TRAVIS RICHARDSON, DM, PMP

Texas City, TX ***** 409-***-**** adk8u5@r.postjobfree.com

Finance & Accounting professional who utilizes processes, procedures, and strategies that result in compliance, reliability, and growth

Dedicated financial leadership professional with extensive experience in corporate accounting and financial analysis, in command of internal controls, safeguards, and audit procedures. Expertise lies in establishing budgets, monitoring performance, streamlining processes, containing, and allocating costs, and creating key performance indicators and metrics to assist executive teams in evaluating business performance and growth potential. Provides financial status and projections using the established principles, practices, and procedures of accounting. Conducts business with highest level of personal and professional integrity. Conduct Percentage of Completion for Fixed Fee Projects. Preparing to take the Texas CPA Exam in August 2020.

Financial Strategist - Ensures that decision-making is properly informed with financial metrics; establishes effective management tools and KPIs; identifies risk mitigation tools; anticipates and optimizes cash flow requirements; assists with modeling and planning.

Risk Management - Tests the operation and tweaks the design of existing financial controls. Maintains and cultivates a master inventory of policies, practices, and processes to effectively perform inquiries and testing to identify and resolve vulnerabilities within financial control and auditing processes.

Leadership - Utilizes team approach to drive organizational improvement, engage employees, and implement best practices. Passionately committed to leading and mentoring. Builds strong, dedicated teams and instills a high-performance, ethical culture.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Inland Pipe Rehabilitation - IPR 2020-Present

PROJECT ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Under the direction of the Corporate Controller, supervising and managing the project accounting function across several divisions. Developing and maintaining accounting principles, best practices, and systems for collecting, analyzing, and reporting information. A strong understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as well as construction and/or project accounting. Advising on budgets, financial strategy, financial reporting, and forecasting. Responsible for managing a small accounting team, helping audit and ledger preparation, and supporting managers across teams with financial procedures.

Developed and maintained a structured process to ensure field finance documentation and reports are adequately reviewed and approved by staff, and all transactions are in compliance with internal policies and procedures, regulations, and accounting principles. Coordinating the timely preparation of annual budget forecasts for all projects and subsequent roll up into corporate budget figures. Responsible for budgets and P&L for a $55 million regional office.

Apache Industrial Services, Clute, TX 2017 – 2020

REGIONAL CONTROLLER

Championed the delivery of expert accounting support to a $17 million region of a full-scale manufacturer and distributor specializing in a broad range of industrial products and services. Prepared month-end closing, forecasts, and consolidation. Provided advice to management partners through the study of financial data; met corporate reporting requirements; managed, trained and evaluated accounting personnel. Partnered with Operations managers on RFPs and RFQs on contract language, profitability, and with manpower and logistics success.

Established, supported, and maintained annual budget and monthly budgeting and forecasting requirements. Supplied KPI metrics and trends to executive team and identified potential opportunities and challenges. Implemented, documented, and maintained adequate internal controls as well as compliance with accounting policies and procedures. Responsible for developing and implementing GAAP processes.

First-year growth to $33 million in 2019 with budgeted growth to $77 million in 2020.

Maintained $6 million in services for Ascend Materials Chocolate Bayou, $7 million for Freeport LNG through Zachary/ CB&I, $6.8 million for Performance at INEOS, and $6.5 million for S&B.

Collaborated with the COO to ensure that overhead was within given limitations and budget. Acquired talent to fill roles as the region grew and stayed within 7% of gross, maximizing profitability.

Maintained 19% operating margins and 12.5% EBITA.

Hitchcock Police Department, Hitchcock, TX 2000 - 2019

PATROLMAN

Assumed full-time law enforcement duties (2016 – 2019) in the city of Hitchcock, with a strong emphasis on community policing, to maintain employment while completing doctorate degree. Began employment as a volunteer.

Brand Energy Solutions, LLC., Angleton, TX 2008 - 2015

PROJECT ACCOUNTING MANAGER

Assigned to project controls, job startup, and analysis of underperforming sites. Facilitated monthly performance presentations to corporate stakeholders. Identified areas of improvement and KPIs that would increase revenue while lowering client expenses. Supported preparation of RFQ, RFP, planning, scheduling, and contract language for customers including BP, Marathon, Lyondell, and Dow. Project successes included:

Lyondell HRO - Reduced Days Outstanding from over 90 to terms at 45, developed strong relationships with Accounting to teach onsite staff TRACK accounting tools; increased profitability from 9% to 12% LGP.

Dow Rohm & Hass - Restructured site personnel to increase profitability from 2% to 12% in four months; trained operations personnel on expenditure reporting to minimize waste; increased customer satisfaction through strong communication and transparency.

Dow Freeport and Texas City-Restructured site resources to run more efficiently and increase LGP by 3% monthly, consolidated staff to run leaner.

Miken Specialties, Ltd., Clute, TX 1993 - 2008

OFFICE MANAGER

Supervisor of all accounting for a $25 million-dollar site at BP Texas City. Led six clerical staff responsible for complete lifecycle of revenue from payroll to billing with a volume of $1 million a week. Trainer for the in-house proprietary accounting software.

TRAVIS RICHARDSON 409-***-**** adk8u5@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

Doctorate in Management and Organizational Leadership 2019

University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Master of Business Administration/ Finance University of Phoenix Phoenix, AZ

Master of Information Technology/ Computer Forensics

American Intercontinental University Chicago, IL

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional Project Management Institute

Six Sigma Green Belt Six Sigma USA

Certified Scrum Master SCRUMstudy

CORE COMPETENCIES

Variance Analysis - GAAP Reporting - Cash Flow Projections - Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Closes

Forecasting - Bank Reconciliations - Quality Control - State & Federal Taxes - Budgeting

Financial Statement Preparation & Analysis - Consolidations - Account Reconciliation

Audit & Review Processes – AERES PRISM - Access - Primavera 6 - Cost Control & Reduction

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