Experience

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  RP Manner PC

  • Houston, Texas

  • President

    • May 1994 - Present
    • Houston, Texas

    Maintain a private tax and accounting practice with emphasis on preparation of federal income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, non-profits, sole proprietorships, individuals (and state income tax returns), trusts, and estates as well as franchise, payroll and sales tax accounting and r...

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  RP Manner

  • Houston, TX

  • Tax Accountant

    • Jun 1992 - May 1994
    • Houston, TX

    Maintain a private tax and accounting practice with emphasis on preparation of federal income tax returns for corporations, partnerships, non-profits, sole proprietorships, individuals (and state income tax returns), trusts, and estates as well as franchise, payroll and sales tax accounting and r...

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  Paine Webber

  • Senior Auditor, Branch Review

    • Jan 1986 - May 1992

    Supervised pre-contact and fieldwork for more than 100 audits performed by myself and rotating staff auditors. Evaluated staff auditors' performance upon completion of each audit. Wrote the formal audit reports; researched and designed controls and procedures to increase the firm's comp...

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  Lehman Brothers

  • Houston, Texas

  • Investment Executive Trainee

    • Nov 1984 - Apr 1985
    • Houston, Texas

    Bought and sold stocks and bonds for individuals. Advised clients on recommendations.

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  Crown Central Petroleum

  • Senior Accountant, Oil & Gas Revenue

    • Sep 1979 - Feb 1984

    Supervised job flow for the monthly EDP close-out on $2MM+ monthly revenue, overall lease analysis and accuracy of P & L reports for 2,000+ oil and gas leases. Responsible for offshore gas exchange accounting, multi-state severance taxation implementation, royalties payable distribution system and crude oil and natural gas pricing system. Assisted supervisor in personnel evaluations and work delegation.

  • Accountant, Financial

    • Mar 1977 - Aug 1979

    Responsible for books of 14 wholly-owned subsidiaries and a joint-venture company. Made disbursements, scheduled asset depreciation and long-term debt amortization for multiple assets and loans of differing covenants. Posted to and classified balance sheet and income statement accounts for incorporation into the consolidated financial statements. Performed inter-company eliminations. Performed special projects and analyses for company's Treasurer and Controller. Was the only non-degreed accountant in the main accounting department.

  • Accountant, Cost

    • Mar 1976 - Feb 1977

    Responsible for valuing and costing refinery crude oil, in-process, by-product and finished product inventory. Used average cost LIFO method for crude oil and refinery inventory and sales realization method for finished products of gasoline, diesel fuel and heating oil at company wholesale and retail locations.

  • Accountant, Retail Tax

    • Mar 1975 - Feb 1976

    Prepared sales tax and excise tax returns for multiple states containing gas/convenience store outlets.

  • Jr. Accountant, Sales

    • Mar 1974 - Feb 1975

    Analyzed and accumulated retail sales information regarding monthly P & L report for use by the Marketing & Finance Departments.

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  US Navy

  • Kittery, Maine

  • Petty Officer, 2nd class

    • Jan 1969 - Feb 1974
    • Kittery, Maine

    Engineering, 750LB. steam turbine propulsion systemHonorable Discharge