Thomas Parks Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Geneva, Geneva, Ch

SGS is the world's leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. Controller/Finance Manager for the North America Oil, Gas & Chemicals Division (~$150M Revenue per year).-Management of the Finance/Accounting Teams-Forecasting, Budgeting and capital planning-Financial analysis and presentations to senior management-Responsible for publishing accurate financial statements. Full P&L and Balance Sheet responsibility of the $150M division.-Act as a driving force for change by improving processes and reducing expenses.-Manage Cash flow and Net Working Capital.-Partner with senior mgmt to expand the business through diversification, acquisitions & organic growth.-Provide financial training to new operations managers (example ppt on forecasting revenue and profit attached below)

Houston, Tx, Us

Jeannette, Pa, Us

Responsible for Forecasting & Planning for the North America Repair Centers. Created new semi-automated forecasting & planning tool, which was rolled out to all repair shops. Backlog & Opportunity “Pipeline” analysis. MFG activity, Run rates, utilization and absorption analysis. Monthly forecast meetings with Sales, Production & Operations Mgmt. Weekly production meetings with PM’s to track job progress against Customer & Financial Targets. Forecasting/planning was done using Hyperion Enterprise & Hyperion Retrieve.Root Cause Analysis & Corrective Actions. Tracked progress on all jobs >$100k (to gauge significant positive/negative impacts to forecast). Created new KPI for the Top Causes of Margin Erosion. Organized and participated in Location Stakeholder Meetings. Determined that PM’s were not adding Freight costs into their quotes. Once corrected, this will positively impact Net Income by approximately $1M/year. Realized that rotor storage rates had not been increased in years, and that a 5% increase would generate additional income of $300k per year.Prepared a monthly High level North America presentation (Dashboard) for VP’s, which summarizes actual results (vs. targets), Key Performance indicators and Activity/ Utilization levels.Prepared and ran detailed monthly Actual Results meetings for Location Managers (Basically explaining what caused the variances from forecast & Plan). Investment Planning / Risk Mgmt.Plan expected future capital needs (Operations/equipment requirements & timelines) Prepar proposals for Capex items and worked as an intermediary between corporate and local operations. Prepare and use DSO, DPO, Invoice-cycle-time, and order-cycle-time KPI’s as a means to drive positive cash flow. Provide direction to the business on risk management (revenue recognition, cash flow, BS financial exposure, etc.)Working with purchasing to initiate cost savings by using bulk purchasing with top Vendors.

Winterthur, Ch

Month End Actual Results and Variance Analysis/Reporting. Analyze Target Cost Variances (Both Volume related variances and Spending Related Variances). Prepare quote vs. actual analysis on orders (outside of tolerance), to see where the Margin Degradation occurred. Present High level Variance Report (per facility) to Area Management. Use SAP Scheduling Manager to Perform Period Close: Calculate Overhead, WIP, Order Variance, Run Settlements (WIP/COGS/VAR).Forecasting & Budgeting: 6MRFC every month, Yearly Budget, twice yearly forecastsForecast overhead expense, Absorption & Activity Rates. Provide Costing sanity checks on Sales & Order Intake. Adjust Absorption rates and Cost Calculation Positions to reflect business module 10% ROS Project – Adjust Business Module to include:Reduced outsourcing and increased in house manufacturing, purchasing Shop consumables in bulk, upgrading aging equipment and cross-training shop employees. Improving On-Time-Delivery by speeding up engineering throughput. Worked with Mgmt to Control Job Cost & Overhead Spending Levels. Reduce rush deliveries by planning purchases far in advance (based off the production schedules). Use bulk purchasing to apply pressure on our vendors.Performed weekly cash forecasts and monitored Job Related incoming/outgoing cash levelsPeriodic Review of B/S to Evaluate Exposure Risk (each Quarter) examples:Inventory (Restricted & Unrestricted). Clean Up of WIP, 4 Million usd write off adjustment in 2011Advanced Knowledge of SAP & ERP SystemsProject Lead for US Improvements to the SAP FICO Global Template & Process EfficiencyUsed my advanced SAP skills to review current SPUSA SAP best practices and make changes when necessary:JE Upload function (with batch processing SM35) no one in SPUSA was using this until I got hired.Working to create a SAP manual of "Best Practices" for CSS.

Houston, Texas, Us

Location Controller for: Drilling & Measurements [Directional Drilling (RSS, Exceed), Logging Services, Mud Motors] & Well Services [Cementing Services, Fracking Vessels, Foam Cement, Cementing Chemicals] Directly accountable for maintaining the financial accuracy of my Profit CentersResponsible for analyzing and controlling investment (Capital Expenditures, Inventory, Special Projects)Responsible for performing Month End Close Duties. Prepare Revenue, P&L and IBT forecasts (with help of Operations/Location mgmt) Perform reviews of the P&L and Balance Sheet to be reviewed with the Area Controller after Month End. Present monthly results of Revenue & Cost items to direct Segment Operations Managers.Expected to attend all Operations Meetings and be informed of all relevant business matters. Ensure there is consistent implementation of GAAP & Schlumberger Financial Procedures.Identify weaknesses in internal controls and implement improvementsIdentify and implement opportunities for cost savings & increased cost efficienciesResponsible for analyzing profitability of new business opportunities through performing contract reviews and supplying Bid support through evaluation of risks vs. rewards

Houston, Texas, Us

Performed analysis of North America Financial Statements & ensured their corresponding SAP account balances were in accordance with GAAP and Schlumberger Financial Principles Consolidated the North American financials in SAP, then uploaded, verified and adjusted Hyperion Financial Mgmt (HFM - Reporting Software) Financial Statements & BalancesMaintained and adjusted the SAP-HFM mapping structure (Profit Center to HFM Entity, SAP Acct to HFM Acct)Created or changed HFM Hierarchy for re-orgs, acquisitions or structural changes.Prepared Quarterly Financial Statements for the North American Management Books, NAM FP23 and for Schlumberger’s US Legal Entity STC, STC FP23 (Quarterly Report to Bondholders) Prepared Year End Notes to the Financial Statements for STCPrepared Revenue & EBIT forecasts, Variance Analysis & Budgets Comprehensive Balance Sheet Reviews performed each quarter for every Segment Reviewed Balance Sheet line items to identify & correct any exposure for SchlumbergerIdentified GR/IR M&S Purchase Order errors, saving Schlumberger 2.2 Million on their Income Statement in Q4 2009Found and removed one million dollars of exposure (from the Balance Sheet) by analyzing the Provision Liability account(s) and implementing a change to the way the D&M Segment accounted for it’s Lost-In-Hole Tools Helped maintain Schlumberger’s cost center hierarchy in SAPReceived experience in various other accounting functions, including: Intercompany, Fixed Assets, Treasury & Tax

Bachelor Science, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting And Finance