SUMMARY:

• Overall experience in Accounting & Finance in excess of 8 years - direct AUDIT processes, on-site AUDIT/Engagement/Projects (5years)
• Full life-cycle AUDIT “BIG 4” with/for/alongside - FASB -Training ASC 606 (Revenue)/ASC 842 (Lease)/ASC 606
• One Year in an Oil & Gas Industry environment fresh start Bankruptcy recovery
• One Year in Confidential industry environment - closed down 3 locations & centralized processes GO LIVE - Newly created shared services center, ERP implementation from JDE to SAP
• Fulfill AUDIT requirements, white/working papers, footnotes, hard files, electronic files (with standard nomenclature), audit samples
• Corporate Accounting, Audit Interface, risk, compliance, due diligence, Tax, general/sub-contractor relation, Tax: Severance/Sales Use
• Fulfill Audit requirements onsite, client write-up, meet footnote requirements, provide electronic files in secured location for audit
• Gather Audit Samples for random financial tests for risk/compliance validation as set by project scope, audit related special project
• Timely reporting of all periodic financial transactions in general accounting including; project/crew/MOB, active/inactive wells
• Handle A/P & vendor compliance, book accruals, process A/P expense reports/checks, amortization schd, revenue/deferred revenue
• Cost (Standard/Actual/Estimates/Segregation), prepaid expense, fixed assets, inter-company, eliminations, allocations
• Provide oversight & participate in the Month/Quarter/Year-end G/L close, staff supervision, ensure meet/adhere to deadlines of tasks
• Analyze billed/un-billed receivables & revenue, set budget/forecast - cash flow, medical benefits,insurance, insurance provisions
• Tracking accrued revenue per lease, customer, location, project and crew, track capital AFE expenditures, review material/immaterial
• Issue Guarantee Payments, SURL, validate GL-BS-P&L accounts, A/P three-way match (process PO/non-PO items), record FX offsets
• Prepare allocations/inter-company/eliminations per monthly settlements for divisions/projects/crews, budget/actual cost analysis
• Responsible for Cash/Treasury/Sweeps accounts up to & including record foreign currency vs USD - activity variances
• Accurate and timely overall financial/management reporting, including implementation of controls, tools and systems
• Audit interface, SEC 10Q/10K due diligence, debt covenants, investor reporting, compile/issue consolidated financials
• Oversee cost/project estimates, variance analysis, cash flow, inter-company/funding forecasts, liaise inter-departmentally
• Operate as SME to create/execute processes while cross-training staff, drive change while maximizing efficiency & accuracy
• Generate project cost reports, forecast overhead/project/non-project related costs, active/inactive wells/rigs, allocations, eliminations
• Reconcile "high volume" travel/fuel account activity, validate against ONBASE accrual bookings & set-up corresponding accrual
• Allocate cross-charges via project, crew, organization, locations, handles other operations related material, items, expenses/revenue
• Conduct internal audit/quality assurance, true-up BS Accts w/ZERO Balance Clearing Accts w/other than zero balance(s) at month-end
• Reconcile General Ledger (GL) accounts, Journal Entry(s): standard/recurring/correcting/import/mass uploads
• Work with fixed assets, Capital, Equity, Interest, Stocks/Bonds, CE’s, PP&E’s, revenue restatement, compile monthly reporting package
• Analyze transactions to ensure financial alignment, manipulate/assess large data sets (pivot tables, h/v-lookups, SQL/query)
• Identification of Requirement Authorization of Purchase Request Final Approval of Purchase Request
• Procurement/Purchasing Identification of Suppliers Inquiries/Research/Risk/Compliance/Due Diligence
• Receipt of the Quotation Negotiations/Capital Expenditures Selection of the Vendor/Inventory/Asset Mgmt
• Purchase Order Acknowledgment Advance Shipment Notice Goods Receipt/Bsck Orders/BOM/BOL
• Invoice Recording/Aging Analysis 3 Way Match/PO & Non-PO/AFEs Client & Customer Relations/Payment to Supplier
• Check for approvals, timely payments, capturing discounts, verifying math, double checking income codes, and entering invoices for payment.
• Review payment batches entered by other office staff for accuracy and compliance with policies. Responsible for month-end close and providing cash flow information.
• Process a variety of telephone transfers and the payroll interface. Issue and/or review foreign drafts and wires. Handle purchase of forward contracts. Work with vendors/co-workers to resolve invoice discrepancies & reconcile monthly vendor statements.
• SOP ’s (create/develop/execute), IRS, contracts compliance, analyze/assess Risk, perform due diligence, identify taxable events and process accordingly, especially concerning travel and entertainment expenses and independent contractor issues. Add vendors to system, analyze transactions, and maintain 1099 files for 099 forms issuance at year-end. Ensure collection of IRS W-9 vendor forms, Monitor payments to Non-resident Workers/Entertainers.
• Print, sign prepare, distribute.
• Enter void checks/stop payments.
• Work with customers, issue emergency checks, resolve billing issues/problems
• Issue new cards. Provide training/implement programs necessary to communicate, educate and ensure compliance by cardholders. Adjust and monitor spending limits as needed. Maintain the purchase card website with current instructions, guidelines and helpful hints for users. Audit monthly credit card statements and receipts for compliance with college policies, IRS regulations, preferred vendor and general federal guidelines for sponsored programs (not specific agency or sponsored program rules.) Initiate resolution procedures for non-compliant cardholders.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Computer: Oildex, OGSYS, Citrix, FMS, SAP, JDE, ORACLE, Dynamics, AX, Great Plains, Deltek, Costpoint, Cognos, P eopleSoft, MAS90/200/500, AS400, Onbase, Knowledgelake, DOS, CALYX, POINT, ADP, AutoCAD, Banner, FACS, FDR, MSA, SQL, USGL, TCP/IP, OSI Model, HTML, XML, EDI, Electronic Scanning/D ata Retrieval, Gentran, Database, Advantage, Yardi, Argus, Timberline, MRI, nVision, MS-Access - Excel - Outlook - PowerPoint - Word, Macola, Query, Crystal Reports, Peachtree, Tax Works, Turbo Tax, CRM (Customer Relationship Management), Quickbooks, Pseudocode, Lotus, Olympia Systems, RE Explorer - Realist - FMLS - GaMLS, TRIPS, DAVOX, Windows, Commercial Gateway, Post Systems Implementation - Migration - Test - Data Validation - Support

