Tax Accountant CPA

• Sep 2019 - Present

Senior Accountant

• Apr 2013 - Apr 2019

Argonaut Gold Inc. is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX:AR), with operating mines in Mexico and properties in Mexico and Canada.• Finance & Consolidations: Use of SAP and Business Objects ERP system, GL accounting and home office account closes for US and Canadian entities. Key corporate accountant for operating mine, preparation of all monthly on-top entries (intercompany sales and profits eliminations, IFRIC 20, etc.). Consolidation of all companies and on-top files to the financial statements. Equity accounting; including expensing of stock based compensation and reporting. Preparation of the financial statements, the related footnotes and MD&A. ESTMA reporting, transfer pricing and internal controls.• Heavy use of Excel: Pivot Tables, Vlookups, HLookups, etc.• Board of Directors/AGM: Preparation of Board agendas, meeting materials and minutes. Plan Annual General Meeting. Preparation of Securities Exchange related documents for AGM including Management Information Circular. • Stock and Equity: Administration of corporate stock based compensation plan, including granting and expensing of stock options, restricted share units and performance share units. • Treasury: Intercompany loans, cash reporting for international accounts, investments in short term investments, maintaining funding accounts. • Filing/Compliance: ESTMA and FBAR filings (over 50 international accounts), SEDAR filings (management information circular, VIF, quarterly certifications), State and business tax fillings. Canadian payroll T4’s, T4A-NR’s, IRS 401k Form 5500, Form 1042, Form 1099’s, W-2’s, state and Canadian jurisdictional payroll taxes, federal and provincial corporation annual filings, SEDI, and Toronto Stock Exchange and Ontario Securities Commission compliance and filings. • International HR: Administration of equity based compensation program, short-term and long-term incentive plans for management and directors, international payroll, 401k plans.

Accounting and Admin

• Jul 2009 - Apr 2013

Public CPA Practice Firm in Reno, Nevada• Processing tax returns and advising clients on how to minimize tax liabilities• Assistance with client audits, installment agreements and offers in compromise with the Internal Revenue Service• Correspondence with the Internal Revenue Service on the behalf of clients • Full charge bookkeeping including payroll, payroll tax reports, workman’s comp audits, sales tax reports• Preparation of Federal and State Individual, Partnership, LLC’s, Corporations, S Corporations, Exempt Organization and Fiduciary Returns

Account Executive

• Mar 2007 - Jul 2009

Fox 11 (KRXI) and My21 (KAME) television affiliates of Cox Enterprises• Top new business sales person for Fox Television for Q1-Q2 2009• Managed over 50 regional, local direct and local agency accounts • Conducted meetings with agency and direct clients locally and regionally• Created promotional ideas and original campaigns, including for client sales growth• Production of scripts, commercial spots and marketing material to ensure consistent branding

Investor Relations Associate

• Mar 2005 - Feb 2007

Worked for Meridian Gold which was listed on the NYSE:MDG and the TSX:MNG and was acquired for $3.5B CAD by Yamana Gold in 2007. • Creation of corporate Annual Report; research, analysis, writing, layout and supervision of production, recipient of ARC Award for one of world’s Best Annual Reports• Quarterly corporate earnings and press releases, and conducting quarterly earnings conference calls• Creating presentations for road show and investor events, in conjunction with Executive team.• Filling of corporate releases on security exchange websites SEDAR and EDGAR• Developing the investor relation department budget and tracking• Working with analysts and financial models to project company’s operating and financial performance and resulting stock value• Attending retail promotional trade shows