Christopher Edwards Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

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Honolulu, Hawaii, US

Executive business leader reporting to CEO of the Regualted Water Carrier Utility in Hawai’i. Lead Manage and hold accountable: Accounting, Financial Planning and Analysis, Supply Chain, Treasury, information services, and ReportingEstablished and on-boarded an Audit Finance and Compliance Committee with the stand-alone Young Brothers, LLC Board of.

Honolulu, Hawaii, US

Responsible for Marine Fleet of 13 tugs and 9 barges including 120+ mariners across the Hawaiian Islands Lead the acquisition efforts to acquire (2) new tugs, a leased barge and 45m investment in 2 new bargesRenegotiated Inland Boatman’s Union CBA Restructured operations and commercial teams Also responsible for 10 dry docks and engineering planning.

Honolulu, Hawaii, US

Financial Officer and Senior Executive of BusinessProvides executive leadership and oversight for accounting, finance, business performanceanalytics, information technology, regulatory reporting, and strategic risk management programs. Programs include commodity risk, multiple pension plans, and the shared services integration of payroll, accounts payable.

Kapolei, HI, US

Responsible for the 20+ members of the Accounting, Financial Planning & Reporting, Treasury, Shared Services including Payroll, Accounts Payable, Billing and Information Technology departments for the 58Mbbls refinery, logistics network and the 56 Texaco brand locationsLead and project managed $20 million project to create and replace all systems and.

Honolulu, HI, US

• Controller/Finance Director for the 94Mbbls Kapolei refinery, the logistics network and the 91 Tesoro and 76 brand locations across the Hawaiian Islands.
• Lead Par Pacific general ledger accountants, billing/revenue, accounts payable, payroll and the material movement totaling between 16 and 20 between the Honolulu and Kapolei offices during significant change beginning.
• Operational accounting team lead for SAP upgrade (ECC to S4) including responsibilities for the structure, creation and distribution of the Par Pacific chart of accounts including mapping tools and the transforming the.
• Hawaii operations liaison for our external and internal audits. Successfully obtained Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance in 2014 with no significant audit findings during either the 2014 or 2015 Deloitte and Touche, LLC.

• Finance and technology lead for private biotech company located in Hawaii.
• Responsible for accounting, reporting, cash management, corporate records, investor relations, payroll, tax and daily IT management. Implemented corporate record management software, time and attendance process and.
• Completed (3) year audit with Deloitte and Touche. Revised previous consolidation and project revenue recognition accounting policies to more accurately reflect economics and comply with GAAP.
• Managed the Company’s move and lease negotiation that resulted in significant savings, limited future operating cost increases and naming rights for the new building. Created and maintain the IT environment at the.
• Presented financial statements, finance and accounting studies, management action plans and analysis to Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
• Prepared documentation and participated in multiple private placement memorandum (PPM) updates, investor packets and presentations along with the issuance of a new round of equity.

• Direct daily management of The Gas Company accounting, financial analysis, payroll, and accounts payable teams.
• Responsible for cash management including annual, quarterly and monthly cash forecast, revolver draws with First Hawaiian Bank, wire & check run approvals and cash available for distribution to our parent company.
• TGC Pension plan: Manage and develop strategy of our $27M TGC pension assets, compliance with the Pension Protection Act (PPA), 5500 filings and company relationship with our actuaries and investment advisors
• Reporting Manager: Inclusive of completing and completely reinventing the TGC monthly reporting package to parent, SEC reporting documents for management discussion and analysis, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
• Tax manager: Developed strategy for 2011 100% bonus depreciation, the 2011 Hawaii legislative session, worked with Ernst and Young (EY) and our tax attorneys to develop our strategy for the environmental response tax.
• Financial statement analysis: Developed with finance team brand new cost, margin, operating and island analysis and reporting structure.

Worldwide, OO

• More than six years of professional experience, including the (2) years as an audit manager in the Houston, TX office.
• Significant experience with SEC reporting and compliance, including Sarbanes-Oxley readiness projects and compliance testing
• Responsible for over 12,500 man-hours and revenues of approximately $2.8 million
• Facilitated national trainings for 4 years at multiple locations for new professionals and experienced senior trainings.
• Selected clients served include: o Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. o Quanex Building Products Corporationo Huntsman Chemicalo Chicago Bridge and Iron (Construction)o South Texas Nuclear Project o Baker Hughes

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Accounting

Masters Of Science, Management Information Systems

Bachelor Of Arts, Accounting