Customer Service Accounts Payable

Kerry Pollard

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Houston, Texas 77008

ab8ywo@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Worley Parsons - Houston, Texas April 2012 – Present

Senior Accountant - Intercompany

Responsible for the monthly reporting of the intercompany accounts in HFM and perform the matching function to ensure that

all global balances are correctly mapped to the appropriate entities

Perform reconciliations of balance sheet accounts according to the month-end close schedule

Communicate the reconciliation of intercompany balances to counterparts in other regions and reconcile their balances to the

USLAC totals, investigate and resolves variances between intercompany entities

Perform regular monthly analysis of accounts to document variances and monitor for errors or unusual/unexpected activity

Analyze and review monthly Project Summary Reports of the 50+ billable projects of the USLAC region to ensure that projects

are billed correctly and prepare monthly analysis of project expenses

Manage the month-end close cycle of the intercompany trade/loan accounts for the USLAC region, including monthly re-

classification journals, monthly allocations, and monthly reconciliations

Establish and monitor the implementation and maintenance of intercompany accounting control procedures

Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year end close

Ensure intercompany transactions are in accordance with applicable Company policies, procedures, and are recorded

consistently with acceptable accounting standards

Review and record monthly and quarterly accruals to ensure that all transactions are recorded in a timely mqnner

Review/analyze intercompany variances with entities in the USLAC region to ensure that all variances are eliminated

(Eliminated $10M+ in intercompany variances in the Accounts Receivable/Payable Loan/Trade accounts)

Implement procedures to reconcile/resolve intercompany variances with entities in the USLAC region

Perform weekly, quarterly, monthly, and yearly close activities

National Oilwell Varco - Houston, Texas August 2010 – April 2012

Intercompany Accountant

Coordinate with various personnel throughout the Company, both domestically and internationally, to ensure that all

intercompany activity between various affiliates is accurate and reported in a timely manner, to maintain the integrity of the

intercompany billing process

Prepare and complete data intensive processes, projects, reconciliations, and day-to-day functions of the intercompany role,

while working closely with the intercompany, billing, customer service representative, and operating groups

Record monthly intercompany journal entries, including the preparation of monthly accruals and adjustments, to clear

intercompany transactions with domestic and international affiliates, and maintain 30+ intercompany accounts

Train and supervise three members of the Intercompany Accounting Team to ensure that all monthly journal entries are

recorded properly and all month-end close deadlines are achieved

Ensure compliance with the transfer pricing policies of the Company, including through review and research of the

intercompany mark-ups, on both billings and purchases of inventory and non-inventory intercompany transactions

Analyze 30+ intercompany accounts with domestic and international affiliates, including Canada, China (Lanzhou/Shanghai),

France, India, Norway, Singapore, and Thailand

Assist the Accounting Manager in the development of desktop procedures and automating processes relating to the

improvement of intercompany processes

Prepare, record, and analyze the monthly agent commission accrual to ensure that all agents are being paid in accordance to

Company policy

Consolidated Graphics / Western Lithograph, a Consolidated Graphics Company - Houston, Texas

Business Compliance Staff Accountant February 2008 – June 2010

Perform control assessments in connection with the Company's SOX Compliance, and develop and execute a risk-based

sampling and testing approach to determine whether the most critical internal controls are operating as designed

Analyze and verify various financial records, including accounting books, payroll records, equipment and inventory records

Coordinate with Controllers, accountants, and staff of various departments to obtain information necessary to conduct internal

audits

Conduct interviews with various company personnel to determine the level of compliance with established company policies

and procedures

Coordinate, track, manage, and report on all activities relating to compliance with SOX 404

Review job costing details on printing jobs to ensure that the appropriate costs, such as materials, labor, and outside purchases,

were correctly applied to all printing jobs

Review and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of internal controls, accuracy of transactions, and level of compliance

with company policies and procedures

Prepare detailed audit reports to identify and report the various control failure findings to management and the audit committee,

and develop management action plans to correct the deficiencies

Coordinate with functional departments to implement the newly developed controls and procedures including assistance with

the remediation of identified process or control deficiencies as needed

Western Lithograph – Houston, Texas

Staff Accountant

Perform all functions of accounts receivable, including generating high-volume customer invoices, contacting customers

regarding delinquent payments, and intercompany billing for up to 70+ companies

Coordinate all functions of payroll for 50+ employees, including processing bi-weekly payroll, maintaining accurate employee

records, and auditing payroll and time records for accuracy

Assist controller with month-end and year-end close, including preparation of financial statements and other analytical reports

Process, analyzed, and review monthly sales commission statements to ensure proper reporting to the President of the company

Process and verify all customer credit applications, including evaluating the credit worthiness of existing and new customers, to

reduce all credit risk and exposure for the Company

Analyze data on each factor that may have an influence on printing job costs; such factors as materials, labor, and outside

purchases

Compare actual job costs to estimated job costs on all printing jobs, and analyze variances

Amicon Plastics – Houston, Texas February 2007 – February 2008

Staff Accountant

Perform all aspects of accounts receivable and accounts payable, such as receiving and verifying invoices, invoice coding, data

entry, and check registration

Prepare and process payment of all non-payroll items due and payable to vendors, creditors, and employees according to

company policies and maintained spreadsheets to track all payments made to vendors

Organize and maintain customer records for payment, monitor customer accounts for accuracy in billing and payments, and

follow up with monthly collection calls on all delinquent accounts

Reconcile all cash receipts, entered and posted cash receipts, made daily bank deposits, and updated and maintained cash

balance report daily

Perform month-end closing including reconciliations of the following: general ledger, account reconciliations (both accounts

receivable and accounts payable), and bank financial statements

Education

University of Houston – Houston, Texas

Enrolled in the Certificate of Accountancy Program (CPA/Master of Accountancy track)

CPA Eligibility – December 2012

University of Houston - Houston, Texas

B.B.A. in Finance – December 2006

Awarded the Jesse H. Jones Business Leadership Development Scholarship

Computer Skills

Windows XP, MS Word, MS Excel, QuickBooks, Ceridian, Macola, PSI, Hagen OA, Cognos, Glovia ERP System, Oracle

(GBS), Hyperion Financial Management, Blackline, Sharepoint

Community Involvement

Volunteer with the VITA Program/Neighborhood Tax Centers to prepare income tax returns for low income families and

individuals

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