My Mission

Experienced treasury professional with over 25 years in cash management, foreign exchange, and financial operations. Proven success supporting daily treasury functions, improving processes, and working across departments. Seeking a new opportunity to contribute my skills in a collaborative environment and help drive financial stability and operational efficiency.

Resume

February 2014- Present: Transocean, Houston, Texas Senior Treasury Analyst

  • Responsible for the cash operations and liquidity management of the Company in conformity with Company guidelines and internal controls. Utilizes prior-day and current-day activity bank reports to determine daily cash position.
  • Sets daily cash position for the company and determines short-term investment or borrowing. Redeems investments to fund daily cash disbursements or invests excess cash.
  • Works closely with Accounting, AP, Payroll, and Field locations.
  • Initiate purchase of foreign currencies to fund field operations and pay non-USD invoices. Resolves foreign exchange settlement problems. Supports Global Cash Manager in planning and managing the settlement of intercompany invoices and initiates payment as required.
  • Investigates problem wire transfers and check payments upon request. Provides documentation & support to Cash Accounting to help identify and account for cash transactions.
  • Assist Field Offices in funding accounts and resolving AP manual payment issues.
  • Process a monthly FX detail report to management.
  • Assist in Account analysis to cut costs and help in company efficiency.
  • Dispatch AP files via Oracle

 

October 2006 – February 2014: JPMorgan Ventures Energy Corp (prior Bear Energy LP), Houston, Texas Senior Treasury Analyst

  • Daily cash reconciliation.
  • Perform daily margining of counterparties and initiate margin calls when necessary.
  • Setup wire instructions and initiate wire transfers.
  • Monitor incoming and outgoing settlement payments.
  • Application of daily cash into Commodity and Risk Management System.
  • Collaborate with credit, settlements, and front office in resolving issues like margin and payments.
  • Posting of accounting entries for funding and sweeping operating account.
  • Collection of sales and use tax certifications.
  • Responsible in cleaning up the aging report and researching breaks.
  • Written manual of procedures and instructions for Treasury operations.
  • Assist in reconciliation of Transportation Pipeline invoices.

November 2000 – May 2006: Total E&P USA, Inc., Houston, Texas Senior Treasury Analyst

  • Create cash management applications in Access to enhance reporting and research needs.
  • Consolidations of various Excel worksheets used to control wires, lockboxes, and monthly reporting using Access database.
  • Updating corporate cash management procedures and department manuals to incorporate ongoing changes.
  • Work with the Business Support group in inputting cash receipts into the AS400 in order to provide a more efficient source of payment information.
  • General Accounting functions and special projects. Areas include month-end department responsibilities, and payment of corporate invoices.
  • Reconciliation of Cash accounts. Maintain D&B and S&P reports for credit review.
  • Prepare Inter-company Invoices for collection and monthly reconciliation of these accounts.
  • Work with SAP in creating, reviewing, and releasing of corporate invoices.
  • Daily cash reporting and wire transfers domestic and international.

September 1999 – November 2000: US Oncology, Houston, Texas Financial Treasury Analyst

  • Perform Daily Cash positioning for accounts. Including bank polling, manual entry of transactions, and ensuring accuracy of data entered in a timely manner.
  • Retrieval of check issue information from PeopleSoft and transmission to banks. Perform inquiry, entry, and verification functions for First Union Crosschecks.
  • Prepare and transmit all ACH files. Includes entry and maintenance of ACH databases.
  • Adding new accounts and shells to XRT Treasury workstation.
  • Manage local accounts, including replenishing check stock to locations, transmitting positive pay, and logging disbursements.
  • Prepare various spreadsheets to compile and analyze data.
  • Sweep local accounts weekly to concentrate funds.
  • Ensure accuracy of cash entries and overall understanding of structure and flow of funds.
  • Prepares communication to banks for the purpose of moving funds, closing accounts, and changing signers.

August 1994 – September 1999: Coastal Corporation, Houston, Texas Associate Treasury Analyst (November 1996 – September 1999)

  • Daily cash planning to determine cash requirement of various subsidiaries. Responsible for managing and manually sweeping over 150 accounts daily.
  • Physical movement of funds to meet cash planning objectives. Include funding all disbursement accounts; Utilizing various banking software such as Bankers, Mellon Viewpoint, and Wells Fargo.
  • Entries of both domestic and international wires utilizing Swift codes and CHIPS.
  • Entering ACH’s accounts for next day payments.
  • Responsible for processing the Company’s tax payments.
  • General book entries for various companies.

Financial Accountant Clerk (August 1994 – November 1996)

  • Handling all aspects of payroll within the Cash Processing Department.
  • Issuing of company and its’ subsidiaries paychecks for distribution.
  • Cash management and bookkeeping of employees’ cash advances.
  • Handling of monthly production payments for Oil and Gas Department.
  • General filing and daily wire entries.

EDUCATION:

B.S. – Economics, University of Houston Main Campus, Houston, Texas, 1992.

Minor in Industrial Distribution

ROBERT CHOW

BELLAIRE, TEXAS 77401

832-594-5833

Email: rchow40@comcast.net

SKILLS:

Microsoft Office, FXALL, Oracle, IT2,  ENDUR, SAP, Oracle, AS400, JPMorgan Chase Access Online, Triple Point, Ariba,

   Rumba, TLM, DCPP, Citidirect, Wells Fargo CEO, and other various Banking platforms.