Julia Rock Email & Phone Number

» Rock Career Development is a boutique career services firm that serves a two-pronged mission: ‣ Partner with organizations to improve their employee engagement and retention ‣ Empower athletes and professionals in transition to secure high-paying, in-demand opportunities

» Deliver keynote speeches and presentations for notable organizations and platforms, including: ‣ TEDx ‣ Entrepreneur ‣ National Urban League ‣ xoNecole ‣ Women Impact Tech

» Provide training programs and workshops in the following areas of focus: ‣ Employee Engagement ‣ Leadership Development ‣ Workplace Burnout ‣ Career Development & Advancement ‣ Career Transitions» Our signature career transition workshops include: ‣ “Rock” Your Resume & LinkedIn ‣ Job Search Strategy 101 ‣ Winning the Salary Negotiation Game ‣ “Lead Like a Boss!” ‣ “Build Your Brand, Be Your Brand”

» Provide individualized career and executive coaching for corporate professionals and former athletes, guiding them on career transitions, career advancement, and leadership development. Major Achievements: » Successfully coached 1000+ professionals to new career opportunities and transitions across various industries» Received recognition as one of the Top Job Search Experts to Follow on LinkedIn in 2022, Top 15 Coaches in Houston in 2023, and CXO 2.0 Honoree for Outstanding Leadership in 2024» Earned features in major publications including Fortune and Business Insider, and selected as a Top Voice on LinkedIn

» Specialize in analyzing current leadership practices within organizations to identify opportunities for growth and improvement» Design and implement customized leadership development programs and training to empower teams and drive organizational success » Help leaders enhance their emotional intelligence, decision-making, and communication skills through conducting personality assessments and offering tailored leadership coaching

Houston, Texas, United States

Buenos Aires, Argentina

» Oversaw intercompany and inter-affiliate billing processes, leading a team of 60+ to ensure compliance with intercompany transfer pricing and master service agreements, accuracy of account reconciliations, and timely transaction settlement» Identified and implemented process improvements to drive efficiency and effectiveness and reduce operating expenses » Facilitated quarterly and annual external financial statement reporting and maintained compliance for SOX key controls» Provided management oversight for Upstream and Downstream trading company implementations, evaluating project scope and impacts to financial reporting processes

Houston, Texas, United States

» Spearheaded project execution to rectify differences and redundancies in existing financial reconciliation processes for Chemical organization with $4B in annual earnings» Collaborated with internal digital transformation and architecture teams to assess innovative technology solutions and technical requirements» Oversaw solution development, implementation, and management of change, partnering with impacted business groups to ensure seamless transition to new processes and procedures» Compiled and analyzed data in preparation of 10-K footnotes to the financial statements and reviewed content to ensure alignment with accounting standard and SEC regulations

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

» Served as Lead Controller for three chemical manufacturing plants in Baton Rouge, overseeing ~$1B in operating expenses» Managed team of 15 financial analysts and consultants responsible for monthly financial reporting activities, annual budget planning, and tax trend analysis» Collaborated with manufacturing teams and headquarters personnel to identify potential operations process improvements and opportunities for cost reduction

Houston, Texas, United States

» Tested adequacy and effectiveness of financial and operational controls for Upstream organization with $13B in earnings» Nominated to be the first U.S. based auditor to lead international audit reviews of African third-party service providers» Supervised audit teams, providing guidance on fieldwork activities and audit findings and resolving escalated client concerns» Designed and implemented audit testing approaches and presented recommendations to senior Controller’s management

Houston, Texas, United States

» Conducted earnings reconciliation and budget variance analysis for global business unit generating $1B in annual revenue » Managed the capital budget and expenditure planning process, liaising with product management and marketing, manufacturing plants, and senior management to outline desired capital projects, rationale, and required funding » Estimated expected financial performance for business unit and product segments semi-monthly for EMCC Senior Vice Presidents and Corporate Controller» Coordinated annual capital project reappraisal process to evaluate executed project effectiveness and areas for improvement» Analyzed global manufacturing asset financial performance to identify opportunities to increase operational profitability

Houston, Texas, United States

» Directed a cross-division continuous improvement initiative to streamline forecasting processes for $360M in fixed asset depreciation, shortening time requirements by 45 days, reducing recycle and improving forecast accuracy» Analyzed financial results for largest EMIT division with $500M in operating expenses and presented to senior management» Performed monthly close activities to ensure financial integrity, including accrual submissions and expense validation

Waltham, Ma

» Led a service revenue expansion project that identified over $12MM in potential revenue increases» Conducted analysis on service contract pricing and identified opportunities to improve competitive position» Collaborated with senior managers to launch new branding for enterprise service offerings and create sales materials

» Provided instructional support for an upper-level undergraduate course entitled “Information Systems in Organizations”» Responsible for course design, preparation, teaching, evaluation, and grading» Instructed weekly lab sessions in Microsoft applications and ERP software» Met with students individually to provide tutoring and guidance on course topics

» Finalized month-end accounting activity for larger Operations functions within Card Services, including Fraud Operations and Lending Operations, through journal entry submission, accrual set-up, and invoice and purchase order tracking » Created monthly financial performance presentations for both forecast and budget and met with senior leaders for review» Compiled monthly risks and opportunities and analyzed possible financial impacts to department budgets» Assisted in the preparation of monthly business review presentations for Card Services and Corporate Executive Leadership teams» Analyzed historical financial data to interpret trends and patterns to help formulate expense management recommendations and options for senior Operations managers

» Spearheaded a cross-LOB payment cost analysis project resulting in $4.1M in annualized savings to Card Services» Prepared budgets and forecasts for individual sub-departments within each of three supported Operations functions» Develop time-sensitive (monthly, quarterly, annual) reports detailing key variances to both forecast and budget for financials

» Collaborated with Acquisition Operations and Marketing to create and implement innovative marketing campaigns» Managed campaigns from pre-production until launch and served as contact person for Marketing on all change requests» Analyzed marketing and production reports to identify discrepancies before launch

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Accounting

Activities and Societies: Member, Minority Graduate Student Association

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, International Business, Finance

Activities and Societies: International Business Association (IBA); Business Honors Student Association (BHSA)Cum Laude