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Matthew Melton 832-421-4067957 NASA Pkwy Ste. 302 Houston, TX 77058 [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:HILCORP ENERGY COMPANYRegulatory/Revenue Accountant II January 2015 – July 2015
Responsibilities in addition to prior year:o Reported all Royalties due to the State for the Cook Inlet as our new North Slope Properties.o Reported all Payments due for each property associated with a Net Profit Share Lease type.o Created an entire Excel based system to work around the Enertia Database inability to calculate Alaska
royalties.o Tracked and regulated Advance Lease Rental Credits, and assisted many other accounting areas with this
new Net Profit Share Lease type, especially the Production, JIB, IFR and Corporate Tax departments.o Maintained GL reconciliations along with six additional reconciliations to track transportation differences,
Net Profit Share accruals and price differences between Contract/Royalty Settlement Values.o Worked with a variety Alaska Production Tax issues.
Proficient in contract interpretation and negotiation:o Worked with Outside Counsel to introduce legislation for Net Profit Share Reduction and Royalty Reduction
in Alaska. Developed and presented a uniform process for providing the backup documentation requested from external CPA
firm auditors to prevent the department from going over its budgeted hours as happened the year before.Regulatory/Revenue Accountant I January 2014 – December 2014
Reported all Royalties due to the State for the Cook Inlet. Developed relationships within the Department of Natural Resources in Alaska.
o Successfully implemented an agreement with the State that resulted in savings of $150,000/year in Transportation Reimbursements.
Maintained GL Royalty Accounts and Reconciliations. Developed a comprehensive knowledge of the Oil and Gas industry through working with A&D, JIB, IFR, Land, and
several other sources.General Accountant/Contractor (Robert Half) May 2013 – December 2013
Became proficient in the Enertia Oil and Gas database system Prepared individual royalty owner support as requested. Validated and prepared quarterly reconciliations for all Revenue accounts for review. Worked with the Land, Tax, and Treasury departments to determine the proper 1099 procedures for royalty owners. Implemented a more efficient system to deal with thousands of returned checks which needed to be cleared by
year end. Prepared and Verified documentation for Colorado (3 year) and Louisiana State (8 year) Audits. Assisted
management as a liaison between the State Auditors and Company.
ROBERT HALF ACCOUNTTEMPS Contract Accountant November 2012 – April 2013
Worked for a variety of short term companies during tax season.
BRIGGS & VESELKA COMPANY Audit Intern / Staff Accountant January 2012 – July 2012
Engaged in corporate audits including professional service companies, franchise, manufacturing, and distribution companies.
Further enhanced communication skills with clients and executives. Engaged in team discussion and audit planning meetings. Assessed critical areas which presented significant risk, developed and performed Audit Tests to verify all aspects
of the financial statements required by the FASB are addressed. Performed analytical procedures on key financial areas of the Balance Sheet and P&L. Performed reconciliations on all necessary audit areas. Communicated with clients in a professional manor regarding issues and questions. Prepared or assisted clients with any necessary Adjusting Journal Entries. Prepared Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, for Non-Public and Employee Benefit Plan Clients
including Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows, and Notes Payable.
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Matthew Melton 832-421-4067957 NASA Pkwy Ste. 302 Houston, TX 77058 [email protected]
EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS – ONLINE MBA, Professional Business Administration – Expected Completion, May 2016
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS – DALLAS, TX MS, Accounting, May 2011
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY – LUBBOCK, TX BBA, Marketing, August 2006Kappa Sigma Fraternity
TRAINING:PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE – HOUSTON, TX Expense Side Operational Accounting, Completed February 2015
OFFICE OF NATURAL RESOURCES REPORTING – DENVER, CO Reporter Training, Completed October 2014
SKILL LOGICS – ONLINE Basic and Advanced MS Excel Courses, Completed June 2014
TECHNICAL SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS:CPA Eligible and in progress.
Highly Proficient in Enertia Oil & Gas Data System, Advanced in MS Excel, as well as ProSystems FX Engagement CPA Audit Program Moderate experience with OLAP and WolfePak Oil and Gas Data System.
ORGANIZATIONS:Petroleum Accountants Society – Houston, TX, 2014 – Present
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