Leslie Pettie - MBA
Summary
Detail-oriented project accountant managing budgets from $500k to $200 million. Ensures compliance with client contracts while delivering accurate financial reports. Acts as an approachable liaison between management and project teams, facilitating effective communication and collaboration.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Accountant
Turner Construction
01.2022 - Current
- Managed month-end close process, ensuring timely posting or accruing of client bills and project costs when work is in place and of material value.
- Manage project financial closeout along with project team. Ensure final contract amount and closeout documentation requirements have been met and agreed to by subcontractors prior to issuing final payments.
- Review client contract analysis to determine billing deadlines, payment terms, billable and non-reimbursable expenses, agreements for insurance and fee billings along with approved billing rates for staff and/ or trade labor.
- Developed and implemented procedures to ensure compliance with client contractual requirements for billing and accounts receivable, analyzing contracts for billing deadlines, payment terms, and billable expenses.
- Conducted regular audits of client billing and project ledger for compliance with contract requirements, GAAP, and company policy.
- Ensure all applicable lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are in place prior to scheduling payments. Report to project team any subcontractor payment issues.
- Manage accounts payable for subcontractor invoice processing, ensure all applicable lien waivers are submitted and contracts and insurance requirements are in place prior to scheduling payments. Report to project team any subcontractor payment issues.
- Reported cash position with respect to net assets, liabilities, and unfunded work in place. Assisted with all internal and external audit requests.
- Reported cash position regarding net assets, liabilities, and unfunded work in place, communicating any issues.
- Tracked project budgets ranging from $900k to $75 million
- Assist with all internal and external audit requests.
- Review vendors and subs purchase orders, or change orders before and after they are issued.
- Reviewed project employee credentials and approved or rejected account access as appropriate
Project Accountant
Cross Management Corp
08.2019 - 01.2022
- Handle over 15 projects $500k to $75 million.
- Ensured accuracy and completeness in preparing owner's draw AIA’s, collecting payments, and verifying subcontractor compliance.
- Closely monitor project progress to maintain appropriate financial record, investigate variances, and approve expenses
- Adeptly use Sage accounting software to check process subs & vendors as well as record billing for some clients through Procore for payments
- Planned and conducted weekly meeting with owner to discuss closeout process and share details of project payments as well as delivered active functional support with project audits
- Identified and expertly resolved issue on projects involving payments in collaboration with project managers
- Led detailed analysis to review vendors invoices, timesheets, and subs insurance as well as evaluated all new purchase and change orders to project
- Collaborated with project managers to assess project performance and reviewed subcontractor contracts for payment compliance with client, GM, and subcontractor conditions.
Project Accountant
Aecom - Tishman
03.2016 - 08.2019
- Ensured accuracy in entering and billing monthly AIA for client payments, produced and submitted complete backup documentation, and utilized tracking system to compile and submit client requisition.
- Monitored project costs, developed staff forecasts, managed cash flow and approved invoices for payment.
- Validated and processed vendor and subcontractor invoices and payments, evaluating transactions to maintain consistency and accuracy.
- Generated and submitted subcontractor/vendor invoices to project manager for approval and processing
- Executed bank reconciliation processes to ensure accurate financial records.
- Provided support to project team and subcontractors to ensure compliance with project documentation and contract reviews.
- Assisted with project audits, journal entries, subcontractor compliance.
- One project totaled $450 million
Education
MBA - Business Administration
Kaplan University
Davenport, IA08-2015
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Monroe College
Bronx, NY04-2005
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Contract analysis
- Invoice management
- Project management software
- Certificates of insurance
- SAP
- Procore
- Sage 300
- CMiC
- Textura
- LCPtracker
- Bluebeam
- Problem solving
PROJECTS
- Adventist Health Care
- Lufthansa
- Children's National Hospital
- Sacred Heart University
- Water Square Luxury Rentals
- Morgan & Stanley
- Durst Organization
- JLL Headquarters
- Manhattan College
Certification
Unarmed Security Guard - April 2026
Stratus Defense Risk Management - Falls Church, VA
Timeline
Project Accountant
Turner Construction
01.2022 - Current
Project Accountant
Cross Management Corp
08.2019 - 01.2022
Project Accountant
Aecom - Tishman
03.2016 - 08.2019
MBA - Business Administration
Kaplan University
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Monroe College