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Calgary, Canada Area

Run, update and reconcile monthly cost reportsMonitor paid invoices on reimbursable projects and coordinate invoice submission with PMsAid in verifying all RFAs on PFS against budget

Calgary, Canada Area

Performed Root Cause Analysis and made recommendations to Supply Chain departmentSuccessfully managed all invoices and purchase orders for various projectsImproved processes within SCM by identifying and resolving payment process inefficienciesAudited vendor expenditure

Calgary, Canada Area

Processed invoices, attested for rates and sums, ensured proper coding and completed and received packing slips in AX Trained and assisted buyers in troubleshooting purchase orders to resolve system and external buyer issues Created weekly and monthly vendor reports to illustrate aging invoices and identify reasons why invoices were outstanding. Provided necessary recommendations to management

Calgary, Canada Area

Ensured Contractor or Vendor invoice charges were in compliance with the contracts resulting in cost savings to the company of $350K over 2 yearsImproved processes and department work manuals by reducing costsSuccessfully trained 5 employees on SAP and received positive training feedbackPerformed analysis and reporting activities on vendors for Operations, Supply Chain Management and Business Units; made recommendations via reports and presentations to respective managers and upper management based on findings for process, contract, and business unit improvements.Resolved problems and issues with invoices and compliance with contracts and purchase orders

Calgary, Canada Area

Spring Turnaround (Interim)Assisted alternate business unit for Spring Turnaround.Provided attestation on EPC vendorOffered recommendations based on findings to business units, turnaround team, supply chain management and project controls which resulted in improved contract agreements, identification of cost savings, and streamlined processes.Performed reconciliations and rectified overchargesProvided semi-weekly updates on cost and catalyst savings to senior management

Calgary, Canada Area

Processed invoices (PO’s and Non-PO’s) into SAP systemEnsured approvals were met for invoices above $1000 for Non-PO’sEnsured payments were made on timeResolved invoice discrepanciesAssisted buyers, troubleshot invoices in order for payments to be made on time

Calgary, Canada Area

• Weekly reporting and forecasting of the operations• Attested Invoices• Prepared the client’s statements on a timely basis if needed and ensured that all charges were accurately documented • Performed statistical analyses to determine trends, estimates, and significant changes and prepared reports explaining findings

Calgary, Canada Area

Financial Operations AnalystBritish Petroleum • Performed reconciliation on Customer and Vendor accounts for IST Oil Americas• Analyzed data and performed SAP functions• Interaction with customers, market accountants and trading partners on various matters including follow up on Accounts Receivable issues• Customers who were not in compliance with payment terms were dealt accordingly to contract terms• Provided weekly statistics on reports

Calgary, Canada Area

Fort Hills Project, Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc • Audited 6 EPC’s service invoices for compliance with the contracts• Audited and approved the funding requests for direct third party costs, directed field labour and cash advances requests• Looked at Actual Cost, Incurred Cost, Variance and Forecast• Ensured relevant coding was applicable to project• Liaised with project management, project controls and accounting management to review results on a monthly basis• Performed month end reporting • Assisted in SAP entry of cost planning for projects and interfaced with project specialists as required• Expedited invoice approvals and processed invoices. Followed-up on late payments and expedited the remedy• Input SAP data and data coded checks (services entries, goods receipts, invoice entries• Performed reconciliation, journal entries, accruals and WBS codes used for the projects• Worked with Supply Chain Management and Project Managers in the front-end process prior to the issuance of contracts• Explained the variances in Cash Forecasts and Budgets

Calgary, Canada Area

Fort Hills Project, Petro- Canada Oil Sands Inc • Answered vendor inquiries regarding status of invoices (Owner’s Cost, EPC’s and Drilling Completions)• Processed payments into SAP payable system ensuring appropriate coding and approvals were in place• Reviewed and analyzed duplicate payment report to ensure correct payments were made to vendors• Recognized accounting and financial reporting issues that could have significant impact on reporting• Verified rates, codes and backup information for processing

Certificate, Canadian Association Of Petroleum Production Accounting

Diploma, Accounting And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Business Administration And Management, General

Diploma, Information Technology