Manager Accounting
Resume:
Houston, TX *****
*********@*******.***
summary of qualifications
CPA License in the State of Texas.
Oil and Gas Accounting Experience.
Over 6yrs of experience working for CPA firms in the audit and tax
departments with an emphasis on O&G, Commercial, Construction, Non-
Profit and Benefit Plans.
Knowledge in Mexican and US GAAP.
Bilingual skills English-Spanish and Basic Portuguese.
Certified in Microsoft Excel including in the use of pivot tables,
macros, advance formulas (vlookup, lookup, sumif, etc.) and advance
filter, among others.
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Access, Outlook, Power Point & Lotus
Notes.
Proficient in various accounting and finance software OGSYS, IDEA
Data Analysis Software, GoSystem Audit Software, QuickBooks Pro,
Peachtree and others.
professional experience
06/08 - Present Assistant Controller / Accounting Manager ERG
Resources, LLC, Houston, TX
Prepare consolidated monthly and annually financial statements in
accordance with US GAAP.
Assist in modeling prospective financing opportunities, and communicate
results to the management team.
Prepare the necessary reports and interact with outside auditors.
Supervise the JIB accountant and ensure the integrity and punctual
completion of monthly Joint Interest Billings.
Supervise the revenue accountant in the proper recording of funds
received and preparation and analysis of revenue and accounts receivable
reconciliations.
Supervise the A/P department and verify appropriateness of coding of
charges.
Reconcile general ledger accounts and bank statements in a monthly
basis.
Prepare and analyze the lease operating statements in a monthly basis and
other reports as management request.
Prepare recurring monthly entries such as depletion, depreciation,
amortization and accretion expenses, among others.
Calculate Hedge entries based on mark to market valuation of derivatives.
Prepare and make the necessary entries for the new acquisitions of O&G
properties.
Implement the accounting system merge of new acquired companies into the
OGSYS system.
02/08 - 06/08 Audit Manager HIDALGO, BANFILL, ZHOTNIK, & KERMALI,
P.C., Houston, TX
Managed engagements as the firm representative responsible for completion
of the Audits.
Plan and implement procedures (audit programs) to be followed during an
attest engagement.
Incorporated preparation of budget, execution of fieldwork, determination
of conclusions and presentation of findings to clients, team members and
partner in charge.
Delegated work to senior and staff auditors as well as reviewed and
supervised their performance.
Mentored the staff auditors on audit procedures and application of US
GAAP.
Performed analysis of financial statement for reasonableness through
various analytical methods (ratio analysis, sensitivity analysis, budget
to actual analysis, comparative analysis, and client to industry average
analysis).
Miguel A Alvarez
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2005 - 2008 Supervising Senior Assurance Service Group, Mir, Fox &
Rodriguez, PC, Houston, TX
Participate in all the segments of the audit process, including
planning the audit, testing of controls, selecting samples, testing
transactions, analytical test, and finally drafting the financial
audited statements for principal review.
Participate on the presentation of the financial statements to
management and/or board of directors.
Summarize client data using Microsoft Excel and the IDEA software,
and apply different tests to prove integrity and reasonableness of
data (aging report, duplicate records, gap detection, etc).
Interact directly with the client and supervise, instruct, guide
and review the work performed by the staff auditors on the job.
Identify and propose adjusting entries as deemed necessary.
Proficient in conducting research on different subjects, as needed
on each engagement.
Support internal audit department in some projects such as testing
the controls for a Mexican subsidiary of a public company.
Performed the testing on controls for the fixed assets; reviewed
the depreciation percentages allowed by Mexican's GAAPs. Reviewed
the reasonable calculation of the income tax as per Mexican's
Income Tax Law.
Participate in testwork and analysis of internal controls in
compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002.
2002- 2004 Staff Accountant, HIDALGO, BANFILL, ZHOTNIK, & KERMALI,
P.C., Houston, TX
Participated in some sections of the audit process as selecting samples,
testing balance sheet and income statement transactions.
Participated in inventory observations.
Completed diverse income tax returns for individuals, partnerships,
corporations, and s corporations.
Trained and supervised about 7 employees for a season income tax
preparation. Prepared personal income tax returns and provided tax
advises to clients.
1999-2002 Transition from Mexico to USA.
1995 - 1999 Self Practice, Jalisco, Mexico
Prepared and reviewed individual and corporate tax returns.
Provided tax and cost advice to clients.
Performed bookkeeping, data entry, Prepared financial reports (for
internal use)
education
University Of Houston Downtown, Houston TX
Obtained 21 credits to sit for the CPA - June 2004
University of Valley of Atemajac, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mex.
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting - December 1994
Affiliations and achievements
American Institute of CPAs
2007-Present
Petroleum Accountants Society of Houston
2008-Present
ALPFA
2007-2010
Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants
2007 - 2009
UHD Professional Accounting Society
2004 - 2007
Director of Stage Set of a Drama group
1993 - 1 997
Miguel A Alvarez, CPA
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