MELISSA QUILIZAPA
Tomball,TX
Summary
Highly-motivated Project Controller with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Controller
DNV
Katy, Texas
09.2019 - Current
- Liaises with Project Managers by leading financial reviews of projects
- Participate in regular meetings with senior management teams providing feedback on current projects' progress
- Analyze and evaluate approximately 280 project's performance data, such as labor costs, material consumption, and other related metrics
- Financial check of projects during closing phase to balance revenue, invoiced values and adjust for any write-offs/windfalls
- Produce thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities
- Assist Business Controller with month-end close to ensure revenue and cost are correct
Sr. Project Accountant
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
Houston, TX
06.2016 - 09.2018
- Followed cost controls and budgeting procedures
- Set up billing terms and prepared monthly invoices in accordance with contracts
- Executed preparation and review of invoices, monitored project schedules and performed internal audits of project work plans for engineering units and representatives
- Upkeep and management of subcontractor documentation
- Monitored and performed variable analysis reports to ensure projects were on budget
- Updated project budgets, ensuring work plans are set up in accordance to contracts including all change orders
- Communicated unbilled fees to Project Managers to ensure they are kept to an acceptable level, discussing possible risks or issues as they arise
- Monitored cost charges to projects for accuracy and eligibility, perform project audits for business groups
- Coordinated with corporate accounting on month-end close and other financial activities as needed
- Acted as backup support for other accounting staff as needed.
Sr. Project Accountant
Page Southerland Page, Inc.
Houston, TX
01.2015 - 05.2016
- Worked directly with Project Managers to advising on project set-up for various contract types, POC, T&M or cost plus, creating budgets, billing terms and invoicing
- Created weekly, monthly cash reports and processed daily cash receipts
- Researched and reconciled problematic projects and consultant payments
- Assisted in month-end close
Sr. Project Accountant, Associate
Hellmuth, Obata And Kassabaum, Inc.
Houston, TX
01.1999 - 01.2015
- Developed monthly financial reports, managed budgets, backlogs and project performances for monthly review with operations manager
- Developed processes for new business unit
- Responsible for revenue recognition for various contract types, i.e
- Time and material, cost plus and lump sum or percent of completion
- Prepared accurate and timely invoices in various currencies for global clients
- Created and prepared journal entries for month-end close
- Coordinated monthly project review meeting with project managers
- Worked with 4 international offices and worked autonomously for 10 years from home.
Office Manager - Masonry Contractor
RBS Masonry
Houston, TX
01.1993 - 01.1999
- Managed $15M in yearly revenue, prepared all construction pay applications using AIA forms
- Supervised accounts payables and estimators
- Assisted in estimating and bidding of new projects
- Processed payroll, monitored project budgets and project performance
- Liaison with lawyers, bankers and CPA.
Education
BBA - Finance
Texas Woman's University
MBA - Business
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Skills
- Detail oriented and organized
- Excellent communication and interpersonal sills
- Excellent reporting and analytical skills
- Strong financial competence
- Excel, Word, PowerPoint
- Oracle, Deltek Vision
Languages
Spanish
Limited
Timeline
Project Controller
DNV
09.2019 - Current
Sr. Project Accountant
Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.
06.2016 - 09.2018
Sr. Project Accountant
Page Southerland Page, Inc.
01.2015 - 05.2016
Sr. Project Accountant, Associate
Hellmuth, Obata And Kassabaum, Inc.
01.1999 - 01.2015
Office Manager - Masonry Contractor
RBS Masonry
01.1993 - 01.1999
BBA - Finance
Texas Woman's University
MBA - Business
Texas A&M University-Kingsville