Sr. Project Accountant

• Aug 2022 - Present

Asst. Controller

• Aug 2021 - Jan 2022

Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected. Create project accounts in the accounting system Maintain project-related records, including contracts and change orders Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management Collections on open receivables regarding unpaid contract billings Create or approve all project-related billings to customers Approve the write-off of any project-related billings that cannot be billed to or collected from customers Close out project accounts upon project completion

Senior Project Accountant

• Dec 2019 - Apr 2021

Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected. Accountable for monitoring the progress of projects, investigating variances, approving expenses, and ensuring that project billings are issued to customers and payments collected.

Sr. Accountant

• Mar 2018 - Dec 2019

Handled Company books thru General Ledger. Tasked with created procedures and guidelines for running accounting using GAAP. Office Management – Maintain job tracker. Handle business insurances, general, auto and workers’ comp. Manage Auto Fleet. Handle all company benefits. Accounts Receivable – Post bank deposit, process cash receipts. Request and follow up on purchase and change orders. Prepare client billing. Issued monthly statement of accounts. Collections and bank reconciliation. Accounts Payable – Receive/code invoices to correct job and enter. Run monthly aging for payment disbursements, Set-up check run –print and distribute checks. Processed quarterly Sales tax. Payroll – Process weekly payroll, including timesheet reconciliation. Process intercompany journal entries and all payroll reporting. General Accounting – Classify monthly revenue for company’s different line of businesses. Analyze and investigate fluctuations from budgets. Perform month end closing of financial records to ensure accuracy of the financial statements. Assisted President with various financial assignments

Accounts Payable/ Payroll Manager

• Jun 2015 - Jan 2018

 Accounts Payable - Includes, Customer Vendor Relations, and the AP disbursement group which handles all check disbursements, 1099 and tax related matters for 3 ERP systems.  Manage accounting functions including maintenance of general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, weekly payroll (126 employees) and project accounting; ensures accuracy and timeliness.  Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies, including accounts payable functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.  Manage monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information; ensures accuracy of financial statements.  Enters status change information into project accounting software to ensure employee information is accurate and up to date.  Provides accounting assistance to project managers and operations staff; responds to financial questions/concerns to meet business needs.  Acts as a liaison between the company, government and external accountants to meet information needs and to ensure that proper information is maintained for historical purposes.  Selects and hires employees for the groups mentioned above. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines.  Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval. Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary.  Office Management – Ordered & managed stock of office supplies between all offices, troubleshoot office equipment issues and distributed faxes and mail to recipients. Coordinated company events. Managed Auto Fleet. Managed company general insurance policy, liaised local broker  Assisted in monthly close and preparation of management reporting.

Accounts Receivable Accountant

• May 2013 - Apr 2015

As Accounts Receivable Accountant I have an important role by ensuring the timely billing and collections of payments from our customers. My position is responsible for managing the processing of cash receipts, AR postings & reporting, invoicing, collections, journal entry creation, account reconciliation, and other various responsibilities as needed. This position is viewed as a critical role for the success of the accounting department and require my strong accounting background, as well as a clear understanding and practical application of accounting principles. I have a positive attitude, self-motivated, hard working, and possess strong financial skills.

PT Full Charge Bookkeeper

• Apr 2012 - May 2013

Handle Company books thru General Ledger. Office Management – Type proposals and contracts. Maintain job tracker. Handle business insurances, general, auto and workers’ comp. Manage Auto Fleet. Accounts Receivable – Post bank deposit, process cash receipts. Request and follow up on purchase and change orders. Prepare client billing. Issue monthly statement of accounts. Collections and bank reconciliation. Process quarterly Sales tax. Accounts Payable – receive/code invoices to correct job and enter. Run monthly aging for payment disbursements. Set-up check run –print and distribute checks. Assist President with various financial assignments.

HR Manager/Accounting

• Sep 2005 - Dec 2011

Managed human resources activities for the Americas – Handled employee relations and exit interviewing. Full-cycle employment recruitment. Expatriate Admin- Visas. Kept management advised of potential problem areas and recommend/implement solutions when appropriate. Administered company benefits for the America’s – Managed and communicated with employees regarding health & dental insurance, supplementary insurance and 401K. Served as the FMLA and Cobra Administrator. Processed Bi-weekly payroll –Approx. 75 employees, including 200 1099 employees for the Americas. Applied to states for payroll tax Id number and set-up. Reconciled quarterly payroll tax reports for multi-states. Resolved payroll related tax notices received from state agencies, and then communicated the issues or updates to the payroll provider. Audited all related payroll functions including third party sick pay and W-2’s. Maintained employee files. Liaised with staff accountant with regard to account reconciliation. Office Management – Ordered & managed stock of office supplies between all offices, troubleshoot office equipment issues and distributed faxes and mail to recipients. Represented company with PANYNJ requirements – Issuing Officer, along with TSA Administration. Coordinated company events. Managed Auto Fleet. Managed Accounts Payable – Checked batches for accuracy, make sure G/L codes reflect correct lines of business. Set-up payment batches and ran checks and insured that wires were sent correctly, did foreign currencies exchange entries when applicable. Reconciled inter-company transactions throughout the world. Processed monthly accruals. Managed company general insurance policy, liaised with corporate office in London as well as local broker. Assisted in monthly close and preparation of management reporting. Supervised staff of two.

HR Manager/Accounting

• Feb 2002 - May 2005

Managed Human Resources – Benefits and Contract Administration, Labor Relations. Administered company benefits – Managed and communicated with employees regarding health & dental insurance. Served as the Workers’ Comp, FMLA and Cobra Administrator. Processed Weekly Payroll – Approx. 100 employees, all related payroll functions including union and non-union, certified payroll. Resolved payroll taxes issues in a timely manner. Reconciled payroll tax reports quarterly. Handled Multi-Company books thru G/L, Auditing. Managed Accounts Receivable – Prepared daily bank deposit, processed cash receipts, ensuring proper credits to customer’s accounts. Requested and followed up on purchase and change orders. Processed credits, Performed Collection Duties. Coordinated with Project Managers regarding billing to clients. Issued Client Statements of account. Analyzed the relationship of cost to billings. Bank Reconciliation. Managed Accounts Payable – Received invoices, coded invoices to correct job and entered. Ran weekly aging for payment disbursements. Set-up check run –printed and distributed checks. Processed expense checks by jobs. Office Management - Issued job numbers and maintained job tracker. Maintained job folders with completed paperwork. Managed Auto Fleet. Assisted President and Vice President with various financial assignments. Supervised staff of three.