Experience

Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • Mar 2021 - 2 years 10 months

  Chicago, Illinois, United States Accounting Coordinator assisting the Firm with financial operations, acting as the external point of contact for AP, AR for Clients, suppliers and lenders; internal point of contact between the Office and Accounting Department. Prepares financial reports and budgets, ensuring completeness and accuracy, collecting debts, paying monthly bills and expense reports, working with Team members.



Pappageorge Haymes Partners

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Project Accountant

  • Jan 2020 - Nov 2020

  Chicago, Illinois, United States Responsible for Project set-up, daily billing and contract maintenance based on Principals and Project Managers communications. Tracking and inputting budget data for all Projects whether one-offs or long-term. Researching solutions to issues and maintaining Client requests including percent complete, billing of Projects. Preparation of Contract changes and Additional Services. Reviewing employee timesheets and tracking Consultants waivers.



RPS

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Accountant

  • Mar 2007 - Dec 2019

  Chicago, IL Supplying status reports of projects to the Project Managers on a monthly basis. Preparing draft invoices, reviewing the projects for missing billable items. Processing invoices, sending them to clients after final approval through Project Managers. Applying daily cash receipts, running reports of past due invoices for the Project Managers. Assisting with collection calls upon request. Assisting Project Managers with project set-up and contract terms.



CNA Insurance

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Account Manager

  • Dec 2003 - Oct 2006

  Chicago, IL Collecting on assigned accounts; current and past due receivables. Reconciling accounts and processing corrections. Reviewing confirmation letters, policies and claims. Daily teamworking with Underwriting, Accounting and Billing Departments for timeliness and accuracy of billings. Communicating with brokers, insured and underwriters. Special Project Accounts; reconciliation of Workers Compensation and Deductibles



Aon

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounting Assistant

  • Jun 1999 - Dec 2001

  Chicago, IL Employee Benefits Consulting Group Department Project Accounting; responsible for entering invoices, cash, time and expenses and account reconciliation. Responsible for setting up client projects. Serving as contact person for multiple Aon offices for accounting issues in the Central and Southwest Region. Reporting ‘Work in Progress’, Revenue and Accounts Receivable. preparing and processing conversions into ‘People Soft Projects’. Office software-trainer for several computer systems such… Show more Employee Benefits Consulting Group Department Project Accounting; responsible for entering invoices, cash, time and expenses and account reconciliation. Responsible for setting up client projects. Serving as contact person for multiple Aon offices for accounting issues in the Central and Southwest Region. Reporting ‘Work in Progress’, Revenue and Accounts Receivable. preparing and processing conversions into ‘People Soft Projects’. Office software-trainer for several computer systems such as ‘Time & Expense’, ‘Actuate BIRT’ and ‘People Soft Projects’. Show less



Northern Trust

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Loan File Manager

  • Feb 1998 - May 1999

  Chicago, IL Responsible for registration and issuing mortgage loan forms (3-day documents), ordering online credit reports and appraisals for Private Banking. Working together with Mortgage Loan Officers to correctly process forms. Forwarding documents to the Home Loan Center and sending originals out to clients. Arranging closing appointments with clients and title companies.



Law Firm of Feddersen Laule Scherzberg & Ohle Hansen Ewerwahn / Finkelnburg & Clemm

• Financial Administrative Assistant

  • Oct 1993 - Jun 1997

  Berlin, Germany Coding and posting of incoming and outgoing invoices, monthly statements, preparation of budgets, turnover reports, data compilation, cost comparisons, performance assessments (compilation of hours per employee and case assessments of employee productivity) and preparation of Case Development Reports.