Finance Manager

• Results-oriented, resourceful and knowledgeable professional with over 16 years of combined experience in the Finance, Management and Administrative fields.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

 Overall – Responsibility for all accounting functions on a daily basis, as well as month-end closing, reviewing and analysis of monthly results and financial reporting (STAT/GAAP) .
 Balance Sheet and P&L Reviews (6) – Reviewed Journal entries, monthly reconciliations and managed the monthly close process.
 Finance /Accounting Technical Advice – Provided Finance/accounting technical advice to department heads/operations
 Management Reporting Consolidation and Analysis – Prepared, analyzed and consolidated P & L and Balance Sheets. Prepared financial reporting per company standards and policies and distributed reports to department heads/operations for review and sign off
 Budgets and Forecasting – Coordinated the budgeting and forecasting processes. Gathered data from co-ordinators/operation managers and maintained the budget/forecast models
 Audit Assistance – Coordinated and communicated with external and internal auditors for all product lines (ITQ/BOT/BPC/HCC/BA/BSS)
 Quarterly Tax Provision – Preparation and submission to local BHBSS (support services)
 Inventory Management – Reviewed receipts, sales, transfers, scrap and obsolete items
 Fixed Assets Management - Reviewed receipts, sales, transfers, scrap, and depreciation. (ITQ/HCC)
 Expatriates Monthly Tax/Annual Income Tax Returns - Preparation of expatriates monthly processing of payroll taxes. Annual preparation of Expatriates Income Tax Returns for submission to Tax Service Provider (PWC).
 SOX/Controls and Governance – Assisting in the process and preparation for SOX compliance
 Accounts Receivable and DSOs – Reviewed receivables/invoicing, collections and lapse days (ITQ/HCC)
 Managerial and Supervisory – Supervised, developed and assessed the accounting functions.
 Audit - Prepare audit fieldwork, liaise with external and internal auditors to completion of audits.



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BAKER HUGHES (TRINIDAD) LIMITED – INTEQ DIVISION
Port-of-Spain Trinidad

• Accounting Assistant 1993 - 1997
• Accounting Supervisor 1997 - 2000
• Supervisor Finance/Finance Manager/Controller 2000 - 2009

CURRENT EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS

 University of Reading - UK
Henley MBA – October 2010



EDUCATION


 The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Level 1 and Portion of Level 2 1996


 School of Accounting and Management - St. Augustine, Trinidad
Association of Business Executives (ABE):
Advanced Diploma in Business Management 1993
Diploma in Business Management 1992
Certificate in Business Management 1991
(The Committee on the Recognition of Degrees at N.I.H.E.R.S.T has evaluated
the ABE programme as the equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree in
Management / Business studies at honours level – written evaluation available)


 St. Mary’s Secretarial College
Business and Administrative Studies 1978-1979

 Tunapuna Government Secondary School - Tunapuna, Trinidad
GCE Ordinary Level 1977

SOFT SKILLS/TRAINING


1. Supervisor Cornerstone
2. Teamwork
3. Pro-activity & Responsiveness
4. Interpersonal Communication
5. Decision Making
6. Disciplinary Guidelines for Managers
7. Managing Diversity
8. Presentation Skills
9. Planning & Organizing
10. Managing Conflict in the Workplace
11. Time Management / Priority Setting
12. Basic Safety – HSE on-line modules
13. LRU’s, FCPAs, Code of Conduct
14. Substance Abuse and Defensive Driving
15. Service Excellence

OTHER

1. HFM Power User
2. SAP Power User
3. Workflow Power User
4. JDE Power User
5. Advanced Excel /Word
6. Advanced Power-point User
7. Internet Power User