Tamara Carter
Houston,TX
Summary
Accounts Payable professional with 20+ years of experience supporting high-volume AP operations within the energy industry. Extensive experience monitoring and maintaining invoices in financial data management systems, processing AFEs and purchase orders, resolving discrepancies, and managing vendor inquiries. Known for accuracy, accountability, and strong alignment with organizational values including integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment, and innovation.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Payable Associate
Sentoria Staffing Solutions
05.2025 - Current
- Monitor and maintain accounts payable invoices within company data management systems to ensure timely and accurate processing.
- Process all accounts payable invoices including AFEs and purchase orders; verify invoice accuracy, account coding, and policy compliance.
- Route invoices to department heads for approval and resolve discrepancies within assigned authority.
- Void and reissue checks as needed while maintaining accurate payment records.
- Manage vendor inquiries and respond to internal and external AP-related communications in a timely and professional manner.
- Maintain strict confidentiality of financial and proprietary information to protect company assets.
- Support company values, vision, and mission while contributing to special projects requiring accounts payable expertise.
- Hilcorp Energy Assignment
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Coterra Energy
03.2023 - 04.2025
- Executed full-cycle accounts payable processing in a high-volume, paperless environment.
- Ensured accurate invoice coding, approvals, and timely payment processing.
- Collaborated with vendors and internal teams to resolve invoice and payment discrepancies.
- Assisted with process improvement initiatives and month-end close activities.
Accounts Payable Specialist
Deep Gulf Energy
01.2017 - 02.2019
- Processed well cost, transportation/quality bank, imbalance receivable, and administrative invoices.
- Managed vendor inquiries and resolved invoice discrepancies efficiently.
- Supported vendor setup and cross-departmental collaboration.
Accounting Associate
Apache Corporation
01.2000 - 01.2016
- Processed Joint Interest Billings using JIB-Link in compliance with COPAS guidelines.
- Routed supporting documentation for engineering and management approval and processed cash call wires.
- Responded to Joint Interest Owner inquiries and supported joint venture audits.
- Ensured accurate coding of G&A; and well cost invoices.
- Maintained offshore drilling and production data in the Drilling Information Management System (DIMS).
- Joint Interest Billing
Education
Graduate - undefined
Mount Carmel Catholic High School
Houston, TXSkills
- Accounts Payable
- AFEs
- Purchase Orders
- Vendor Relations
- Invoice Coding
- Oracle
- SAP
- Excalibur
- Aries
- JIB-Link
- OpenInvoice
- OGSYS
- Basware
- DocuWare
- Doc-Vue
- Oildex
- Keystone
- OWL
- Hopper
- AFE Manager
- ScheduleIT
- DIMS
- TWIC Card
- HUET Training
- TOW
Timeline
Accounts Payable Associate
Sentoria Staffing Solutions
05.2025 - Current
Senior Accounts Payable Specialist
Coterra Energy
03.2023 - 04.2025
Accounts Payable Specialist
Deep Gulf Energy
01.2017 - 02.2019
Accounting Associate
Apache Corporation
01.2000 - 01.2016
Graduate - undefined
Mount Carmel Catholic High School