Management Financial
Resume:
Beth Brooks McCall Las Vegas, Nevada 89123
Phone: 702-***-****
Objective: A challenging position in which I can utilize my conceptual and
analytical abilities.
Experience:
6/92 -04/11 NV ENERGY, INC., Las Vegas, Nevada
12/09 - Consultant Staff, Financial - Investor Relations & Shareholder Services
04/11
3/05 - Consult Sr, Financial Projects - Project Controls, Project Mgt & Construction
12/09 Department
10/99 - Senior Consultant - Business Unit Controller - HR & Support Services
3/05 Department
3/97 -10/99 Power Delivery Consultant I - Planning & Analysis Department
1/94 -3/97 Strategic Planning Consultant - Strategic Planning Department
6/93 -1/94 Financial Analyst II - Financial Planning Department
6/92 -6/93 Financial Analyst I - Financial Planning Department
Responsibilities/Accomplishments:
Responsible for drafting and providing information for various sections of the
Proxy and coordinating printing, Edgarizing and mailing the Proxy. Responsible
for coordinating with Broadridge in ensuring the Notice and Access is
completed and distributed accurately and timely.
Responsible for paying all BOD cash and stock compensation (including
deferrals), tracking the payments, and ensuring all compensation and
beneficial interests are presented accurately in the Proxy and 10-K.
Have written corporate policy statements for Major Projects Generation
Interconnects.
Responsible for creating automated Access based financial operating reports
for plant managers. These reports were created to help plant managers control
costs.
Responsible for monthly reports to inform executive management about the
current market conditions and the current status of the generating units.
Headed team for determining alternative financing arrangements for new
generation.
Responsible for creating the database and spreadsheet models for calculating
total cost of the union contract and estimating costs of changes to the
contract during contract negotiations.
Coordinator for the Capital Budget Redesign Committee, a cross-functional
committee formed to change and improve the capital budgeting process.
Successfully instituted the Quarterly Review Process. Redesigning the capital
budgeting process required analyzing benchmarks against other utilities to
determine the optimum process for NVE. During the redesign of the capital
budget, I was responsible for tracking, reporting, organizing and preparing
the capital budget for the entire company. I facilitated the executive
meetings for approving the budget.
Selected to be on the Merger Integration Team to design the support staff
organization for Energy Delivery. The team reviewed current business
processes for all support staff and developed the new organization based on
Best Practices of both Sierra Pacific and Nevada Power.
Prepared financial forecasts for 20-Year Resource Plans and various Amendments
to Resource Plans required by the State of Nevada's utility regulatory agency
and the company's official short term forecasts sent to the investment banking
institutions.
Responsible for analysts training. Training includes financial analysis
models and techniques; forecasting and statistical analysis; basic spreadsheet
programs; and Proscreen software system.
Designed spreadsheet models to: automate the power plants' 20-year maintenance
Plan; automate net present value spreadsheets for use in the capital budgeting
process; forecast deferred fuel for input into utility planning model; to
monitor NPC financial ratios on a monthly basis; and to maintain database of
NVE financial information used extensively in forecasting and statistical
analysis.
Analysis of various projects using net present value and/or revenue
requirement method of analysis.
This position requires an understanding of regulatory accounting and finance,
strong computer skills and the ability to work accurately under time
constraints. The financial forecasts require extensive short-term projections
of NPC's operating budget for both the income statement and the balance sheet,
essentially creating a working monthly budget. These short-term projections
were necessary to build the base for the mid-term and long-term financial
forecasts.
5/90 -6/92 SECURITY PACIFIC BANK NEVADA, Las Vegas, Nevada
Position: Commercial Credit Analyst
Responsibilities:
Analyzed information and prepared loan documentation reports for credit
approval.
Monitored various credits in loan portfolio and prepared various reports for
monitoring loan credit worthiness
Trained and supervised student interns in the Commercial Loan Department.
Prepared various reports requested by upper management for various credit
decisions and management strategy.
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12/82 -9/86 COLUMBIAN SECURITIES, INC., Chicago, Illinois
Municipal Bond Securities Firm
Position: Assistant Bond Underwriter
Responsibilities:
Analyzed information and prepared loan documentation reports for credit
approval.
Monitored various credits in loan portfolio and prepared various reports
for monitoring loan credit worthiness
Trained and supervised student interns in the Commercial Loan Department.
Prepared various reports requested by upper management for various credit
decisions and management strategy.
5/81 -12/82 SPEER FINANCIAL, INC., Chicago, Illinois
Independent Municipal Finance Consultants
Position: Assistant Vice President
Responsibilities:
Analyzed the feasibility of various financial options for clients.
Advised clients on their financing requirements and designed financing
programs to best match the clients' needs with bond market conditions.
Prepared feasibility studies for various projects including the financial
plan for the DuPage Water Commission.
EDUCATION: Loyola University of Chicago; MBA - Finance (May, 1986)
Arizona State University; BS - Finance (December, 1980)
TRAINING: Diversity Training - NV Energy - 42nd Class
Leadership Development Program - NV Energy - Competitive program designed
by NPC to train employees for future management positions. This is a
nine-month course and covers a wide range of subjects. Each year, only
16 to 18 employees are chosen by the Vice Presidents for this program.
Risk Analysis in Decision Making - NV Energy; taught by Michael W. Curran
- Risk analysis using range estimating; probabilities; and Monte Carlo
simulation.
Regulatory Accounting and Ratemaking in Electric Utilities - NV Energy -
Seminar on utility accounting with an emphasis on ratemaking and
financial planning for utilities in an increasingly competitive
environment.
Proscreen Basic Level Training Seminar - Energy Management Associates,
Inc. Seminar on software system designed to support electric and gas
utility decision analysis.
Credit Rating Workshop - Bank of America Case study workshop on rating
loans for credit worthiness.
Cash Flow Analysis Workshop - Security Pacific National Bank Analysis of
cash flow statements for use in the loan approval process.
Tax Analysis Workshop - Security Pacific National Bank by Paul Buker -
Analysis of Federal Income Tax Returns to determine true cash flow to
individuals, partnerships and corporations for use in the loan approval
process.
COMPUTER
PROGRAMS: Access Excel Word PowerPoint MS Project
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