Job Position

Focus of Interest: Project Controls/Cost Control/Quality Assurance/Accounting/Legal

Industry Preference: oil and gas

Profile

Highly analytical and hands-on professional offering hands-on skills in providing outstanding assistance and leadership with multidisciplinary integrated tasks through quality assurance, client interaction, and process improvement. Versatile team player with an ability to interact well with diverse individuals at all levels. Armed with a verifiable track record of work diligence in performing high-quality work. Fluent in English and Russian, with basic knowledge of French languages.

Professional Experience

Self-Employed at AllOnlineCE - April 2015

Accountant/Auditor

Preparation and submittal legal documents to the state

Preparation financial statements

Record expenses, make bank deposits

Conduct a monthly reconciliation

Maintain an accounting filing system

Maintain the budget

Auditing study materials/books and submitting to the state for the approval

J. Ray McDermott Inc. 2002-2006 and 2013-2015

Budget/CAPEX Analyst September 2014 – April 2015

A key member of Budget Control Group, accountable for budget reviews and forecasting. Monitoring the progress of CAPEX projects, investigating variances.

Budget Forecast review with functional managers on quarterly bases, preliminary budgets set up

Monthly review and analysis of actuals vs. budget/forecast, research on variance

Journals entries in GL/NetSale, preparation of monthly financial reports

Review income and balance sheet statements.

Job cost allocation/GL accounts reconciliation

Statements/reports consolidation

Analyze trends, costs, revenues and financial commitments

Health Care Allocation on the monthly bases. Prepare estimate report for next month expenses and make an accrual

Capital Expenditure forecast, Monthly and Quarterly updates based on actuals

Monitor CAPEX projects, keep track of budgets/ADM if needed

General Ledger review and analysis on the monthly bases/re-classes

Assist to the manager with monthly-end close out

Monthly and Quarterly reporting of actuals vs. forecast by cost center, along with headcount

Report Capital Expediter actuals vs. forecast and variances explanation

Calculate and report Capitalized interest on monthly/quarterly bases (CWIP)

Forecast/maintain PMT labor cost, prepare and report labor accruals on the monthly bases

J. Ray McDermott Inc.

Sr. Cost Control Specialist (P-61 Project, TLWP for Petrobras) February 2013 – September 2014

Review all project vendor invoices and assign cost codes in accordance with the project WBS.

Review subcontractor’s progress reports, invoices with the quantity surveyors and process invoices for approval and maintain raw material purchases.

Run and analyze reports from General Ledger, perform project cash flow analysis on monthly bases

On a weekly basis review the commitments made in the procurement system against the assigned budgets and highlight variances.

Monitoring/projection of the headcount and costs of the Project Management Team. Prepare labor accruals based on PMT forecast on monthly bases.

Prepere and issue bi-wekly/monthly detailed Project Cost Report

Analyze and explain variances in cost and schedule performance

Change orders preparation

Assist in compiling milestone completion data for the project control manager’s review to support invoices to the customer. This includes invoice(s) for reimbursable scope and approved milestone completion documents for progress related scopes.

Review area management and corporate allocations to the project.

Compile procurement documentation for project close out.

Maintain project cost commitment database (procurement, subcontracts and project management staff), Assign cost codes in accordance with the project WBS, prepare exception and variance reports for budget overruns.

Compile and actual cost data from accounting ledgers against the budget and provide exception reports for budget overruns.

Monitor fabrication productivity on specific scope of work and propose revised estimate to completion after review with the budget manager.

Prepare variance reports on a monthly basis of current estimate to completion costs on the PMT staff budget.

Compile and review reimbursable inputs for monthly billing to the client according to the terms of the contract

Prepare and submit to the client the postponement claims

SkyWest Airlines, St. George, UT, USA

Sr. Maintenance Production Scheduler/Planner October 2007- December 2012

Proactively manage day-to-day schedule of service checks, inspections, and other maintenance procedures for approximately 370 planes.

Create/update inspection calendar as needed, projections of MX inspections, forecasting along with schedule analysis.

Review paperwork on every plane in line with the mechanics.

Record MCIs/Differed Maintenance Item (DMIs); maintain daily scheduling sheets and work with a long range and forecast.

Review and schedule on monthly bases airplanes for C-Checks and MX Inspections upon requirements.

Address all crew requests for planes repositioning and switch airplanes to various systems, construct MX Codes, and operate with the REOs–Temporary Repairs.

Comprehensively check with material expeditors for critical parts availability and schedule airplane to the base accordingly.

Handle the DMI/MEL extensions and short-term increases (MX routine).

Collaboratively work with maintenance inspectors, dispatchers, warehouse, and expeditors to execute and accomplish qualitative job.

Submit daily documented report to the planning and maintenance control management.

J. Ray McDermott SA, Baku, Azerbaijan

Cost Control Specialist June 2002-Aug 2006

A key member of the Project Controls Team for a $750M project which involved upgrading a construction yard and fabrication and installation of three offshore platforms of Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC); a consortium of the state oil company (SOCAR) and British Petroleum

Review subcontractor’s progress reports, invoices with the quantity surveyors and process invoices for project management approval.

Review on a weekly basis the commitments made in the procurement system against the assigned budgets and highlight variances.

Monitor the headcount and costs of the project management team.

Review actual costs with the project accountant and ensure expenses are coded according to the project WBS. Review area management and corporate allocations to the project.

Prepare and review the billing forecast and provide input to the accounting to calculate future cash flow.

Review all project vendor invoices and assign cost codes in accordance with the project WBS.

Review fabrication yard allocation to the project and ensure they are inline with the terms and conditions applicable to the project.

Gathered and submitted progress reports to the customer on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. (Manhours, Cost, Progress)

Maintain contact with local vendors and subcontractor for any invoicing issues/reconciliation

Compile committed costs and formulate an estimate to completion costs on specific assigned budgets.

Monitor fabrication productivity on specific scope of work and propose revised estimate to completion after review with the budget manager.

Prepare variance reports to original and current budgets and provide inputs to financial reporting.

Prepare variance reports on a weekly basis of manhours spent v/s the budget.

Prepare variance reports on a monthly basis of current estimate to completion costs of the budgets assigned to me v/s the as awarded and current budgets.

Prepare inputs to monthly billing to the client according to the terms of the contract; which included compilation of timesheets for labor costs, purchase orders, GRN’s and vendor invoices. Ensure timely invoicing to maintain positive cash flow.

Education

University of Baku Baku, Azerbaijan

Bachelor’s Degree Finance

Certificates

Managerial Accounting and Control / ISO 14001 Internal Auditing

Technical Skills

GEAC/Oracle - HFM/SRM Reports

Project Tools – Project Control/Cost Control System

Standard Purchase Order Requisitions and Tracking System (SPORTS)

Cost and Commitment Tracking System (CCTS)

Accounting Invoices Tracking System (OLIVES)

SABRE – MX Control Differed Items Tracking System

Sky Track – MX Planning Reliability Records Parts Forecasting Tracking Reporting System

Reference

1.Jeff Halfen (Project Accounting Manager at FloaTEC) - 281-***-****

2.Balakrishnan Muhunthan (Accounting Director at KBR) - 832-***-****

3.Robin Colmenero (MX Production Manager at SkyWest) - 435-***-****

4.Kenneth Starr (Procurement Manager at McDermott) – 281-***-****

5.Paul Jose (Project Accounting Manager at McDermott) – 832-***-****

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