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Mandeville, La, Us

Mandeville, Louisiana, United States

Mandeville, Louisiana, United States

Greater New Orleans Area

Houston, Texas Area

• Evaluating effectiveness of the internal control framework governing domestic refinery operations• Executing testing while consistently applying standards and best practices to punctually meet audit objectives• Fostering positive interactions with audit clients by demonstrating active listening and open-mindedness• Preparing audit documentation with a risk-based approach founded on clear, comprehensive, and factual evidence• Reviewing observations thoroughly with client personnel to ensure agreed solutions sustainably address control gaps

Houston, Texas Area

• Stewarded $50 million of monthly operating expense incurred in support of global IT activities and investments• Developed $356 million annual depreciation budget attributed to 120,000 fixed assets owned by 98 affiliates• Delivered insightful financial factor and trend analysis to aid management in making strategic business decisions• Analyzed cost drivers and created detailed forecasts to ensure compliance with company plan and budget targets• Submitted journal entries valued at $2-5 million monthly to ensure accounting accuracy in over 400 cost centers

Houston, Texas Area

• Facilitated the funding evaluation process for 36 IT projects with cumulative budget requests of $180 million• Coordinated cross-functional economic reviews with financial services personnel and project management teams• Assisted project management teams in making capital versus expense decisions compliant with internal controls• Monitored actual project expenditures against appropriated budgets and alerted management to overrun situations• Served as the custodian of a proprietary database tracking capital budget data totaling $1.3 billion

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked on a team tasked with re-designing an outdated capital appropriation and expense stewardship database supporting all ExxonMobil IT projects• Oversaw the conversion of data tracking ~$200 million of capital allocated to ongoing projects• Increased efficiency and data integrity of the capital appropriation process by automating critical components to reduce manual effort by ~20 minutes per appropriation request• Created change management documentation of new system procedures to instruct over 600 users• Enhanced communication skills through collaboration with diverse, cross-functional work groups• Sharpened analytical skills and developed a deeper understanding of corporate financial procedures

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Performed routine account maintenance and managed Excel database for the Ellis, Malone, & Rothrock Advisory Group, which manages over $450 million in assets for high net worth clients• Assisted with various investment-related tasks including market research, preparing portfolio performance reports and related documents for advisor meetings, and tending to client requests

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Assisted with administrative and clerical duties such as answering telephones, copying/ scanning, sending faxes/ e-mails, working with e-mail database, directing student inquiries, and tending to faculty requests