Adele Brown

About Adele Brown

I am a Revenue Accountant with over 8 years of progressive accounting experience, specializing in Oil & Gas revenue operations across operated and non-operated assets.My expertise includes monthly revenue close processes, managing prior period adjustments (PPAs), reconciling production to revenue, ensuring royalty and severance tax compliance (New Mexico), clearing suspense balances, and supporting 1099 reporting. I have worked within SOX-controlled environments and consistently focus on strengthening internal controls and improving workflow efficiency.I partner closely with Production Accounting, Division Order, Land, and Finance teams to ensure accurate reporting and timely revenue distribution. My systems experience includes SAP, Quorum, Oildex, Energylink, Oracle, and advanced Excel.I am currently seeking Senior Revenue Accountant opportunities within the Oil & Gas industry in Houston where I can contribute operational leadership, regulatory accuracy, and process improvement expertise.

Experience

1. Revenue Regulatory Accountant

   Ikav Energy Inc

   May 2022 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Conduct the monthly Revenue accounting close for properties in the San Juan Basin; including processing of prior period adjustments and non-operated properties• Assist in preparing monthly accruals and account reconciliations as assigned• Analyze and clear revenue suspense and receivable balances• Provide revenue data to management and various departments as requested• Process and apply cash receipts, ensuring accurate revenue recognition• Work in conjunction with Division Order team on a variety of tasks: Land Advices, Revenue payment voids, etc.• Ensure compliance with New Mexico royalty and severance tax regulations, validating calculations and coordinating timely state reporting and payments• Collaborated with team members to develop manual royalty calculation process to improve reporting accuracy and compliance • Coordinate with Production accounting to reconcile production, tax and royalty reporting to New Mexico• Reviewed and corrected 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC reporting discrepancies, ensuring IRS compliance and accurate owner reporting. • Identify and implement improvements to add to the efficiency and effectiveness of the company

Education

• Prairie View A&M University Northwest Houston Center

  Master's degree, Accounting

• Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College at Baton Rouge

  B.S., Accounting

  2005 — 2009

Skills

• Research
• Data Entry
• Time Management
• Teamwork
• Peoplesoft
• Account Reconciliation
• Financial Statements
• Invoicing
• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Customer Service
• Journal Entries
• Quickbooks
• Outlook
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Word
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Us Gaap
• Tax Preparation
• Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Internal Audit