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CPA Internal Auditor (Houston Only - Open To Travel) Accounting / Finance Resume


Resume of Candidate 317977.  Certified Public Accountant with 15+ years of experience.  Seasoned professional with hands on experience in the areas of accounting, internal controls, IT system support, and over 8 years experience in the SAP FI/CO module.  This experience has been obtained while in the Oil & Gas, Energy, Technology, and the Manufacturing industries. 4+ years of Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance experience and have documented and tested both the design and operational effectiveness of the IT business controls including system access, general application controls (GAC), system configuration, and general computing controls (GCC). Experience developing plan and strategy to complete Internal Audit testing on IT system by compliance deadline, resulting in possible non compliance violations being eliminated.     
 
 
Summary
Over 8 years SAP business experience in the area of FI / CO module including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, and General Ledger transactions
  • Operational Audit developing and executing test scripts to identify noncompliant internal controls
  • Oil & Gas Accounting:  Downstream
  • Migrated Accounts Receivables and Payables during SAP conversion using general ledger postings
  • Documented and gathered user requirements to support system modifications
  • Provided Financial Reporting support to various business customers by developing monthly SAP cost reports
  • Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable SAP configuration training
  • Analyzed and explained actual costs against budget
  • SAP super user
  • Identifying and resolving technical issues stemming from application, database, or network       
  • Developed detail variance analysis of expenses for multiple cost centers
  • Team Leadership:  Effective as Team Member and / or Team Leader of up to 9 Professionals
 
 
Experience
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Consulting Company, Houston, TX                                                      09/07 - Present
Internal Controls Advisor
 
Consulting Company, Houston, TX                                                        10/06 – 09/07
Audit Professional
 
MAJOR OIL PRODUCTS COMPANY, Houston, TX                                05/99 – 08/2006
Audit Lead
 
CONSULTANT, Houston, TX                                                                     09/95 – 05/99
Manufacturing, Joint Venture, Service Industry Engagements
 
PHARMACY CORPORATION OF AMERICA                                                     01/92 – 08/95
Staff Accountant
 
UNITED STATES NAVY                                                                                    04/87 – 8/91
Petty Officer
 
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
 
  • Developed plan and strategy to complete Internal Audit testing on IT system by compliance deadline.  Company was mandated to be in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley for all controls, which impacted financials including system configuration, segregation of duties, and system access controls.  Developed strategy, including number of resources required, cost estimate and timetable of work to be completed by deadline.  RESULTS:  Completed testing of IT system by compliance deadline, possible noncompliance violations were eliminated, and increased company’s profitability by utilizing more lower-cost internal resources as opposed to higher-cost external consultants.
 
  • Performed operational audit of company’s internal controls by developing and executing test scripts.   After evaluating financial statement risk, company required internal controls be tested for operational effectiveness in compliance with Sarbanes – Oxley.  Developed and executed test scripts to determine operating effectiveness.  RESULTS: Identified gaps / weaknesses in internal controls that did not mitigate risk and eliminated possible noncompliance violations.
 
  • Performed design audit of company’s internal controls.  Company required multiple teams of auditors to travel to various field locations and evaluate whether applicable controls currently in place were Sarbanes - Oxley compliant.  Traveled to different field locations and evaluated current internal controls against guideline controls.  RESULTS:  Initial audit raised field location awareness that many controls were deemed ‘Not Effective’ and provided management with sound recommendations regarding remediation of any identified gaps / weaknesses prior to arrival of next audit team.

 

  • Performed Quality Assurance review for company’s internal controls.  Company required multiple members to review documentation relating to processes, internal controls, and financial statement risks to determine accuracy and adequacy of documentation.  Performed Quality Assurance review on documentation provided by auditors.  RESULTS:  Test teams had ability to develop effective test scripts to test controls based on documented processes.
 
  • Installed upgrade to timekeeping system.  Management was seeking tool that would assist in retrieving timekeeping data for individuals in various groups.  Data was utilized to monitor amount of time employees were spending on various projects.  Installed upgrade to existing timekeeping system that included several reporting capabilities.  RESULTS:  Upgrade cost $0 and management received time-reporting tool that improved efficiency of managing people by easily and quickly generating report.
 
  • Researched $8.5 million of past-due Intercompany transactions.  Parent company had allowed Intercompany receivable to reach $8.5 million over period of 3 calendar years before parent company threatened to terminate IT services.  After analyzing problem, subsidiary terminated payments due to broken processes and inability to verify charges since formation of joint venture.  Established dispute process for paying charges promptly.    RESULTS:  $8.5 million past-due Intercompany balance was resolved, subsidiary continued to receive IT services without interruption, completed project on time with no year-end accruals, and identified potential cost saving opportunities.
 
 
Education
 
B.B.A. in Accounting, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX
 
 
Specialty Certifications
 
Certified Public Account – Texas, Licensed 1999
 
 
 
 
 
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