Experience

Horn Solutions

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • May 2019 - Present

• Project Manager

  • Mar 2016 - May 2019

  SummaryCharles is a senior manager for Horn Solutions, a professional services firm providing experienced personnel to execute accounting, finance, and technology projects.Charles has over 29 years experience in oil & gas operations with extensive exposure to revenue accounting, M & A accounting, with an emphasis on revenue related audits, merger and acquisition audits, and measurement, security and safety audits. Charles has a broad exposure to oil and gas operations and has successfully managed numerous gas plant, oil facility, offshore platform and production area audits in the US, Canada, Egypt, North Sea, Argentina and Chile. Charles is an excellent communicator and has worked effectively with individuals at all organizational levels. Acquisitions & Divestitures• Manage upstream merger & acquisition transaction audits for both domestic and international assets to ensure that expenditures (capital & LOE), revenues, imbalances, inventory, and suspense detail associated with the transaction are accurate and in accordance with applicable agreements. • Assist client with integration process including but not limited to determination and documentation of accounting for expenditures, revenues, and any physical assets (gas & water gathering systems, salt water disposals, compressors, etc.…) associated with the transaction. Revenue Auditing • Manage and lead detailed audits of domestic and international gas plants, oil facilities, offshore platforms, pipelines and gathering systems, as well as measurement, safety and security reviews of field operations that result in extensive monetary recoveries. • Analyses of complex accounting and allocation methodologies for compliance with contractual terms and industry standards. • Assist client with analysis of oil and gas processing, gathering and transportation, allocation and sales agreements.• Provide expert witness testimony and determine industry practice.



Apache Corporation

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Staff Auditor

  • May 2003 - Dec 2015

  Responsible for auditing the measurement, allocation, and settlement of Apache's oil, gas, and natural gas liquids for all domestic and international locations. Responsible for auditing the measurement, allocation, and settlement of Apache's oil, gas, and natural gas liquids for all domestic and international locations.



HORN, WALLACE, & COLE

• Account Manager

  • May 1995 - Apr 2003

  Managed/Supervised various projects related to revenue accounting, acquisition & divestitures accounting, Owner relations, and Internal Audit . Managed/Supervised various projects related to revenue accounting, acquisition & divestitures accounting, Owner relations, and Internal Audit .



Swift Energy

• Revenue Accountant

  • 1990 - 1993