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Summary

With diverse workforce familiarity, I am a dedicated employee with extensive experience, an appreciation for hard work and an advanced understanding of the pipeline industry, financial controls, purchasing, payroll and office administration. I possess strong communication, organization and time management skills. I am a dedicated lifelong learner and pride myself on being a highly adaptable, self-starter and proactive problem solver, determined to exceed employer expectations. My excellent interpersonal skills allow me to build solid internal and external relationships, quickly becoming part of any team.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Cost Controls / Office Manager

Midwest Pipeline Inc.
10.2024 - Current
  • I am responsible for managing the financial aspects of the project
  • This includes budget management, financial reporting and ensuring compliance with financial reporting regulations
  • As well as overseeing a team assigning diverse roles and responsibilities, including training team member, setting strategy and monitoring progress
  • Budget Management: Develop and manage project budgets, ensuring all expenses are accounted for and within approved limits
  • Financial Reporting: Prepare weekly progress billings and cost reports
  • Cost Control: Monitor project expenses and identify areas for cost savings while ensuring compliance with financial policies
  • Invoice Management: Oversee the invoicing process for project-related expense, third party invoice and all subcontractors whilst ensuring payments to vendors and subcontractors are paid on time
  • LEM/ Change Order creation: Create LEMs for all billable material for the clients, to review and approve
  • Collaboration: Work closely with project managers, finance teams, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on financial objectives and reporting
  • Financial Analysis: Analyze financial data to identify trends and insights that can inform project decision-making
  • Manage a team which includes a payment administrator, procurement administrator and subcontracts administration

Traffic Control Labour

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture
06.2024 - 08.2024
  • During my time as a traffic control labour my responsibilities were to direct traffic in a safe manner to protect co-workers and general public through traffic control
  • Help position temporary work zones, utilizing warning signs, traffic cones, barrels, etc
  • Communicating with other flaggers using hand-held radios to direct two-way traffic onto a single lane
  • Informing the construction crew of any traffic issues that may affect their safety
  • Keep the flow of traffic moving with as few delays as possible
  • Ensuring all paperwork/tickets are completed correctly daily

Commercial Coordinator

TC Energy
11.2023 - 05.2024
  • Company Overview: Simonette HDD project, a section of the Deep Valley North project that was part of TC Energy’s Nova Gas Transmission Line (NGTL) pipeline network expansion on the NGTL 2021 Expansion Project
  • On this project I took on many different roles to ensure the project was completed successfully:
  • Payroll lead – ensuring all timesheets were coding and time was captured correctly and submitted daily for all equipment and labour
  • Ensuring all rates billable and non-billable were correct in the system
  • Procurement – Working on processing orders, submitting for approval and generate the Pos to send back to the vendors
  • Ensure all receipts and invoices are processed in a timing manner and work closely with accounts payable to ensure payment was made on time
  • Safety Admin – Keeping the SMJV system (Workhub) to ensure all personnel on the project were 100% compliant
  • Simonette HDD project, a section of the Deep Valley North project that was part of TC Energy’s Nova Gas Transmission Line (NGTL) pipeline network expansion on the NGTL 2021 Expansion Project

Positions of Increasing Responsibility

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture (SMJV)
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: SMJV provides pipeline construction and infrastructure support to challenging oil and gas projects
  • SMJV provides pipeline construction and infrastructure support to challenging oil and gas projects

Commercial Coordinator

01.2022 - 01.2023
  • As a Commercial Coordinator, I am generally responsible for providing expert commercial and administrative support to critical planning, contractual, compliance and risk management activities
  • Additional responsibilities include:
  • Relying on extensive experience to monitor and analyse the progress and cost of key projects
  • Accurately estimating and managing changes in scope
  • Reporting and communicating costs and budgets throughout project lifecycles
  • Adeptly managing change and preparing forward forecasts for change events and reconciliation(s)
  • Monitoring allowable costs and recording/reconciling any disallowable costs
  • Establishing recordkeeping processes and ensuring that all records are appropriately maintained
  • Preparing, collecting and distributing relevant information on behalf of the commercial team
  • Working collaboratively with teams and managers while managing interdependent milestones
  • Thriving under pressure and ensuring all work is performed in accordance with deadlines
  • Demonstrating impeccable verbal and written communication skills
  • Spearheading team engagement activities and events to boost morale and productivity
  • Gaining experience with Microsoft PowerApps while performing comprehensive purchasing activities, including generating Purchase Orders (POs) that comply with purchasing best practices
  • Collaborating with Head Office Accounts Payable (AP) to ensure all deliverables are met
  • Overseeing all aspects of subcontractor management, including serving as a Point of Contact (POC) and organizing contracts, rates, field tickets, Labour, Equipment and Materials (LEMs), etc
  • Logging tickets, providing Quality Assurance (QA) for bills/invoices and creating accurate payment certificates
  • Preparing executive level correspondence, including progress reports, drafts, memorandums, etc
  • Liaising with financial departments to ensure that cost information is presented efficiently
  • Leading and attending meetings, negotiating effectively, and recording all changes to contract prices
  • Processing subcontract tender enquiries and reviewing/validating tender submissions
  • Assisting in the management of subcontract packages to ensure contract compliance
  • Providing ad hoc team composition, payroll, purchasing, field ticket and LEM assistance to the British Columbia Mainline Expansion (BCME) Project

