Chad Torrence Email & Phone Number

Bulverde, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

• Contributes to the annual scoping exercise for Company’s SOX 404 assertion work including determination of the quantitative and qualitative risk of the significant financial transactions and the scoping materiality thresholds.• Prepares and updates detailed controls, process, and risk documentation of Company’s business processes.• For those processes not prepared by the lead, assists in review of team’s detailed testing.• Aids in system administration of Company’s control monitoring tool (Workiva) and leads data integrity checks.• Selects key financial controls in significant transactions for testing, performs controls testing, and monitors progress of results in Workiva.• Evaluates financial exposure of key control deficiencies for business cycles and ensures Management has effective and timely control remediation plans. Documents deficiencies within the Summary of Aggregated Deficiencies (SAD). Evaluation will include communication with our internal and external auditors (audit).• Helps coordinate Management’s controls self-testing process for business cycles, which may include providing periodic training to testers and reviewers as well as perform quality assurance reviews of testing results.• Assists in documenting Management’s annual assessment of the effectiveness of its overall control framework.• Maintains knowledge in effective business process internal controls, including SEC and PCAOB requirements and COSO risk and internal control framework.• Develops educational and training materials on the SOX 404 process and internal control framework and provides training to the organization.• Assists in various internal and external audit requests as necessary and leads weekly meetings at the request of the manager.• Collaborates with other managers and subject matter experts regularly to understand processes and assess if the control framework for that process is appropriate.

Houston, Tx, Us

-Examines and audits supplier contracts including associated invoice records/backup. -Perform review at the suppliers' locations to identify and recover losses resulting from overpayments to suppliers.-Review contract and interview key stakeholders regarding the terms of the agreement to determine contract intent.- Identify and document contract risk exposures upon review of the contract terms and conditions.- Perform substantive testing of invoice transactional data to document and verify compliance to commercial terms.- Offer contract and business improvement recommendations based on industry experience to enhance contract value for clients including preventive measures for discovering and preventing future incorrect payments.- Write standard Revenew audit report to include identified monetary discrepancies and business improvement recommendations.- Participate in the negotiation and resolution of identified monetary discrepancies with suppliers and client to secure recovery of overpaid amounts.- Prepare reports for Internal Management concerning scope of audit, issues found, recovery amounts, and recommendations for future improvements.- Maintain positive client and supplier relationships.

Houston, Texas, Us

-Responsible for developing the business requirements, functional specifications, and process workflows for the Identity Management (IdM) Project. This is a multi-year project with the purpose of replacing and updating the current Marathon Identity and Access Management processes and tools to increase compliance with audit and risk management requirements while improving the efficiency of providing appropriate information access to corporate users.-Responsible for developing the IdM Project’s Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategy. This is to ensure all stakeholders affected by this change are properly communicated with as well as developing a sustainable training plan to be utilized by the key stakeholders identified.-Responsible for the development of HP Quality Center (HPQC) test plans for the project. Developing end-to-end test scenarios and detailed scripts to ensure the project is properly tested prior to Go-Live.-Coordinate with Development Team to ensure they understand the business requirements documented in the functional specifications as well as assist in Unit and Integration testing efforts.

Houston, Texas, Us

-Responsible for coordinating all HR System activities for Marathon and leading the HR Business Analyst team at the Corporate Office to ensure alignment of IT and HR in the delivery of system solutions.-Lead a team of Business Analysts (BA’s) who are business liaisons for the Corporate HR function.-Provide input and recommendations related to the HR function to the SAP Steering Committee, which is the executive board representing worldwide business functions facilitated with SAP. The Steering Committee approves the SAP Roadmap and associated business plan as well as sponsoring all significant projects such as the SAP Upgrade.-Coordinate preparation of the HR system Roadmap, including SAP and legacy systems. Leveraging Marathon's portfolio management process to develop a multiyear plan focused on highest value projects. -Monitor IT budget associated with HR systems support and maintain financial discipline. Ensure integration of the HR systems plan with overall IT operational plan.-Oversees HR system projects in accordance with Marathon’s project management methodology.-Responsible for ensuring compliance with SOX controls applicable to HR Systems and engaged in the oversight of execution of these controls with Marathon's Security Team.-Central point of contact with Marathon's HR System consultants and service providers such as IBM and SAIC.-Coordinate prioritization of day-to-day activities with the HR Business Analysts, business representatives, IBM and SAIC.

