SEAN K. FOSTER
Tomball,Texas
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Waterbridge, LLC
Houston, TX
01.2025 - Current
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Kodiak Gas Services, LLC
Conroe, TX
01.2021 - 01.2024
- Oversaw the daily full-service Accounts Payable functions while managing a team of seven (7) direct reports.
- In addition, served as a primary contact for escalated vendor issues.
- Month end close, including but not limited to: AP and Operations bank account reconciliation, month end accrual(s), JE corrections/entries, month end GL transactions, and unapplied cash reconciliation.
- In addition, managed expense report processing, approval and payment.
- Reduced overtime by more than 130%, year over year by reducing workloads and distributing work evenly amongst the team.
- Reduced invoice approval/processing time by 2 days by creating a help desk within the team to assist with PO and purchasing issues.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Direct Energy
Houston, TX
01.2019 - 01.2021
- Oversaw the daily Accounts Payable functions while managing a team of over thirty (30) Accenture indirect reports (Bangalore, India) and three (3) direct reports.
- In addition, served as the primary contact for escalated vendor issues.
- Successful implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX in multiple business units within Direct Energy, which included UAT and training of staff.
- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 in Direct Energy Solar, which included UAT and training of staff.
- Outsourced check printing to a thirdparty vendor which resulted in annual savings of approximately $100K.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR
BJ Services
Tomball, TX
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Oversaw the daily Accounts Payable functions while managing a team of twelve (12) direct reports.
- Trained and developed existing and new employees while also meeting SLA's and expectations.
- Successful implementation of COUPA invoicing solution as Lead AP contact, which included UAT and training of AP and Finance staff.
- Implemented centralized invoice coding for invoices which in turn reduced the invoice processing time from twelve (12) business days to three (3).
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR
Bristow Group
Houston, TX
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Oversaw the daily Accounts Payable functions while managing a team of seven (7) direct reports.
- In addition, served as a primary contact for escalated vendor issues, researched and resolved discrepancies and trained and developed existing and new employees while also meeting SLA's and expectations.
- Successfully transitioned an Accounts Payable workload completed by a staff of 14 in Redhill, UK to Houston, TX with a staff of 7 (seven) and reduced the current error rate from 6% to 2% within the first two (2) months.
- Identified and transitioned vendors best suited for automatic payments in an effort to improve efficiency and convenience for all parties involved.
FINANCE PROCESS ANALYST
Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
01.2014 - 01.2016
- Served as a finance analyst and continuously worked to create ways to improve the efficiency of financial master data and the reporting governance workflow management process.
FINANCE TRAINING ANALYST
Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
01.2011 - 01.2014
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WORKFLOW ANALYST
Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
01.2009 - 01.2011
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SERVICE COORDINATOR
Baker Hughes
Houston, TX
01.2007 - 01.2009
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Timeline
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Waterbridge, LLC
01.2025 - Current
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Kodiak Gas Services, LLC
01.2021 - 01.2024
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE MANAGER
Direct Energy
01.2019 - 01.2021
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR
BJ Services
01.2018 - 01.2019
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR
Bristow Group
01.2016 - 01.2018
FINANCE PROCESS ANALYST
Baker Hughes
01.2014 - 01.2016
FINANCE TRAINING ANALYST
Baker Hughes
01.2011 - 01.2014
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WORKFLOW ANALYST
Baker Hughes
01.2009 - 01.2011
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SERVICE COORDINATOR
Baker Hughes
01.2007 - 01.2009