Ali Awada
Taylor,MI
Summary
Accounting Lead with experience in construction accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, job costing, WIP accounting, and financial reporting. Trusted by ownership to manage day-to-day accounting operations, improve accounting processes, and support financial decisions across multiple active projects. Bachelor of Science in Finance with a strong work ethic and a commitment to accuracy, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
Certificate
Work History
Accounting Lead
Eminent Excavating LLC
Dearborn, MI
12.2024 - Current
- Manage the full accounts payable cycle, processing 300+ monthly invoices, including invoice coding, payment scheduling, vendor management, and check disbursements.
- Oversee construction accounting functions including AIA billing, job costing, WIP accounting, retainage tracking, lien waivers, sworn statements, and budget-to-actual cost analysis.
- Strengthened accounts receivable by proactively managing collections, tracking aging, and building relationships with general contractors to improve payment turnaround.
- Standardized accounting procedures across three LLCs, improving financial accuracy by ensuring invoices, deposits, and vendor payments were recorded within the correct legal entity.
- Prepare journal entries, reconcile seven bank accounts, review general ledger balances, support the external CPA during financial reviews, and prepare reports for ownership.
- Identified approximately $70,000 in improperly classified payroll-related transactions, escalated the issue to ownership, and supported the investigation that resulted in corrective action.
Compliance Specialist
Tactical Edge Gunshop
Dearborn, MI
03.2024 - 12.2024
- Conducted ATF compliance audits and maintained accurate records and documentation.
- Performed serial number verification and federal background checks while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Assisted customers and supported daily operations while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH12-2025
Associate of Science - Business Adminstartion
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, MI08-2024
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
- QuickBooks
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Job Costing
- Work-in-Progress (WIP) Accounting
- Bank Reconciliations
- AIA Billing
- Construction Accounting
- Data Analysis
- Journal Entries
- Vendor Management
- HCSS
Certification
- Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship, Certificate of Achievement HFC
- Supervision, Certificate of Achievement HFC
- Data Analyst, Foundations Data, Data Everywhere, Ask Questions to Make Data-Driven Decisions, Prepare Data for Exploration
- Intuit Tax Level 1
Timeline
Accounting Lead
Eminent Excavating LLC
12.2024 - Current
Compliance Specialist
Tactical Edge Gunshop
03.2024 - 12.2024
Bachelor of Science - Finance
Southern New Hampshire University
Associate of Science - Business Adminstartion
Henry Ford College
Additional Experience
Manager | Flower Bowl Detroit | Detroit, MI | 08/2021–03/2024
• Managed staff scheduling, payroll, customer service, and daily operations.
Loan Processor | Rocket Mortgage | Detroit, MI | 09/2020–07/2021
• Coordinated mortgage documentation and maintained compliance requirements.
Regional Relationship Manager | Rocket Mortgage | Taylor, MI | 02/2019–08/2020
• Built and maintained client relationships while supporting customer retention.
Manager | Puff 2 Cloud | Dearborn Heights, MI | 06/2017–01/2019
• Supervised inventory, employees, and daily business operations.