Commercial Coordinator

TC Energy
01.2020 - 01.2021
  • Company Overview: Nova Gas Transmission Line (NGTL) Karr Section 2021 Expansion Project
  • As a Commercial Coordinator, I was generally responsible for performing roles similar to those identified above
  • Reliably performing traditional purchasing and office management activities
  • Developing and leveraging relationships to analyse and resolve complex issues
  • Implementing and maintaining effective office systems and procedures
  • Skilfully multitasking while being adaptable to changing priorities
  • Creating and maintaining electronic and traditional files and records
  • Planning and organizing day to day activities to meet challenging objectives
  • Demonstrating personal initiative and accountability to improve performance
  • Overseeing multiple simultaneous projects, commitments and deadlines
  • Coaching and mentoring less experienced staff through tasks and assignments
  • Preparing and communicating comprehensive spreadsheets and reports
  • Embracing change throughout the transition from Microsoft Excel to Microsoft PowerApps
  • Collaborating with the warehouse manager and team to ensure the accuracy of orders
  • Generating POs and sending packing slips for reconciliation
  • Providing ad hoc assistance to the payroll and safety departments
  • Nova Gas Transmission Line (NGTL) Karr Section 2021 Expansion Project

Commercial Coordinator

01.2020 - 12.2020
  • As a Commercial Coordinator, I was generally responsible for performing roles similar to those identified above
  • Additional responsibilities included:
  • Performing comprehensive payroll activities, including ensuring the accuracy of timesheets and cost codes
  • Onboarding new employees and processing vacation pay and terminations
  • Initiating LEM requests and tracking equipment moves to ensure alignment with timesheets
  • Creating and amending POs while tracking packing slips and invoices
  • Performing traditional purchasing and office management activities
  • Updating contact lists, attending meetings and accurately recording and distributing meeting minutes
  • Forecasting requirements and ensuring the availability of office supplies
  • Capably managing subcontractors by collecting, verifying, filing and organizing tickets
  • Generating payment certificates and cross-checking invoices to be distributed to vendors
  • Providing safety administrative support, including tracking courses and entering/updating tickets on WorkHub

Commercial Coordinator

01.2019 - 01.2020
  • As a Commercial Coordinator, I was generally responsible for performing roles similar to those identified above
  • Performing comprehensive office administration, purchasing, payroll and subcontractor management activities

Accounts Payable (AP) Coordinator

01.2018 - 01.2019
  • As an AP Coordinator, I was generally responsible for leading comprehensive AP activities while providing administrative support
  • Demonstrating organizational awareness while working in the head office environment
  • Creating and maintaining electronic and traditional files and records
  • Entering data and ensuring that all information is collected and entered accurately
  • Working independently and as part of a high-performing team to meet strict deadlines
  • Processing invoices, accounts and payments in compliance with defined policies
  • Performing day to day financial transactions, including verifying, posting, recording and reconciling AP
  • Investigating and verifying discrepancies and capably resolving client billing issues
  • Demonstrating impeccable verbal and written communication skills
  • Administering all aspects of AP, including entering data and issuing payments
  • Keeping detailed reports and tracking AP activities by creating and updating spreadsheets
  • Adhering to internal processes while efficiently processing subcontractor and third-party supplier invoices
  • Entrusted as the lead coordinator responsible to receive all invoices processed by the AP Department
  • Gaining valuable experience uploading invoices into Explorer accounting software
  • Overseeing job site and vendor inboxes and dealing with inbound requests and situations appropriately
  • Performing fleet management functions, including tracking internal/external truck hires, fuel cards and associated cost while ensuring all vehicles are maintained and insured

Site Administrator/Project Controller

01.2018 - 12.2018
  • As a Site Administrator/Project Controller, I am generally responsible for performing roles similar to those above while providing expert administrative support to the High Pine Project

Skills

  • Accountability
  • AP
  • Change Management
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Compliance
  • Deadlines
  • Estimating
  • Excel
  • Executive Correspondence
  • Extensive Experience
  • Financial Controls
  • Forecasting
  • Hardworking
  • LEM
  • Multitasking
  • Office Administration
  • Payroll
  • Planning
  • POs
  • PowerApps
  • Project Management
  • Purchasing
  • Recordkeeping
  • Relationship Development
  • Reporting
  • Risk Management
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Teamwork
  • Vendor Management

Timeline

Cost Controls / Office Manager

Midwest Pipeline Inc.
10.2024 - Current

Traffic Control Labour

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture
06.2024 - 08.2024

Commercial Coordinator

TC Energy
11.2023 - 05.2024

Commercial Coordinator

01.2022 - 01.2023

Commercial Coordinator

TC Energy
01.2020 - 01.2021

Commercial Coordinator

01.2020 - 12.2020

Commercial Coordinator

01.2019 - 01.2020

Positions of Increasing Responsibility

Surerus Murphy Joint Venture (SMJV)
01.2018 - 01.2024

Accounts Payable (AP) Coordinator

01.2018 - 01.2019

Site Administrator/Project Controller

01.2018 - 12.2018

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