Blake Keener

Experience

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  National Oilwell Varco

  May 2012 - Jan 2015

   responsibilities included: financial reporting, planning and forecasting, ad hoc reporting international team of four finance analysts and five accounting controllers with seven ledgers supported a qualification process for MENA tender valued at >$20M implemented Tableau BI analysis tool into our business unit provided justification reports for three new pump shop facilities in the USA; Bakken, Colorado, Midland provided finance support for consolidation of manufacturing facilities in Venezuela, $600k/ year cost savings provided finance support for consolidation of manufacturing facilities in Canada, $2M/ year cost savings provided finance support for an Argentina rental pump program that reversed negative cash flows recommended product line rationalization through finance models coordinated and contributed to weekly leadership team meetings with managing directors and regional sales added manufacturing and product lines for well completion and productions solutions supported M&A acquisition plans for a US and UK O&G pipe fabricator valued at $60M further consolidation of businesses from the Robins and Myers acquisition led annual and mid-year planning, forecasting, and business strategy Show less  NOV Process and Flow Technologies- Artificial Lift Solutions providing oilfield and industrial pumping and transmission solutions achieved business unit savings of $120,000 during first year led annual and mid-year planning, forecasting, and business strategy managed deadlines to support accounting with closing three ledgers; provide journal entries based on US GAAP supported a total of seven ledgers globally gaining knowledge of IFRS P&L analysis responsibilities included report creation, improvement, and distribution documented warranty process, approval limits and finance reporting schedule developed cycle counting scorecard and dynamic spreadsheet for maintaining inventory accuracy that reduced risk managed the training of replacement Credit Analyst Show less

  • Finance Manager

    May 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Financial Analyst

    Dec 2012 - May 2014

  • Credit Analyst

    May 2012 - Dec 2012
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  Southwestern Energy

  Jan 2015 - Nov 2016

  Finance

   daily treasury operations enter MJEs and reconcile at month-end and reconciliations through Blackline at quarter-end cash management and forecasting LT/ ST debt management; including starting a commercial paper program provided transaction support for $5B term loan payoff improved accounting close procedures that reduced month close process from four days to less than eight hours automate reporting to reduce input errors and improve productivity and efficiencies cost savings initiatives >$50,000 in first six months manage and improve relationships between intra-company departments, e.g. AR, AP, Treasury, FinRep, etc. manage relationships with external banks to receive proposals for a P-card implementation plan coordinated with internal and external audit for payroll and hedge activities supported corporate airplane lease contract renewal Show less

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  Mooney International Corporation

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

  Director of Finance

  IT / ERP Systems: Complete the company’s ERP system implementation with internal and outsourced IT support. General Accounting: Oversee and perform general accounting activities, including accounts receivable, accounts payable and the payroll process. Oversee sub-ledger and general ledger maintenance, month-end close, account analysis and reconciliation, financial reporting and year end close out procedures.Manufacturing Cost Accounting: Implement cost accounting, inventory management and standard costs for the manufacturing plant.Team Management: Responsible for employee development including training, mentoring and building an accounting team that can scale with growth.Strategic Planning & Policy: Participates in the development of the strategic business plan, to include current year budget, forecast and a 3 to 5 year plan to include objectives, strategies and key performance indicators to monitor progress. Helps to establish and maintain corporate policies on cash management, sales and use tax, travel, payroll and any other corporate accounting. Performs special projects as requested by CEO. May participate in M&A due diligence activities.Financial Reporting & FPA: Develops, implements, and maintains a standardized financial management reporting package. Audit, Insurance & Tax: Acts as contact for the companies professional advisors for audit and tax issues. Assisting with communications with external auditors on external financial statements and accounting to ensure auditor agreement with company decisions on accounting disclosures, and issues if needed. Maintains an awareness and is ultimately responsible for compliance issues.Risk Management: Acts as one of the contacts with insurance agent/broker to ensure company is properly insured and to limit the company’s exposure. Performs contract review and revenue recognition determination, insurance and benefit analysis. Show less

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  Crane Worldwide Logistics

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2020

  Senior Accountant

  Bank ReconciliationsSage 300, Aljex, Kewill ERPsReconciling account balancesGeneral Ledger entries across multiple companiesAnalyzing financial dataPreparing financial statements using OneStreamPreparing budgets