SUMMARY:

• Accounting professional with extensive experience in upstream oil and gas accounting facilitating the transition of fixed assets for large capital - intensive global and domestic companies dealing with all levels of management in various industries.
• Specialized in the oil, gas, chemicals, plastics, and banking industries with leading, publicly traded global enterprises.
• Experienced in providing accurate and high quality advise on the entire range of complex accounting operational matters such as issues related to major capital projects, capitalized interest, capex, impairment, reserves, and depreciation.
• Accomplished in the centralization and standardization of capital projects and fixed asset accounting for multi-divisional organizations.
• Recognized for sound accounting knowledge and exemplary leadership skills; expressing and developing new ideas; taking charge of projects and new initiatives; and going the extra mile to add value resulting in a positive impact on improving accounting processes.
• Dependable, hard working with strong work ethics and proven success leading teams on various special projects.

EXPERTISE IN:

• Project Management
• Capital Projects and Budgeting
• Supervisor Fixed Assets
• Corporate Accounting
• Financial Analysis and Reporting
• Business and SOX Compliance
• SAP Conversions
• General Ledger
• Staff Supervision and
• Acquistions and Retirements
• Asset Retirement Obligation

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

SAP R/3, PeopleSoft, MSA Oracle, Business Intelligence, SAP Business Objects, Hyperion, Access, Crystal Reporting, Microsoft Office Suite, FrontPage, JIRA, and RWD UPerform

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Houston, TX

Accounting Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Served as Capital Project Management (CPM) process lead on Project Confidential, a global program initiative to implement a new instance of SAP to align corporate structure with business activity
• Directed a project team of 10 through a multi-phased implementation initiative to standardize, transform, and convert SAP key master data elements for IM, PS, and AA modules in new SAP, in line with US GAAP and statutory reporting requirements
• Performed asset transactional accounting activities for the US-GOM and Bakken Assets, developed, wrote, and delivered SAP upgrade to business unit subject matter experts locally and internationally
• Worked with SOX team, internal and external auditors, and EY to resolve issues and to fulfill quarterly/annual compliance requirements
• Led team through project phases, including business process workshops, critical design, functional design and interfaces, testing of functionality, and implementation
• Managed team through master data conversions, mock testing, builds and delivery, report rationalization, and build in SAP and SAP Business Objects reporting tool in conjunction with year-end and quarter-end close go-live
• CPM team worked directly with stakeholders, IT, and SAP consultants to define requirements and develop and test an enhanced SAP designed to support the mass capitalization of intangible drilling costs

Accounting Specialist

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Instrumental in globalization of the transactional accounting activities of fixed assets and capital projects for the Asia, Europe, and US, Gulf of Mexico and Bakken divisions
• Directed and supervised an overseas accounting staff of 12 responsible for booking international transactional accounting activities for Asia and Europe divisions.
• Processed multicurrency transactions for monthly close activities, asset acquisitions and retirements, CIP and DD&A analysis and reporting to management, tax, and auditor
• Led a major project initiative to improve the capital budgeting process with exposure in excess of $5 billion, by liaising with ERP team to implement SAP’s investment management module
• Processed accounting and reporting functions for compliance with the requirements of SOX, international statutory reporting, FAS 143, FAS 19, and FAS 144 for ARO, capital exclusion, and impairments
• Oversaw project scope that involved system data conversion from Excel spreadsheets and Access database tables to SAP IM,, testing, and analysis
• Established, analyzed, and reported business performance metrics to evaluate business unit compliance and opportunities for improvement
• Developed and delivered for application, governance, and access controls using RWD UPerform software for local and international SMEs on new SAP IM and PS module functionality

Confidential, Houston, TX

Fixed Asset Accountant, Supervisor

Responsibilities:

• Centralized transactional accounting activities for fixed assets and capital projects; developed and implemented standardized forms, procedures and policies in line with GAAP
• Processed asset acquisitions and divestitures
• Performed CIP analysis and oversaw capital budgeting and financial reporting to management, tax, and auditors
• Directed an accounting staff of 14 on special projects and improved groups’ communication with business units
• Achieved significant cost savings to company, enhanced productivity, and optimized accounting transactions by significantly improving accounting processes and reducing capital project turnaround
• Successfully lead a team of 14 and oversaw quarterly meetings to attain better intercompany communication and dissemination of information
• Created and implemented shared services’ website design and structure
• Completed mass asset registry cleanup to position assets for a multimillion-dollar sale

Confidential, Houston, TX

Senior Accountant, Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Led the coordination of, and facilitated accounting system change to, SAP, and implemented automated solutions to manual processes
• Led $750-million asset transition amidst company restructuring and an accounting system change to PeopleSoft with Crystal Reporting
• Quickly adapted to and trained new staff on Enron- Confidential ’s processes of capitalization, CIP, tax, expense analysis and reporting while using the MSA Oracle accounting application
• Led team of six and acted as liaison between SAP FICO team and asset group
• Collaborated with the SAP team to support group’s business functions by testing upgrades, developing customized reports, and resolving reporting issues
• Implemented automated online solution to activate capital projects which reduced processing time, enabled immediate record retention, system access to capital spending, and desktop viewing of project authorization
• Recouped more than $3 million in outstanding reimbursable billings from Confidential and other third parties
• Proficiently used and trained four new employees on PeopleSoft and Crystal Reporting applications

Confidential, Houston, TX

Corporate Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Quickly learned MSA Oracle and established knowledge base for fixed asset accounting and capital projects
• Served as a power user and successfully led the implementation effort to transition $280 million in assets and projects
• Processed AFE project setups, fixed asset monthly close duties, CIP analysis, and maintained assets in MSA Oracle
• Earned at SAP America on FI/CO, AA, and PS SAP R/3 4.0v modules