Holli Sherrard
Houston,Texas
Summary
A business professional with nearly 20 years of combined experience in accounting, financial analysis, internal auditing, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, staff supervision and project management. Industry experience includes Oil & Gas Upstream, Downstream and Financial Services.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Corporate Auditor
Shell Oil Company
- Performed effectively as a global lead auditor covering Manufacturing, Retail, Chemicals, Information Technology, Corporate and others
- Managed the planning, resourcing and execution of internal audit plans
- Consulted with customers and key stakeholders regarding the design and execution of the risk-based audit
- Evaluated information, conducted interviews and engaged with senior leaders to communicate findings aimed to improve the control framework and the bottom line
- Planned and facilitated quarterly staff conferences
- Received an award for delivering exceptional audit results.
Advisor
Shell Oil Company
- Primary financial advisor for the $530 million Global Retail Strategy re-brand project to convert 13,000 Texaco stations nationwide to the Shell brand
- Delivered program cost estimates, expenditure forecasting, accrual management, annual business plan and audit responses
- Developed and implemented processes to account for non-traditional restructuring deals for joint ventures and inventory management
- Developed and implemented a monthly key performance indicators reporting tool tracking 45 metrics in 12 major categories used by internal and external stakeholders
- Discovered and resolved $66 million in unrecorded entries affecting re-brand reserve and asset impairment related to purchase accounting
- Represented company in college and experienced hire recruiting across the United States.
Accounting Supervisor
Shell Oil Company
- Supervised 12 accountants responsible for journal entries, account reconciliation, variance analysis, government reporting and audit responses
- Thorough knowledge and application of GAAP and FASB
- Developed and facilitated training sessions for SAP financial system for 45 employees
- Facilitated regional and corporate finance presentations leading to operational improvements in retail execution
- Successfully recruited three new hires as a college and experienced hire recruiter across the United States.
Accountant
Shell Oil Company
- Managed over $45 million in capital expenditure projects and fixed assets accounting for the Pacific South marketing region
- Performed account reconciliation and variance analysis
- Nominated for the Comptroller’s Superstar Award.
Director for Employee Benefits
Galena Park Independent School District
2016.01 - Current
Senior Business Consultant
Robert Half International
2012.01 - 2015.01
- Contract assignment with AIG and its subsidiaries, an insurance provider of life and annuity products
- Major projects include standardization of Actuarial and Finance processes related to costs and reserves as well as conversion of SAP chart of accounts and Financial Statements related to system upgrades
- Progressive responsibility as a project team member led to a project lead role
- I created project plans, lead a group of up to 15 stakeholders, conducted status update meetings to senior management and managed risks to the project's cost and timeline
- All projects were achieved under aggressive timelines and required consistent communication with Senior Management.
Senior Business Analyst & Site Finance Manager
Shell Oil Company
1996.01 - 2012.01
- Responsible for finance leadership to the Global Third Party Commercial Sales Organization which has annual revenue of $350 million
- With three direct reports located in the United States and The Netherlands, I led and delivered the annual business plan, business performance results, senior leadership management information and commercial deal advisement
- Also provided finance leadership to the 200-acre technology research center located in Houston
- Intimately involved in site cost reductions, annual business plan and working closely with Real Estate, Site Management and Modernization Project Team.
Education
MBA, Management -
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX01.2001
B.S., Business Administration -
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA01.1997
Skills
- Finance & Accounting
- Budgeting & Analysis
- Planning and executing audits
- Internal Controls and Risk Mitigation
- Managing relationships and delivering results
- Effective Senior Leadership communication and handling difficult conversations
- Working globally and virtually
- Team dynamics
- SAP Integrated Software
- Advanced in MS Excel and PowerPoint
- Risk Analysis
Timeline
Director for Employee Benefits
Galena Park Independent School District
2016.01 - Current
Senior Business Consultant
Robert Half International
2012.01 - 2015.01
Senior Business Analyst & Site Finance Manager
Shell Oil Company
1996.01 - 2012.01
Corporate Auditor
Shell Oil Company
Advisor
Shell Oil Company
Accounting Supervisor
Shell Oil Company
Accountant
Shell Oil Company
MBA, Management -
Houston Baptist University
B.S., Business Administration -
University of Southern California
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