Accounting Management
Resume:
Michael Malati
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ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
Oil & Gas accounting professional with strong leadership, communication, influencing,
interpersonal and analytical skills. Experienced in financial analysis, accounting policies, project
management, change management, process improvement and facilitation. Demonstrated
proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, SAP & Business Warehouse. Known for ability to quickly
adapt, analyze, be flexible and learn new business functions. Currently pursuing CPA
certification with an expected completion date in 2015.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excel, Business Objects, SQL, LiveLink & SharePoint power user
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK 2012 - 2015
Analyst, Production, Revenue & Joint Venture Accounting (2014 - 2015)
Reviewed booking of revenue and all other tasks associated with group monthly closing cycle.
Maintained group metrics, ran monthly metrics and presented reports to management.
● Streamlined closing process by developing more efficient data retrievals.
● Created accurate trending for cash properties to determine monthly accruals.
● Summarized and presented accruals vs. actual variances.
● Analyzed and communicated revenue with Houston-based Financial Planning & Analysis
group, ensuring accurate earnings reporting.
● Developed revenue surveillance for cash properties, resulting in approximately $5M in
revenue recovered from third party in 2014 & 2015.
● Revamped metrics package with 50% improved accuracy.
● Developed a group SharePoint site for all of Production, Revenue & Joint Venture
Accounting, allowing for enhanced employee knowledge sharing and better backlog
reporting.
Analyst, Treasury Services (2012 - 2013)
Served as auditor for Commercial Card Services. Ensured employee compliance by analyzing
T&E expense reports. Identified and assisted with identifying suspected fraudulent employee
spending. Communicated and trained employees on Company T&E Policies. Reconciled and
processed monthly corporate card payments.
● Retrieved, formatted and presented monthly Treasury Services performance metric
package to management that allowed better presentation of monthly corporate spend.
● Worked with supervisors to develop processes and programs to improve group metric
performances.
● Identified and implemented process improvement within the metric package,
streamlining the process by over 50%.
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● Served as a member of SAP Sight Draft project team.
Performed due diligence in identification of shortcomings in existing draft system
that identified very weak internal and SOX controls.
Realized savings of $1.6 M by preventing duplicate payments and over
escheatment.
Assisted in the design and testing of a new system which provided a more SOX
controlled system.
Led end-user training resulting a successful and timely system implementation.
Presented the SAP Sight Draft system and accompanying mobile app on the
monthly Finance Forum conference call.
● Advised and analyzed Accounts Payable accounting and processes. Advised
supervisors on accounting policies and complex journal entries.
● Reviewed and approved high dollar invoices.
● Managed AP process improvement projects resulting in 20% increased efficiency.
● Tracked and verified individual employee performance metrics for Treasury Services.
● Used metrics to determine employee desk load and performance.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accounting
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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