Brian Lavender Email & Phone Number

The Woodlands, Texas, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Supervised team of four accountants responsible for preparing journal entries, reconciling balance sheet accounts, month-end closing procedures and monitoring daily operations in North America, Africa, South America, and Europe in accordance with U.S. GAAP and local countries’ accounting standards

Houston, Tx, Us

Supervised team of four accountants whose responsibilities included:1) Accounting for transactions related to joint venture (JV) partners in accordance with the governing Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs)2) Running month-end processes and creating joint interest billing (JIB) statements for the Accounts Receivable (AR) Team3) Charging millions of dollars of billable costs, overhead and other indirect costs4) External/internal audit processes, including preparing schedules and providing input based on Council of Petroleum Accountants Societies (COPAS) guidelines5) Sending payout statements and addressing payout-related inquiries6) Reviewing JV contracts and agreements7) Cross-collaboration with various internal teams to improve processes and ensure accuracy of billable costs

Houston, Tx, Us

Moved to Pennsylvania and served as the senior accountant responsible for wells acquired in the Marcellus Shale Formation and maintained relationships with our Joint Venture (JV) partner, COSOL Energy

Houston, Tx, Us

Scheduled domestic and international joint venture audits, coordinated access for the non-operated partners' auditors, and served as the primary contact during audit field work in Noble Energy’s office

Houston, Tx, Us

Used the equity method of accounting to record journal entries and prepare accruals, accounts payable activity and invoices in accordance with U.S. and U.K. GAAP for Noble’s West Africa Alba field, North Sea assets and unconsolidated subsidiaries

Houston, Tx, Us

I used the Oracle E-Business Suite for multi-million-dollar wire and ACH processing. I reconciled cash accounts and provided monthly financial data to the Treasury Department. I made daily journal entries, recording incoming and outgoing cash activity and prepared daily reports of wires paid to the Treasury Department. I reviewed and coded invoices using the Digital Oilfield accounts payable system.