1. Vimal Patel Cell: (918) 361-2655  vimalbpatel88@gmail.com
 10+ years of cash management, customer service, and inventory experience
 Proficient in Oil and Gas terms and processes, familiar with COPAS
 Proficient with SAP, familiar with Oracle Programs. 10-Key by touch
 Proficient in accounting terms, processes, and GAAP
 Extensive experience in customer relations
 In pursuit of CPA, expected End of 2015
Work Experience
Joint Venture Lower 48 Operated Accountant
ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK November 2013-Present
 Analyze partner account information
 Review and book Audit Exception entries
 Create monthly Reconciliations and Analysis Reports for management
 Create monthly Bad Debt Expense Reports
Key Contributions:
o Streamlined process for booking Audit Exceptions which also helped the Joint Venture
Audit department track each audit more effectively
o Established a more effective process for booking Labor Audit Exceptions that is more
efficient for the Business Units to track and record costs
o Continued to manage the CRI Project and bring down their over a year receivables, as
well as receivables under a year
o Helped clean up data to implement a Dispute Management Tool to help track various
disputes more efficiently
Joint Venture Lower 48 Operated Accountant
ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK March 2012-October 2013
 Analyze partner account information
 Create monthly Reconciliations and Analysis Reports for management
Key Contribution:
o Created and led an ongoing project to reduce working interest discrepancies with
Continental Resources, Inc. (COP’s largest Joint Venture Partner)
o Reduced the over a year receivables
 Reduced number of partners with over a year balance
 Reduced amount receivable over a year for partners that continue to have
balance over a year
Skills
 Customer acquisition, consultative sales, complaint handling, and public speaking
 Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Access Database and PowerPoint
 Excellent interpersonal, communication and relationship-building skills
 Recognized multiple times for work ethic and ability to help coworkers
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Oklahoma State University
Major: Accounting
Relevant Coursework:
Accounting Information System Auditing Cost Accounting
Financial Accounting Financial Management Income Tax
Intermediate Accounting II Managerial Accounting Microeconomics
Gov & Non Profit Accounting Advanced Income Tax Cost Accounting II