Diana Finke 281-***-**** ac75vh@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: I am seeking an accounting position with work/life balance. My experience includes working

with both large and small corporations and communicating with all levels of staff. This enables me to work well

with customers to provide the best service experience.

COMPUTER SKILLS / SYSTEM EXPERIENCE:

SAP/Hyperion HFM, Smartview

Peoplesoft 9.0

MS Office

IFRS/US GAAP Accounting

Nucleus Trading System

Solomon/Cartesis

MS Dynamics Navision

Blackline - Reconciliations

EXPERIENCE:

Avispa Technologies/Schlumberger 5/18 - 10/18

Consultant

Month end close journal entries, SAP Conversion, Blackline Administrator

RGP Resources

Consultant 2017 - 2018

Hyperion Data Validation

CFO Suite 2016 - 2017

Consultant/Interim Assistant Controller

Month end close, Sales and Use/Timber Severance Taxes, Financial Statements, GP Analysis.

Inventory, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Intercompany, Billing, AMEX/MC, AR, and AP issues.

RPS Group 2015 -2016

Controller – North America Environmental Science Consulting Division

Oversee AP, AR, Billing, and Collections for acquired environmental consulting business.

Responsible for month, quarter, and annual close.

Prepare monthly management controller reports after close.

Generate monthly financial statements & ad hoc reporting for CFO, Operation’s VP or project managers.

Upload Hyperion files & consolidate for UK reporting. Supplementary schedules and Smartview information in Hyperion.

Prepare budget, work with operations to complete annually.

Accomplishments include automating manual monthly recurring journal entries.

Oversee intercompany invoicing and confirm settlements with 9 other entities (some foreign currency).

Submit cash forecasts: Prelim and Final net operating profit monthly and weekly AP/AR forecast.

Update manual fixed asset depreciation schedules and prepaid insurance schedules.

Respond to audit requests/schedules as required for interim/year end external audits.

Sign checks, release expenses.

Record payroll on GL.

Approve Authorization for Expenditures (AFEs).

Ensure quarterly dividend payments are made and annual 1099 mailings are distributed by deadlines.

Reconcile balance sheet accounts including cash.

Query Info from Sun GL for variance analysis or research.

Dynegy

Senior Analyst – Corporate Accounting 2014 - 2015

Complete month, quarter, and year end close.

Prepare interest schedules for long term and current debt.

BS reconciliations including cash.

Participate as a Blackline implementation project team member responsible for assessing and choosing vendor. Also, responsible for setting up schedules for monthly debt and other amortization schedules.

Acquisition of assets – review reconciliations, contract expert for waterfall debt on project, test mapping of GL accounts,

Accomplishments include automating minority journal entries with IT assistance. This saves time in manually recalculating the MI each time revenue changed due to tax entries or other adjustments.

IPR GDF SUEZ/Engie

Project Accountant – Power Generation North American Division 2011 - 2013

Monthly, quarterly, and annual close process for three gas and coal power plants.

Quarterly bond debt compliance and monthly financial statement reporting to partners(bank).

Internal and external audit PBCs including roll forward schedules, etc.

Full cycle accounting, intercompany.

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Reconcile and review other’s balance sheet accounts including cash.

Inventory, coordinate with budgets, fixed asset depreciation, track AFE, variance analysis.

Review sales and franchise tax calculations to ensure accurate accruals.

Record KPIs, monthly ARO and capital leases.

OBS (contract summaries, contract compliance, and calculations).

Report on credit exposure risk for AR and AP aging reports.

Wire requests with all support for principal/debt payments, and royalty payments.

Review and sign off on checks/wires, account coding on invoices.

Input and code AR invoices and apply cash receipts.

Accrue, review and approve royalty, property tax, and sales tax payments.

Record physical and financial commodity settlements from trading (Zainet system).

Calpine Energy Services 2004 – 2010

Accounting Supervisor – Revenue/Power Settlements and Sr. Accountant ERCOT/Midwest

Manage 3 accountants, oversee month end close functions, review and approve all JEs.

Manage settlement and reconciliation of physical and financial power, netouts(power/gas) and swaps.

Third party and intercompany invoicing.

Ensure contract and SOX 404 compliance.

Manage open and aging A/P, A/R, and intercompany out of balances.

Settle/test new commodity clearinghouse activity.

Review variance and margin analysis, FLASH twice monthly.

Coordinate new responsibilities relating to the acquisition of another company.

Work with internal and external groups including auditors and SOX compliance group.

Reduce 2 work days per month for 10 accountants through automation of GL reconciliation in Nucleus, re-automated after PS system conversion to 9.0 (Received Stellar Award 2008).

Ensure Regulatory Filings for about 85 plants (FERC, EIA, WECC, etc) are completed timely.

ETRM Risk Portfolio conversion and Peoplesoft System Conversion (Received Stellar Award 2009).

Training and documentation of policies and desk procedures.

Handle major maintenance/cap, LTSAs, and internal control compliance.

Provide variance analysis for Senior Management Reports (SMR) and Financial Reporting Schedules.

Record and track budgeted and unbudgeted AFE costs.

Clear intercompany shop calpine balances (inventory sold between plants).

AIG VALIC 2001 - 2003

Accounting Supervisor/Senior Accountant/Business Analyst (5500 Reporting)

Supervised 8 accountants to ensure that Form 5500 financial statements were filed within the Department of Labor deadlines, ensure SOX 404 compliance.

Reduced overhead costs by over $200,000 and offered future potential savings for the

company by automating financial statement process.

Quality review of the financial statements in data warehouse.

Coordinated training program including documentation of policies and procedures.

Conducted quarterly scorecard and annual performance reviews.

B J Services 1998 – 2001

Accounting Supervisor and Inventory Accountant

Supervise 4 accountants, all close functions, job and cost accounting, invoicing/credit memos, variance explanations, support field operations in US and Mexico, royalty payments, upgrade/testing of new version of JD Edwards, liaison between Accounting and IT for all accounting issues.

Burst financial statements to data warehouse for operations to review.

Worked with IT to provide specifications for automating the credit memo and accrual processes. This resulted in reducing cost, approval time, lost paperwork, and improving accrual accuracy.

Automated expense reporting system, implemented P-card program and provided regional training.

Physical inventory preparation, support and training at US locations, monthly fixed asset depreciation, inventory control procedures, accrue revenue and expenses, handle obsolete inventory and reconcile vendor due credits.

EDUCATION: University of Houston - BBA in Accounting. President- IBCO, Vice President – Pi Sigma Epsilon, Member - Golden Key National Honor Society.

REFERENCES: Available upon request and on Linked In.

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