Financial Analyst Professional Experience

M. Denise Vann

***** ********** **** *******, ***** 77429

***********@*****.*** 281-***-****

Financial Analyst / Accountant / AP /AR

Proficient at performing liaison functions and coordinating project activities with multi-disciplinary teams. Accomplished at establishing and maintaining positive and beneficial internal and external partnership, setting priorities, and managing multiple projects. Attention to detail and timeliness in managing disbursement functions.

Core Competencies

Financial Analysis

System Implementation

Internal & External Reporting

A/P and A/R

Cash Management

Budgeting/Forecasting

Auditing

Joint Interest Billing

Audit

Presentations

International & Domestic Experience

Divestitures/Acquisitions

Operational Reporting

Professional Experience

MDVANN Consulting Dec 2010 – Present

International Financial Analyst and Operational Accountant Houston, TX and Bergen, Norway

Responsible for Financial and Capital planning activities and quarterly and monthly projections

Strong understanding of how the legal structure functions between operatorship and non-operatorship

Formulation of departmental budgets including consolidation and justification

Prepared detail and summary reports for annual budgets

Developed templates for input into the Plan, Budget and Forecast

Prepared monthly reporting packages including financial statements, metrics and analysis including financial analysis and account reconciliations

Prepared journal entries and accrual entries

Conducted month end closing analysis and reviews financial information

Analyzed actual results to budgets, forecasts and prior period versus actual financial results and provide commentary

Performed monthly forecasting updates

Preparation of statistical and financial metrics and overall financial performance

Investigated and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents and reports

Furnished internal reports, revised and updated reports to be more useful and efficient, and external reports as necessary

Determined the proper handling of LOE (including field allocations), CapEx and related expense accounts

Represented the business unit during cross-regional or cross functional planning processes.

Fostered strong communications and teamwork between division finance, operating groups and corporate staff.

Provided technical financial advice and knowledge and methods of continual improvement of the budgeting process

Assisted in enhancing, implementing, and enforcing policies and procedures

Collaborated with internal stakeholders, external partners, and cross-functional teams to ensure the integrity of the quality of the data

Reviewed, setup and maintained AFEs, invoiced cash calls, and prepayments

Reviewed and prepared internal and external audit schedules

Responded to inquiries from Senior Management and operational managers regarding financial results and analysis requests

Transworld Exploration & Production May 2008 – Nov 2010

International Accountant Houston, TX and Lagos, Nigeria

Responsible for the monthly close as well as maintenance of accounting ledgers, including monthly review of account reconciliations and journal entries

Summarizing updated estimates

Reviewed and verified invoices and check requests

Coded expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports

Provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets

Monitoring funding

Reviewed and prepared annual internal and external audit schedules

Reviewed Material Transfer’s and Inventory reconciliation’s

Developed and managed bank account documentation and online banking programs for international banks

Supervised accounting staff in Nigeria and US

Noble Energy Inc. Dec 2006 – April 2008

Senior International Financial Analyst Houston, TX

Responsible for planning, directing and leading the financial activities including, Capital Budgeting and Monthly Forecast

Worked with Production Operations and Exploration to coordinate forecasts

Reviewed monthly financial statements and analyzed revenues, capital costs and expenses

Proactively identified discrepancies in data, determined cause, and communicated questions to SBU’s

Tracked regions financial and production status

Developed detailed spreadsheets and variance analysis to identify trends

Created and prepared presentation materials

Special projects and competitor analysis

Created and analyzed the custom reports of the 7 International SBU’s

Work with Investor Relations group to prepare and finalize press releases and conference calls

MDVANN Consulting Dec 1998 – Nov 2006

Financial Analyst / Operational Accountant Houston, TX

Developed templates for financial planning, budgeting, and variance analysis

Developed reports for annual planning, quarterly forecasting, historical cost and budget analysis, and expense performance comparisons

Provided accurate financial information including analysis, explanations and adequate supporting documentation

Prepared, coordinated, and conducted audits

Accountable for reviewing and verifying business records, and ensured compliance with policies, procedures and standards

Supported the Acquisitions and Divestiture process

Provided support for accounting activities (month-end close, year-end close, audit review).

Helped create a set of financial analysis tools

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Kerr-McGee Corporation/Anadarko Corporation April 1980 – Nov 1998

Financial Analyst / Operational Accountant Houston, TX, OKC, OK, and Beijing, China

Responsible for the development of Administrative, Finance and Accounting functions for the Planning cycle

Worked with Operations to coordinate monthly, quarterly, forecasts and preparation of the annual SG&A budget

Consolidated and evaluated budget data

Streamlined SBU reports

Followed up with the budget holders to and ensure forecasts and budgets are accurate and complete

Responsible for integrating operational and financial data into quarterly forecasts and the five year plan.

Prepared and communicated monthly forecast, production reporting and statistical reports

Prepared, built reports and materials for presentation and review with the corporate, senior management and BOD

Oversaw and ensured the accuracy of competitor analysis and benchmarking

Prepared schedules for external and internal reports

Served as a resource to finance and operations personnel

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance)

University of Houston

Masters of Business Administration (Accounting and Finance)

University of Central Oklahoma (Hours toward MBA)

Organizations

COPAS Organization – Oklahoma City President Vice President Secretary

Computer Skills

Microsoft Suite, SAP (implementation), Oracle, OGSYS/OGWIN, Excalibur,

Solomon, EnergyLink, BOLO, DocVue

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