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Eran Young

Eran Young

Bemidji,MN

Summary

Highly self-motivated and results-driven finance management professional with more than 21 years experience in business, estimating, & project management in the construction, educational, and healthcare industries. Strong people management and exceptional interpersonal communication skills that build stakeholder and customer relationships while forging teamwork with colleagues across diverse ethnicities.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager/Estimator

Team Drywall, Inc.
East Bethel, MN
09.2023 - Current
  • Performing Takeoffs Of Architectural & Structural Drawings For Div 5 (Cold-Formed Metal Framing), Div 6 (Rough Carpentry), Div 7 (Sidings, Insulations), Div 8 (Frames/Doors/Hardware), Div 9 (Interior Light-Gauge Framing, Drywall, Taping, & ACT), Div 10 (Misc Specialties), & Div 12 (Casework & Countertops).
  • Reviewing Contracts To Ensure Agreement "In My Employer's Favor" With Everything We Included In Our Bid Proposal.
  • Generating Submittals (Structural Design Calcs & Shop Drawings For 054000 - CFMF & Product Data Submittals For All Other Spec Sections).
  • Engaging In Procurement Activities (i.e., Vendor Quotes/Bids, Purchase Orders, Determining "Least-Costly" Alternatives/Substitutions Which Tradespeople Favor Working With In The Field, All While Being Cognizant Of "Lead-Times" And Timelines Of Vendors' Quotes And When They Expire Or Experience Price Escalators).
  • Pricing Out ASI's, RFP's, Const Bulletins, T&M's, etc..
  • Drafting RFI's.
  • G702's/G703's (i.e., Schedule Of Values & Pay Applications w/ Retainage).
  • Manpower/Scheduling.
  • Periodic Review Of Company Status With Regards To Work Load, "Competition" & Where We Have Been Falling In Bid Results, etc..
  • "Networking" & Reaching Out To New GC's/CM's On A Constant Basis To Ensure We Receive Invitation-To-Bids (ITB's) On Anything & Everything In Our Work Region.
  • Familiarity With "BuildingConnected", "ProCore", "ISqft", "Oracle", "PlanHub", And Other Project Management And Job Posting Platforms.
  • "Expert-Level" Knowledge Of OnCenter Software's "OnScreen Takeoff" (OST) & QuickBid (QB) Estimating Software, Having Used QB Since 2000 And OST Since 2006 (Shortly After It Became Available).

Managing Trustee

Barbara A. Powell Trust
03.2006 - Current
  • Perform periodic (i.e., quarterly) cash deposits and periodic (i.e., monthly) cash disbursements to beneficiaries
  • Communicate with Twin-Cities based accountant regarding annual K-1 tax statement reporting
  • Ensure the accuracy of financial transactions/reporting via use of Quicken software.

Fiscal Manager

BI-County Community Action Programs, Inc.
Bemidji, MN
12.2022 - 07.2023
  • Voucher Creation (w/ A 6-Level Coding String) & A/P Invoice Entry (EFT's & Hardcopy Checks For Standard Vendors & Payroll Liabilities).
  • A/R (Grant Reimbursement Requests).
  • Prepaid Insurance & Capitalization/Depreciation Journal Entries
  • Monthly Financial Reporting For State & Federal Grants.
  • Cost Allocation ("Bi-Monthly" After Payroll & A/P Postings).
  • Budget Creations & Monthly Tracking For Individual Grants & Agency As A Whole (Including Updates & Revisions).
  • Reconciliation Of Cash & Payroll Liability Accounts (Monthly).
  • Month-End Closing Process & Enforcement Of Date-Conscious Entry-Coding.
  • Updating, Monitoring, & Enforcing Of Fiscal Policies/Procedures.
  • Monitoring Of Timesheets & PTO With Supervised Staff.
  • Updating Of Internal Chart Of Accounts "Coding" Upon Grant Expirations, Renewals, & Terminations.
  • Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, & Annual Reporting For Several Grants.
  • Oversight (e.g., Monitoring & "Rotation") Of Fiscal Dept Record Retention Practices.
  • Annual Audit Prep For Agency As Well As Grants Themselves Via "True-Up" Spreadsheet Maintenance, Workpaper Creations, Etc..
  • Excel Spreadsheet Generation & Maintenance (e.g., Filtering, Tables, Pivot Tables, Nested "IF-Statements", & V-Lookups).
  • Use Of Abila MIP Fund Accounting Software.

Staff Accountant

Krigbaum & Jones, Ltd.
Bemidji, MN
05.2022 - 12.2022
  • Bookkeeping & Accounting (e.g., Bank Rec's, A/P, A/R (Billings), Payroll, Journal Entries, & Financial Statement Prep).
  • Tax Return Prep For Individuals (Federal 1040 & State Of MN).
  • Tax Return Prep For Entities (Federal 1065, 1120S, & 1120 + MN M3).
  • Generation Of K-1's & M1PR's.
  • Use Of UltraTax Software (Tax Prep).
  • Use Of QuickBooks Online & Desktop (Bank Rec's, Journal Entries, & Financial Statements).

Project Manager/Estimator

S&Y Bemidji, Inc (dba Davis Drywall, Inc)
Bemidji, MN
11.2020 - 03.2022
  • Generated Cost Estimates For Commercial-Construction Projects (As High As $5M)
  • Project Managed Entire Construction Process From Estimates To Contracts To Submittals To Material Lists/Procurement To Change Orders To Punchlists & Closeout Submittals (All While Monitoring "Budget Variance Reports").

