Senior accounting professional with significant expertise in project accounting. Known for strong analytical skills, problem-solving, financial oversight, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and adapt to evolving project needs. Skilled in project cost budgets, billable expenses, and process improvement. Consistently delivers measurable results and drives team success.
Planning to relocate to Seattle, WA within a month.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Project Accountant
Argo Data Resource Corporation
03.2023 - Current
Responsible for the project billing process, including responding to client inquiries, verifying employee's chargeable time; in accordance with the established accounting standards and billing policy
Effectively communicate with Project Managers (PM) and Principals-in-Charge (PIC), regarding contract documents, change orders and other contract modifications, approvals, and any additional services related to billing
Prepare final invoice package containing draft and final invoices for all billable projects, including all applicable backup for approval by the Accounting Manager
Issue final invoices and file customer invoice copies in the customer master files
Assess and pursue opportunities for maximization of customer billing; communicate with the Accounting Manager, as to your observations and actions taken
Research any unbilled issues to optimize the billing possibilities for the billing period
Maintain the billing folders for all projects, with all the appropriate documents, including expenses, consultant invoices, and monthly invoices, in accordance with standard procedures
Provide the accounting clerk with advice on client billing, relative to customer invoicing and reimbursable expenses
Work with the cash receipts team member to reconcile variances that occur in the application of cash
Generate and distribute weekly receivables reports and monthly margin reports
Set up new projects, make transfers of employee billable hours and/or expenses, and open and close time classes in Replicon
Write off any uncollectible receivables, labor or expenses, as directed by the Accounting Manager
Monthly analyze the P & L accounts monthly, as assigned by the Accounting Manager
Recommend and implement agreed process improvements to the billing cycle
Provide interim and year-end support of auditor requirements, which may include research and reconciliations
Follow up on past due accounts and update Accounts receivable on a weekly basis
Request payment remittances
Payroll processing
Reviewed and approved timesheets for project employees In Deltek Replicon
Accounting/Billing Specialist
Autos of Dallas
09.2016 - 02.2023
Post dealership inventory and price them accordingly
Create journal entries and transaction entries
Add new vendors in G/L
Post parts and vendor invoices and other dealership expenses to accounts payable
Issue checks to vendors accordingly
Process warranty and gap cancellations and issue and submit refund checks to the appropriate party
Post weekly warranty claim statements in G/L
Manage and correct any accounting discrepancies
Verify and issue payoff checks to lien holders
Post funds to deals
Bill deals and adjust sales commissions
Respond to email inquiries
Keep track of any customer and vendor concerns and make sure refunds are issued in a timely manner
Receptionist
Don Herring Mitsubishi
08.2014 - 09.2016
Answer all incoming calls and transfer them to the correct departments