Kelli Bowen
Woburn,MA
Summary
Highly accomplished and diligent operational finance/senior analyst with 15+ years of experience in account reconciliation, financial modeling, and journal entries. Proficient in providing robust financial data and reporting to facilitate executive - level budget and forecasting decisions. Experienced accountant with GAAP, regulatory, and IFRS reporting experience.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Operational Finance/Senior Analyst
National Grid
Waltham, MA
12.2019 - Current
- Process complex project accruals for 3 business units totaling approximately $18.5M monthly
- Initiate transmission outside payments and assemble the monthly accrual for approximately 21 vendors
- Prepare Opex to Capex entries and reclasses to correct project work orders and record Capitalization for gas clamping
- Provide invoice support and reconciliation for Contract Termination Charge filing (stranded cost recovery)
- Trained Project Managers and Cost Analysts on the process for Accruing costs related to complex construction projects.
Finance Business Partner/Sr. Analyst
National Grid
Waltham, MA
04.2014 - 12.2019
reclassesh IFRS and GAAPProvided monthly forecast and budgeting information to facilitate executive business decisions Provided data and trending analysis for historical storm expenditures of approximately $207 Million for the 2015 and 2018 Massachusetts Electric Company rate cases Documented and upskilled New York counterparts on the storm reporting process and month end journal entries and procedures. Ferc
NE Labor and Relations/Associate Specialist
National Grid
10.2010 - 04.2014
- Managed up-to-date seniority rosters for 6 unions (both gas and electric) and coordinated meeting logistics
- Responsible for local union posting process for 6 electric unions and 6 gas unions and processed the necessary bargaining change forms to update SAP information
- Maintained discipline Access database for bargaining unit employees in NE region
- Brought existing union job postings up to date per the contractual obligations.
General Ledger Accountant
05.1998 - 10.2010
- Responsible for month end closings, including journal entries and financial statements
- Generated monthly union dues payment, pension payment and union time bill back including required documentation
- Paid quarterly sales/use tax and monthly rent invoices
- Completed payroll entry when needed
- Maintained detailed analysis statements for accrued expenses and balanced company bank accounts.
Education
Associate of Science Degree, Business Administration -
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Skills
- Account Reconciliations
- Variance Analysis
- Data/Financial Modeling
- Accounts Payable/Receivable
- Audit Support
- Journal Entries
- Month and Year End close
- SAP
- Blackline
- HANA/BI
- Powerplant
- PowerPoint
- Word
- Strong Excel skills (V-look ups, Pivot Tables etc)
- Financial Modeling
- Data Analysis
- Data Modeling
Awards Recognitions
- Member of the Rate Case Team, winner of the National Grid CFO Award in 2016
- Various Appreciate Awards
Timeline
Operational Finance/Senior Analyst
National Grid
12.2019 - Current
Finance Business Partner/Sr. Analyst
National Grid
04.2014 - 12.2019
NE Labor and Relations/Associate Specialist
National Grid
10.2010 - 04.2014
General Ledger Accountant
05.1998 - 10.2010
Associate of Science Degree, Business Administration -
Massachusetts Bay Community College
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