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Assist with tracking accrued revenue by customer, location, project/ crew, activity time frame, capital AFE expenditures, review items for materiality/immateriality, SURL, maintain feet, inventory, SoD compliance, CAPEX, POC/WIP/CIP, acquisition cost, accumulated depreciation, current net book value (NBV),
• Work with CAMs, Lease Abstracts, determine property/tax/insurance valuations, FA disposal/tagging, Issue Guarantee Payments, validate GL - BS-P&L accounts, set-up & maintain vendor files (W9/1099/other), A/P three-way match (process PO/non-PO items), record FX offsets, high volume invoice processing
• Strategic Receivables Mgmt: A/R, credit lines, D&B, credit/collections, bad debt review, write-off reversal, Prepare allocations/inter-company monthly settlements-divisions/projects/crews, budget/actual cost analysis, record foreign currency vs USD - activity variances, high volume invoice/aging analysis-both AR AP
• Oversee cost/project estimates, variance analysis, cash flow, inter- company/funding forecasts, liaise inter-departmentally - minimize change, maximize accuracy
• Generate project costs reports & forecasts for non-project related/overhead costs, allocations & other operations related material, items, expenses/revenue
• Consolidate forecasts & estimates for management reporting requirements, communicate with off-site entities & Domestic/Int l locations for accurate reporting
• Review A/P activity per Vendor Payments for invoices approval procedures & prepare job - crew - p roject cost analysis per entity, process inter-company allocations
• Oversee financial forecasts for consistency, accurate, timeliness as well as analyze - identify - resolve any/all variance in a timely manner for validated reporting
• Conduct internal audit/quality assurance and true-up BS Accts w/ZERO Balance Clearing Accts w/other than zero balance(s) at month-end and reconcile Medical Benefits, maintain payroll journals, record payroll activity journal entries, book PR entry, set-up SUI/FUI/FUTA/SUTA other Payroll (PR) withholding accounts
• Work with fixed assets, Capital, Equity, Interest, Stocks/Bonds, CE s, PP&E s, revenue restatement, compile assigned sections of monthly reporting package
• Process manual journal entry items, journal entry uploads, month-end accruals, resolve issues & processes per business standards and policies, Analyze transactions to ensure financial alignment, manipulate & assess large abstract amounts of data (use pivot tables, h/v lookups and query)
• Assists in month-end closing procedures, including journal entries, reconciliations, preparing lead schedules and gather accruals, Prepare & post journal entries to the full P&L/BS Accts (including: revenues, expenses, inventory, accruals, long-term debt and retained earnings), Provide budget vs. actual variance explanations, month/quarter/year-end projections, monthly forecast, yearly planning, variance analysis, account reconciliations, Reconcile balance sheet accounts & resolve variances for A/R, A/P, prepaid expenses, sales taxes, inventory, payroll, medical benefits, permits & per diem
• Prepare bank reconciliations and analyze allocations (i.e. inter-company reconciliations), process monthly allocation entries per crew/project for AR & GL, Review invoices & verify cross-charges, allocations, inter-company activity are properly coded, review monthly close-out reporting activities, Month-end reporting tasks & quarterly reporting, prepare reports for monthly/month-end close as well as internal package and examine materiality
• Advise leadership and/or business executives & stakeholders at the highest levels about the status and/or issues of assigned projects, Work within enthusiastic teams to refine project management philosophies, techniques, behaviors, best practices, capabilities, processes and tools

