Management Accounting

JUDY W. LOW

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Senior-level accounting professional with experience and knowledge of financial accounting and reporting, budgeting and forecasting, cash management, HR and benefits, treasury functions, internal controls and risk management, who demonstrates solid analytical and team management skills with a proven track record of completing duties and special assignments in a consistent and timely manner.

KEY STRENGTHS / SKILLS

Team Leadership Financial Close Coordinator ERP Software: SAP, Oracle-PeopleSoft

Ability to Multi-task Financial Statements ERP Cloud-based Software: Netsuite

Supervise Accounting/AP Budgeting and Forecasting Other: Quickbooks, GEAC, and Libra

Liaison with Corporate Management Cost Management O&G software: JIB Link, Oildex

Liaison with Equity Partners Project Cost Analysis Reporting Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Earn trust with Consistency HR Payroll and Benefits Other: Docupeak, Hyperion Essbase

Earn trust with Timeliness Treasury Internal Controls

Manage expectations SOX Compliance Property, Sales & Use Tax

Listen/discern/resolve conflict VAT and PIT support-International Liaison Internal/External Auditors

US GAAP and IFRS Lump sum and time billings Interacted with Engineers/Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

J.W. Low Consulting, LLC. 2015-Present

Managing Member

Consultant offering financial and business support services for short or long-term assignments.

Commander Drilling Technologies, LLC 2013-2014

Controller

Provided financial reporting support for drilling/completion operations. Responsible for financial statements, cash flow analysis, internal controls / risk management, and the monthly forecasting/annual budget.

Lead financial liaison with equity partners, vendors, auditors, and external tax advisors. Reported directly to CEO and was specifically recruited by CEO for this position.

Select Contributions:

Team leader of software implementation for Commander by working with the implementation team of the software provider, Netsuite, to customize the configuration and test the functionality of the final accounting product for the company.

Established a financial reporting package for management and the capital investor group.

Applied Drilling Technology, Inc. (ADTI) (A Transocean / Global SantaFe / Global Marine company) 1998-2013

Division Controller Transocean (formerly Global SantaFe) (2003-2013)

Managed accounting, internal controls, risk management, and financial reporting for ADTI and reported to the ADTI division President and indirectly to the Transocean Corporate Controller.

Prepared the annual budget and quarterly forecast reports for US and West Africa operations, and combined reporting with the UK office for consolidated budget and forecast reporting. Utilized PeopleSoft, Hyperion Essbase, and Transocean’s internal budgeting program, GPS.

Division liaison for all tax matters: internal, external, state sales & use tax auditors, and for the internal tax department in preparation and submission of Texas and Louisiana franchise tax and property tax reports.

Select Contributions:

Selected by Transocean corporate accounting group, after the GSF and Transocean merger, to represent ADTI requirements in the conversion of accounting software from SAP to PeopleSoft software.

Selected by GSF corporate accounting group, after the Global Marine and SanteFe merger, to represent ADTI requirements in the conversion of accounting software from GEAC to SAP software and for testing the final product prior to implementation

Accounting Manager Global SantaFe (Formerly Global Marine) (1999-2003)

Responsible for the monthly and annual financial close and financial reporting to ADTI and parent company management using GEAC accounting software and Access database reporting.

Prepared financial Budget and quarterly Forecasting for ADTI management and parent company management.

Review variance analysis and provide summary report to project engineers and management on a monthly basis.

Select Contributions:

Reduced costs for the department by eliminating positions and streamlining responsibilities.

Accounting Analyst Global Marine (1998-1999)

Responsible for financial close schedules, project Work-in-Progress (WIP) analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and journal entry preparation using GEAC accounting software and Access database reporting.

Prepare and provide variance analysis reports to engineers and ADTI management on a monthly basis.

Shell Financial Services 1997-1998

Accounting Consultant Shell/Amoco Altura Energy, Ltd. Joint Venture Project

Primarily responsible for division-level capital authorization-for-expenditure (AFE) budgets. This included administration and review of appropriations, commitments and actual expenditures.

Prepared management status report which listed over-expended capital work orders and plans for obtaining supplemental approval, detailed discrepancies in subsidiary ledgers and made proper adjustments to correct, recommended written procedures for the position.

Lyn-Hayes Financial, Inc

Controller and Asst. Compliance Officer 1994-1996

Money Management and Analytical Research

Controller and Asst. Compliance Officer 1989-1994

Continental Airlines catering division, Chelsea Catering

Accountant 1988-1989

EDUCATION / TRAINING

Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA), University of Phoenix, Houston, Texas

Bachelor Business Administration (BBA) with Accounting major, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

CPA eligible

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