Adrian Q. Gonzales

Reconcile general ledger accounts and maintain fixed asset information.

• Record journal entries and month-end responsibilities for monthly financial statements
• Handle day-to-day accounting processes related to accounts payable and accounts receivable.
• Process hundreds of monthly customer statements.
• Monitor cash box controls to mitigate theft.
• Complete all necessary hiring forms for new employees.
• Analyze employee timecards for payroll processing.

In my short time with EXL I was tasked with managing processes which included:

• Reviewed monthly revenue and joint interest billing statements
• Reconciled accounts, preparing journal entries, updating depreciation
• Oversaw employee expense reports and non-operated well invoices
• Assisted with acquisition and divestiture activities

I took on a general & administrative accountant position which included special accounting projects. I filled an empty tax position, managed monthly accruals for the company's largest region, and oversaw property accounting functions. Below are notable responsibilities and assignments during my tenure:

• Generated analytic reports to monitor spending for operations/executives
• Streamlined review of acquisition-based budgets versus actuals
• Accrued ad valorem tax, lease expense, capital, and revenue for 1,200+ wells
• Assisted in the implementation of direct payment of Texas sales & use tax

Highlights of my time at Legacy included:

• Exceeded expectations on all annual goal reviews
• Saved $63K in sales & use tax within two months

Initially I was hired as a general ledger accountant to help with audit requests and several inventory tasks. Within six months, I was promoted to cost accountant where my various duties included:

• Tracked costs of multimillion-dollar compressor projects
• Forecasted monthly sales for new compressors

In my short time with CSI, I took pride in what I contributed to the department:

• Reconciled variances between inventory system and general ledger
• Created majority of new financial statements using Cognos TM1 coding

I started in this position as an accounting manager of a staff of four and ended having eleven direct reports. In less than two years, I was made responsible for all financial responsibilities of our sister newspapers, Plainview Daily Herald, Canyon News, and Muleshoe Journal. In addition to my management obligations, my noteworthy duties were the following:

• Reported weekly and monthly financials to corporate
• Prepared annual budgets grossing over $15M.

My other accomplishments included:

• Improved cash flow/receivables by $200K within first year
• Executed cash receipts balancing process for $1M/month