This curriculum vitae summarizes the career and qualifications of Karen Beaton. She has over 30 years of experience in invoicing and materials management roles for oilfield services companies. Her most recent role was as an Invoicing Supervisor where she was responsible for preparing invoices, chasing payments, and supporting other departments. Earlier in her career, she held roles in materials control and as an office clerk. She has strong skills in Microsoft Office, accounting software, and leadership.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: Karen Beaton
Nationality: British
Current Address: c/o 32 Leggart Avenue
Aberdeen
AB12 5UQ
Mobile: 07501330123 - Home: 01224 876934
Email: karenbeaton169@yahoo.com
Education: 1982 – 1986 Kincorth Academy
O-Grade Arithmetic
O-Grade Secretarial
IT Skills: Very efficient Excel user – Microsoft Office programmes
Intuitive ability to interact new software programmes,
Super user of In house software programme FMS (Field Management System)
People skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills
Working in a team
Leadership skills
Employment: June 1986 – June 2016 - Continues employment as Company changed hands
June 1986 to January 1987 Drilling Tools Inspection Services Ltd
January 1987 – October 1996 The Red Baron (Oil Tools Rental) Ltd
October 1996 – August 2010 Smith International (North Sea) Ltd
August 2010 – June 2016 Schlumberger Ltd
2001 – 2016 Position: Invoicing Supervisor – Smith International (North Sea) Ltd / Schlumberger Ltd
Reported to the Operations department and Financial Controller to ensure that all billings for
personnel, equipment rental / sales and any other contractual items were billed as per the contracts/
PO’s to a monthly deadline for both Internal and Trade customers.
Key responsibilities:
Preparation of invoices for both internal and trade customers
Preparing complicated invoices
All day to day administration office duties
Chase up and receive offshore service tickets for personnel and operational equipment
Ensure PO’s have enough value to cover the job, if not liaise with the customer to get it increased
Pricing jobs for major customers, making sure prices are in line with contacts and PO’s
Raising and updating spreadsheets and downloading reports
Work to tight month end deadlines
Revenue accrual summary and all required back up documents
Monthly revenue reconciliation
Deal with customer queries and rectifying in a timely manner
Involved in working capital improvements such as reducing DSO
Support Credit Control to ensure timely collections, by preparing various analyses and
chasing operations
Support Operations department with contract tenders and quotations for customers
Supervised and trained a small team within the invoicing department
Support other departments when they are short staffed

2. 1988 to 2001 Position: Materials Controller – The Red Baron (Oil Tools Rental) Ltd / Smith International (North Sea) Ltd
Reported to the Warehouse/Workshop Manager to ensure that all deliveries are made on time and that
all equipment was ready and in good working order before release to customers.
Key responsibilities:
Raise the shipping/return paperwork for equipment to go offshore and overseas
Raise the inspection paperwork for used equipment
Raise the repair paperwork for equipment that was damaged
Raise the paperwork for the re-build/redress of equipment
Write off equipment that was damaged beyond repair or obsolete
Source third party equipment
Ensure that delivery of equipment was made on time to customer deadline
Ensure all inspection certificates are up to date
Deal with customers and suppliers
Raised purchase orders for the purchase of new tools and inventory, hire of third party equipment, hire of
transportation and all rope, soap and dope
Receipt in all purchases on delivery
Checked and prepared warehouse/workshop staff timesheets for onward pass to payroll
1986 to 1988 Position: Office Clerk - Drilling Tools Inspection Services / The Red Baron (Oil Tools Rental) Ltd
Drilling Tools Inspection Services was a small company and when I started it had a total of four
employees, the manager and three inspectors.
Key responsibilities:
Reception
All general day to day office duties
Typing up inspection certificates/packages for customer’s equipment
Preparation of invoices
Keeping ledgers for both accounts payable and receivable
Payroll on a weekly basis