Sam Raia Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Short Term ASC 842 Assignment at Transocean

Sugar Land

Performed various Accounting and Risk Assurance engagements

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Developed process maps and internal controls for a large pipeline company documenting from measuring the crude along the pipeline and identifying key measurement points and processes to be used in litigation for an Oil Spill in the Dakotas.Performed Quarterly financial analysis for various ledgers for DNOW (formerly National Oilwell Varco Distribution). Reviewed Balance Sheets and P&L and balance sheets trying to identify anomalies and preparing Quarterly Sox Memos. Also reviewed their… Show more Developed process maps and internal controls for a large pipeline company documenting from measuring the crude along the pipeline and identifying key measurement points and processes to be used in litigation for an Oil Spill in the Dakotas.Performed Quarterly financial analysis for various ledgers for DNOW (formerly National Oilwell Varco Distribution). Reviewed Balance Sheets and P&L and balance sheets trying to identify anomalies and preparing Quarterly Sox Memos. Also reviewed their Sox plan to update the SOX controls for DNOW to look for any Gaps in their processes.Performed a Revenue Recognition and Sox documentaton, testing, and consulting project for a multi billion dollar Distribution and Transmission Company that serviced the Oil and Gas Industry. This newly acquired subsidiary had lost all their previous documentation so we were able to assist the Director of Finance in developing this documentation through various interviews with process owners to gain an understanding of the processes and internal control structure in order to develop the companies Sox documentation under extreme tight deadlines.Developed and crafted a Revenue Recognition Policy as well as other tools to assist the newly acquired subsidiary in complying with the parent companies Sox and Revenue Recognition initiatives.As the subject matter expert, I was able to direct and train various executives, accountants, managers, and branch personnel to be in compliance with SAB 104. My team was able to reduce the revenue recognition failure rate from 35% to 3% during a three month time frame.Designed, developed , and tested various internal controls such as Segregation of Duties, Purchasing and Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Cash Receipts, and Cash Payments for this large organization. Show less

Houston, Texas Area

Designed, implemented and tested the IT General and Application Controls for a Bank over $14 billion dollar in Assets based CobiT framework. Reviewed IT general and application controls, information security, systems development, change management, business continuity, disaster recovery, computer operations, risk management, SSAE 16 and SOC1 assessments and regulatory compliance.Performed a Crude Oil Settlement process design review for a public midstream Oil Company. We… Show more Designed, implemented and tested the IT General and Application Controls for a Bank over $14 billion dollar in Assets based CobiT framework. Reviewed IT general and application controls, information security, systems development, change management, business continuity, disaster recovery, computer operations, risk management, SSAE 16 and SOC1 assessments and regulatory compliance.Performed a Crude Oil Settlement process design review for a public midstream Oil Company. We conducted interviews with key process owners, drafted process flows , and presented reports identifying inefficiencies in their current processes. Show less

Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas, New York, Atlanta

Sugar Land, Texas

Bba, Accounting

Bs, International Trade

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi