Stacey Milton Hardin has over 30 years of accounting and finance experience, including currently serving as an Accounting Consultant and Project Manager at Williams Companies. She has a proven track record of leading complex projects, developing and implementing new accounting processes, and training others. Her experience spans various industries and includes positions of increasing responsibility in accounting, tax, analysis, budgeting, and management.
Summary:
I have 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance department. Summary of my skills include,
Ø Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Ø Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Financial analysis with extremely high volume of data as a part of Financial Reporting
Ø Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Ø Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-functional teams
Ø Ensure internal control remains robustly enforced
Ø Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps (submission in SAP BPC)
Ø Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives
Ø Experience in reporting in SAP BPC and commentary in SOX
Credential: Team of the year award 2011 in recognition of outstanding contribution
Summary:
I have 10+ years of post-qualification experience in Finance department. Summary of my skills include,
Ø Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Prepare and publish timely monthly financial statements
Ø Develop and implement analytical reports to monitor performance of departments
Ø Ensure quality control over financial transactions and financial reporting
Ø Financial analysis with extremely high volume of data as a part of Financial Reporting
Ø Advanced Excel / Access database (interfacing database with excel for quick analysis of financials)
Ø Ability to explain financial principles to non-finance managers. Comfortable operating in multi-functional teams
Ø Ensure internal control remains robustly enforced
Ø Annual Budgeting & Quarterly re-forecasts (prepare, present and manage), review and highlight gaps (submission in SAP BPC)
Ø Analysis of monthly business performance and comparing against budgets and objectives
Ø Experience in reporting in SAP BPC and commentary in SOX
Credential: Team of the year award 2011 in recognition of outstanding contribution
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Stacey Milton Hardin
918-607-4106 (cell) Sand Springs, OK. 74063 thenaybors@yahoo.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Complex ProblemSolver
Collaborator
Technical Trainer/Instructor
ProjectLeader
Motivator
Advisor
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES,Tulsa OK.
Accounting Consultant/ProjectManager (2015-Present)
Fact gathered, analyzed and recommended solutions to highly complex accounting process issues
related to the integration of $6 billion Access Midstream acquisition.
Developed execution plan for change and facilitated teams of cross-functional personnel to implement
a new data strategy of unifying account coding and use of systems across all business units.
Coordinated and conducted training of newly implemented processes.
Senior Accounting Analyst (2011-2015)
Team member for developing a new Hyperion Essbase user forecast application. Performed system
testing, developed and implemented a communication plan, created a training video and coordinated
teams to train field personnel.
Successfully led field personnel and executives through an 8 day high-pressure mission to recast their
$4 billion expense budget into a restructured organization and explained results to senior management.
Created and implemented training for new accounting processes.
Performed analysis on $500 million a year of O&M expenses,explained variances and resolved
problems.
Primary contact for field offices - Explained accounting processes and resolved conflicts.
Senior Tax Analyst,Federal Tax Compliance (2007-2011)
Managed communications and coordinated deliverables with various parties such as Investor
Relations, F&A,Planning, EY, Tax staff and senior management. This included cash guidance and
changes to effective tax rate.
Analyzed and consolidated entries needed for financial statements in accordance with ASC 740.
Managed and reviewed the consolidation of income statement and balance sheet accounts.
Directed and reviewed the consolidation of federal, state and foreign tax entries, preparation of the
quarterly/year-end tax footnote and tax forecast estimates.
Supervised 3-5 tax analysts.
Tax Analyst II and III (2003-2007)
Prepared tax footnote and calculated Williams consolidated tax entries.
Prepared federaltax return for Power division.
Analyzed financial activity (hedging, MTM) and statements,recorded tax entries and reconciled
federalincome tax accounts for Power division.
Developed non-routine analyses for various projects including establishment of a tax basis balance
sheet for the Power silo.
Senior Lead Accountant,Power Operations (2001-2002)
Implemented new deals and developed/documented accounting procedures for others to follow.
Responsible for five accountants and approval of monthly bilateral trade settlements.
Developed method of automatic accrualfor non-invoiced transactions.
Entered and approved journals in Oracle and monthly close.
Managed accounts receivable and performed weekly cash forecasting.
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Senior Lead Accountant,Energy Marketing and Trading General Accounting (2000)
Prepared and published all consolidated financial operating reports and forecast,including operating
profit/loss commentary.
Performed expense variance analysis and expense allocations.
Responsible for one other accountant.
Accountant II,Energy Marketing and Trading General Accounting (1998-1999)
Prepared and published all financial operating reports.
Performed reconciliations and special projects.
Developed method to transfer Mapco G/L entries over to Williams G/L reducing entry time from three
days to four hours.
CHURCH OF GOD
Minister (1989-1998)
Public speaking, pioneered start up of new church, leadership for congregation
HONEYWELL-BULL CORPORATION,Oklahoma City
District Administrator (1988)
Interpreted, taught, and enforced company policies for sales offices located in five states.
Prepared sales forecast for management.
Supervised administrative assistant.
KERR-McGee CHEMICAL CORPORATION,Oklahoma City
Senior Pricing Analyst (1986-1987)
Developed pricing structure for railroad timber products and negotiated prices with customers.
Developed strategic annual operating profit plan.
Resolved customer complaints.
Supervised other pricing analysts.
Supervisor Accounts Payable (1985)
Reconciled A/P interfaces with the general ledger.
Supervised five others.
Reconciliations, reports, special projects.
Sales Tax Accountant (1984)
Prepared returns for state transactional tax reporting.
SOFTWARE PROFICENCY
Hyperion, Oracle,Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Powerplan, Corptax
EDUCATION
B.S., Accounting and Finance, Alpha Chi Honor Society, University of Central Oklahoma, 1984.
Worked full time while in college and graduated in top 10%.
COMMUNITY SERVICE (2014-2016)
Volunteer conducting mock interviews for the Center For Employment Opportunities, an organization
that helps people coming out of prison enter the workforce.