SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Journal Entries
Reconciliations
Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Inventory Analysis
Financial Statement Preparation
Month End Close
Payroll
Financial Analysis
Trend Analysis
Forecasting
Audit & Assurance
EXPERIENCE
Professional Consultant
Chevron Pipeline CO. (Mar 2015 – Nov, 2017)
Financial Analyst
•Analyzed and audited all physical and financial transactions to ensure conformity with structuring principles.
•Met and exceeded assigned expectations for driving financial improvements.
•Reconciled receivable and payable accounts to ensure accuracy of general ledger.
•Improved financial status of company by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to management.
•Ensured accurate asset information from accounts payable and reconciled to general ledger.
Lyondell Basell Industries (Jul 2014 – Feb 2015)
Inventory Accountant
•Managed, reconciled and generated reports for GR/IR.
•Performed adjustments of inventory after thorough research.
•Delivered efficient and effective volumetric material balancing services according to corporate policies and legislative requirements.
• Contributed to the accomplishment of key performance indicators and reduction of negative inventories.
•Maintained effective business relationships with key stakeholders including Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Segment Controllers.
First National Private Funding
Senior Accountant (Jan 2010 – Jun 2014)
•Accounts payable
•Accounts receivable (billing and collections)
•Prepared payroll for ADP to process
•Prepared journal entries
•Reconcile Bank and credit card statements
•Month end close
•Prepared financial statements and special reporting management
•Worked closely with external CPA to respond to requests related to audits.
•Exercised discretion and confidentiality in the performance of assigned duties.
Professional Consultant
Chevron Natural Gas (Nov 2006 – Jan 2010)
Financial Analyst
•Confirmed natural gas transactions.
•Ensured timely, accurate and credible financial results and analysis, added value to the organization.
•Developed strong solutions and oriented customer relationships.
•Prepared presentations to help summarize budget results in a comprehensive and easy-to-understand format.
•Analyzed and audited all physical and financial transactions to ensure conformity with structuring principles.
Reliant Energy (Jul 2006- Nov 2006)
Derivatives Accountant
•Journal entries
•Monthly forecasting
•Cash settlements from marketing
•Prepared reporting for daily funding
•Assisted in the preparation of P&L reporting
Developed strong solutions and oriented customer relationships
Shell Deer Park Refinery (Jul 2005 – Jul 2006)
Inventory Analyst/Settlements
•Analyzed inventory management systems, procedures, and their results; recommended changes when needed.
•Reconciled daily inventory differences in all downstream products for equity and outside supply point terminals.
•Improved integrity, control, and the capability to meet organization objectives.
•Performed tax reconciliations for all company-owned terminals.
•Researched customer invoice inquiries and settled within a three days.
Tractebel Energy
Pipeline Analyst/Settlements (Apr 2003 – Jun 2005)
•Analyzed and reconciled stock variances daily and monthly for three in-transit pipelines.
•Recorded all bulk sales and receipts in I/O so that they could interface to SAP.
•Researched and reported all significant financial impacts to inventory on book to physical basis in excess of $150K.
•Processed monthly pipeline invoice statements for outside vendors.
•Queried multiple SAP interfaces including TSW to document any transactions that may not have been processed through to billing.
Continental Airlines
Reservation Sales/Customer Care Agent (Aug 1999 – Oct 2012)
EDUCATION
Springfield College, Springfield, MA
Masters of Business Administration
Texas Southern University, Houston, TX
Bachelor of Business Administration
Software SKILLS
SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Hyperion (HFM), DocVue, PeopleSoft, Power Plant, MS Excel (pivots, vlook-ups)