Experience

Pine Creek
• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Accounting Manager

  • 2020 - Present


Vermilion Energy

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Finance Team Lead

  • 2018 - 2020

  ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed all US Finance employees which comprised a team of, Accounts Payable Analyst, Production Analyst, Operations Accountant, Financial Accountant, and Revenue Consultant. ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both… Show more ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed all US Finance employees which comprised a team of, Accounts Payable Analyst, Production Analyst, Operations Accountant, Financial Accountant, and Revenue Consultant. ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed financial month-end close process, established guidelines, and prepared monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date variance analysis of US Lease Operating Statements. ✔ Implemented monthly review process for Capital and Operating Expenses, including creation of expense analysis tools, and leading monthly meeting with Operations Team. ✔ Led the US Business in $150M Acquisition of the Powder River Basin Asset in 2018. Prepared Post Close Statement, all acquisition journal entries, and was liaison between Vermilion and Seller. ✔ Developed internal controls for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. Show less ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed all US Finance employees which comprised a team of, Accounts Payable Analyst, Production Analyst, Operations Accountant, Financial Accountant, and Revenue Consultant. ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both… Show more ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed all US Finance employees which comprised a team of, Accounts Payable Analyst, Production Analyst, Operations Accountant, Financial Accountant, and Revenue Consultant. ✔ Developed internal control system for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. ✔ Managed financial month-end close process, established guidelines, and prepared monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date variance analysis of US Lease Operating Statements. ✔ Implemented monthly review process for Capital and Operating Expenses, including creation of expense analysis tools, and leading monthly meeting with Operations Team. ✔ Led the US Business in $150M Acquisition of the Powder River Basin Asset in 2018. Prepared Post Close Statement, all acquisition journal entries, and was liaison between Vermilion and Seller. ✔ Developed internal controls for US Business Unit’s Finance Division, recommend areas for improvement both financial and operational, and establish new SOX accounting processes and controls. Show less



Enerplus

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Financial Accountant

  • 2013 - 2018

  ✔ Performed close processes including, reviewing, and booking all month-end accruals, preparing bank and account reconciliations, perform monthly account reclasses, and create various expense, revenue, and suspense analysis for upper management review. ✔ Assisted internal audit in the performance of annual audit. Responsibilities encompass, participating in departmental walkthroughs, updating process control matrixes and flowcharts, and performing control testing of various departments for… Show more ✔ Performed close processes including, reviewing, and booking all month-end accruals, preparing bank and account reconciliations, perform monthly account reclasses, and create various expense, revenue, and suspense analysis for upper management review. ✔ Assisted internal audit in the performance of annual audit. Responsibilities encompass, participating in departmental walkthroughs, updating process control matrixes and flowcharts, and performing control testing of various departments for SOX compliance procedures. ✔ Identified areas of control weakness, provide obtainable action plans to become SOX compliant, and create new controls across areas of the business to enhance process improvement. Show less ✔ Performed close processes including, reviewing, and booking all month-end accruals, preparing bank and account reconciliations, perform monthly account reclasses, and create various expense, revenue, and suspense analysis for upper management review. ✔ Assisted internal audit in the performance of annual audit. Responsibilities encompass, participating in departmental walkthroughs, updating process control matrixes and flowcharts, and performing control testing of various departments for… Show more ✔ Performed close processes including, reviewing, and booking all month-end accruals, preparing bank and account reconciliations, perform monthly account reclasses, and create various expense, revenue, and suspense analysis for upper management review. ✔ Assisted internal audit in the performance of annual audit. Responsibilities encompass, participating in departmental walkthroughs, updating process control matrixes and flowcharts, and performing control testing of various departments for SOX compliance procedures. ✔ Identified areas of control weakness, provide obtainable action plans to become SOX compliant, and create new controls across areas of the business to enhance process improvement. Show less



Apache Corporation

• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Financial Accountant II

  • 2011 - 2013

  ✔ Prepared monthly Capital Reporting schedules, including Capex Report, Property Rollforward, Plug and Abandoned, and Unproved by Component. Presented monthly analyses of US business units’ capital spend to upper management. ✔ Calculated and recorded monthly DD&A and performed analysis to allocate DD&A on a per region basis. Assisted in the preparation, calculation, and reporting of North America Asset Retirement Obligation in accordance with SFAS 143. ✔ Prepared monthly Capital Reporting schedules, including Capex Report, Property Rollforward, Plug and Abandoned, and Unproved by Component. Presented monthly analyses of US business units’ capital spend to upper management. ✔ Calculated and recorded monthly DD&A and performed analysis to allocate DD&A on a per region basis. Assisted in the preparation, calculation, and reporting of North America Asset Retirement Obligation in accordance with SFAS 143.



Encana

• Financial Analyst

  • 2010 - 2011

  ✔ Calculated and recorded accruals for monthly capital and lease operating expenses by estimating charges and confirming with Operations Engineers. Interacted with engineers daily, to obtain financial data needed for field operations. ✔ Led numerous monthly meetings with engineers to accurately record monthly expenses and implement process improvements. Aggregated data into pivot tables for analysis of data to identify trends. ✔ Calculated and recorded accruals for monthly capital and lease operating expenses by estimating charges and confirming with Operations Engineers. Interacted with engineers daily, to obtain financial data needed for field operations. ✔ Led numerous monthly meetings with engineers to accurately record monthly expenses and implement process improvements. Aggregated data into pivot tables for analysis of data to identify trends.



Grant Thornton LLP

• Canada
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Auditor

  • 2009 - 2009

  ✔ Lead Senior on year-end financial statement audits for Einstein Bagels and High Sierra Energy, LP. Led audit procedures for the year end financial statement audits including managing and reviewing staff work, supervising the performance of procedures related to significant accounts. ✔ Lead Senior on year-end financial statement audits for Einstein Bagels and High Sierra Energy, LP. Led audit procedures for the year end financial statement audits including managing and reviewing staff work, supervising the performance of procedures related to significant accounts.



Ernst & Young

• China
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Auditor

  • 2005 - 2008

  ✔ Obtained extensive exposure to SEC and IFRS reporting requirements through filings of Proxy statements, Annual Reports (10-K) and Quarterly Reports (10-Q) for British Petroleum, Akorn, and IPSCO. Coordinated and executed Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance. Responsibilities included: develop control-testing strategy, perform control testing, document findings, and communicate deficiencies to management. ✔ Obtained extensive exposure to SEC and IFRS reporting requirements through filings of Proxy statements, Annual Reports (10-K) and Quarterly Reports (10-Q) for British Petroleum, Akorn, and IPSCO. Coordinated and executed Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance. Responsibilities included: develop control-testing strategy, perform control testing, document findings, and communicate deficiencies to management.