Confidential, Houston, TX

Responsibilities:

• Corporate Accounting, Audit Interface, risk, compliance, due diligence, Tax, general/sub-contractor relation, Tax: Severance/Sales Use
• Perform/ control the full audit cycle including risk/control mgmt, o btain, analyse & evaluate accounting documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts etc
• Prepare/p resent reports that reflect audit’s results & document process, i dentify loopholes & recommend risk aversion measures and cost savings
• Document process & prepare audit findings memorandum, c onduct follow- up audits to monitor management’s interventions
• Operate in Senior Consulting capacity via past FTE experience with KPMG (Big 4) alongside PWC & Ernst Young in ALL matters of audit
• Fulfill Audit requirements onsite, client write-up, meet footnote requirements, provide electronic files in secured location for audit
• Gather Audit Samples for random financial tests for risk/compliance validation as set by project scope, audit related special project
• Real Estate - M&A, set-up /release draws, CIP/WIP/POC, contractor/sub-contractor relations, lien waivers, insurance (compliance depot)
• Real Estate - residential/multi-family/commercial/mixed use/build-outs/anchors/out parcels/industrial/land/property tax/FA valuation
• Book Oil & Gas Lease, set-up lease payments, monitor operating/non-operating wells/rigs,revenue-recognition/deferred/restatement
• Segregation of Duties (SoD), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), monitor & document daily processes performed at end-user level
• Training & Technical Writing - job shadowing, staff augmentation, job descriptions, business process, process automation
• Merger & acquisition, ERP oversight, financial shared services (centralize/decentralize), take-down/turn-around, business licensing
• Revenue: cycle/generation/recognition/restatement/deferred, Policy/Procedures-create/execute/train, process re-engineer/automate
• Set up oil & gas leases, royalty payments, right-of-ways, company owned minerals and other legal documents in Company Land System
• Maintain & analyze changes to existing oil & gas leases, company owned minerals, land contract and other legal documents
• Handle the review, calculation, verification and prepare for execution, all company owned Royalty/ Overriding Royalty Division Orders
• Interpret agreement provisions and obligations, perform as SME (Subject Matter Expert), manage ad hoc & special projects
• User Lease purchase reports, ownership memorandums, title opinions, contract briefs, exercise judgment within defined procedures
• Timely reporting of all periodic financial transactions in general accounting including; project/crew/MOB, active/inactive wells
• Handle A/P & vendor compliance, book accruals, process A/P expense reports/checks, amortization schd, revenue/deferred revenue
• Cost (Standard/Actual/Estimates/Segregation), prepaid expense, fixed assets, inter-company, eliminations, allocations
• Provide oversight & participate in the Month/Quarter/Year-end G/L close, staff supervision, ensure meet/adhere to deadlines of tasks
• Analyze billed/un-billed receivables & revenue, set budget/forecast - cash flow, medical benefits,insurance, insurance provisions
• Tracking accrued revenue per lease, customer, location, project and crew, track capital AFE expenditures, review material/immaterial
• Issue Guarantee Payments, SURL, validate GL-BS-P&L accounts, A/P three-way match (process PO/non-PO items), record FX offsets
• Prepare allocations/inter-company/eliminations per monthly settlements for divisions/projects/crews, budget/actual cost analysis
• Responsible for Cash/Treasury/Sweeps accounts up to & including record foreign currency vs USD - activity variances
• Accurate and timely overall financial/management reporting, including implementation of controls, tools and systems
• Audit interface, SEC 10Q/10K due diligence, debt covenants, investor reporting, compile/issue consolidated financials
• Oversee cost/project estimates, variance analysis, cash flow, inter-company/funding forecasts, liaise inter-departmentally
• Operate as SME to create/execute processes while cross-training staff, drive change while maximizing efficiency & accuracy
• Generate project cost reports, forecast overhead/project/non-project related costs, active/inactive wells/rigs, allocations, eliminations
• Reconcile "high volume" travel/fuel account activity, validate against ONBASE accrual bookings & set-up corresponding accrual
• Allocate cross-charges via project, crew, organization, locations, handles other operations related material, items, expenses/revenue
• Conduct internal audit/quality assurance, true-up BS Accts w/ZERO Balance Clearing Accts w/other than zero balance(s) at month-end
• Reconcile General Ledger (GL) accounts, Journal Entry(s): standard/recurring/correcting/import/mass uploads
• Work with fixed assets, Capital, Equity, Interest, Stocks/Bonds, CE’s, PP&E’s, revenue restatement, compile monthly reporting package
• Analyze transactions to ensure financial alignment, manipulate/assess large data sets (pivot tables, h/v-lookups, SQL/query)

