Dewayne Williams Email & Phone Number

Spring, Tx, Us

Spring, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

Public manufacturing company controller.

Currently providing consulting services for former employer and others, as requested.

Public oilfield service provider with $2.3 billion of total assetsResponsible for all internal and external financial reporting, evaluation and implementation of accounting guidance and impact on the company, supervision of the work of eight divisional controllers and support staff, work with CFO to prepare Board materials and interface with Audit Committee, interaction with various levels of management and operations personnel, maintain relationship with and coordinate company’s responses with external auditors and SEC attorneys, provide oversight/assist Internal Audit and SOX auditors with SOX compliance and the impact on the accounting systems and overall disclosure controls, supervise Tax Director and staff and outsourced tax compliance relationship, perform cash management function and prepare debt covenant calculations and monthly borrowing base calculations. Recent achievements since assuming this role include: (1) implemented new ERP for accounting function and standardized chart of accounts and master record data; (2) SAB 108 restatement with minimal impact on operations and timely reporting to the SEC which precluded any impairment of the company’s ability to do future debt/equity transactions; (3) accounted for several business combinations (acquired businesses); (4) accounted for discontinued operations and revised historical financial presentation in accordance with US GAAP; (5) worked with banking partners, CFO and outside attorneys to convert the company’s revolving credit facilities from a traditional borrowing facility to an asset-backed facility to provide more flexibility for future funding, if necessary, including control agreements and initial/monthly borrowing base calculations, as well as other monthly reporting requirements to banking group; (6) annual budget process for Corporate; and (7) reduced close process by 2 days and streamlined external reporting, reducing filing dates by over a week.

Responsible for all SEC related filings/matters and monthly close process through consolidation in Hyperion; interact with all levels of management and operations including coordination of reporting efforts of divisional controllers in U.S., Mexico, Canada and Southeast Asia for all accounting and financial reporting matters; internal financial reporting and ad hoc reporting; technical research and accounting matters; policies and procedures implementation; valuation of stock-based compensation; impairment analysis and other complex accounting issues; coordinate quarterly reviews and annual audit of financial statements; debt covenant compliance calculations; instrumental in the IPO process and subsequent debt offering; and accounting assistance/guidance related to business acquisitions (approx. 25 to date).

Houston, Texas, Us

Public oilfield service company.Supervised staff of 5 responsible for monthly consolidation of over 180 accounting entities, annual budgeting process, internal/management reporting and all external reporting, including SEC filings. Member of Disclosure Controls Committee. Performed accounting research and performed complex accounting including impairment analysis and executive compensation issues. Worked on special projects and internal controls test work related to compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX).

Growing oil service company; IPO in January 2000.Responsible for all SEC filings including initial 10-K, Proxy Statement, 10-Q’s, monthly Section 16(a) filings, 8-K’s. Disclosure Committee Member. Prepared quarterly data control documents for external reporting, assisted with SOX controls documentation. Involved in design and coordination of operating/capital budgets, coordinated external audit, performed monthly variance analysis of subsidiary financials, and interpretation of new accounting/regulatory requirements. Complex accounting issues included LIFO reserve calculations, foreign currency issues, goodwill impairment testing and stock-based compensation.

Azurix Corp., subsidiary of Enron Corp, multi-billion start-up water utilityResponsible for set-up of accounting system, design of internal management reporting, initial operating plan, external reporting, coordinate close process and consolidation. Key role in financial statement preparation through successful IPO.Enron Capital & Trade Resources; Domestic Gas AssetsResponsible for G/L and fixed assets for Houston Pipeline Companies. Duties included: supervision of a staff of 8 who maintain/reconcile ledgers for HPL companies and certain Louisiana gas companies; monthly internal reporting to commercial management and operating company personnel; quarterly schedules to Corporate and Tax; coordination with ECT financial reporting; external reporting/coordination of Railroad Commission filings, CAS auditors, DOT auditors; accounting for new, complex deal structures with commercial management.

Responsible for audit of financial statements and reporting disclosures relative to GAAP and SEC filings for multi-billion natural gas utility, as well as small clients primarily in the manufacturing industry.

Responsible for audit of financial statements and reporting disclosures relative to GAAP and the SEC. One of three professionals who began the El Paso operation during 1995. Primary industries include: retail, manufacturing, not-for-profits and twin plants in the U.S./Mexico.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting

Accounting