Oracle
Carla Murphy
Houston,TX
Summary
Accomplished Accounting Director with experience in consolidation, fixed assets, financial statement analysis, and process improvement. Seeking to leverage expertise in GAAP guidance and M&A activities to drive strategic financial initiatives and enhance operational efficiency in a dynamic organization.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Consolidation & Fixed Asset Accounting
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Financial Accounting
- Lead consolidation and property accounting teams
- Implement accounting policies and procedures
- Manage accounting operations, systems analysis, and reporting
- Develop strategies to support functional objectives
- Provide GAAP guidance and facilitate M&A activities
- Lead the implementation of Oracle Fixed Assets & Projects systems integration
- Discovery gather requirements
- Provide and implement solution
- Collaborate with IT, internal team members and other internal resource
- Lead or support projects of different sizes, analyzing data to identify gaps and find solutions, and collaborating with teams
- Collaborate with technical teams to facilitate new reports via the database and application
- Financial Accounting
Senior Manager, Consolidation
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2010 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Financial Accounting
- Managed a team of six in the consolidation group
- Directed month-end, quarterly and year-end close processes
- Supported M&A activities and purchase accounting
- Enhanced consolidation procedures for efficiency
- Financial Accounting
Supervisor, Consolidation
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Financial Accounting
- Analyzed the income statements and balance sheets for consolidated entities
- Prepared acquisition summaries and cash flow statements
- Ensured SEC-compliant financial reporting
- Responded to requests and questions from external auditors
- Financial Accounting
Senior Financial Analyst
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2003 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Volume Accounting
- Preparing monthly inventory trade calculation report for petrochemical products
- Calculating monthly gross margin
- Computing and analyzing operational expenses
- Reconciling inventory variances on petrochemical products
- Communicating with schedulers to resolve deal discrepancies
- Providing forecast to actual variance explanations to marketers
- Volume Accounting
Lead Senior Specialist
ENRON NETWORKS
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Company Overview: Global Markets
- Supervising Coal Operational Accounting Group
- Preparing monthly reconciliation true up reports for marketing agreements
- Comparing physical results with risk liquidation results using mark to market accounting
- Reconciling inventory variances on coal products
- Verifying interface between Liquids accounting system and SAP
- Point of contact for coal contract agreements
- Reviewing end of month closing reports of coal accountants
- Approving and posting journal entries to SAP
- Calculating prior month adjustments for coal products
- Setting-up processes and procedures for new contract deals
- Assisting coal accountants with daily responsibilities
- Creating ad hoc financial reports for management
- Communicating with risk to resolve deal discrepancies
- Global Markets
Financial Analyst
TEXACO, INC.
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Company Overview: Global Products
- Setting-Up and maintaining products in Solomon system
- Verifying value of inventory monthly
- Monitoring cost product in inventory
- Reviewing Inventory Imbalance Report monthly
- Reconciling inventory imbalance
- Inputting receipt of raw materials in Solomon system
- Verifying invoices are set-up correctly in accounts payable
- Reviewing and correcting inventory discrepancies
- Retrieving and downloading financial data from Financial Reporting System
- Monitoring property, plant & equipment additions
- Recording monthly closing entries
- Preparing and calculating Effective Tax Analysis
- Preparing monthly financial analysis reports
- Submitting financial wire to Hyperion monthly
- Analyzing, consolidating and preparing earnings variance
- Submitting BE-577 Direct Investments of Foreign Entity to Dept
- Of Commerce
- Global Products
Accountant
TEXACO, INC.
01.1997 - 01.1999
- Company Overview: Global Gas & Power Accounting
- Communicating with marketers and gas control representatives concerning deal discrepancies
- Reconciling imbalance for assigned pipelines
- Processing sales and purchase invoices associated with assigned pipelines
- Recording general ledger entries
- Preparing monthly reports which reflect imbalance for assigned pipelines
- Analyzing and evaluating earnings on assigned pipelines
- Identifying and correcting earnings variances
- Preparing monthly earnings report for management
- Providing earnings explanation for assigned pipelines
- Natural Gas Storage/Parking Coordinator
- Special Projects
- Global Gas & Power Accounting
Accountant Intern
PENNZOIL COMPANY
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Company Overview: Jiffy Lube Accounts Receivable
- Interacting with franchisees
- Analyzing accounts receivable
- Preparing various billings and reconciliation
- All aspects of notes receivable including setting up new notes, payment application and monthly reports for management
- Jiffy Lube Accounts Receivable
Accountant Intern
PENNZOIL EXPLORATION
01.1994 - 01.1995
- Company Overview: International Division
- Booking entries to deferred and accounts receivable account
- Preparing monthly reconciliation of International Companies
- Booking entries for inter-company transactions
- Preparing Aging of Accounts Receivable Schedule
- Preparing General & Administrative Expense Reports
- International Division
Education
Masters of Business Administration -
University of Phoenix
Houston, TX05.2007
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Houston - Central
Houston, TX05.1996
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX05.1993
Skills
- Oracle
- Oracle Discover
- G2
- SAP
- Hyperion
- Gateway
- Solomon
- Liquids
- Right Angle
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Business Objects
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- BRIO
- EMPAC
- Oral communication
- Written communication
- Analytical ability
- Spreadsheet modeling
- Leadership
- Self-starter
- Independence
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Strategic thinking
- Organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple assignments
Software
Hyperion
Timeline
Director, Consolidation & Fixed Asset Accounting
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2019 - Current
Senior Manager, Consolidation
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2010 - 01.2019
Supervisor, Consolidation
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2006 - 01.2010
Senior Financial Analyst
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS
01.2003 - 01.2006
Lead Senior Specialist
ENRON NETWORKS
01.2001 - 01.2003
Financial Analyst
TEXACO, INC.
01.1999 - 01.2001
Accountant
TEXACO, INC.
01.1997 - 01.1999
Accountant Intern
PENNZOIL COMPANY
01.1995 - 01.1996
Accountant Intern
PENNZOIL EXPLORATION
01.1994 - 01.1995
Masters of Business Administration -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
University of Houston - Central
Southwest Texas State University
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