Tom Conway Email & Phone Number

Sicklerville, NJ, US

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

• Developed and prepared data models used to determine the allowable return for company rate cases.
• Supported company rate filings by delivering required data models within the allotted timelines, which ensures an on-time filing of rate cases.
• Conducted “Lead/Lag” studies to determine the required “Cash Working Capital” for various subsidiaries, which results in an additional allowed return in company rate cases.
• Co-authored the company process for determining Cash Working Capital to ensure that the process can be carried out in a consistent and reliable fashion.
• Created and delivered an in-depth presentation to a large audience, explaining the meaning of Cash Working Capital and the purpose of a lead/lag study.
• Maintained clear documentation and audit trails in order to ensure regulatory compliance.

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

• Formulated statements of work, analyzed bid responses, and realized cost savings while working with Buyers for IT and Benefits in the vendor sourcing process.
• Utilized American Water’s strategic sourcing process to source various vendors for building maintenance needs for company subsidiaries, applying logistics to adjust for various vendors’ delivery range.
• Filled a key role in the strategic sourcing of the company’s Energy Management vendor, and made final recommendations to stakeholders. After the vendor was chosen, acted as the liaison between the vendor and American.
• Created the annual energy baseline in order to forecast energy costs based on supplier price changes and budgeted system delivery vs. previous system delivery.
• Collaborated with field employees, including rate team members, with compiling energy data related to reporting and rate cases.
• Trained field employees on the use of the Energy Management system, in formal quarterly online sessions as well as one-on-one sessions when requested.

Mount Laurel, NJ 08054

• Enabled vendors and other organizations to be paid for services by processing incoming requests from internal customers to enter new vendors, charitable organizations, government entities, and others into the JD.
• Prevented vendor fraud by performing due diligence on any new vendor request by obtaining information from DNBI, IRS TIN matching, ORCA, the Excluded Parties List System, and CVM Solutions.
• Designed and took ownership of a monthly report that would notify Supply Chain of vendors with certificates of insurance that were close to expiration in our system, to allow for timely updating of those certificates.
• Revised the existing form used by field employees when a new vendor/organization needed to be entered into the system for payment. The revision made the form more user-friendly and provided clear instructions, as well.

Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

• Received vendor invoices for various American Water subsidiaries and prepared them for scanning into the imaging system.
• Analyzed invoices for duplications and inaccuracies, and if any were found, would interface with either the vendor or the American Water employee who approved the invoice to resolve the matter.
• Routed invoices to the American Water employee responsible for each invoice, and after approval, performed data entry to create a voucher for payment.

Mba, Finance/Accounting, Magna Cum Laude - 3.852

Graduated Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor'S Degree, Elementary Education And Teaching, Cum Laude - 3.489

Coordinate major in Psychology