Patrick S. Gillespie

***** *** ****** *******, *** 2508

Zachary, LA 70791

Phone: 225-***-****

E-mail: acwkq0@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY:

Professional with over 15 years of experience in accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTANT: NRG Energy-South Central Region

oAccounting entries on a monthly basis in accordance with GAAP.

oPrepare Balance Sheet account reconciliations and research open items.

oAnalyze monthly variances of plant spending versus budget and forecast.

oAnalyze quarterly variances of asset, liability and tax expense accounts.

oPerform monthly fixed asset reviews and submit paperwork to place assets in service.

oMonthly sales tax reconciliations to confirm correct tax payments and prepare adjustments as needed.

ACCOUNTING/ECONOMICS TUTOR: Delgado Community College

oAssisted students in their understanding of the principles of accounting and economics. Also taught economics at the St. Louis area Campus of Columbia College (Summer 1996).

STUDENT INTERN: Entergy Corporation, Source Systems Accounting

oPosted and documented submitted voucher corrections.

oPosted and documented corrections to materials and supplies journal entries.

oPrepared journal entries for corrections and year-end accruals.

STRATEGIC PLANNING ANALYST: Cleco Corporation

oPrepared quarterly reports for analysis of stock price return compared to peer-group utilities.

oPrepared high-level economic impact analysis of the corporation to the state of Louisiana.

oPresented an analysis of the financial impact of a wellness program on the corporation.

oPrepared Mature Industries Report for senior management

FORECASTING ANALYST: Entergy Corporation

oReceived All-Star Award for preparing report analyzing financial performance of top 30 utilities.

oAnalyzed monthly variance of current year actual sales versus forecast and prior year.

oPerformed monthly weather adjustment of sales for use in variance analysis.

oPrepared schedules and reports used in regulatory filings.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Accounting – December 2005; University of New Orleans; GPA: 3.75

Master of Arts in Economics – December 1993; Bachelor of Science Business Administration in Economics – June 1989, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville

COMPUTER SKILLS

Data Bases: Trintech, Power Plan, Microsoft Access, Zainet, Outlook Soft, SAP and JD Edwards; Statistical Analysis: Forecast Pro, E-Views, and TSMetrix; Spreadsheet: Excel and Lotus 123; Report Writing: Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Lotus Word Pro.

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