Experience

Maternity leave

• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Maternity Leave

  • Apr 2013 - Present



ConocoPhillips

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Analyst

  • Sep 2011 - Apr 2013

  Cost Analyst, Project Management Team, Jasmine Development Project • Assisted with preparation of the Project Cost Report incorporating and representing all elements of the Project Budget. • Assisted in updating INPUTS workbook of Jasmine cost model by liaising with cost engineers, consolidating multiple data sets and generating a phased project forecast. • Assisted in preparing the OUTPUTS workbook of Jasmine cost model to facilitate the upload of plan versions to SAP and generate management cost reporting. • Assisted with preparation of Sub level detailed reports for the various Greenfield, Brownfield, and Owners project elements, incorporating Budget and Value of Work Done (VOWD) reporting. • Evaluated SAP expenditure reports. Extracted actual expenditures from SAP on the basis of WBS codes and analyzed for variances against planned figures. • Attended monthly meetings to discuss cost reporting, update on the forecast and key cost variances with cost engineers and project management. • Prepared weekly Invoice Processing Performance Report and provided trend analysis to the Senior Project Services Manager. • Performed processing of contractor and third party man-hour and expenses invoices – ePayables. • Performed processing of invoices related to materials, equipment, and service POs – iPay. • Created service entries (SE) and performed goods receipts (GR) in SAP in line with budget split based on approved Invoice Routing Sheets (IRS) received from Project Accountant. • Performed validation of contractor invoices.



Cameron, a Schlumberger company

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Analyst

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2011

  Cost Analyst, Project Management Unit, BP Angola Project • Implemented major update of the Contract Pricing Database (CPD) and made it a “live” tool. CPD is used for cost analysis of various subsea equipments and products and future forecasting of their price. • Created MS Excel based tool for cost and sales variance analysis. This tool was very helpful to implement variance and margin analysis between SAP and CPD by Master Equipment List (MEL) line items and WBS codes. • Reviewed about 1,500 MOCs during 5 days, extracted PM and Engineering hours and associated costs from MOCs, and prepared Man-hours Report for the Finance team. • Substantially assisted Commercial Manager during preparation to DeepDive sessions by providing ad-hoc analyses on MOCs, VORs, and VOs and was recognized by Senior Management for its successful accomplishment. • Updated monthly Bid and Execution Variance report where provided monthly cost and revenue variance analysis to be used by Finance Director for the preparation of P&L statement. • Updated DPS (Drilling and Production System) report and QPR (Quarterly Performance Report) by manipulating large volumes of MS Excel based data and providing trend analysis on quantities, costs, and revenues of MOCs, VORs and VOs. • Obtained information for any changes in the scope of work and validated reimbursable costs by liaising with the package managers. • Assisted in preparation of the necessary project MOCs and VORs for internal approval and submission to the client. • Prepared Monthly Reports to the client, on the number, cost, and price of VORs and VOs. • Interrogated SAP to extract cost information on areas that are rechargeable to the client. • Used on a daily basis ProCon to upload and submit VORs to the client.



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Analyst

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2007

  Cost Analyst, Financial Control and Accounting Department • Reconciled, verified, and validated SAP transactions on 60 accounts with a total balance of $110 million and about 90 thousand entry lines. Made correctional entries with the total amount of $12 million. • Developed manual/procedure for reconciliation, verification, and validation (RV2) of balance sheet accounts and was awarded by manager for its successful accomplishment. • Controlled the number of missing timesheets – initiated development of software for automated quarterly timesheet reports, prepared and presented the slide pack on time writing throughout the company. As a result managed to increase the time writing efficiency from 75% to 100%. • Administered, facilitated, and coordinated partner companies’ audit on shared services successfully. • Used on a daily basis SAP R/3 or ERP for financial and accounting purposes, e.g. calculated and posted journal entries for accruals, fixed assets depreciation, and prepayments, run actual cost reports, and provided trend analyses of cost accounts.



Saipem

• Italy
• Engineering Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Controller

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005

  Cost Controller, Project Control Department, Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG) Project • Analyzed data and corrected gaps in cost reconciliation after client’s audit. Reconciled costs of 3 years during 2.5 weeks under high pressure. As a result company got reimbursed for $17 million. • Verified amounts invoiced by major subcontractors and found omissions in the contracts’ terms, which yielded losses in the amount of $2.3 million. Contractual terms have been corrected and company avoided these losses. • Made allocation of costs under appropriate Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) codes. • Collected project’s financial and procurement data for monthly invoicing to the client. • Checked compliance of financial terms of contracts with the cost schedule. Cross-checked total amounts from invoice register with procurement’s total inputs. • Advised project management and procurement departments for contracts’ revision whenever amounts changed.



Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijan
• Banking
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Financial Specialist

  • Mar 2001 - Oct 2004

  Financial Specialist in PMU, World Bank’s Financial Sector Technical Assistance (FSTA) Project • Modified 1C accounting software to create project’s Financial Management System (FMS) in accordance with the World Bank’s requirements; managed FMS. • Developed financial and budget plans, prepared financial forecasts, and disbursement orders. • Monitored financial aspects of procurement implementation, resolved financial and budgeting problems. • Checked financial components of contracts, kept a record of invoices and their settlement, prepared reports on the basis of the FMS. • Attended a seminar on Central Bank Accounting in Vienna, Austria conducted by IMF; participated in courses on banking accounting, asset and liabilities management held by Azerbaijan Bank Training Center.