Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the financial statements for the coal segment. Assists in preparing the yearly budget and various forecasts. Works on ad hoc projects for operations and corporate accounting.

Involved in all aspects of SOX 404 for organization, including process narrative documentation, interviews, process walkthroughs, risk control analysis and control testing. Works with external auditors and management to resolve financial control issues. Assesses and mitigates risk to increase process efficiency. Works with site personnel to standardize financial controls across organization. Develops and maintains policies and procedures.

Responsible for all accounting functions, including forecasting, budgeting, AP, AR, Payroll, financial reporting, fixed assets, cost accounting, and human resources. Worked directly with the CEO to establish strategic initiatives and cost-saving directives. Managed timely vendor payments. Worked with operations to increase production efficiency.

Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the operations financial statements for thirteen mines. Daily, monthly, quarterly, and yearly forecast projections. Performs monthly profitability and variance analysis. Prepares annual budget and capital forecast. Prepares and reviews capital expenditure requests in compliance with corporate guidelines and budget constraints. Development of spreadsheets and reports to assist Operations. Responsible for fixed asset accounting and review. Financial control review and analysis. Company policy maintenance and implementation. Performs various special projects as requested. Involved in day-to-day business activities for business unit.

Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the operations financial statements for ten mines. Performed monthly journal entry review and account analysis. Resolved accounting issues that arose.Successfully managed the Sarbanes-Oxley project for the company. Reduced the number of overall SOX controls by over 50%, from 230 to under 100. This control reduction vastly improved the efficiency of the yearly SOX process and reduced workload and auditor fees as well. Responsible for other various ad-hoc projects requiring complex mathematical calculations and spreadsheets. These included various regression analysis models to determine reclamation bond YTM rates, a spreadsheet to calculate annualized historical stock volatility, and a spreadsheet to calculate the dilutive effect of convertible stock using different assumptions. Created a Monte Carlo model to predict the present value of stock option proceeds using different stock price projections.

Responsible for monthly and quarterly reporting to the corporate office. Prepared and presented monthly financial forecasts to management on a weekly basis. Managed the Sarbanes-Oxley 302 and 404 compliance processes for facility. Directly involved in major yearly projects, such as the financial budget and the five-year plan. Performed ad hoc analysis as requested.

Performed general accounting duties. Directly involved in the month-end closing process, including journal entry preparation and account analysis. Responsible for payroll processing and maintenance.Served as the Sarbanes-Oxley Facility Coordinator. Engaged in Sarbanes-Oxley site process testing and documentation, which required extensive travelling, tight deadlines, and a broad knowledge of local accounting and production processes. Became a certified Six Sigma green belt. Reduced the creation rate of obsolete and slow moving inventory by 30%, for monthly savings of $17,000. Decreased the number of freight disputes by 25%, resulting in monthly cash flow savings of $10,000. Participated in yearly Six Sigma Kaizen events, resulting in increased productivity in individual production cells. Performed Six Sigma departmental audits.

Worked at the Elk Run location. Prepared the daily profit and loss statement. Prepared the monthly capital expenditures reporting and handled all accounting aspects of fixed assets. Assisted the Controller in the yearly budget process, Performed general accounting functions, such as account reconciliations and variance analysis.