• Proactively serve as trusted advisor and primary IT point of contact for business line executives and managers; maintain mutually beneficial relationships with key vendors to support the needs of the business units and IT• Document business requirements by conducting meetings and facilitating cross-functional sessions with business partners; work with both IT management and business owners to influence priority and timing for resource efforts• Create business cases for new project requests, including development of ROI and NPV financial analysis• Maintain knowledge of multiple business functions and systems; share knowledge of technology risks and identify opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness of existing processes and systems• Develop business unit technology strategic portfolio and communicate regularly with business and IT executives on decisions, priorities, technology changes, and other relevant information

• Led accounting functions for Financial Reporting, Tax & Licensing, Property Accounting, and Petroleum Accounting departments; developed strategic staffing plans and managed departmental budgets for headcount, capital spending, and expenses• Supported QuikTrip’s corporate strategic initiatives by providing appropriate accounting capabilities, processes, systems, and controls; developed and implemented tactical departmental objectives• Managed the annual external audit engagement, quarterly account reconciliation review, and monthly benefit accrual assessment; ensured compliance with federal, state, and local taxing and licensing authorities• Oversaw weekly and monthly closing functions and financial statement preparation; reviewed monthly management reporting and quarterly GAAP financial statements; provided accounting guidance to other QT departments as needed• Contributed to design, development, and implementation efforts for technology-related projects as a liaison between business and IT groups; participated in RFP process for consulting work and software purchases

• Managed the accounting functions for QuikTrip’s multi-billion-dollar bulk gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and RIN trading activity as well as the rack gasoline and diesel procurement activity related to delivering billions of gallons of product annually to QuikTrip’s more than 700 stores• Drove business process improvement for the department through development of enhanced systems, processes, and procedures, including implementation of a new fuel accounting system that generated a positive ROI within one year• Coordinated the project team to spin off a new subsidiary company, QT Fuels, and developed new financial statement presentations for operational management• Developed accounting personnel by teaching and training on business processes, system functionality, and accounting standards• Supported Petroleum operational group with research, analysis, and advice on accounting-related issues; acted as liaison with other internal business groups on projects that crossed department lines• Managed relationship with primary ETRM software vendor, gathered business requirements for system enhancements and coordinated upgrades with user community

• Acted as accounting liaison on cross-functional teams within IT to investigate issues and develop system enhancements• Utilized accounting knowledge and experience combined with SAP skills to improve existing business processes and reporting in cost center, profit center, general ledger, accounts payable, and financial reporting areas• Provided expertise in researching and resolving complex SAP problems to internal users of financial data; trained users on new or changed system functionality and created supporting documentation

• Directed the accounting functions for refined product bulk purchases and sales of more than 2 billion gallons per month; prepared financial analyses, reporting monthly key financial and operational results to upper management• Coordinated integration of technical SAP accounting processes with daily business requirements of the Product Supply business unit; acted as liaison between accounting and operational personnel• Developed accounting personnel by teaching and training in SAP applications, business processes, and accounting standards

• Analyzed data and prepared reports on purchases, inventory, revenues and expenses, and cash forecasting under monthly closing deadlines; identified accounting issues and worked with other departments to make corrections• Designed and tested new SAP reporting tools and functionality to improve efficiency and accuracy of accounting work; acted as Supply Accounting/IT consultant on large or complex projects involving cross-departmental teams

• Configured SAP Financial (FI) and Controlling (CO) modules and designed and coded ABAP programs to extend SAP capabilities and support business process design• Supported and assisted SAP users by identifying, researching, and resolving system problems; performed system test planning and execution; trained users on system functionality and integration with business processes