Houston, Texas, Us

-Led and participated in the planning and conducting of internal audits with an emphasis on Field Office Operations.-Participated on several Audit Subject Matter Expert (SME) Teams to assist with the TeamView (SharePoint) transition, improve the overall audit process, and develop new reporting tools for Audit staff.-Developed a TOW Audit Reporting tool and the Oil & Gas Measurement Audit Program to streamline the process for conducting Oil & Gas Measurement and Site Security audits throughout Marathon. Along with developing training material and conducting training for Audit staff.-Led the ENDURe Project Management Internal Audit and worked directly with the ENDURe Project Team providing feedback concerning project deliverables and control requirements. Along with working with the ENDURe Project Team, IT Compliance, Accounting Controls, and PwC to develop new Roles & Responsibilities for completing Compliance System Reviews for high profile/high risk IT projects.-Active participate on the Contractpedia TeamView Development SME Team, with the goal of improving the distribution of information pertaining to the development of Contracts/Agreements on behalf of Marathon.

Houston, Texas, Us

-Developed, implemented, and maintained a SharePoint/Microsoft Access database for inventorying control attributes and conducting Management Self-Testing for Global Procurement prior to the release of the BWise Compliance System.-Actively participated in the development and implementation of Marathon’s Compliance Process and the BWise Compliance System as a Design Approver. Sat on the BWise Governance Board as a representative for Global Procurement.-Coordinated the completion of each Supply-Chain Groups’ Procurement Manual for NAPO, EPO, MEGPL, Indonesia, Canada, GP-Downstream, and Speedway SuperAmerica.Identified control activities, developed test plans, and implemented Management Self-Testing for each Supply-Chain Group.-Developed and implemented the Document Management Process for Global Procurement’s Policies and Procedural documents.-Conducted annual Procurement Readiness Assessments for select Business Units to ensure each supply-chain group is in compliance with current policies and procedures.-Collaborate with the SOX 404 Group, Internal Audit, and External Audit as the point of contact for all Procurement, Contracting, and Inventory Management audit activities.

Matawan, New Jersey, Us

-Oversaw division’s Information Systems, Human Resources, and Administrative departments reporting to Division President, managing 4 direct reports and multiple vendors supporting infrastructure of division.-Implementation of Sales Simplicity integration with FAST and training of all associates.-Actively participated in the creation of policy and procedures. Ensure that these policies and procedures are followed in accordance with all Corporate and Division level established guidelines, as well as regulations established by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.-Consult with senior management to determine deficiencies within processes and develop new processes utilizing technology and automation.-Oversee proper community start-up scheduling, consulting with senior management to ensure on time delivery per division plan.

Houston, Texas, Us

Business Manager:-Oversaw corporate operations for Houston and Newport Beach offices including, Information Systems, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, and Administrative departments reporting to Partners, managing 10+ direct reports and multiple vendors supporting the various departmental functions.-Reviewed and closed monthly financial statements and worked directly with external accounting firm with quarterly audits and yearly line of credit renewals.-Developed billing and collections process reducing the average collection days from 90+ to less than 45 days; thereby, improving the cash flow of the firm and reducing the interest expenditures.-Negotiated Architectural and Engineering agreements with clients and clients’ legal representatives.Information Systems Manager-Managed Wide Area Network of Windows and Novell servers and Windows workstations.-Implemented a Virtual Private Network between offices.-Improved network security infrastructure

Mba, Strategic Management

Bs, Information Systems Technology