Steffanie Tejada
Richmond,TX
Summary
I have 12 years of experience in diverse finance roles, and established core competencies in developing innovative solutions for data handling, reporting, insights, and analytics. Being an entrepreneur as a hobby, I have a passion for solving business objectives and creating sustainable systems and processes to generate value.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Commercial Scheduler
Kinder Morgan, Inc
Houston, TX
06.2024 - Current
- Monitored gas flows in real-time and made timely adjustments as needed based on changing conditions or customer requests.
- Reviewed and analyzed gas supply, demand, storage, transportation, and other operational data to ensure accuracy of scheduling operations.
- Communicated regularly with counterparties to confirm or raise issues related to natural gas scheduling operations.
- Developed and implemented new strategies to optimize gas scheduling performance while meeting contractual obligations.
- Create and implement maintenance reports and discussed special circumstances with colleagues to capture or mitigate potential market and operational impacts.
- Responded to alarms and implemented timely resolutions to situations.
Senior Financial Planning Analyst
Kinder Morgan, Inc
Houston, TX
04.2022 - 06.2024
- Managed and delivered the bi-weekly forecast, budget, and long-range plan for Stagecoach ($300M Annually), various LNG assets ($500M annually) and Kinderhawk Treating ($200M annually)
- Mitigated $6M annual risk on Kinderhawk Treating by analyzing forecast to actuals and gaining comprehensive knowledge of asset's commercial structure
- Maintain close partnerships with commercial and operational leads to identify and quantify potential opportunities and risks
- Increased efficiency and accuracy of the bi-weekly forecast process by 50% with designing and implementing streamlined financial forecast models
Business Planner - Gulf of Mexico
BHP
11.2020 - 10.2021
- Advisor of the subsurface technical managers and the General Manager of Gulf of Mexico production unit (GOMPU) by coordinating responses amongst various support functions to asset challenges and opportunities.
- Managed and delivered the corporate planning cycle for the Shenzi & Neptune by coordinating and gathering data amongst various key stakeholders ranging from Engineering, Finance, Health & Safety, and Legal.
- Identify opportunities in corporate planning cycle to minimize recycling and allow time for adequate leadership review.
- Present key analysis and findings using economic models to assist in strategic decisions of GOMPU growth projects.
Cost Transparency & Allocation Specialist
BHP
09.2018 - 11.2020
- Design allocation logic in excel using SAP financial data and ServiceNow technology data to calculate total cost of ownership (TCO) of applications to support application rationalization
- Pioneer the BHP technology taxonomy via research of the Technology Business Management (TBM) global standard to report costs that will assist in external benchmarking
- Lead the capability work stream team of 2 resources to develop and deploy the transition of the project to a run state to the planning & analytics team.
Marketing Finance Business Partner
BHP
12.2016 - 09.2018
- Provided marketing finance support to key stakeholders and management by performing financial reviews through NPV and risk analysis of contract negotiations, and variance analysis of selling costs, pricing, and revenue
- Developed financial excel models to consolidate and forecast the GOM PU & JIU freight, selling & distribution for the planning cycle
- Created reporting variance tools in excel to assist with comparative analysis for selling costs and bespoke reporting.
Conventional Finance Business
Partner | BHP
Houston, TX
07.2015 - 12.2016
- Oversaw the Conventional business by performing monthly financial reviews and analysis of operating costs, capital spend and DD&A to aid in monitoring business operations and performance
- Liaised with various asset business partners to understand asset performance and report the overall Conventional financial results for management for decision making and business evaluation
- Coordinated the Month End, Half Year End & Year End deliverables, and ensured reporting alignment across all functions
- Internal Reporting – Financial Planning & Analysis
Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist
BHP
Houston, TX
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Coordinated the submission of the Petroleum monthly forecast and annual budget, by providing accounting guidance to key stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with internal and external compliance requirements
- Improved the budget and forecast process by designing the EBIT variance analysis model, optimizing the cash flow and balance sheet model, and streamlined the processing of data into the forecasting tool
Finance Business Partner
BHP
Houston, TX
08.2012 - 08.2013
Tejada
- Managed the operated Upper Pyrenees/Moondyne and non-operated Browse development projects; tracked billings and expenditures against budget and authorized AFE amounts, analyzed over/under cash call positions, and ensured compliance with Joint Operating Agreements
- Responsible for project financial accounting activities including the divestment of Browse project, preparing, and posting monthly accruals to general ledger.
Joint Venture Accountant
BHP
Houston, TX
01.2011 - 07.2012
- Maintained relationships with both external and internal business partners for business continuity; resolved payment or account reconciliation issues/variances, provided Joint Operating Agreement interpretations, and processed invoices and billings
- Managed joint venture ledgers by performing account reconciliations and analyzed variances, closed joint venture books for accounting periods, reviewed master data setup, and lead post SAP implementation cleanup projects.
Education
BBA - Accounting
University of Houston
12.2010
Skills
- Accounting processes and principles
- Adaptability
- Budget & forecasting
- Data Interpretation
- Economic modeling
- Financial modeling, reporting & analysis
- Interpersonal Communication
- Microsoft Office: MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
- Pipeline Management
- Systems: Allegro ETRM, DART, SAP, Anaplan/SAS/COGNOS Petroleum forecasting software, Business Intelligence Reports
- Variance Analysis
Affiliations
- Real estate investor
- 200-hr Yoga Alliance registered teacher-training program (RYT200)
Timeline
Commercial Scheduler
Kinder Morgan, Inc
06.2024 - Current
Senior Financial Planning Analyst
Kinder Morgan, Inc
04.2022 - 06.2024
Business Planner - Gulf of Mexico
BHP
11.2020 - 10.2021
Cost Transparency & Allocation Specialist
BHP
09.2018 - 11.2020
Marketing Finance Business Partner
BHP
12.2016 - 09.2018
Conventional Finance Business
Partner | BHP
07.2015 - 12.2016
Financial Planning & Analysis Specialist
BHP
09.2013 - 07.2015
Finance Business Partner
BHP
08.2012 - 08.2013
Joint Venture Accountant
BHP
01.2011 - 07.2012
BBA - Accounting
University of Houston
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