Experience

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  Boon Edam USA

  • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

  • Staff Accountant

    • Dec 2022 - Present
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

    Excited to start my new position with Boon Edam in Raleigh! Wonderful people, brand new building, and fabulous culture!

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  Renewal by Andersen

  • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

  • Project Consultant

    • May 2021 - Jun 2022
    • Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

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  National Agents Alliance - The Alliance

  • Burlington, North Carolina

  • Independent Life Insurance Agent

    • Jul 2014 - May 2021
    • Burlington, North Carolina

    Sales Agent for Life Insurance and Annuities. Contracted Directly with A Rated Carriers.

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  Meritage Homes

  • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

  • Land Coordinator

    • Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
    • Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

    Land DevelopmentCreate Master Land Development Agreements/ Master Professional Service Agreements for new vendors with supporting documentation. Prepare authorization agreements for proposed work on all projects. Prepare Bond /Letter of Credit requests for land development permitting. Enter development contracts and associated change orders into E1. Process invoicing after obtaining verification that work is complete and sign off complete.Coordinate lot takedowns for land banked deals.

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  Southland Industries

  • Admin Assistant

    • Jun 2013 - Apr 2014

    Assist Technical Services Group by ordering equipment from Bill of Materials for projects under construction for HVAC controls and maintenance. Updating job files with order documentation.Using COINS; key, code, and process purchase orders associated with jobs and service maintenance agreements. Track delivery and acknowledge in HOVS accounting.Respond to Request for Bids to gain business for HVAC maintenance contracts.Responsible for Mobile Tech dispatch board recording time/work on a daily basis for field service employees.

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  M/I Homes

  • Dulles, Virginia, United States

  • Land Coordinator/Office Manager

    • Nov 1997 - Jun 2012
    • Dulles, Virginia, United States

    • Support Division President, VP of Land Development, and VP of Construction creating correspondence, documentation, schedules, travel expense reimbursements. • Managed Land Purchase and Development contractual obligations and deadlines by creating executive summaries to ensure the efficient flow of obligations. • Coordination of land purchases and lot takedown from other builders. • Review AIA Invoices from contractors verifying accuracy and confirm work complete for processing. Coordinate retainage release at completion of project for final payment. • Used JD Edwards to process multi-million dollar Accounts Payable bi-weekly cycles for land development contracts. • Keyed contract and subcontract budgets in JDE. • Using Excel to track Accounts Receivable, Cash, Bonds, Letters of Credit, and deferred water and sewer assessments.• Preparation and maintenance of bond documents required by counties for development permits. Track release and cancellation. • Ran monthly land status reports for over 30 projects under development and responsible for reviewing budget overage reports. Reported month end closing requirements, account reconciliation, and journal entries to resolve discrepancies. • Provided analysis for all real estate tax assessments and billing for accuracy. • Ensured all contractors insurance requirements were in compliance according to company policies and updated monthly in JD Edwards. • Supported multi-functional teams including Corporate Accounting in financial reporting, monthly accruals, unbilled and analysis, testing of accounting systems and controls, and purchase contract obligations. Assisted the IT Department for computer, phones, and network functionality. Ordered supplies for the division office and all Sales Models at job sites.• Responsible for compliance with Federal State, and industry laws for internal and external audit requests for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance by traveling to other Divisions to interview, document and report.

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  M/I Homes of DC, LLC

  • Land Coordinator/Office Manager

    • Nov 1997 - Jun 2012

    Worked across multi-functional teams including Corporate’s Accounting and Information Technologies Departments, Land Acquisition, and the Region Controller.Managed procedures for accomplishing operation functions such as preparation of correspondence, financial reporting, event planning, and relationships with outside vendors. Managed Land Purchase and Development contractual obligations and deadlines to ensure the efficient flow of work and information.Preparation and maintenance of bond documents required by counties for development permits. Audit of multi-million dollar projects, responsible for reviewing financial reports for accuracy to ensure project was on budget.Coordination of lot takedown for other builders with Title Company. Accounts Payable for land contractors/subcontracts and Accounts Receivable. Budget coding, data entry, monthly and quarterly accruals.Ensured insurance requirements were accurate according to company policy. Provided analysis for all real estate tax assessments and billing for accuracy.Responsible for compliance with Federal State, and industry laws for internal and external audit requests for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.

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  Sunrise Development, Inc

  • Senior Cost Accountant

    • Feb 1996 - Nov 1997

    Managed Accounts Payable team in audit of invoices and preparation of weekly check runs with an average balance of $1 Million.Analyzed budget variances in consultation with Finance Officers and Construction Managers. Streamlined monthly audit procedures to reconcile the general ledger.

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  Watkins Johnson Company

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • Cost Accountant

    • 1985 - 1990
    • Gaithersburg, MD