Accounting Manager

William "Bill" E. McAndrews

Cell 281-***-****

***********@*****.***

SUMMARY

Experienced Accountant in job cost, standard cost, financial accounting,

manufacturing accounting, cost accounting, international accounting,

import/export accounting, grant accounting, oil and gas accounting, and

project accounting.

Top strengths: forward-thinking, highly team oriented, approachable,

dedicated employee, meet deadlines, and very detailed in accounting

functions.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

o Saved companies approximately $40 million through Accounts Payable (A/P)

reviews and General Ledger (G/L) coding.

o Developed and administered operating and capital budgets up to $1.2

billion while

controlling the costs and the funding.

o Responsible for the reconciliation of Accounts Receivable (A/R) for Brown

and Root's three Lybian construction projects that were six years in

arrears showing another $2.5 million was still due to Brown & Root.

EXPERIENCE

PARAPROFESSIONAL

KATY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: Katy, Texas Jan 2013-

Oct 2013

(Substitute Teacher while searching for an Accounting job)

o Teach Special Education to Kindergarten students through the 5th Grade.

ACCOUNTANT

AMERICAN DISPOSAL SERVICES: Sealy, Texas

August 2012-Sept 2012

(Temporary job)

Specializes in disposing of oilfield E&P waste.

o Received customer checks by mail and made the deposits, performing all

the coding.

o Received customer electronic checks and made the deposits, performing all

the coding.

o Daily reconciled cash with the Wells Fargo bank balance.

o Payroll, created paychecks and distributed them.

o Paid property tax liabilities, payroll taxes, and child support.

o Accounts Payable, entered all invoices into the system and created checks

for the ones due.

o Reimbursed employees on expense reports.

MANUFACTURING COST ACCOUNTANT

GE OIL & GAS: Houston, Texas

March 2012-July 2012

(Temporary job, no permanent hiring)

Provides advanced technology equipment and services for drilling and

production, LNG, pipelines, refining and petrochemicals.

o Prepare, analyze and report weekly PO Receipts, OSP, and burden

calculation

pertaining to the performance of drilling and production.

o Analyze and reconcile inventory sub ledger accounts against General

Ledger.

o Validate and analyze inventory value for WIP, Raw Material, and Finished

Goods to Oracle Report for accuracy and completeness.

o Prepare inventory roll forward and ensure it is in compliance with SOX.

o Analyze cost accounting data and make adjustments in Oracle for cycle

count and project costs if needed.

o Prepare journal entries and assist in month-end close.

ACCOUNTANT

DL TRADING, LTD: Katy, Texas

March 2011-June 2011 (Company was bought out.)

Small, fast growing company that handles importation and exportation for

many companies with

various products. Being their accountant, I assisted the Controller, and

wore all the accounting hats.

o Sent out and received wire payments, performing all the necessary banking

codes.

o Received customer checks and made the deposits, performing all the

coding.

o Reviewed, approved, and paid all expenditures presented to A/P.

o Corresponded with outside clients on tariff claims (A/R) and tariff

payments (A/P).

o Hands-on work with reconciliations of all the accounts in the Chart of

Accounts.

o Analyzed all aspects of the G/L, everyday, and made the necessary

corrections.

o Entered journal entries every month, and worked closely daily with the

administrators.

Senior Accountant

Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, Texas 2008 -

2010

Responsible for the accounting functions for the Orthopedic Surgery and

Urology departments; duties included but not limited to:

o Provided critical review of actual costs versus the budget in 80+ cost

centers and made appropriate adjustments between accounts.

o Worked with grants, their budgets, the funding, and their approvals.

o Wrote and entered journal entries every month, and reviewed monthly

financial statements and general ledger analysis.

o Reviewed, approved, and released all expenditures presented to accounts

payable.

o Reviewed encumbrances (cost accruals) and approved release from the

budget.

o Reviewed and approved all travel expense reports and credit card

transactions.

o Worked closely with faculty and administrators.

Senior Cost Accountant

COUTINHO & FERROSTAAL, INC: Houston, Texas 1989 - 2008

Responsible for 41 of 78 of Ferrostaal's US and Canadian profit centers;

duties included but not limited to:

o Supervised three employees who worked exclusively on commissions.

o Traveled to Chicago, New York, and California and performed physical

inventories.

o Prepared monthly financial statements and G/L analysis, and approved A/P

and Wire Transfer (W/T) vouchers for payment.

o Provided many cost analysis reports on products requested by the CFO of

Finance.

o Reviewed daily the actual costs, the cost accruals, and the revenue in

every job in the 41 cost centers.

o Determined inventory valuations and prepared audit work papers.

o Interacted with Vice Presidents daily over revenues, expenses,

profit/loss, and needed provisions.

ACCOUNTANT

THE INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION AND RESEARCH: Houston, Texas 1986 -

1988

o Prepared monthly financial statements and G/L analysis.

o Responsible for daily cash management with investing in CDs.

o Prepared daily cost accounting reports.

o Responsible for inventory audits, bank reconciliations, audit worksheets.

o Prepared all tax returns.

BROWN AND ROOT

1978 - 1985

Petro-Chemical Project Accountant,

International Accountant,

Financial Reporting Accountant

o Maintained monthly financial statements.

o Responsible for A/P voucher approval, cost accounting reports, bank

reconciliations, inventory control, and A/R collections.

Accountant / OFFICE MANAGER

1974 - 1978

THOMAS INSTRUMENTS AND MACHINE COMPANY, INC. (A MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF

OILFIELD RELATED PARTS); Houston, Texas

o Reported the financial position on a daily basis to the President and

Vice Presidents.

o Managed six employees for receptionist, bookkeeping, billing, cash flow,

and cost accounting.

o Reported daily the current job cost of each order to the president and

two vice-presidents

o Spent daily time with the foremen in the shop on job status and job costs

o Conducted inventories on a quarterly basis

o Interacted daily with the shipping and receiving manager on the status of

material coming in and products going out

SOFTWARE SKILLS

SAP, Excel, Word, Outlook, Oracle, QuickBooks, Symix, Lotus Notes

EDUCATION

BBA in Accounting, THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON

GPA-Overall 3.0, Accounting 3.5

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