Experience

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  Macritchie Inc.

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Senior Accountant

    • Aug 2022 - Present
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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  Promotora Tabasco SA de CV

  • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

  • Director

    • Sep 2007 - Jul 2022
    • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

    • Managing 75 people (5 of them are business unit supervisors).• Creating and supervising operational budget by business units • Implementing internal controls.• Implementing cash management to reduce debt (1.5 million pesos reduced in three months).• Having full responsibility for tax payments, HR, marketing, strategic planning, etc.• Reporting directly to owners. (This is a private company).• Reviewing financial statements.• Reviewing tax payments and payroll.• Paying dividends to owners on a weekly basis.

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  Paradigm Energy Services, LLC

  • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

  • Senior Accountant

    • Apr 2007 - Sep 2007
    • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

    • Implemented internal controls.• Reconciled intercompay accounts.• Trained junior staff• Served as liaison between Mexico and Houston• Prepared financial statements.

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  PrimeWest Energy Ltd.

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Joint Interest Billings Supervisor

    • May 2006 - Jan 2007
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    • Supervised Joint Ventures Accounting group. 12 people under my supervision.• Reorganized and implemented processes in the group.• Reviewed and collected JV receivables (20M Cad.)• Trained junior staff to correct errors in the JV billings.• Reviewed billings to properly book expenses and revenue.• Served as liaison between different groups in the company (land, JV, accounting, etc.). • Prepared, audited and tested Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) documentation.

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  Dominion Exploration Canada Ltd.

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Operations Accounting Supervisor

    • Nov 2001 - May 2006
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    • Supervised operations accounting. 5 people under my supervision.• Ran month end processes in Qbyte.• Booked monthly accruals and allocations.• Implemented software to improve company processes. Software implemented: Credit Card System, and Workflow to code and approve invoices on line.• Documented internal controls to comply with (SOX) act. Internal controls documented and improved in Production Accounting, Join Ventures, Marketing, Land, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, etc.• Served as liaison between different groups and internal audit to review SOX documents.

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  TransCanada PipeLines Limited

  • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

  • Treasury Accountant

    • Oct 1999 - Nov 2001
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    • Booked treasury transactions.• Involved in Quantum implementation.• Acted as liaison between Treasury and General Accounting groups. • Reconciled intercompany transactions• Booked inventory transactions in accounting system OCS.• Monitored inventory and replenishment across Canada.• Prepared month end inventory reports.

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  Nova Gas International LTD

  • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

  • Project Controller

    • Jul 1997 - Aug 1999
    • Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico

    • Worked as a Project Controller in Mexico. • Prepared Financial Reports for Canada.• Prepared Monthly and Annual Tax Payments.• Used Microsoft Project to control project activities.• Monitored and controlled monthly expenditures. • Interviewed and hired local employees• I assisted TransCanada in the bid process for the PEMEX - Venta de Carpio project in Mexico City. My responsibilities were to create a budget, determine the scope of work, and collect official documents required by PEMEX.• Gas Optimization. I also assisted TransCanada preparing an economic proposal for PEMEX. It was a 6-Week Preliminary Study of Gas Optimization in Cd. Del Carmen, Campeche. • Pre-start Mayakan Project. I was responsible for determining the total project cost, to build the internal budget, and to present it to Mayakan’s managers.