Project Manager/Estimator

Christiansen Construction Company, Inc
Bemidji, MN
05.2018 - 10.2020
  • Perform role of "estimator" via performing takeoffs of labor and material construction costs (through use of QuickBid and OnScreen Takeoff construction software), all while analyzing architectural/structural drawings for commercial projects
  • Perform role of "project manager" via a variety of tasks such as generating project construction schedules, establishing contracts with subcontractors (via AIA software for generating documents), creating and managing the processing of change orders, ordering materials for projects, processing monthly pay applications, as well as conduct periodic (i.e., weekly or bi-weekly) jobsite meetings, process meeting minutes, and close out projects.

Director of Finance

Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota
01.2017 - 08.2017
  • Expertly managed the reconciliations of cash, investment, and accounts receivable, as well as formulation of workpapers and schedules for annual financial audit
  • Took charge of supervising Financial Department staff which consisted of five subordinates
  • Strategically developed and passed annual budget for fiscal year (FY) 2017–2018 while overseeing the institution in the 2016 financial audit
  • Drove efforts in establishing performance of reconciliations on a monthly basis for the facilitation of audit preparations yearly

Senior Accountant

Leech Lake Tribal College
Cass Lake, Minnesota
08.2016 - 12.2016
  • Prepared journal entries, cash disbursements, and cash receipts if needed
  • Created new indirect cost rate for the organization and updated over 150 pages of finance and fiscal policies and procedures

Program Accountant

Bi-County Community Action Programs
Bemidji, Minnesota
01.2015 - 07.2016
  • Handled the development of budgets and monitored revenues/expenditures to practice grant accounting
  • Steered strategic efforts in creating schedules and workpapers for the annual financial audit for the year-end 2015, as well as journal entries as needed on a daily basis

Cost Estimator

Davis Drywall Inc
Bemidji, Minnesota
06.2014 - 07.2014
  • Managed the establishment of product data submittals, such as shop drawings and design calculations, as well as of change order proposals and material lists
  • Worked collaboratively with project architects, project managers, superintendents, foremen, and engineers while handling construction projects
  • Executed extensive research and investigations to obtain solutions while analyzing construction plans and specifications of both architectural and structural drawings

Decision Support Analyst

Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
Bemidji, Minnesota
08.2013 - 10.2013
  • Carried out data mining within several hospital databases, encompassing Epic and Crystal Reports to extract statistical and clinical data in report formats and present to upper-management which helped in their decision-making

Tax Preparer

VITA
Bemidji, Minnesota
01.2013 - 04.2013
  • Volunteer Income Tax Preparer
  • Held responsibility in producing Form 1040EZ, 1040, 1040NR-EZ, and 1040NR income tax returns for students and numerous residents of the Bemidji, Blackduck, and Concordia Language Village communities

Tax Preparation Intern

Miller McDonald, Inc
Bemidji, Minnesota
01.2013 - 03.2013
  • Assumed accountability in creating paperwork and corresponding tax returns for C-Corps, S-Corps, and partnerships, as well as Form 1040

Project Manager/Construction Estimator

Dwayne Young, Inc
Bemidji, Minnesota
01.1997 - 11.2010
  • Estimated Commercial Drywall Projects In The Entire Northern Half Of MN (i.e., Grand Forks, ND to International Falls, MN, To The Iron Range & Duluth Areas, & As Far South As he Brainerd, MN & St. Cloud, MN Areas).
  • Project Managed Entire Construction Process From Estimates To Contracts To Submittals To Material Lists/Procurement To Change Orders To Punchlists & Closeout Submittals (All While Monitoring "Budget Variance Reports").

Education

(50% Complete) - Masters of Business Administration

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
2017

Bachelor of Science - Accounting & Business Administration - Finance

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
05.2013

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science

Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
05.1997

Skills

  • Excel, MS Word, Outlook, PDF Editor
  • Passed BEC and FAR Parts Of CPA Exam In 2013-2014
  • QuickBooks, UltraTax, & Thomson Reuters File Cabinet CS, Fixed Asset CS, & Practice CS (Accounting Software)
  • OnScreen Takeoff & QuickBid (Estimating Software)
  • Planning
  • Account reconciliation
  • GAAP Accounting
  • Financial Statements (eg, Balance Sheets & Income Statements)
  • Tax Preparation
  • Supervision
  • Communication
  • Quantitative skills
  • Data management
  • Multitasking

Timeline

Project Manager/Estimator

Team Drywall, Inc.
09.2023 - Current

Fiscal Manager

BI-County Community Action Programs, Inc.
12.2022 - 07.2023

Staff Accountant

Krigbaum & Jones, Ltd.
05.2022 - 12.2022

Project Manager/Estimator

S&Y Bemidji, Inc (dba Davis Drywall, Inc)
11.2020 - 03.2022

Project Manager/Estimator

Christiansen Construction Company, Inc
05.2018 - 10.2020

Director of Finance

Leech Lake Tribal College
01.2017 - 08.2017

Senior Accountant

Leech Lake Tribal College
08.2016 - 12.2016

Program Accountant

Bi-County Community Action Programs
01.2015 - 07.2016

Cost Estimator

Davis Drywall Inc
06.2014 - 07.2014

Decision Support Analyst

Sanford Bemidji Medical Center
08.2013 - 10.2013

Tax Preparer

VITA
01.2013 - 04.2013

Tax Preparation Intern

Miller McDonald, Inc
01.2013 - 03.2013

Managing Trustee

Barbara A. Powell Trust
03.2006 - Current

Project Manager/Construction Estimator

Dwayne Young, Inc
01.1997 - 11.2010

(50% Complete) - Masters of Business Administration

Bemidji State University

Bachelor of Science - Accounting & Business Administration - Finance

Bemidji State University

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics And Computer Science

Bemidji State University

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