Travis Fry Email & Phone Number

Austin, Texas, Us

Cedar Park, Texas, Us

• Owner of all accounting, finance, and reporting functions for a $60 million, privately owned distributorship including GAAP financial reporting, cash management, collections, internal controls, software implementation, tax reporting, and process improvement.• Lead a team of 2 AR and AP accountants• Conduct audits of ISO 9000 based quality system

Austin, Texas, Us

• Consulting Director for 16+ companies and non-profits, from pre-revenue startups to multi-million dollar companies ready to go public, and everything in between• Lead team of 3+ Consulting Controllers and at least 1 Bookkeeper, managing priorities and external client communication• Onboard new clients, including historical accounting cleanup, chart of accounts modification, and converting to US GAAP compliance• Perform GAAP and quality control review for close workpapers and financial reports for 12-24 clients• Advise clients to improve internal controls and reduce accounting risk• Mentor and teach team members and clients about US GAAP, revenue recognition, lease accounting, purchase accounting, and other accounting principles as appropriate • Step in and help with month-end close or special projects as needed• Serve as primary accounting contact with audit and tax teams on clients’ behalf• Forecast staff capacity for +12 months to maintain adequate staffing levels

Austin, Texas, Us

•Managed daily cash flow and all treasury functions for a $90+ million multinational entity•Lead contact with independent auditors for all audit analysis and information requests•Reviewed and approved projects to ensure correct setup to properly account for percentage of completion revenue recognition, milestone billings, and Incoterms•Reviewed balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and WIP schedules to ensure accurate and timely financial statements•Consolidated financial statements and eliminate intercompany revenues and expenses for two domestic and four international entities•Identified and implemented accounting policies and improvements to increase GAAP compliance and deliver increasingly accurate financial results to decision makers•Recruited, interviewed, and mentored direct reports and the accounting and finance staff to develop individual careers and improve operational results•Advised, monitored, and enforced accounting policy compliance for Sales, HR, Projects, Warehouse, and other departments•Provided technical GAAP research and analysis to anticipate and comply with new accounting standards •Modified and updated chart of accounts to increase accuracy and visibility•Organized and led audit count of over $9 million of manufacturing inventory

Houston, Texas, Us

• Participated in three JV audits, auditing payroll, employee expenses, plant fuel, rigs, equipment, overhead, service fees, allocations, accruals, and other subject areas• Identified over $600K in exceptions on first audit • Led vendor process audit with significant policy, process documentation, and transparency related findings

• Saved Compliance group 80 days of labor per year by modifying processes according to assessed risk, eliminating the need to hire additional staff• Saved 20 days of labor per year for AP group, and reduced shipping, storage fees, and paper consumption by modernizing records retention practices • Eliminated approximately 100hrs per year of low value or redundant tasks from Supervisor role • Led effort to identify and implement ERP software changes to allow managers to track vendor spend by contract• Mentored and developed local staff, troubleshot and advised on issues encountered by staff requiring assistance, prepared staff for imminent nationalization of asset• As part of the operational leadership team: o Participated in employee performance assessments for 2-4 direct reports, maintaining detailed notes throughout the year o Created individual employee development plans, as well as medium and long-term succession planning o Provided formal and informal training to local and expat staff• Ensured timely compliance of 100% of vendor invoices prior to coding and payment• Collaborated with multiple auditing entities, including EG Government, JV partners, PwC, and Marathon’s internal audit department for financial statement, FCPA, and other yearly audits• Coordinated condensate, propane, and butane liftings and declarations required by EG Customs Department to facilitate the accurate recording of revenue and ensure compliance to applicable laws • Achieved 100% compliance for annual FCPA training for 350+ personnel as required by Marathon law organization • Maintained and review manager approval authority schedules to ensure appropriate level of review and facilitate timely approvals• Primary contact for department managers for resolving invoice and contractual disputes with vendors

• Recovered $375K from JV partners in 2016 by identifying and correcting long-standing systemic errors or systematizing future review processes• Led audit of the Tanzanian research institute responsible for testing a malaria vaccine to identify process improvements and prevent future miscommunication • Contributed to a project to reduce month end close from 8 to 4 work days by evaluating and modifying all close processes, accruals, and role assignments• Primary contact for management questions regarding all costs and technical accounting issues• Managed AP close, ensured timely posting and review of accruals, identified and corrected accounting errors • Prepared local income taxes for > 100 US and UK expats on a monthly basis • Reviewed or prepared 50+ monthly accruals, including capital and expense projects, payroll, and PSC payments• Ensured proper application of local withholding tax laws, as well as the coding or monitoring of the coding and posting of hundreds of invoices on a monthly basis• Created and maintained shared service and joint project structures and allocations for multiple related operators • Accounted for inventory, material movements, and project stock in conjunction with Global Supply Chain• Tested SAP system changes, initiated master data changes to cost centers, GL accounts, vendors, etc.

Houston, Texas, Us

• Consolidated equity earnings for sub-companies on a monthly basis• Coordinated monthly close activities such as shared services allocations, WBS settlement, and JV cutback• Prepared monthly accruals and other entries including project accruals, employee bonuses, contractor travel, etc.• Initiated and recorded intercompany payments and clearings between 25+ related companies• Accounted for dividend declarations between various Marathon sub companies• Reconciled and monitored 100+ balance sheet accounts on a quarterly basis

Houston, Texas, Us

• Forecasted weekly cash flows for for revenues, taxes, intercompany cash settlements, and JV cash calls• Monitored internal controls and SOX compliance with monthly self-audits• Reviewed contract compliance for all marketing crude purchases and sales • Calculated and recorded monthly revenue tax filings with the Canada Revenue Agency

Houston, Texas, Us

• Coordinated and maintained $500M Global Exploration capital and expense budgets for current through +5 years, including drilling projects, seismic acquisition and analysis, and administrative costs• Presented monthly budget updates and variance analyses to Global Exploration VP and other Global Exploration management• Reported profit letter variances for management, Board of Directors, and SEC required submissions

Houston, Texas, Us

• Analyzed invoices to provide assurance of billing compliance to contractual agreements• Audited Gulf of Mexico drilling inventory at third party storage sites in partnership with procurement personnel

Master Of Professional Accounting - Mpa

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Theology, Intercultural Communication

B.A.