Experience

Strategic Vantage Marketing & Public Relations

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • May 2022 - Present

  o Maintained and reconciled cash accounts and credit card accounts o Responsible for day to day finance and accounting activities o Manage accounts payable and accounts receivable. Prepare ad hoc reports as necessary for senior management. o Met with staff to identify and resolve problems, assigned work activities and projects, monitored work flow, reviewed and evaluated quality of work to ensure accuracy. o Developed process improvements and implemented/monitored internal controls supporting accounting and financial service. o Ensured all accounts were appropriately analyzed and reconciled. Researched and correct discrepancies as necessary. Show less



Gas and Supply

• United States
• Wholesale
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Controller

  • Jan 2012 - Present

  o Supervises, leads, mentors and supports a staff of 25 direct reports. o Overall supervision of the central accounting office and financial compliance of $250 million organization. o Provides monthly financial statements and analysis, administration, audit and taxation accounting, transaction processing and GAAP technical guidance for 15 separate entities with multiple locations under the trade name 'Gas and Supply'. o Successfully completed transition of non-GAAP to GAAP financials for 15 entities within Gas and Supply. o Reduced payroll posting time by 75%. Reduced monthly closing cycle by 40%. Increased the discount savings to $180k per year. o Continuously examines and routinely updates procedures to ensure financial controls are current. o Reduced admin costs implementing internal controls to improve efficiency in processing procedures in central accounting office as well as to improve the quality of the financial information and minimize risk. Show less



Champagne & Co.

• Louisiana, United States

• Business Owner

  • Jan 2000 - Present

  Small business full charge bookkeeping and tax service Small business full charge bookkeeping and tax service



Safety Management Systems

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Divisional Controller

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2011

  o Supervised a staff of four accountants for SMS (a service company for the oil and gas industry). o Prepared financial reports summarizing business activity and financial position of multiple divisions in areas of income, expense and earnings for senior management. o Maintained and reconciled cash accounts and worked with internal and external auditors during yearly audit. o Responsible for day to day finance and accounting activities. Assisted the VP of Finance with the operating budget planning. o Managed accounts payable and accounts receivable and cost accounting functions and prepared job costing and ad hoc reports as necessary for senior management. o Met with staff to identify and resolve problems, assigned work activities and projects, monitored work flow, reviewed and evaluated quality of work to ensure accuracy. o Developed process improvements and implemented/monitored internal controls supporting accounting and financial service. o Managed monthly and year-end closing of accounting cycles including revenue, expenses, payroll and asset management. o Identified and reported resource needs to VP for effective and efficient operations of the business office. o Established, and implementing goals, objectives, policies and priorities to management and staff. o Ensured all accounts were appropriately analyzed and reconciled. Researched and correct discrepancies as necessary. Show less



Superior Energy Services

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Controller

  • Apr 2007 - Jun 2008

  o Supervised a staff of three controllers for Superior Energy Services (a service company for the oil and gas industry). o Managed A/R & A/P, and reviewed P/R personnel and transactions. o Reconciled revenue with daily activity at monthly closing and prepared and reported revenue accruals. o Meticulously oversaw accounting procedures, internal controls (implementing, monitoring, enhancing), and database management. o Trained staff on internal control procedures and daily processing actions. o Provided expert assistance to the Controller. o Reviewed monthly closing process, worked on special projects and assist with yearly audit preparation. Show less