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Senior Accountant (Payroll/HR Services Group)

Responsibilities:

• Perform Payroll Tax set-up & Audit Interface, risk, compliance, due diligence for ALL Tax impacting Balance Sheet/Income Statement
• Tax: 941 Returns (Federal/Medicare (EE/ER)/FICA-OASDI (EE/ER), SUI (State Unemployment Insurance), State, Local, Specialty
• Assist with the development of financial statements & related presentations to the Upper Management of Payroll/HR Services Team
• P repare GL/ balance sheet recon, variance analysis (identify/assess/research/resolve), track GL entry items, matching tax, labor data
• Responsible for the delivery of reconciliations of balance sheet, r evenue a ccounts for monthly, quarterly or annual reporting purpose
• Run reports in system to validate data used in prior period reporting to deem PPA’s (Prior Period Adjustments) if/as needed to true
• Generate the reconciliation form, verify balance using supporting documentation (invoices, SOD - Statement of Deposit, other dox)
• D ocument variances and/or outstanding balances, forward validated Summary of Findings to use as GL supporting documentation
• Maintain account numbers by opening, closing and validating general ledger account strings, validate cross charges, employee xfrs
• Prepare, calculate and maintain spreadsheets and journal entries related to High Volume - General Ledger Activity related to Payroll
• E xport weekly payroll items from/ to applicable software used in general ledger journal entries, verify stock/40 1K transaction.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports for filings with federal, state, local taxing districts and related jurisdictions
• Monitor audit schedules used in-house & those used by internal/external auditors to validate - payroll/benefits/401K/stock
• Prepare monthly payroll account r econciliation for 10 GL accounts related to payroll activity, expense, accruals, suspense transactions
• Intercompay, cross charges, entity employee transfers, paycheck activity, matching tax withholdings, consolidated financials
• Oversee payroll reporting spreadsheets to report payroll tax adjustments, activity, other changes which will cause changes to financials
• Calculate, monitor & prepares payroll accrual journal entries & related in-direct labor clearing, reversing and true-up entries
• Resolve discrepancies in reporting inter/cross departmentally, record adjustments, track changes, set-up/ accrue if/as needed .
• Unbundle accounts payable accounts and payroll information regularly, p repare monthly unbundled financial reporting updates
• Review journal entry audit trail, edit for accuracy - make - track changes/a djustments as necessary