Accounting Human Resources
Resume:
DEVIN ROPP
Bartlesville, OK *****
**********@*****.***
EDUCATION
Phillips University - B.S. Business Administration
Major Accounting - 1998
Minor Marketing - 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SPRINGBOK & ADDAX COMPANIES October 2015 – April 2016
Assistant Controller 9 Minerals Companies (Corp. Finance)
Worked with an old established company that funded multiple minerals deals and multiple no operated positions in the oil and Gas industry
Reported on multiple companies with many different funds and feeder funds and took care of most of the corporate banking and financial reporting
The company has grown and added three new companies, completed a good audit with Whitley Penn and finished the field work for the Deloitte & Touche audit
Prepared most all of the funds tax reporting for several hundred investors and created monthly financial statements for eight plus companies and year end closing entries
Managed and mastered hundreds of excel spreadsheets and workbooks
Created and distributed several private equity quarterly reports
PUTNAM OIL & GAS July 2015 – October 2015
Chief Operations Officer
Took control of an Oil and Gas Company; the owner had passed away, I had to take producing leases from an operator in default of his note
Analyzed maps, formations and zones and implemented a plan that successfully double production
Fixed wells, pumping units, electrical systems, and saltwater disposal systems, to stabilize production and bring the leases back up to industry standards
CULBREATH OIL & GAS, & SUBSIDIARIES (DEAL STRUCTURE CO.) February 2014 – July 2015
Controller and Acting Chief Financial Officer
Excelled as the Controller & CFO of a Mid-sized Oil Gas Company with more than fourteen subsidiary companies
Currently oversee in excess of eighty five million dollars in private equities monies
Kept twelve other companies moving and growing while nurturing two more startup companies while changing accounting systems
Implement a multi-lateral accounting and production system that down streamed six additional companies for the private equities funds
Built a sox compliant accounting system with internal controls and audit capabilities for future growth
With frugal management of the company’s employees and resources we have managed to stay drilling during the recent down turn and have remained profitable for our investors and as a company
Through some tax strategies and planning we have saved the company several million dollars in the past year and streamlined some of the functions of the company
PERFORMANCE OPERATING COMPANIES, Barnsdall, OK November 2011 – February 2014
Manager of Accounting and IT
Had the opportunity of most facets of Exploration and Production divisions, service companies and accounting
Oversaw the company’s twenty five million dollar joint venture; cash calls partnership accounting and billings
Managed their accounting for pipelines, land, drilling, engineering, divisions of interest, accounts payable, revenue, joint interest billing, applications for expenditures, field mangers and superintendents to remedy coding, divisionary problems, fixed asset and Internal control issues
Restructured the workflows process to eliminate erroneous errors, drove the process to delegate roles and responsibilities throughout the divisions
Audited and recoded months in arrears and maintained a week plus lead-time for timely filings for the Lease operating statements and financials
Setup and implemented the structure that fixed 120 million dollar venture that was six plus months in arrears
Setup human resources and employee handbooks and initiated company safety policies and procedures closed three different years’ full audits and most of the fourth audit
Information technology manager that restructured and designed all of the servers, voice, video and data to create synergies of saving throughout the company with five remote locations all on one network through VPN and VOIP
WELLCO ENERGY, INC., Oklahoma City, May 2003 – November 2011
Accounting consultant
Supervised day to day operations, human resources, and monthly closings and reporting on: Oil and Gas Operating companies, Roustabout, Swabbing, Well servicing companies, Asset holding company, Financial Banking Company, and numerous ranch properties
Developed growth strategies for consolidated outlook and policy for Cash flows, taxes, risk management and financial statements
Projects consisted of governmental reporting for (BIA, ONRR, BLM, MMS, DEQ, EPA, GAAP and Internal Controls ) marketing contracts/nominations, production credits, production strategy, well sales, well acquisitions, and Land ownership disputes and settlementsImplemented complete Oil and Gas accounting systems and trained the staff
Built and managed data and Telco networks
Set up data security protocols, mobile, and remote office locations
DOMINION EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION, Oklahoma City, OK August 2002 – January 2003
Accounting Specialist (Contract)
Worked on a team that converted E&P accounting software from Artesia to Novistar 6O (Oracle energy)
Wrote all of the rates, equations, quantitative calculations, and process to implement and distribute 18 states domestically and in internationally net dollar amounts to company and investors
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY, Bartlesville, OK May 1999 – June 2002
Oil and Gas Accountant
Responsible for entering thirty to sixty million dollars of revenue monthly in seven different states and internationally
Automated and improved processes for booking revenue to increase payment accuracy, productivity and efficiency
Severance Tax Accountant
Completed past due severance tax reports for Oil and Gas. Developed and implemented adhoc reports, which simplified processes, reported data accurately and eliminated audit assessments
PHILLIPS UNIVERSITY, Enid, OK August 1996 – May 1998
Accountant Interim predecessor for Controller, March 1998 – May 1998
Created cash flows and special chapter eleven bankruptcy reports
Reviewed accounts receivable and account payable
Accountant, August 1997 – February 1998
Responsible for twelve million dollar budget
Liaison between management and department heads
Wrote accounting manual for new multi-conglomerate system
Restructured the accounting system to comply with financial accounting standards
Reconciled accounts between legacy systems and new systems
Student Accountant, January 1997 – May 1997
Audited cash, student billings, receivables, payables, payroll, and general ledgers
Reconciled balance sheet accruals, cleared sinking funds and governmental funds
Reconciled accounts for a new accounting system
Accounting Internship, August 1996 – December 1996
Constructed ten million-dollar budgets, audited and reconciled monthly accounts, and reconciled bank statements
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE
Oracle, SAP, Novistar, As400 Legacy Systems (Phillips 66), Artesia As 400 Platform now Avatar 400, Petroware windows, Wolfe Pack, SSI, Isynergy, Scan Dox, Adobe, Microsoft Operating Systems, Roughneck, QuickBooks, Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Lotus Smart Suite
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