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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Conduct in-depth analysis of financial information for Oil and Gas companies, identifying trends and delivering actionable insights to support strategic decision-making.Prepare and present monthly financial results, ensuring accuracy and clarity for key stakeholders and leadership teams.Investigate and resolve variances in budget-to-actual analysis, providing root-cause insights and recommendations to enhance forecasting accuracy.Review and recommend financial controls to ensure compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) regulations, fostering transparency and mitigating financial risks.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement robust financial strategies aligned with organizational goals.Continuously monitor and assess financial processes to enhance operational efficiency and maintain regulatory compliance.

Columbus, Ohio

Oversees AEP’s Regulated Fuel Procurement Group of Coal, Natural Gas, Reagents, and Transportation supporting AEP’s East and West Operating Companies.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Managing Director of Commercial Services responsible for AEP's regulated back office functions associated with power settlements, fuel settlements, fuel procurement administration, and reporting functions.My organization is responsible for the following areas:Settlement of power transactions for AEP's regulated activity mainly in the PJM and SPP regions.Administering cost reconstruction of AEP's regulated power portfolio for regulated fuel clauses and margin calculations.Settlement of third party physical and financial settlements associated with AEP's regulated commercial operations. Contract administration of AEP's procurement of coal and natural gas for AEP's regulated power plants.Reporting of AEP's regulated power optimization activity and fuel procurement.

Columbus, Ohio Area

Director of Commodity Accounting responsible for overseeing accounting for AEP's wholesale trading and marketing activity for Fortune 500 integrated power utility.My organization is responsible for the following areas :Accounting for PJM, MISO,ERCOT, and SPP regions for transactions with municipalities, RTO's and trading partners.Responsible for Mark to Market, Cash Flow Hedge, and Commodity Brokerage Transactions.Reviewing quarterly risk management disclosures of SFAS 157 and SFAS 161 in compliance with 10 Q and 10 K reporting.Assisted on numerous regulatory procedures in PJM, ERCOT, and SPP RTO areas in providing schedules and written responses in regards to questions concerning wholesale power and trading activity. Experience with managing staff on meeting monthly accounting, quarterly financials, and year end deadlines.Experienced in mentoring staff, preparing performance reviews, and aiding in career development

Columbus, Ohio

Manager of commodity accounting area mainly focused on accounting for power and natural gas trading activity for AEP's regulated and unregulated businesses.My organization's responsibilities were primarily in the areas:Responsible for all derivative and cash flow hedge accounting and preparation of quarterly SEC disclosures of derivative activity.Transitioned SPP purchase power, transmission, and off-system power sales activity from AEP's Tulsa office to my organization in Columbus. Assisted in setting up the accounting for AEP's unregulated ERCOT trading activity to be in compliance with accounting and company standards. Assisted in AEP's unwinding of UK power, natural gas, and coal trading activity and responsible for accounting for remaining liabilities after London office closed.Experienced in motivating staff to meet tight deadlines for monthly close and quarterly SEC deadlines.

Houston, Texas Area

Transitioned Williams crude and gasoline trading settlements and accounting from Tulsa office to Houston.Responsible for recruiting and hiring staff to transition settlements from Tulsa office.Set up of procedures, policies, and guidelines in regards to accounting, settlements, and payments for crude and gasoline trading in Houston office.

Houston, Texas Area

Settlements manager responsible for overseeing staff concerning monthly physical settlements of Crude, Gasoline, Petrochemicals, NGL's, and Coal Trading.Knowledge of domestic and international crude oil trading activity involving shipping, pipeline, and trucking activity.Group responsible for providing monthly variance analysis comparing risk management trading results to accounting results and explain differences.Responsible for motivating staff to meet tight deadlines for monthly and quarterly reporting.Comfortable explaining variances and providing analysis to trading, risk, and scheduling organizations.

Houston, Texas Area

Senior settlements analyst primarily responsible for settlements and accounting for international crude, gasoline, and domestic coal trading activity.Responsible for inventory accounting of refined products and coal for Enron's domestic and international trading activity. Assisted Enron's London and Panama office on settlements of physical trading activity involving mainly shipped refined products and coal activity. Worked on Enron's transition to SAP accounting system and assisted on set up and interfaces from trading systems to general ledger. Point person on assisting Enron's London office in regards to Right Angle Settlements system for international refined products, coal, and NGL inventory and trading activity.

Houston, Texas Area

Worked over 6 years in accounting and marketing area of Coastal Corporation mainly in the NGL area of the company. Analyst for Coastal's NGL marketing group performing profit loss reporting, valuation analysis, and actual to budget variance analysis.Responsible for inventory accounting for NGL activity at mainly the Mont Belvieu and Conway regions.Assisted in accounting set up and reporting of Master Limited Partnership for refined products pipeline activity.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Finance, General

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