I have been retired since 2016 and have moved out of Calgary. Currently in search of part time remote work I can do from home. I may consider local in person part time employment. I am still computer savy and I do accurate fast data entry.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Manager
Sydco Energy Inc.
10.2016 - 11.2016
Responsible for full cycle accounting including AP, AR, JV, land, PA, Financials, payroll
Supervision of AP clerk
Into Receivership 2017
Accounting Manager
Sojourn Energy Inc.
02.2010 - 08.2015
Full Cycle AP & AR -coding Capital, Operating, lease rentals, G&A invoices. Obtaining approvals for payment, Data entry and processing of invoices. Preparation of cheque runs & Quick Pay runs. Printing of cheques and submission for signature. Handling of calls from Vendors. Collected outstanding receivables, booked cash receipts, master file maintenance of JV Nexus, monthly accruals.
Non-Op JV Accounting-Verify WI, revenue and royalty income, processing & SWD fees, lease rental & operating expenses. Ensure capital costs billed are correct and track overspent AFE’s. Work with contacts at operating company to solve disputes. Tracking of cash calls paid.
Operated JV Accounting – Research & confirmation of correct WI, DOI’s for wells & facilities, GOR & FHR, AFE data for set up. Tracking of cash calls received.
General -update and maintenance of all master files. Bank reconciliations, Account Reconciliations, processing of month end including uploads to Jiblink. wellsite insurance, property taxes. Monthly review of operating statements for any issues. Maintain quarterly income report.
Financial Statements – Execute monthly financial statements and all related backup for review by CA Execute detailed quarterly and year end financial statements along with cash flow statements and notes.
Accounting Manager
Avalon Exploration Ltd.
04.2010 - 08.2012
Full Cycle AP & AR -coding Capital, Operating, lease rentals, G&A invoices. Obtaining approvals for payment, Data entry and processing of invoices. Preparation of cheque runs- bi-monthly and weekly Quick Pay runs. Printing of Cheques and submission for signature. Handling of calls from Vendors. Collected outstanding receivables, booked cash receipts, Bi-monthly payroll for 3 employees
Non-Op JV Accounting-Verify WI, revenue and royalty income, processing & SWD fees, lease rental & operating expenses. Ensure capital costs billed are correct and track overspent AFE’s. Work with contacts at operating company to solve disputes.
Operated JV Accounting – Research & confirmation of correct WI, DOI’s for wells & facilities, GOR & FHR, AFE data for set up. Calculation and monitoring of NPI and Payout accounts. Work with contact at Partner company to provide answers to queries
Revenue & royalties - Upload of revenue, royalty & GORR spreadsheets provided by PA
General -update and maintenance of all master files. Supervision and training of clerk for A/P data entry and monthly lease rental payments. Bank reconciliations. Preparation of monthly production summary complete with graphs and following month revenue forecast. Bank recs and handling of wire requests. Saskatchewan PST remittance. Account Reconciliations, processing of month end including uploads to Jiblink. Handling of Year End Auditor and PST Auditor, Payroll and Source Deduction remittances., Payout & NPI calculations, monthly SWD chargebacks, marketing fee calculations, review & research of operating statements, review & verify AP vouchers prior to processing in JV Nexus. Wellsite insurance.
Sold to Twin Butte Energy
Accounting Manager
Magnum Energy Inc.
02.2008 - 01.2010
Code and imput invoices into Wolfpac
Performance of all JV Partner related duties-Inbound & Outbound.
Cash Calls-issuance of Operated and monitoring of both Operated and NonOperated.
Masterfile updates and maintenance.
Issuance of AFE numbers and tracking on internal company spreadsheet
Bank reconciliations
Account reconciliations.
GST Claims
Joint Venture Accountant
Silverwing Energy
12.2007 - 11.2008
Masterfile management.
Assignment of cost centers to all capital project types (Drilling, Completion, Equip and Tie In, Workover, Recompletion, Land, Seismic, G&A).
Research and confirmation of all DOI requirements.
Processing of Month Ends-review net capital, operating and revenue reports; booking of necessary adjustments; setup and/or booking of operated overhead; processing of operated JVB’s and uploads to Outbound JibLink; update required cross references and release to partners.
Booking and tracking of operated Cash Calls
Set up, monitoring, and booking of Payouts.
Update and maintenance of allocation masters.
Handling of operated Joint Venture partner queries.
Sold to Bonterra
Senior Operations Accountant
Cork Exploration Inc.
03.2006 - 11.2007
Booking of all incoming Joint Venture Billings-confirmations of working interests, volumes, verification of Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures.
Handling of Operated and Non-Operated JV queries
Maintenance and updates of above and subsequent upload of vouchers in accounting system.
Issuance, monitoring, closing of cash calls both operated and non-operated.
Set up and maintenance of Master Files in financial accounting system-Vendor, Cost Center, Chart of Accounts, DOI’s, Overhead, AFE’s, Allocation masters.
Financial Reporting-preparation of payment requisition reports prior to each cheque run, and monthly tracking of Capital Expenditures which qualified for funding from reserve account.
Handling of joint venture audits-research, response, accounting entries.
Bank reconciliations & booking of cash receipts
Sold to Profound
Joint Venture Supervisor
True Energy
05.2005 - 02.2006
Capital accruals, monthly and quarterly
Conversion of Meridian data into True Energy system
Supervision of support staff
AFE setup and maintenance
Booking, uploading & downloading of JVB’s in & out of Jiblink
Processing of all JV cheque runs.
Account reconciliations; A/R collections
Cash Calls.
JV auditor interface
Sold to Bonterra
General and Joint Venture Accountant
Meridian Energy
03.2004 - 04.2005
Coding capital & operating invoices for the engineer, JVB coding
Sold to True Energy
Education
Grade 12 -
White Oaks Sr. H.S.
Oakville, Ontario
01.1972
Production Accounting -
SAIT
Calgary, AB
06-1985
Skills
Contributed in implementation of accounting systems for several rapidly growing junior Oil & Gas companies, public and private
Implemented accounting system conversions at four companies from Wolfpac to JV Nexus
Recouped $45,000 in marketing fees that were never billed to partners at Silverwing Energy
Streamlined existing accounting procedures based on my 30 years of oil & gas experience
Systems Used: JV Nexus, AP Nexus, Jiblink, Wolfpac, Envision, Petrinex , Accumap, Excel, Word
Systems Used: JV Nexus, AP Nexus, Jiblink, Wolfpac, Envision, Petrinex , Accumap, Excel, Word
Systems Used: JV Nexus, AP Nexus, Jiblink, Wolfpac, Envision, Petrinex , Accumap, Excel, Word
Languages
English
Full Professional
Affiliations
Petroleum Accounting Society of Canada
Petroleum Joint Venture Association
Certification
Production Accounting – SAIT Jan/85 – May/87 (Pre-CAPPA endorsement)
Joint Venture Contract Administration – U of C – March 1993
Corporate Taxation Course – Peat Marwick – May 1993
Field Operations Technician at Fly Wheel Energy, Merit Energy, BHP Billiton and Chesapeake EnergyField Operations Technician at Fly Wheel Energy, Merit Energy, BHP Billiton and Chesapeake Energy