Timothy Dotson
**** **** ****, ********, ** *****
Cell 832-***-****
************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
Experienced analyst in the oil and gas, and various accounting fields an individual who utilizes excellent communication and organizational skills to coordinate and increase productivity and gain the respect and confidence of clients and co-workers.
SKILLS:
SQL, Excel, WNAN/LAN, SOX, JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, SAP, ORACLE, SDE, ESRI, Data Warehouse, Share Point
EXPERIENCE:
ENSCO Oil (Formerly Pride International 2005-2013
Sr. Finance System Analyst
Provided technical support for the Enterprise Data Warehouse and custom applications that support the corporate departments such as HR, SPRM, Legal, GL, Payroll, AP and other business units
Conducted UAT on system
E&P Upstream GIS applications and data management as well as data integrity support
Managed installation, configuration, upgrades, and troubleshooting of the ERPsystems infrastructure including databases, user applications, and hardware
Coordinated activities between end users, operations and vendors to help implement, promote, and support a standardized approach to ERP systems, GIS and spatial data management
Assisted in the planning, design, development, quality review, and deployment of new applications and enhancements to applications as requested
Helped develop application user and administrator procedures as well as user manuals
Maintained detailed application and interface documentation, and exchanged data for interfacing system
Worked with the business users, database administrators to integrate the geo spatial databases into the corporate geo and business data warehouses
Liaison between internal and external development resources to ensure smooth execution for implementation of PeopleSoft and JD Edwards upgrades.
Process SQL's to correct issues within JD Edwards or PeopleSoft
Entered new account codes and new business units to be used by end-users
Conducted weekly meetings with managers and executives to discuss process improvements, system enhancements, budgeting, and implementation projects
Worked closely with developers and a variety of end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction
Oversaw the implementation of a new system and upgrades
Provided training to end-users on new system and upgrades
The Men's Wearhouse 1998-2005
Sr. Accountant
Reconciled major accounts nationwide on a daily basis
Prepared journal entries on a daily basis
Prepared budgeting and financial reports to be presented to upper management
Conducted weekly meetings with upper management to go over budgeting and forecasting
Prepared sales and used tax returns for over 43 states on a weekly basis
Entered budget, journal entries, and prepared reconciliation's for month-end close
Filed monthly sales & use tax returns in 43 States as well as local jurisdiction filings
Reconciled sales tax liability accounts on a monthly basis
Review purchase invoices for taxability
Audit the use tax accrual system to verify that controls are in place
Assist with state sales & use tax audits
Filed unclaimed property reports as well as developed exposure analysis for upper management
Assisted with Business License filings for over 567 locations across the nation
Assist with other special projects as requested
Icon Office Solutions (Accountemps 1996 - 1998
Accounts Payable Specialist
Processed purchase orders and invoices
Processed up to 400 invoices in daily accounting ledger
Maintained vendor and customer files
Researched and resolved inventory discrepancies with vendors
Provided support for branch locations including identifying and resolving pricing discrepancies, returns and documentation to support any short payments
Processed aging reports for customer contact calls concerning updates and organization of company databases
Metropolitan Transit Authority 1995 - 1996
Computer Operator
Prepared and maintained daily accounting ledgers
Implemented various marketing techniques to highlight new bus routes
Performed data entry of overflow of accounting department invoices
Price Waterhouse 1993-1995
Accounting Assistant
Researched, analyzed and performed audits on invoices for accuracy with sales tax
Submitted sales & use tax returns for various clients and firms to meet with compliance Communicated with field personnel regarding adjustments or corrections in order to track purchases, billing and inventory discrepancies
EDUCATION:
Texas Southern University 1988-1992
Bachelor's Degree – Finance
HCC
Associates Degree - Computer Science 1998-2002