Dawn Burns Email & Phone Number

Collinsville, Illinois, United States

Illinois

Illinois

Financial planner and analyzer, develop and track O&M forecast and budgets, develop and track Capital forecast and budget, assist in Corporate Project Oversight Committee reporting requirements, coordinate and review monthly accruals

Acted as Business Line Representative for corporate projects, prepared monthly senior management reportsDepartment support for Lodestar and Oracle applicationsKey player Lodestar billing system upgrade including design, conversion, testing, and data validation for auto bill enhancementManaged group budget and A/R management responsibilities, ensured group compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Controls, oversaw Lodestar billing for 8,500 retail accounts

Responsible for requirement gathering, system design, data conversion, data confirmation, functionality validation, and provided training of the new Oracle A/R System (Project F1RST)Provided department support for Lodestar and Oracle applicationManaged Electric Energy contracts, ensured compliance with contract provisions, validated charges for General Ledger Reporting, documented processes and procedures, created Settlement team template spreadsheet, and billed over 2000 retail accounts

Analyzed and prepared annual budgets, monitored monthly expenses to ensure accuracy, organized and processed monthly expense accruals, project implementation to support cost savings initiatives, prepared procedure manuals, reconciliation of liability and suspense accounts, prepared accurate and timely GAAP and STAT explanationsManaged, analyzed, and reconciled check writing system, billing/receivable system, and main cash accounts, analyzed and monitored four Lockbox accounts, prepared and submitted wire transfers

Prepared quarterly and annual premium, sales and use tax returns, processed premium tax accruals and tax prepayment, prepared 945 deposits and monthly state withholding filings