as well as demonstrated competency was key to

advancement. Four transfers in six years to different divisions afforded a great deal of exposure into large energy

company operations and accounting structures. Exposures included but not limited to revenue pipeline accounting

for domestic natural gas and joint venture well audits in the Gulf of Mexico as well as and taxation reporting on

refined products, cost accounting for Chemicals Division and establishment and reporting of financial structure for

CEO office in Singapore.

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Design and implement all accounting procedures related to Southeast Asia New Ventures Operations for

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International Exploration Division.

Supervise staff of four (4) in cost accounting unit for Chemicals Division Urea Plant.

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Oversee implementation of JD Edwards fixed asset module resulting in significant decrease and increased

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accuracy in depreciation cost recognition for Chemicals Division.

Record sales and perform well audits for domestic offshore drilling Joint Venture program for domestic drilling

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division with excellent recovery record (~$200K/completion).

Record natural gas movement and revenue in offshore California operations.

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Selected Contributions:

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Joint Venture well audit assignment working with third party offshore drilling companies. Responsible for

on-sight audit and invoice review and coordinated adjustments with vendors and partners for ~$200K in saving per

month.

Revenue accounting for California Pitas Point offshore gas pipeline. Responsible for initiating analysis of

substantial volume shrinkage resulting in exposure of subsea pipeline failure resulting in substantial savings.

Lead on Urea Chemicals Division transition to new JD Edwards fixed assets module exposing over-

capitalization of fixed assets with expense related activity requiring the plant assets to undergo a re-evaluation of

useful life resulting in a smaller recognition of depreciation expense and affording division to maintain a profitable

position.

E DUCATION :

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY FULLERTON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA), ACCOUNTING, 8/1991

PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY THE GEORGE L. GRAZIADIO SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT

FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS COURSEWORK

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

CORPORATE TAXATION COURSEWORK

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