Jean Weber
Portland,OR
Summary
Accounting & Business professional, for over 30 years. The majority of my professional career has been with the City of Portland, but I held various positions, in the private sector before this, such as construction management assistant/job cost accounting - American Ecology Corp; Disability Insurance claims adjuster (Standard Insurance); Attorney's Office bookkeeper and receptionist; and many others - so, with this diverse background experience, it would come quickly to me, becoming re-acquainted with databases, such as ORACLE; as well being a quick-study at new databases/platforms. I have worked closely, with PBOT Construction and Design staff, for over 14 years, and am very familiar with supporting project teams, reviewing and evaluating project charges, completing cost and funding transfers, maintaining project budgets, and generating documentation; as well as the federal and state legislation, affecting construction contracts - and, I have experience reviewing contracts, as well as managing A/R billing, and reconciliations; creating new processes (including implementing new platforms and databases), for several of my former employers, not just at the City.
I have been experienced, in many modules of SAP Finance & Logistics, since the City went live with that database, in November 2008. Prior to that, I had experience with ORACLE, and Evergreen, as well as smaller databases, such as QuickBooks.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant II
Bureau Of Transportation, City Of Portland
02.2009 - Current
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy, for the City's largest public works/construction bureau.
- Completed daily Accounts Payable functions, and assisted procurement staff, with financial database processing, for City construction and consulting contracts. Previously also did A/R processing, including creating invoices, and A/R aging reports, and collections.
- Documented A/P, A/R, G/L, and Asset transactions, using City financial database - SAP.
- Through work experience, and continuing education, increased proficiency in MS Office Suite: Word, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Excel - including formulats, data sort, pivot tables, predictive models, VLOOKUP, and other tools; as well as technical writing, and full-charge bookkeeping.
Accountant
Bureau Of Emergency Management, City Of Portland
02.2006 - 02.2009
Did all accounting and procurement processing for this bureau, including new contracts. Implemented new City database of record - SAP.
Revenue and Tax Specialist II
Revenue Bureau, City Of Portland
04.2004 - 02.2006
Processed business license applications and records on BLISS; processed all Multnomah County I-Tax returns, as well as all I-Tax telephone questions, on hotline
Accountant/Utility Billing
City Of Tigard
10.2002 - 04.2004
All Accounts Receivable, including Utility Billing for customers/constituents of City of Tigard; processed all court fees paid; assisted in Utility Billing customer service.
Customer Accounts Specialist
BDS & Water Bureaus, City Of Portland
02.1996 - 10.2002
Customer Service and Cashier duties, as well as Accounting Technical duties in BDS Permit Center; and Water Bureau Accounting/Customer Service/Utility Billing
Education
Associate of Science - Accounting
Portland Community College
Portland OR06.1988
Skills
- I enjoy, and have experienced ability, in problem solving, both on inter-personal level,as well as with databases (trouble-shooting); I know the importance of building effective partnerships and networking - with project teams, as well as community members, vendors/customers, stakeholders, and our elected officials
- As a professional, with over 25 years experience, with the City of Portland - I have extensive knowledge of many of our policies, procedures, compliance guidelines, regulations, court decisions (and complying with those); as well as the ability to learn even more!
- Within different City bureaus, I have had the opportunity to utilize my Accounting degree skills, of full lifecycle project accounting, within GAAP I have performed many accounting tasks, within all different aspects, including A/R, A/P, G/L, budget, P & L reports, expense tracking, including financial reports
- Both in the private sector (American Ecology), and with the City Bureau of Emergency Management, I became familiar with many procurement roles: writing contracts, to fit the customer/client's needs, within timeframe/cost/subcontractor availability limitations; identifying and analyzing contract issues, and working to resolve those, including change orders; deliverables; and materials required for audits, with regulatory agencies
- My diverse skill set, has provided me with experience preparing and delivering clear, concise, comprehensive correspondence, reports, proposals, and recommendations, to a wide variety of technical and non-technical audiences I am adept at accommodating my communication, to my audience's needs
- With an Accounting and business background, in addition to educational coursework, I have demonstrated working knowledge of project accounting principles, practices and methods - and their application to project issues
Timeline
Accountant II
Bureau Of Transportation, City Of Portland
02.2009 - Current
Accountant
Bureau Of Emergency Management, City Of Portland
02.2006 - 02.2009
Revenue and Tax Specialist II
Revenue Bureau, City Of Portland
04.2004 - 02.2006
Accountant/Utility Billing
City Of Tigard
10.2002 - 04.2004
Customer Accounts Specialist
BDS & Water Bureaus, City Of Portland
02.1996 - 10.2002
Associate of Science - Accounting
Portland Community College
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