Chais Etheridge
Frisco
Summary
Dynamic accounting professional with over 5 years of experience supporting financial operations, full-cycle invoicing, contract review, and vendor coordination across more than 150 active projects annually. Highly skilled in analyzing invoice discrepancies, managing compliance documentation, processing AP transactions, and maintaining accurate financial records in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments. Adept at interpreting contracts, resolving vendor issues, and ensuring projects are coded, approved, and documented correctly. Excels in communication, organization, and problem-solving, with a 'get it done' mentality.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting and Billing Coordinator
JaCo Utility Construction Inc.
Rowlett
05.2019 - Current
- Manage full AP/AR cycle for 150+ construction projects, including invoice coding, contract matching, approval routing, and documentation compliance
- Review, research, and resolve invoice discrepancies by coordinating with project managers, vendors, and leadership to ensure proper job and budget coding
- Interpret contract and change-order provisions to validate billing accuracy, prevent overpayment, and ensure conditions are met before final approval
- Maintain detailed project financial files, lien waivers, W-9s, insurance certificates, and vendor documentation to ensure compliance with company standards
- Reconcile accounts and update financial records to align costs with the correct project, budget, and timeline
- Track purchase orders, monitor spending, and support quarterly PO closeouts for active projects
- Collaborate with vendors to obtain missing documentation, resolve payment issues, and maintain strong working relationships
- Utilize Excel, Prism, and SAP for reporting, audit pulls, forecasting, tracking transactions, and organizing large volumes of project data
- Create internal trackers and workflows that improved accuracy, reduced manual work, and strengthened cross-department communication
Property Tax Consulting Intern
Ryan, LLC
Dallas
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Assisted with reconciliations, documentation review, and financial reporting for corporate tax clients.
- Supported audit preparation through data verification and ensuring compliance with reporting standards.
- Depreciate full records of business personal property to argue taxable value and save client spending
Education
B.S. - Business Administration
The University of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TXSkills
- Accounts payable processing
- Capital projects accounting
- Construction cost tracking
- Contract compliance
- Invoice workflow management
- ERP systems (SAP, Prism, QuickBooks)
- Vendor documentation (W-9, COI, lien waivers)
- Budget alignment and job cost coding
- PO creation and closeout
- Accounts receivable
- AP audit support
- Microsoft Excel
- Financial record management
- Change order administration
- Project financial management
- Payment resolution
- Vendor relations
- High-volume transaction processing
Timeline
Accounting and Billing Coordinator
JaCo Utility Construction Inc.
05.2019 - Current
Property Tax Consulting Intern
Ryan, LLC
06.2018 - 08.2018
B.S. - Business Administration
The University of Texas At Dallas