Megan Ebadat Gresham Email & Phone Number

Durango, Colorado, Us

Durango, Colorado, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Resource for accounting treatment of complex transactions such as investments, acquisitions, dispositions, equity compensation and other non-routine transactions; research and document conclusions related to technical accounting inquiries throughout the company; monitor corporate compliance with existing policies and accounting policy maintenance for changes in business practices and authoritative literature.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

• Oversee assets in defined benefit (DB) and defined contribution (DC) retirement plans totaling over $3B; initiated and managed equipment leasing; renegotiated floating-rate leases to fixed-rate leases; facilitated early asset buy-outs; analyzed covenant language for revolving credit facility for key business decisions. • Streamlined quarterly reporting to multiple fiduciary committees with executive members; instituted analytical tools to monitor monthly portfolio performance; simplified processes for completing mandatory regulatory and financial reporting to ensure accuracy of data. • Enhanced internal communication among stakeholders in HR, Accounting, Legal, and Treasury to successfully complete a DB custodial and a DC consultant RFP, analysis of DC recordkeeping fees, and review of ancillary service provider; coordinated with Legal to update investment policy statements and committee charters.• Managed cash forecast and Plan contributions to meet liquidity needs and rebalance portfolio; coordinated with investment consultants for diligence and performance reviews of new and existing investment managers within Plans (including alternative asset classes).

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

• Reconciled over $3MM in inaccurate internal reporting, identified and corrected erroneous cost forecasting, and provided technical accounting and finance support for cross-functional special project royalty recovery team.• Design, prepare, and present customized reports/Excel spreadsheets for asset teams including internal financial statements, analysis for asset monetization review, internal financing strategy evaluation, AFE variance analyses, cost management, and asset scorecards highlighting organization and department key performance indicators.• Analyze monthly actuals versus budget and forecast modeling variances for internal reporting; work with West Texas E&P asset team to create monthly revised capital and production forecasts for VP and Executive review.• Act as liaison for West and South Texas E&P asset teams to provide various operational and financial data as requested by/for Operations, Accounting, Land, Reserves, Portfolio, and Corporate Planning.• Promote capital discipline via asset and regional financial posters built in Excel and Word highlighting spending rates, safety, production and operational efficiency.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Responsible for monthly settlement process which involves proficiency in TIPS (midstream allocation/settlement system); interpretation of contract language; validation of TIPS set up true to contract language; preparation/posting of journal entries to SAP; creation of net income reconciliations for assets; preparation/analysis of quarterly/annual financial and volumetric information for SEC filings.• Streamlined existing processes cutting settlement cycle-time from 7-10 days to 4- 5 days; rebuilt Excel workbooks providing better financial data, economic analysis of assets, and standardization department functions. • Successfully organized, coordinated, developed and implemented new monthly cash out process by initiating cross-departmental meetings to achieve consensus on contract compliance, troubleshoot system and volumetric tie out issues, and created cash out worksheet and invoices to optimize process efficiency.• Recovered approximately $1.2MM in outstanding receivables; discovered total of $78M in unrecognized annual cash flow to MLP assets; improved revenue estimates to be within a 2% variance of actuals.• Built/strengthened Midstream Accounting credibility and internal customer relationships by preparation, evaluation, and presentation of economic analysis of individual assets; economic analysis of contracts; design custom reports to support customer requests for specialized information and analysis.

The Woodlands, Tx, Us

Recruited for a select 2 year rotational accounting program of approximately 6 to 8 individuals. Program designed to expose candidates to multiple facets of oil and gas industry and build valuable network of contacts throughout the company. Rotated at 3 month intervals through several accounting departments, highlights as follows: • Cross-Functional Special Project in Denver – selected for Denver team to set up 290+ Land division orders preventing $9MM from going into suspense; became proficient with Tobin/WINS (land data systems); taught system training classes for Land analysts; initiated cross-departmental meetings to set standard processes; rewrote/improved process procedures to be more efficient; presented (PowerPoint) findings/results and efficiency suggestions to CAO, Accounting, and Land leadership teams.• Financial Accounting – created desk procedures to generate QK schedules necessary for quarterly and annual SEC filings; redesigned and corrected several account reconciliations.• International Accounting – prepared final settlement statement and entries for Brazil divestiture; reconciled/completed annual reports for 6 int’l affiliates; designed/completed several account reconciliations; closed Trinidad and China companies.

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Bba, Accounting And Finance