Oil & Gas Accounting, Tax Compliance, Audit Procedures, Variance Analysis, Sox Controls

Audit coordinator for severance tax and State royalty audits. Reviewed plant statements, production statements, and revenue bookings for State audit request. Texas Production tax compliance, support for ND & NM tax compliance, and TX State royalty compliance. Reviewed contracts and leases for potential deductions. Maintained tax and royalty reporting system set up and updates.• Reduced the New Mexico severance tax audit assessment by 50% through educating the auditor on the oil and gas revenue booking process, providing 3rd party documentation, and a tie out of the 3rd party documents to the revenue booking documentation and resulting severance tax return.• Provided management improved information by restructuring the severance tax accrual account reconciliation to reflect potential as well as outstanding liabilities and refunds by production period. The reconciliation also reflected variances that needed system updates to correct.• Collaborated with management to develop sox and management internal controls for production tax and state royalty reporting

Worked in the Oil & Gas Exploration and Production division which split off into the independent company WPX Energy Inc. See WPX Energy for work experience

Revenue gas plant accounting for BP Amoco and general ledger accounting for Carlson Companies.• Reduced gas plant revenue booking time by 50% by eliminating manual inputs through linked spreadsheets and data imports.• Instrumental in developing streamlined procedures and tools that reduced monthly revenue determination from a week to less than a day and improved accuracy and audit documentation.

• Prepare tax returns for various entities as well as sales, property, and payroll tax reports.• Research tax and accounting issues and reporting requirements.• Respond to various Government Agency’s letters.• Performed audits and financial statement reviews. Maintain client general ledgers and prepared financial statements

Worked with clients and management to prepare expatriate and individual tax returns and research U.S. and International tax issues and reporting requirements.• Recouped over $110,000 for a client by researching foreign tax credit carry-back opportunities and amending returns.• Streamlined and reduced cost of filing dozens of extensions by setting up and filing them online after demonstrating to management the efficiency of the process.