American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.	Vice Chairman of International Committee of Texas Society of CPA, Houston Chapter, and active member with the Energy, Audit and Technology	Institute of Certified Management Accountants, Houston Chapter.
Houston World Affairs Council.	Business Monitor International	OANDA Foreign Exchange Database

• Ensure compliance with external requirements related to internal controls over financial reporting (including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404)
• Provide consultation and facilitate sharing of best practices across the organization and delivery the Control Advisory and Review activity
• Oversee the ongoing compliance activity including CET preparation and updates, and Self Assessments
• Contribute to the FC&A Internal Control training offering, including content and delivery
• Maintain current knowledge of internal control, PCAOB, SEC and audit developments.
• Facilitate E&Y audit activities from a program management perspective, support E&Y Dry-Run initiative to provide early assurance to BP senior management on whether control activity documentation (CETs) and evaluation (testing) meet the minimum standards necessary for auditor attestation.
• Support BP’s external auditor during their annual attestation of BP’s internal controls to comply with SOX Section 404.
• Managed more than 30 CET workshops for White and Green boxes across GRST
• Confirm the completeness and accuracy of existing CET documentation against the existence and operation of controls
• Confirm the operating effectiveness of ICOFR using audit-standard testing techniques
• Assist in identification of key controls, provide recommendations for improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of ICOFR and CET documentation
• Provide recommendations for process improvement and standardization opportunities, evaluate Control activities covers all control objectives, assess adequate balance in control techniques (i.e. prevents vs., detect, automated vs. manual controls, and a variety of control types for each control point)
• Provide training to Control Rep, Process Owner and Subject Matter Expert (BP / Outsourcer)  over SOX requirements, BP ICE project, COSO Framework, IT Controls, General Controls, CET components, Risk Assessment, Key Controls, GAP and Remediation (Tiers 1,2 & 3) in Calgary Canada, Houston –Texas, Mobil, Alabama, and Tulsa Oklahoma.
• Provide QA and CET Refresh Quality compliance over 30 White and Green Box CETs including E&Y Mock audit finding comments on CET contents and the related BP responses/guidance, and Mapping Sub-process and the Attributes (master data) in the Control Framework section of Axentis.
• Support GRST PMO and core team in technical issues, “Back to Back” evaluation, Sox Testing , Self Assessment, and Axentius sign off
• Stay apprised of changes in the PCAOB rulemaking process and associated revisions to PCAOB standard related to SOX
• Support “Steady-State” phase for GRST covering CET Refresh, Validation of 20F Coverage and Self Assessment Testing.
• Liaise with other BP GRST BUs to share best practices and lessons learned.
• Map individual CET controls to the significant accounts, GAIT Codes, and assertions to which they relate (20F mapping)
• Review Critical CET covers Process complexity, Period end close and Group Consolidation, Segment and entity level controls, Areas of significant estimates and judgment
• Review CETs Map to highlight linkages between the Major Process Grouping, Major Processes, Financial Statement Assertion Criteria (CEAVOP), and the phases of the end-to-end process
• Prepare and review CET  Documentation to ensure compliance with BP SOX ICE project standard for the following:

• Ensure compliance with BP NAGP policies including MTM, approved commodities, Delegation of Authority, Fraud Reporting, Business Critical Spreadsheet, Document management, Credit, Transaction validation and Confirmation, Business Risk Assessment, and price Curves.
• Design detail testing programs for Self Assessment (observation, inquiry, inspections, and Re-performance), reviewed work performed, and documentation supporting the test conclusions.
• Design detail testing programs for End User Computing (EUC) policy covering relevant control activities over ownership, access, version control etc., reviewed work performed, and documentation supporting the test conclusions. Possess sufficient control awareness over FCA controls and End User Computing controls associated with financial reporting are designed and operating effectively;
• Evaluate CET compliance with Group Reporting Manual (GRM) include control objectives and control activities which ensure the accounting treatment of transactions/items in the process is in compliance with the latest version of the Group Reporting Manual.
• Managed Self Assessment over Oil America (15 CETs), and Global NGL (35 CETs), reviewed Self Assessment Template, Support Documentation, Sample Selections, Test Performed and Conclusions.
• Coordinate with BP DCT/ FCA over SOX the Applications Security Reviews (ASR’s), Segregation of Duties (SoD) in the CET Control Activities over control assessment and accountability
• Ensure that the existing SOX documentation, including Control Evaluation Templates (CETs) and control flow diagrams, accurately reflect the current state of internal control.
• Review the periodic “walk-through” of BP SOX processes to verify that internal control design is correctly reflected in the CETs.
• Coached CET owner, SMES in finding solutions in the formulation of effective remediation actions to correct inefficient control activities in each process under testing.
• Work with FC&A DCT on ONENGL Project – (SAP systems, BW systems, and other critical accounting applications) to coordinate process improvement efforts in the areas of controls across NGL North America, and coordinate annual audit activities. Also, engage with project teams to ensure that all delivery of changes is validated and that any change in controls is documented in BP SOX CET in Axentius repositories.

• Defining and working with a team on executing the strategic vision for all of the Financial Management Solutions.
• A comprehensive understanding of core accounting processes across the enterprise for large, multi-national organizations.
• Strong understanding of the business requirements for Financials Services organizations.
• Worked with IT Global consultants to implement SAP, People soft & Carat Financial Systems
• Functional consulting support for financial systems implementation, enhancement or conversion projects (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, Hyperion)
• Good understanding of SAP R/3 FI/CO and knowledge of financial processes such as closing, reporting, consolidation and system interface.
• Good understanding of OTC (Order to Cash), PTP (Purchase to Pay -Accounts Payable) and RTR
• Identify gaps between business requirements and SAP functionality and cover integration issues in the design development.
• Proven experience in developing test scenarios, executing and error correction for Integration testing in GL.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient in the implementation of Finance applications in web-based environments.
• Experienced in conversion and interface design, configuration of applications, and application modification design.
• Business process mapping, instruction, and concept testing.
• Work with Process Owners, Subject Matter Experts and End Users to address application configuration and business process issues
• Troubleshoot accounting issues in GL and interfacing applications.
• Perform requirements gathering and design for approved customizations, bug fixes and reports·  
• Possess knowledge of important tables and ability to create queries.
• Facilitate communication and support between End Users and those who fulfill Tier 3 Support (i.e., Technical Support) roles
• Possess GL support experience in a 8.x version of PeopleSoft.
• Review and request PeopleSoft updates and fixes be applied to the system.
• Perform system test of updates and fixes applied by technical specialists prior to migration into the production environment Provide Tier 2 support after regular corporate help desk (Tier 1)
• Provides SAP development, configuration, and implementation and support services for the FI-CO and Project Systems Modules.
• Provides training as required to user community, including training for implementation activities, new users, and new development.
• Troubleshoots and resolves problems to complex business functions.
• Tests cross-modular version upgrades and new development as needed.
• Formulates and defines scope, objectives, and execution of assigned projects.
• Conducts follow-up reviews of solutions to verify that desired objectives were accomplished effectively and efficiently.
• Ability to apply fundamental accounting principles to reach solution of business requirements and/or problems required.
• Thorough understanding of cost center accounting, project set up and reporting required.
• Knowledge of GR/IR posting, accounts payable, and order settlement.
• Knowledge of data warehouse solutions.