Revenue Accountant Financial Analyst

BRIAN HERRON

Phone: 918-***-****

adxr1i@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-herron-32aa0117/

CORE COMPETENCIES

Monthly Severance Payments, Oil & Gas Audits, Monthly Accounting Reconciliations

Research of Audit Requests Received -Tax and Royalty Discrepancies JIB Entry Preparation Revenue Booking

Audit Process Improvements Excellent Communicator Integral Leader

EDUCATION

Business Administration, Northeastern State University

Principles of Finance Marketing Management Accounting Business Policy

COMPUTER SKILLS

Enertia, SAP, AS400, Ogsys, Bolo, Oracle, Wolfepack, Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Dynamics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PETROLEDGER FINANCIAL SERVICES, Tulsa, OK

June 2021 to May 2023

Regulatory Accountant

Handle severance taxes for various states agencies including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Mississippi

Prepare royalty payments for clients and internal management.

Work on audits we receive from various clients and state agencies.

Assist with research and analysis projects for management.

HOLLY FRONTIER, Tulsa, Ok

May 2021 to June 2021 (Contract)

General Ledger Accountant

Reconcile balance sheet accounts.

Prepare monthly reconciliations.

Review accounts payable vouchers for accuracy.

Prepare required monthly and quarterly reports to management.

Assist with research and analysis projects.

Help prepare projections for future expenses and revenue.

ASSOCIATED RESOURCES, Tulsa, Ok March 2021 – May 2021 (Contract)

Revenue Accountant

·Maintain existing revenue contracts and create new billing contracts as needed.

·Process monthly revenue for several clients of Associated Resources.

·Keep track of monthly revenue by using spreadsheets and enter revenue and check detail both manually and in an upload format.

·Assist in internal auditing efforts.

·Pay monthly gross production taxes & severance taxes.

·Constantly respond to both internal and external customers regarding billing rates and inventory transactions.

·Consistently analyze needs and make recommendations to management of methods to improve performance.

UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY, Tulsa Ok

September 2012 – April 2020

Oil & Gas Accountant/Revenue Accountant

Prepared monthly severance payments for various states and tribal agencies.

Provided assistance to internal and external auditors.

Prepared audit reports of findings and recommendations to management.

Maintained existing revenue contracts and created new billing contracts as needed for ONRR, New Mexico and other states.

Performed monthly accounting reconciliations.

Researched and resolved tax and royalty discrepancies, by utilization of information from the Production Department within an internal spreadsheet created independently.

Was responsible in researching and resolving audits that came from ONNR, Arkansas and other outside agencies.

BHP BILLITON (Formerly Petrohawk Energy Corporation), Tulsa, Ok March 2010 – September 2012

Accountant II

·Reviewed and analyzed audit exceptions from 3rd party audits and provided responses and documentation.

·Lead Accountant in Tulsa responsible for handling account receivables of Big Hawk Services (subsidiary of Petrohawk).

·Served as liaison between Tulsa employees and key individuals at Petrohawk offices located in Louisiana, South Texas, and West Texas.

·Developed process improvements to support accurate and timely recordings.

·Prepared monthly journal vouchers.

·Validated all team journal vouchers before submission to supervisor for approval.

·Helped revenue review and interpret joint operating agreements when needed.

WILLIAMS, Tulsa, Ok September 2008 – October 2009

Senior Accountant

·Generated financial forecast and statistics for tax and regulatory group. Prepared and analyzed financial reports for management.

·Developed a tool to track monthly accruals for staff accountants which resulted in much more accurate payments. Tool allowed staff accountants to reconcile these accounts for a six-year period that accruals had not been tracked.

·Involved with contracts on new and existing oil and gas wells with Williams interest.

·Worked heavily in income statement and balance sheet accounts that impacted the group. Reconciled monthly balance sheet of approximately $6 million per month.

·Coordinated efforts with staff accountants and financial analysts in the revenue and tax groups. Performed account reconciliations and journal entries for our group.

·Worked with both internal and external auditors regarding discrepancies with royalties, tax severance, and ad valorem taxes. Worked with both sales and use taxes within the group.

IBM, Tulsa, Ok March 2005 – September 2008

Financial Analyst

·Responsible for oil and gas reporting to various state agencies including Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

·Developed detailed operation procedure manuals to train staff to file Texas production reports, New Mexico C115’s, Oklahoma 1004/1005, and Louisiana OGP and R5D reports. Each manual included every step needed for monthly processing of reports. This project took 9 months and every manual was between 75-100 pages.

·Responsible for calculating New Mexico severance taxes.

·Experience with revenue booking to disperse between various owners.

·Calculated royalty reporting for the State of Louisiana.

·Managed month-end journal entries for gas and oil production.

·Continually looked for billing inconsistencies, inventory inconsistencies, and tax and tariff exceptions related to voice and data communications.

·Responsible for booking month-end entries and reporting all significant month-to-month variances.

·Managed month-end entries for natural gas and pipeline divisions.

·Analyzed problems and implement corrective solutions to achieve productive goals.

·Responsible for inventory control within the department and billing to customers.

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