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MBA Financial Analyst (Houston Only) Accounting / Finance Resume


Resume of Candidate 333168.  Highly accomplished financial analyst who has experience providing services to Fortune 500 companies primarily in the oil and gas and energy sectors performing a variety of engagements focused on cost recovery, increasing controls and visibility, as well as future cost containment. Develops annual revenue target and operating budgets and prepares monthly financial report with variance analysis for Board of Director. Managed over 35 engagements resulting in the return of approximately $30M in lost monies to clients. Instrumental in generating revenue growth of 59% over three year period. Effective communication skills strengthening client relationships resulting in repeat business on over 80% of accounts as well as a 100% success rate in earning full project retention bonus awarded by the client. Employee of the Year award in 2005.
 
 
  • Auditing & Compliance
  • P&L Management
  • Forecasting/Modeling
  • Budget Development
 
  • Cash Flow Modeling
  • Supervisory Positions
  • Project Management
  • Strategic Sourcing
 
  • Consulting
  • Supplier Assessment
  • Financial Reporting
  • ERP Systems
 
 
 
Experience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Auditing & Consultative Company – Houston, TX          2002 to Present 
 
  • Provides auditing and consultative services to Fortune 500 companies primarily in the oil & gas and energy sectors. 
  • Performs a variety of engagements focused on cost recovery, increasing controls and visibility, as well as future cost containment.
 
Senior Auditor/Analyst, Supplier Auditing (2004 to Present)
  • Develop annual revenue target and operating budget
  • Forecast monthly and quarterly P&L projections
  • Prepare monthly financial report with variance analysis for board of directors
  • Review client processes/controls and develop best practice recommendations
  • Perform commercial reviews of contractual agreements
  • Supervision of 15 member staff
 
Key Achievements:
  • Managed 35+ engagements resulting in the return of approximately $30M in lost monies to clients.
  • Instrumental in generating revenue growth of 59% over three year period.  Made possible by re-engineering business processes to increase efficiency and operational capacity to allow for greater business development initiatives.
  • Worked to strengthen client relationships resulting in repeat business on over 80% of accounts as well as a 100% success rate in earning full project retention bonus awarded by the client. 
  • Earned “Employee of the Year” award in 2005 for assuming leadership responsibilities of the business line while maintaining designation of highest revenue generating auditor.
 
 
Lead Auditor, Supplier Auditing (2002 to 2004)
 
  • Developed various tests and analysis to identify opportunity areas for audit
  • Responsible for operational management of audit engagements
  • Forecasted anticipated revenue streams from engagements
  • Oversight of project staff
 
Key Achievements:
  • Served as lead auditor on engagements that generated over $13M in monetary recoveries for clients.  Personally responsible for generating $6M of those recoveries.  
  • Recognized as the highest revenue generating auditor for three consecutive years.
 
MAJOR ENERGY COMPANY – Houston, TX    2000 to 2002
Senior Financial Analyst, Global Strategic Sourcing
 
  • Produced quarterly analysis of company-wide spend by commodity groups
  • Modeled financial impact of supplier proposals during bid evaluation process
  • Maintained scorecard of realized savings through negotiated contracts
  • Served as liaison to SAP team tasked with building real time reporting into data warehouse platform
 
Key Achievements:
  • Developed database to rationalize $5 billion in annual commodity spend allowing this function to be insourced from external consulting firm resulting in annual cost savings of $200K.
  • Developed custom reporting tool used to establish baseline spend for professional service categories for use in the negotiation of partnership deals with projected cost savings of $30 million.
  • Re-designed existing performance measurement tools used to track company spend with minority and women-owned businesses resulting in a 28% increase in total dollars previously unreported.
 
COMPUTER CORPORATION – Houston, TX       1999 to 2000
Forecast Analyst, Treasury Operations
 
  • Forecasted rolling 90-day working capital accounts for both domestic and international operations
  • Prepared monthly forecast variance analysis for Treasurer and CFO
  • Coordinated with trading desk to ensure effective hedging of foreign currency remittances
 
Key Achievements:
  • Increased monthly forecast accuracy by 30% through the implementation of a variance analysis process, securing increased visibility into business unit operations, and improving coordination with global finance personnel.
  • Developed Excel-based modeling tool used to estimate future debt issuance and associated interest expense for $2 billion commercial paper program.
 
MAJOR  PIPE LINE COMPANY – Houston, TX               1998 to 1999
Financial Analyst, Southern Region Operations
 
  • Produced monthly P&L statement and variance analysis
  • Coordinated annual operating and capital expenditure budget process for joint ventures
  • Accounts payable, accounts receivable, intercompany and account reconciliations
  • Month-end close activities
 
Key Achievements:
  • Developed cost model to determine optimal management fee for joint interest pipeline resulting in a 10% profit margin to the company. 
  • Performed contract compliance audits on $7.5 million in annual utility invoices resulting in the identification of $75K in overcharges.
 
Education
Masters of Business Administration, GPA 3.75
University of Houston, Victoria, TX 12/2001
 
Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, GPA 3.32
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 12/1997
 
Advanced Computer Skills
 SAP
Oracle
PeopleSoft
Hyperion Enterprise
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Access
 
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