JOANNE M. SMALL-HOPKINS
Portugal Cove St. Philips,NL
Summary
Experienced Project Accountant with a keen eye for detail and over 20 years of expertise in the oil and gas industry. Proven track record of maintaining accurate accounting information within large-scale organizations. Skilled in collaborating with project teams to effectively manage cost reporting, resource profiling, stewardship, and vendor management. Highly adept at working closely with executive management, engineers, vendors, and contractors to ensure successful project completion and delivery.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Parker Wellbore
12.2018 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: Cenovus Energy (West White Rose Project)
- Reconcile General Ledger accounts monthly
- Prepare monthly bank reconciliations, HST returns, journal entries
- Purchase and delivery company branded merchandise for employees/clients
- Process/Support Daily Cash Transactions & AR Cash Applications
- Generate monthly AR invoices including required support
- Process weekly AP payments through TelPay
- Track, reconcile, and code all Purchasing Card Expenses
- Coordinated the purchase, delivery and payment of Company Mobile Devices
- Analyze project costs and coordinate project costs approvals with client
- Track project work scopes, initiate receiving, and report progress
- Assembled Material Critical Spares listing (WWRP) with consultation with suppliers, engineers and managers requirements
- Analyze & attest vendor invoices liaising with operator & customers
- Cenovus Energy (West White Rose Project)
Financial Drilling Analyst
Transocean Barents Drilling Program
03.2017 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Suncor Energy (Contract)
- Provide finance/cost support, weekly PO reporting to ensure work expedited
- Create Work Order Structure for Program linking to AFEs & POs
- Analyze and attest vendor invoices based on quotes and contracts
- Month end incurred cost preparation, manage vendor purchase orders
- Preparation of daily cost tracking reports for wells & cost stewardship
- Cost variance analysis against approved budgets and forecasts
- Suncor Energy (Contract)
Helicopter Scheduler/Cost Analyst
Terra Nova Operations
09.2010 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: Suncor Energy (Wood Group PSN)
- Develops detailed resource schedules and interfaces with vendors, personnel providers and people movers to support the requirements for work taking place offshore
- Manage all aspects of Helicopter Schedule and related documents and associated deliverables during regular Operations and Turnaround periods
- This includes meeting all quality requirements and timing associated with the helicopter schedule, the Aboard FPSO sheet, and the Offshore Work Execution Plan (OWEP)
- Processing of External Service Requests in SAP
- Perform Receipt of Services (Water Ballast/Shipside Valves)
- Fabric Integrity Cost Project Reporting
- Cost Curve 3 Report/Indicator Reporting/Maintenance Cost Summaries
- Offshore Time Confirmations
- PSN Financial (Non-CR) Closeout Files/Monitor PO spend
- Prepare Analysis for Budget Preparation (Maint Schedules)
- Weekly Status Report for Maintenance Schedules
- Creation of Swivel Turnaround WO’s (Joint Walks/Commissioning)
- Final Completion Confirmation/WO Generation for Work Packs
- Correcting of Work Order Settlement Errors
- Suncor Energy (Wood Group PSN)
Rig Accountant
Transocean Canada Drilling Services Ltd.
11.2008 - 08.2010
- Company Overview: merged with GlobalSantaFe
- Prepare monthly accruals, journal vouchers, allocations
- Review income and balance sheet transactions
- Prepare revenue invoices in accordance with contract terms
- Cost Variance analysis/Project Reporting
- Canada - Newfoundland and Labrador Benefits Reporting
- Supervise accounts payable functions–process pymt runs/approve invoices
- Liaise with operations personnel, operator and customers
- Reviewed payrolls for correct input and in accordance with labor legislation
- Prepare Bank Reconciliations/HST returns/Maintain Company Accounts
- Merged with GlobalSantaFe
Senior Accountant
GlobalSantaFe International (Canada) Drilling Company
02.2005 - 11.2008
- Monitor billing expenditures
- Prepare monthly accruals, journal entries, allocations
- Process invoices for payment: cheques & wire transfers
- Correspond with suppliers concerning company accounts
- Code accounts payable invoices for payment
- Billing processes include two rigs (Grand Banks & Galaxy II)
- Process office & rig payrolls (GB & GII)
Senior Accountant (Temporary Contract)
Stratos Global Corporation
11.2004 - 02.2005
- Company Overview: Broadband Division
- Cost Variance Analysis
- Prepare Journal Entries
- Complete Working Papers
- Code AP Invoices/Record Accruals
- Correspond with Divisions/Vendors
- Broadband Division
Financial Analyst
Vector Aerospace Corporation
03.2003 - 11.2004
- Company Overview: Corporate Office
- Preparation of exchange rates (monthly)
- Completed general & recurring journal entries
- Reviewed divisional capital asset packages
- Provided necessary schedules to prepare statement of cash flow, Eg
- Deferred charges, long-term debt
- Evaluate/Review divisional reviews to the GL
- Prepare quarterly board of director’s presentation
- Completed monthly intercompany reconciliations
- Reviewed/Drafted Helipro corporation’s financial statements
- Completed GST Returns for Acro Aerospace, Vector
- Building
- Maintained user access to Informatech software programs
- Complete audit binder sections (Equity, A/R,P&E,Other Assets) Etc
- Corporate Office
Payroll Administrator
Breakwater Fisheries Limited
05.2002 - 12.2002
- Assisted with fisherperson & plant worker payroll
- Responsible for vendor inquiries & accounts payable
- Prepared records of employment
- Responded to customer/employee’s calls
- Remitted pay information to HRDC, Revenue & Fisheries Management
- Data Entry: share arrangements, employee’s demographics & hours
- Maintained fishermen’s accounts – accounts receivable
- MIC Systems- accounting package
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (co-operative) -
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL05.2002
Skills
- Account Reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Cost accounting
- Superior attention to detail
- Purchase Order progress reporting, updates and completion per operational requirements
- Coordinates contract/client approvals
Personalaccomplishments
- 2021, Difference Maker Award – Parker Drilling
- 2014-2020, Board of Directors ~ Lymphedema Association of NL & Labrador
- 2012-2015, United Way Volunteer – Suncor Energy
- 2009, Performance Recognition Award - Transocean
References
Available upon Request
Cooperativeworkterms
- Accounts Payable Clerk, NewTech Instruments Limited
- Accounting Assistant, Plant Ledger Department, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
- Accounting Assistant, Department of Works, Services and Transportation Accounting Section
Timeline
Accountant
Parker Wellbore
12.2018 - 05.2024
Financial Drilling Analyst
Transocean Barents Drilling Program
03.2017 - 12.2018
Helicopter Scheduler/Cost Analyst
Terra Nova Operations
09.2010 - 08.2016
Rig Accountant
Transocean Canada Drilling Services Ltd.
11.2008 - 08.2010
Senior Accountant
GlobalSantaFe International (Canada) Drilling Company
02.2005 - 11.2008
Senior Accountant (Temporary Contract)
Stratos Global Corporation
11.2004 - 02.2005
Financial Analyst
Vector Aerospace Corporation
03.2003 - 11.2004
Payroll Administrator
Breakwater Fisheries Limited
05.2002 - 12.2002
Bachelor of Commerce (co-operative) -
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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