Accounting Data

TOBBIE RO

PROFILE

Skilled and motivated professional, degreed in the discipline of accounting with broad experience in oil & gas land, legal & title department. I have covered many different aspects of process improvement, technical and systems development. I wish to find a rewarding position working for a company that can benefit from my extensive background.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bison Water Midstream, LLC 2018 – 2020

Pipeline Construction Project Coordinator

Manage land transactions for timely acquisition of right-of-way, legal review of land payments confirmed for accuracy and completeness

Manage projects through all phases of planning, estimating, engineering design, construction, and commissioning.

Solicited and evaluated bids, procured materials, tracked budgets, forecast costs, directed the oversight of construction activities, and prepared project status reports to executive stakeholders.

Coordinated design efforts, interpreted construction drawings, approved invoices, settle contract disputes, managed third party contractors, and ensured safe, compliant, functional, cost effective and timely completion of projects

Supervised BWM Team Members

Riley Exploration Group, Inc 2016 – 2018

Land Administration /Lease Records Dept

Managed business process orchestrating process improvement and team leadership, direct internal and external land personnel to perform best business practices and maintain corporate procedures. Subject Matter Expert & Power User for Data Conversion & Software Implementation (P2/Excalibur)

Report, monitor and analyze quarterly and yearly financial reporting, oversee the monthly reporting for the land department on acreage and expenditures.

Provided support for special projects such as acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures, as well as data cleanup and conversion projects. Reviewed and resolved complex title issues. Monitored various oil & gas contracts for financial and non-financial obligations and provisions to maintain assets, including lease settlement cash payments.

Maintained lease expiration schedule for the creation and upkeep of drill plans. Facilitate the land department to work with audit committee and other corporate stakeholders by delivering data through the use of ad-hoc reports. Manage owner accounts, transfers and data maintenance, oversee best business practices and technical use of existing land systems.

Supervised Land Administration Personnel

Chesapeake Energy, Inc 2014 – 2016

Land Administration

Land Process Improvement Team. Staff leader assisting the Land Department to perform best business practices and maintain procedures. Subject Matter Expert, Super User for Data Conversion and Software Implementation (SAP)

Data Cleanup Project for quality control and historical data misuse. Monitor inappropriate usage, develop team through training and system usage. Identify, monitor and improve technical issues and data misuse. IT liaison and Super User to test and perform mass uploads, evaluate and suggest land system efficiencies and needs. Test and evaluate system upgrades

Compiled and performed departmental training to maintain SOX compliance and business process flow for other regulatory and compliance reporting for Lease Records & Division Order. Liaison to Internal and External Audit. Authored and updated test controls. Presented walk-throughs and responsible for document retention policies for Lease Records & Division Order.

Set system usage guidelines and developed team members for Center of Excellence Team regarding the company’s Accounts Payable Enterprise Data. Subject Matter Expert for data Conversation, Federal and State regulatory agencies.

Monitored and identified data integrity issues through quality control reporting primary point of focus on ownership accounts, transfers and deck maintenance. Manage suspense accounts, including establishment of escheatment compliance, ownership transfers and lease records maintenance, oversee best business practices for revenue and expense decks.

Rice Energy, Inc 2013 – 2015

Land Administration Manager

Project Lead for QLS/QDO Implementation and Data Conversion, evaluate, coordinate improvements and efficiencies for land software. Subject Matter Expert for the Accounting & Finance Team Quorum Financial & Revenue Accounting. Test and evaluate land system needs for QLS/QDO. Develop and conduct end user software training Quorum Land Systems and Quorum Division Order.

Team Development and Management, assigned workflow, coordinate assignments based on geographical area. Report, monitor and analyze quarterly and yearly financial reporting, oversee the monthly reporting for the land department on acreage and expenditures.

In-Depth Usage of Geographic Information Systems to identify and maintain acreage. Process improvement and change management, assist Lease Analysts & Division Order Analysts to perform best business practices and maintain procedures

Monitor data to manage suspense accounts, ownership transfers and lease records maintenance in QLS, oversee best business practices for revenue and expense decks, monitored system misuse and data integrity

Worked closely with other departments to perform data exchange regarding, accounting, financial and regulatory issues. Report Cap Ex costs and acreage footing to corporate stakeholders, oversee the monthly reporting for the land department.

Partnered directly with external auditing firm for process mapping and audit control authoring for the Land Department preemptive to corporate IPO. Due diligence, data reporting and exchange for business development opportunities.

Supervised Land Administration Team

EQT Energy, Inc 2012-2013

Land Administration

Maintained current and historical knowledge of state estate law as it pertains to oil and gas, mineral and surface laws. Analyzed necessary lease agreements, contracts and title documentation to perform unit setup and division of interest calculation based on legal review.

Identified title inconsistencies and request curative requirements to cure title defects. Perform title bring down. Manage suspense accounts, ownership transfers and lease records maintenance. Provided Escheat Review and ensure appropriate payment per statutory legal guidelines.

Used Geographic Information Systems to monitor acreage status.

Absolute Consulting/Roughneck Systems, Inc 2000 – Present

Oil & Gas Accounting & Land Systems Consultant

Certified Professional User for Oil and Gas Accounting Software, Subject Matter Expert, Power User for Product Testing & Application Development

Analyze stakeholder needs based on historical process and market trends to shape future business processes. Conglomerated with business owners to manage business processes and provide strategic design.

Lease Administration/Division Order Setup & Maintenance, oversee the monthly reporting for land departments, Assist Lease Analysts & Division Order Analysts & Accounting Teams to perform best business practices and maintain procedures

Revenue Distribution and JIB Accounting, manage suspense accounts, ownership transfers and lease records maintenance, oversee best business practices for revenue and expense decks

GL Bookkeeping and Payroll Accounting including quarterly and yearly payroll tax and information returns, Financial Reporting, Cash Flow Statements, Profit & Loss Statements

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix 2007-2011

BA, Accounting Magna Cum Laude

SKILLS

Team Leadership and Technical Support

Process Improvement, Procedural Mapping, and Team Management and Development through education and training,

Land Administration

Regulatory Reporting, Working, Royalty and Override Calculation, Title, Contract and Curative Review, Leasehold and Contract Negotiation, Fraud Investigation

Accounting

Regulatory Accounting, Royalty Revenue Accounting, Working Interest/JIB Accounting, General Ledger, Financial Reporting, GAAP Proficiency

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

Quorum Systems, Power BI, SQL, Query Builder, SAP Business Objects, Microsoft Dynamics, P2 Land Systems, Esri ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Suite

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