Unyime Ekott, MBA

Unyime Ekott, MBA, has a diverse background in accounting and finance, with experience ranging from assistant controller to accounting assistant. Unyime began working at O'Rourke Petroleum in 2020 as an assistant controller. Prior to that, Unyime worked at Ocean Infinity as a senior accountant from 2018 to 2020, where responsibilities included performing month-end close processes, implementing various projects, and executing SAP Concur invoicing module. From 2016 to 2018, Unyime worked at Schlumberger as a general accountant, where tasks involved preparing financial statements, overseeing AP/AR, and assisting with audits. Before Schlumberger, Unyime held a position as a staff accountant at Dimension Energy Services, where responsibilities included preparing financial statements, working on year-end audits, and performing monthly close procedures. Unyime's career in accounting started in 2011 as an accounting assistant for various companies, performing tasks such as assisting with billing processes and accounts payable transactions.

Unyime Ekott earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a dual focus in Accounting and Arts, Accounting from the University of Houston-Victoria between 2011 and 2014. In 2018, Unyime pursued further education and obtained a Master of Business Administration degree with specialization in Finance from the University of St. Thomas (TX). Additionally, Unyime obtained several certifications including "Excel 2010: Financial Functions" from Lynda.com in January 2019, and "Accounting Foundations: Bookkeeping", "Financial Forecasting with Big Data", "Financial Literacy: Reading Financial Reports", and "Leadership Foundations" from LinkedIn in September 2018.