Jennifer Brokenbourgh
Katy,TX
Summary
Highly motivated and goal-driven Financial Analyst skilled in collecting, monitoring and studying data to analyze financial status and recommend business strategy. Experienced in qualitative and quantitative analysis, contract management and forecasting. Tech-savvy in use of spreadsheets, accounting and financial management software.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Analyst
OQ Chemical Corporation
04.2019 - 04.2024
- Responsible for all insurance policies
- Working with the broker, paying invoices, setting up amortization schedules and recurring entries
- Perform month end close in SAP for three companies which includes accruals and allocations
- Perform Budgeting and Forecasting
- Managed month-end closing in accordance US GAAP and Local Accounting Standards
- Perform analysis, and reporting for Fixed Distribution
- Account reconciliations for accrual and prepaid accounts
- Post journal entries and ensure they align with GAAP
- Ad hoc projects as required
- Process 3rd party and Intercompany invoices
- QFRS Quarterly reporting.
Owner
Crazy Horse Enterprises LLC
11.2016 - 03.2019
- Took orders, process the orders & ship them
- Maintain the books, tax returns
- Maintained general ledger accounts of balance sheet and income statement to complete accounting cycle, including preparing journal entries
- Analyzed financial reports, budget forecasting, monthly statements
- Managed month-end closing in accordance US GAAP and Local Accounting Standards
- System used quick books.
Sr. Financial Analyst
BHP Billiton
10.2008 - 10.2016
- Perform month end close in the consolidation system (1BCS)
- Post top side entries in 1BCS
- Perform testing for new company codes, group accounts, tasks, methods, and divestitures
- Conduct training classes for 1BCS
- Review account reconciliations
- Perform compliance tests on account reconciliations
- Developed forecasting tools and dashboards to analyze revenue variance, business pipeline and Industry trends
- Successfully implemented SOX procedures, monthly/quarterly/yearly
- Prepared Financial Statements and reports, including reporting compliance with both US GAAP and IFRS
- Budgeted active and proposed projects by accurately determining pricing, margins and risk factors
- Led monthly meetings with directors to analyze spending and provide financial recommendations
- Created and maintained precise and accurate models, charts and reports
- Consolidated financial data and materials for key leadership meetings
- Created quarterly earning presentations and monthly investor presentations
- Identified risks associated with projects, contract approvals and other client accounting issues
- Ran and analyzed monthly revenue risk reports for the executive team
- Built and maintained databases for forecasting future financial performance
- Developed spreadsheet models for diverse projects and analysis
- Assist with SEC reporting
- Experience with 10-Q, 10-K, BE605 and QFRS Reporting.
Financial Analyst
Paradigm
05.2008 - 10.2008
- Review all the accounting done for the regions of Russia, Kazakhstan and Asia Pacific
- Prepared Financial Statements and reports, including reporting compliance with both US GAAP and IFRS
- These tasks are done in the Oracle system
- Compile the roll forward schedules for fixed assets, debt, intangibles and goodwill
- Responsible for the cash schedules for monthly report to management
- Update departmental reports with monthly actuals and compare with budget and trend
- Explain any variances.
Senior Financial Analyst
Royal Dutch Shell
08.1999 - 05.2008
- Consolidated financial data and materials for key leadership meetings
- Monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends
- Prepared Financial Statements and reports, including reporting compliance with both US GAAP and IFRS
- Developed, produced and analyzed financial statements by region
- Built and maintained databases for forecasting future financial performance
- Work extensively with SAP
- Accounts Payable USD and foreign Accounts Receivable USD and foreign Shell Hydrogen was in the Renewables group which included Shell Solar and Shell Wind Energy
- Worked together on quarterly closing activities and yearend tax projects required by Corporate
- Set up new Shell Entities in the Stargate SAP system
- These companies include Shell Internet Services Inc, and Shell Wind Energy Inc
- Conduct training classes to teach the Corporate Affairs business how to use SAP to pay invoices Create, maintain, and work closely with the Group Reporting Team on all tax entries for SOPLAN business in order to meet quarterly corporate closing deadlines Analysis of tax accounts for reasonableness Understand IAS and US GAAP differences to determine impact on SOPLAN Accounts Payable USD and foreign Accounts Receivable
- Compile monthly financial statements Analyze monthly financial statements
- Meet with Management to discuss monthly results
- Compile 5 year budgets
- Work with management to ensure company hits targets
- Consolidated financial data and materials for key leadership meetings
- Monitored and analyzed financial, statistical and operational data trends
- Developed, produced and analyzed financial statements by region
- Built and maintained databases for forecasting future financial performance.
Education
MBA - Accounting
GPA: 3.5
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
12.1999
GPA: 3.5
Skills
- Proficient in MS Office Word Excel, and SAP
- Journal Entries
- ERP systems proficiency
- Expense Reporting
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Invoice Coding
- Attention to Detail
- Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
- Team Collaboration
- General accounting
- Journal entry preparation
- Documentation and Reports
- Microsoft Office
- Accounting Processes
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
- Account reconciliation processes
- Balance sheets
- Financial Statements
- General ledger accounting
- Account Reconciliation
- General Ledger
- Financial Statements Review
- Financial Reporting
- Budget Preparation
- Forecasting
- Software proficient
- GAAP Accounting
- Typing and 10-Key Entry
- Accruals and Provisions
Timeline
Financial Analyst - OQ Chemical Corporation
04.2019 - 04.2024
Owner - Crazy Horse Enterprises LLC
11.2016 - 03.2019
Sr. Financial Analyst - BHP Billiton
10.2008 - 10.2016
Financial Analyst - Paradigm
05.2008 - 10.2008
Senior Financial Analyst - Royal Dutch Shell
08.1999 - 05.2008
The University of St. Thomas - MBA, Accounting
The University of St. Thomas - Bachelor of Science, Accounting