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Town of StrathmoreFinancial Accountant
May. 2023Strathmore, Alberta, CanadaFinance Business Partner to all department within the Town, assistin with all financial related queries, budget preparation, quarterly anaylsis and reporting. Complete all G/L account reconciliations, manage Tangible Capital Assets (TCA), and completion of all required monthly finance activities. Assist finance leadership team with ad-hoc reporting and provide financial guidance and analytical support to all departments
CNOOC InternationalPlanning Analyst
Sep. 2021 - Apr. 2023Calgary, Alberta, CanadaOversight and management of all Capital Funding for North America (~$500MM USD), preparing budget requests to Headquarters in Beijing China, and being the communication channel between Headquarters and local Business Units Review/Prepare month end reports and high-level variance analysis for Senior Leadership Preparation of board reports for various levels of senior management locally and Headquarters in Beijing Finance Business Partner to Oil Sands Operations team, specifically Syncrude, including month end, accruals, semi-annual divisional reporting, monthly variance analysis
ShellFinance Adviser - Operations and Joint Venture (Expat)
Dec. 2016 - Aug. 2021Brisbane, AustraliaFinance Business Partner to multiple Operations areas, assisting with all financial related queries, reporting, budget and forecasts. Oversight of monthly Midstream cash calls prepared by offshore team to ensure timely and accurate information, billings, and other information as required for JV partners. Coordinator for all annual JV audits. Redesign of monthly cost reporting for Operations, adding detailed spend breakdown by PO and internal orders, which provided valuable information and variance analysis to Operations personnel Annual budget preparation (~$30M Annual), introduced and assisted Operations in the development of the first zero based budget. Successfully defended budget with proper examination of historical costs, while also reducing the upcoming budget by $3M Challenge the internal posting of consumption-based costs (travel expenses, fleet vehicles, etc.) and correcting allocations Part of the small cross-functional team working to bring consumption-based costs under control. Revamping the cost coding process and challenging how the business operates regarding the supply, management and contract management for these costs Developed audit log tracking tool to streamline large volumes of audit requests, queries and findings. Large external accounting firm praised new templates, tools and intends to use on other audits Coordinator for multiple Joint Venture audits annually, ensuring proper communication and appropriate support provided to all parties, internally and externally Provide feedback to internal departments detailing the level of support required by the auditors to satisfy their requests, leading to significant reduction of audit queries in following years Validated, reconciled, and corrected ITD costs for Midstream assets (5-year period) Excel spreadsheet management within Finance department; Cleaning, rebuilding of corrupt spreadsheets; training to other employees
Self-employedReal Estate Investor
Jan. 2015United StatesReal Estate Investor in Canada and the US
NexenSenior Accountant - Shale gas and Power
Oct. 2014 - Nov. 2016801 7th Ave SWMy role is a Business Partner between Finance and Operations for our Power (Electricity) and North Eastern BC Shale operations. I provide financial reporting information on a monthly basis to Finance to incorporate into the organizations consolidated monthly financial statements. I also work with Operations and Field personnel to ensure they have good financial information upon which to make sound business decisions.
NexenMarketing Accountant - Power
May. 2013 - Sep. 2014CalgaryAs described above, I provide financial results for Nexen's two power assets on a monthly basis to be incorporated into the consolidated financial statements. This includes performing monthly budget variance analysis to ensure the financials are correct and to provide valuable information to Field personnel. In this role I have repaired previously strained JV partner relations between parties and continue to foster a mutually beneficial working relationship. I have developed into a true Business Partner, one who is able to provide any information when requested and help alleviate other's work loads. I was rated as one of the Company's top 2% of performing employees in 2013.
Sunera LLCSenior Consultant
Apr. 2010 - Jun. 2013CalgaryConsulted for the City of Calgary to perform an Efficiency Audit on a major infrastructure project completed by the City. Identified areas for improvement regarding cost controls, document controls, land acquisition, etc and made recommendations based on findings. 3 month contract. Consulted for Nexen Energy as a Contract Auditor. Audited contractor's invoices against contract terms and identified overcharges. ~$1M in recoveries over a 1 year period. Also worked to improve party relationships through the audit process. Assisted in identifying Contractor's internal control gaps. Reviewed proposed contractor rates prior to contract execution to save the company money up front. ~$2M in cost savings achieved.
Suncor EnergyVendor Auditor
May. 2009 - Feb. 2010Calgary, AlbertaPerformed contract / vendor audits on vendors performing mainly construction services. Recovered over payments made to vendors. Evaluated billing processes and made recommendations to both parties through internal and external audit reports. Identified a systematic billing problem with a vendor, relevant to all their customer billings. Vendor expressed gratitude for the assistance the audit provided in helping them identify some internal control weaknesses, improving the relationship
SBS BankProject Accountant
Mar. 2008 - Mar. 2009Invercargill, Southland, New ZealandSouthland Building Society was a 100 year+ financial institution based in Invercargill, NZ. During my time there, they became a registered Bank. I performed various project tasks for the finance department within Head Office in Invercargill. I assisted with the transition to a Bank by providing requested information in a timely manner. I automated the accounting for one subsidiary, linking it directly into the main accounting system, reducing the amount of processing time from 5 days to 6 hours. I was the liaison between finance and IT, assisting with getting required changes communicated properly between the departments. After departing to return to Canada, I was asked if I was interested in returning. Hard decision to remain in Canada.
Lo Porter HetuVendor Auditor
May. 2005 - Oct. 2007Calgary, Canada AreaAudit vendor billings to contract terms and recover overcharges. Evaluate Vendor controls and identify potential for billing errors. Use ACL to perform certain substantive testing on whole population of charges, millions of lines of data. Work to assist vendors with internal controls and fostering positive business relationships. Recovered ~$4M over the period. Provided valuable feedback to vendors regarding weaknesses in their billing processes which were costing them more money.
Cam Industrial SupplyAccountant
May. 2001 - Sep. 2003Calgary, Canada AreaReconciled and collected AR accounts that were outstanding for over a year. Implemented credit policies for customers. Created new accounting processes to streamline work, reducing work loads while accelerating processing times and increasing cash flow. Processed payroll and commissions. Created a bonus scheme to reward employees and build morale. Improved clarity on financial results and helped reduced annual financial statement preparation costs. Assist with annual inventory stock take and ad hoc cycle counts throughout the year
The Banff Academy for BusinessAccounting Controller
May. 2001 - Sep. 2003Calgary, Alberta, CanadaTo oversee full cycle accounting, preparation of financial reporting and payroll Implemented project accounting to allow the business to understand which seminars were profitable and understand the costs related with each location. Established a purchase order system for all departments Created the company’s first budgets, assisting the owners to plan for expansion
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