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Accounting Supervisor
WestlakeAccounting Supervisor
Jul. 2022Houston, Texas, United States
Senior Accountant
Westlake ChemicalSenior Accountant
Sep. 2019 - Jul. 2022
Internal Auditor
TPC GroupInternal Auditor
May. 2017 - Sep. 2019Houston, Texas AreaSOX - 2018: Led a team of 3 to prepare and complete 40+ controls - 2017: Completion of testing of 30+ controls Audit Engagements MRO Inventory Count - Planned and executed a full MRO Inventory Count for 2 plant locations by leading a team of 9 counters - Resulted in over $1 million in found inventory, off-setting missing inventory and multiple process improvement opportunities Turnaround Invoice Audit - Planned and executed an invoice audit covering 68 vendors - Resulted in $180k in recoverables and the creation of a new department based on process gaps identified Rental Equipment Invoice Audit - Planned and executed an audit of a rental equipment supplier of over 4,000 invoices including negotiations of disputed invoices - Resulted in over $80k of recovery from the vendor and multiple process improvement opportunities Travel and Entertainment Audits - 2018: Identified multiple policy violations and a recovery amount of duplicate invoices of $8k - 2017: Multiple policy violations discovered resulting in a re-write of the policy
Accountant
Cameron, a Schlumberger companyAccountant
Nov. 2016 - May. 2017Houston, TX- Manage Retained Earnings Reconciliations for North and South American locations - Handle journal entries for Berwick, LA facility at month-end close - Developed and presented an efficient and comprehensive way for performing account reconciliations to the General Accounting group - Manage accrued property tax calculations, entries, and reconciliations for US locations
Internal Auditor
SchlumbergerInternal Auditor
Mar. 2016 - Nov. 2016Houston, Texas- Planned and implemented an audit of intercompany AR/AP for the global intercompany process resulting in the identification of multiple process gaps - Executed a balance sheet notes audit in Bucharest Romania for 172 accounts, spanning 15 countries over 4 divisions for the Eastern Hemisphere in 8 weeks resulting savings of 1.3M - Successfully planned and conducted a global trade commission and compliance audit resulting in the prevention of legal and financial risk
Internal Auditor
CameronInternal Auditor
Feb. 2015 - Mar. 2016Houston, TX- Identified multiple fundamental calculation issues in incentive plan payouts over all 5 divisions and 12 countries saving 1.2M in excess payouts - Uncovered a process gap in fines/penalties reporting in Cameron’s HSE group - Accurately performed SOX Audits utilizing SAP and Hyperion o 162k in unrecognized revenue o 30k in over accrued commissions o 2.8M saved in identification of error in accounts receivable true up error o 750k saved in over accruals for customer discounts
Accountant
CameronAccountant
Nov. 2012 - Feb. 2015Houston, TX
Finance/Accounting Intern
CameronFinance/Accounting Intern
May. 2012 - Aug. 2012Houston, TX- Developed and Implemented a process for tracking fixed assets reducing cycle time for the locating and placement of fixed assets from 3 months to 1 hour - Restructured the Cameron Drilling Systems warranty process for quicker turnaround to the field - Successfully performed month end close, account reconciliations, SOX Testing (100% pass rate) and financial forecasting duties by required deadlines
Intern
SURGE AcceleratorIntern
Feb. 2012 - May. 2012Houston, TXAssisted in the scheduling of mentor meetings for 10 seed companies in the energy-software space Maintained social media presence through Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In
Business Development Coordinator Intern
BBS TechnologiesBusiness Development Coordinator Intern
Jun. 2011 - May. 2012Houston, TexasSuccessfully navigated the launch of a campaign to increase company exposure at a national level Coordinating ambassador participation at over 40 conferences Project program expenses and create and manage budgets
Operations Supervisor
UPSOperations Supervisor
Jun. 2010 - Jan. 2011Mesquite, TXExecuted a $150,000 operation of fourteen employees to effectively deliver over ten thousand packages to ten separate destinations for 30-40 hours per week while attending school full time Administered daily safety and performance evaluations for all employees resulting in 0 injuries Established daily performance goals in order to retain the position of one of the top five most efficient belts

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