Gerardo Zaninovich
Houston,TX
Summary
Experienced accounts payable manager bringing several years experience overseeing all facets of accounts payable functions. Expert in overseeing daily operations, including invoice processing, vendor relationships, expense reporting and team leadership. Successful in improving workflow and efficiency by reallocating functions based on staff strengths.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Manager
Kent PLC
Houston, TX
06.2023 - Current
- Oversee the operations of four distinct entities.
- Monitor daily accounts payable activities and ensured compliance with established internal control procedures.
- Collaborate with other departments such as procurement, treasury, and accounting.
- Coordinate the resolution of customer disputes relating to past due invoices or charges.
- Reconcile monthly statements from vendors and suppliers.
- Assist external auditors during year-end audit process by providing required documentation.
- Prepare weekly check runs for approval by management or executive staff members.
- Create detailed reports on aging payables, vendor payments, cash disbursements.
- Manage a team of accounts payable clerks, providing training and support to ensure high performance and career development.
- Manage full-cycle accounts payable process, ensuring timely and accurate payment to vendors and suppliers.
- Lead month-end and year-end closing processes for accounts payable, ensuring deadlines were met and financial reports were accurate.
- Problem-solve accounts payable questions on behalf of internal team members, management and vendors.
Accounts Payable
MOSBACHER ENERGY COMPANY
Houston, TX
02.2002 - 06.2023
- Ledger Entry and Reconciliation: Code and enter invoices in the system and ensure up-to-date
- Reconcile, report, and correct discrepancies for assigned real estate, interests, and legal entities
- Disbursements: Prepare and distribute payments including utilities, property taxes, and shareholders distribution
- Resolve discrepancies in purchase orders, invoices, and payments
- Closing Process: Validate temporary accounts to be closed, record closing entries, and assist with month-end and annual closing reports
- Tax Preparation: Prepare ad valorem taxes for real estate, mineral rights, and other assets
- Maintain data used for tax filings and file applicable tax documents (1099s, W9s, etc.)
- Vendor Management: Manage the beginning-to-end onboarding and invoicing for vendors including setting up vendors in system, managing disbursements, and resolving vendor inquiries and discrepancies
- Capital Expenditures: Manage authorization for expenditure (AFE) process including estimating the costs incurred in drilling, reworking, equipping, or plugging wells and coordination with engineering and finance teams
- Controls Management: Develop and implement accounting department control procedures and assist in internal and external audits
- Scan & tag vouchers, invoices & canceled checks into the Electronic FileSystem (EFS) Calculate, prepare and pay Mississippi use/sales tax Assist with other special projects as needed
Property Accountant
HOWELL CORPORATION (ANADARKO-OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM)
Houston, TX
01.2000 - 02.2002
- Ledger Entry and Reconciliation: Code, enter, and reconcile invoices
- Vendor Management: Set up and maintain vendors in system
- Disbursements: Prepare checks for utilities, taxes, and other payments
- Tax Preparation: Prepare ad valorem taxes for payment, W9's, and 1099's
- Closing Entries: Enter recurring journal entries and assist with month end close
Accounts Payable
MOSBACHER ENERGY COMPANY
Houston, TX
01.1995 - 01.2000
- Ledger Entry and Reconciliation: Code and enter invoices in the system and ensure up-to-date
- Reconcile, report, and correct discrepancies for assigned real estate, interests, and legal entities
- Disbursements: Prepare and distribute payments including utilities, property taxes, and shareholders distribution
- Resolve discrepancies in purchase orders, invoices, and payments
- Closing Process: Validate temporary accounts to be closed, record closing entries, and assist with month-end and annual closing reports
- Tax Preparation: Prepare ad valorem taxes for real estate, mineral rights, and other assets
- Maintain data used for tax filings and file applicable tax documents (1099s, W9s, etc.)
- Vendor Management: Manage the beginning-to-end onboarding and invoicing for vendors including setting up vendors in system, managing disbursements, and resolving vendor inquiries and discrepancies
- Capital Expenditures: Manage authorization for expenditure (AFE) process including estimating the costs incurred in drilling, reworking, equipping, or plugging wells and coordination with engineering and finance teams
- Controls Management: Develop and implement accounting department control procedures and assist in internal and external audits
- Scan & tag vouchers, invoices & canceled checks into the Electronic FileSystem (EFS) Calculate, prepare and pay Mississippi use/sales tax Assist with other special projects as needed
Education
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Escuela Nacional De Comercio Carlos Maria Moyano
ArgentinaSkills
- Oil and Gas Accounting
- Vendor Management
- Closing Process
- Invoice Management
- Vendor Reconciliation
- Budgeting
- 1099 & MS Tax Preparation
- Policies and Procedures
- Audit Support
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
- MS Office Suite
- Word
- Excel
- Oil and Gas Accounting Software
- P2 Excalibur
- Payment Scheduling
- Bank Reconciliation
- Oracle
Languages
Spanish
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accounts Payable Manager
Kent PLC
06.2023 - Current
Accounts Payable
MOSBACHER ENERGY COMPANY
02.2002 - 06.2023
Property Accountant
HOWELL CORPORATION (ANADARKO-OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM)
01.2000 - 02.2002
Accounts Payable
MOSBACHER ENERGY COMPANY
01.1995 - 01.2000
Associate of Arts - Accounting
Escuela Nacional De Comercio Carlos Maria Moyano
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