Tamara Single
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Highly qualified project accountant and compliance specialist with extensive expertise in payroll processing, labor compliance, and project management for large-scale construction and engineering projects. Recognized as a results-oriented achiever who consistently exceeds targets and drives success in fast-paced environments by leveraging strategic thinking and hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions that enhance organizational performance. Exceptional communication and project management skills facilitate the effective handling of multiple priorities while ensuring accuracy and adherence to deadlines. Committed to continuous improvement and technological advancement, ready to embrace new challenges and contribute meaningfully to team success and organizational goals.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Prevailing Wage and IRA Specialist (Contract)
Siemens Energy Group
04.2025 - 09.2025
- Ensure compliance with apprentice ratios, wage progression, work processes, and mentorship requirements.
- Review contracts, change orders and amendments for IRA projects, determine what is required for the project based on the credit criteria customer is claiming.
- Prepare project files in a shared drive for the team to access folders. Created and updated tracking lists as necessary.
- Created an Employee Static Date with demographic for all employees on project along with their wage rates. Kept it up to date weekly.
- Created and update the tracking List frequently to make sure all aspects of the requirements for the projects are completed and compliance.
- Monitor subcontractor apprenticeship participation and compliance.
- Lead execution of apprenticeship compliance across projects, ensuring adherence to IRA and Davis-Bacon requirements.
- Ensure proper reporting of prevailing wages, fringe benefits, and apprentice utilization while addressing any employee wage discrepancies.
- Communicate with internal teams, subcontractors, and external agencies to resolve compliance-related issues.
- Wage and Classification match
- Prepare Conformance Requests/Letters of Classification to the Department of Labor if Siemens specialty technicians are not listed in the Wage Determination classifications.
- Attend kick-off meetings with Compliance Company and Customers.
- Assist subcontractors on our projects with wage determinations and questions regarding any portals they may need to use.
- Enter prevailing wage payrolls to compliance portals.
- Analyzed IRA account data to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Provided training and mentorship to junior staff on IRA policies and procedures.
- Implemented new technologies to improve workflow efficiency and data accuracy within the IRA department.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with clients to maximize satisfaction.
Sr. Project Accountant (Contract)
Kjeldsen, Sinnock and Neudeck
06.2024 - 10.2024
- Review prime and subconsultant contracts.
- Prepare and compile contracts for project manager review and submittal.
- Setup projects in accounting system including all task/phases, resources, and budgets.
- Request or provide certificate of insurance requests for prime and subconsultant per agreement.
- Review subconsultant invoices for accuracy and data input.
- Assist projects managers and senior management with analysis and control of project data.
- Prepare client invoices and reports per specification.
- Wage Rate Match, Prepare/review certified payroll reports for public works projects.
- Assist project managers with budget preparation and proposals.
- Analyze projects and work-in-progress.
- Maintain and update consultant and subconsultant agreement templates.
- Maintain and update project management accounting system processes and training materials.
- Accounts payable/receivable for 500 plus accounts.
- Managed project budgets, ensuring accurate tracking and reporting of financial performance.
- Developed comprehensive financial forecasts to support project planning and resource allocation decisions.
- Conducted in-depth variance analysis to identify discrepancies and recommend corrective actions for budget adherence.
- Collaborated with project managers to facilitate timely invoicing and payment processing, maintaining cash flow integrity.
- Expedited month-end close processes by streamlining reconciliations and intercompany transactions.
- Managed complex billing arrangements for multiple projects, resulting in prompt payment from clients.
- Assisted in the evaluation of potential investment opportunities by conducting thorough due diligence on proposed projects'' financials.
- Streamlined financial reporting processes by implementing efficient accounting software and procedures.
Account Manager/Senior Labor Compliance/Project Coordinator
Mason Painting, Inc.
06.2021 - 01.2024
- Full cycle of Contracts from beginning to end, Change Orders, Insurance Compliance, and Preliminaries. Prepare and submit documents for bid, performance, and payment bonds on projects.
- CCIP/OCIP Labor Compliance - Prepare and generate workers' compensation reports.
- Prepare progress and pay applications for monthly billing, T&M Billing through Procontractor software. Use various sites General Contractor uses (Procore, Oracle-Textura). Prepare and submit conditional and unconditional waivers depending on payment type.
- Accounts Receivable, Post Cash Receipts, Account Reconciliation, Bank Reconciliation
- Monthly WIP schedule with estimators. Write offs and request amendments if projects are over budget.
- Labor Compliance - Review and verify certified payroll records, fringe benefit statements, training contributions, and apprenticeship documents for compliance with applicable regulations. Wage Determination and Wage Match.
- Develop and implement IRA labor compliance policies, procedures, templates, and instructional materials to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Ensure apprentice participation goals are met and aligned with federal, state, and local apprenticeship regulations.
- Ensure proper reporting of prevailing wages, fringe benefits, and apprentice utilization while addressing any employee wage discrepancies.
- Monitor and process over 100 plus internal projects and external, ensuring 100% compliance with state labor regulations. Process payroll report through eCPR, EMARS and LCP Tracker weekly. Preparation of DAS140, DAS142's. Review of 100 plus public and private contracts for specific labor requirements.
- Yearly tax preparation for company's taxes, W2's, 1099's. City/County Business licenses and company Contractor License.
- (Union Company)
- Managed client relationships to ensure satisfaction and repeat business.
- Coordinated project timelines and resources to meet client deadlines effectively.
- Implemented process improvements that enhanced project efficiency and reduced costs.
- Analyzed customer feedback to refine service offerings and increase retention rates.
- Negotiated contracts with clients, ensuring favorable terms for both parties.
- Managed a diverse portfolio of accounts, ensuring timely communication and effective problem resolution.
- Successfully resolved escalated issues, preventing potential loss of valuable clients while maintaining positive relationships with all parties involved.
- Conducted regular account reviews to identify areas for improvement and ensure continued success.
- Streamlined internal processes for better efficiency in account management tasks.
- Conducted quarterly business reviews with major accounts to assess satisfaction and identify areas for improvement.
- Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth.
- Gained customer trust and confidence by demonstrating compelling, persuasive and composed professional demeanor.
- Fostered lasting relationships with customers through effective communication and quick response, resulting in long-term loyalty and expanded client base.
Payroll/Certified Payroll/Accounting
Robert Half/Sitelogic
09.2020 - 04.2021
- Weekly payroll for 300 plus employees. Entering weekly timecards and uploading into Oracle. Processing check for distribution
- Prepare/submit signed certified payroll report through DIR and LCP Tracker weekly for projects that are publicly funded typically requiring the contractor to pay the prevailing wage.
- Skilled & Trained Workforce Report, Union Letters
- Manage full cycle accounts payable, including receiving, processing over 1500 invoices per month.
- Distribute payments to vendors, monitor discount opportunities and any discrepancies.
- Wage Determination and Match.
- Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payables – Process all payments to accounts, prepare waivers according to type of payment received.
- (Temp during Covid)
Dispatch/Operations Coordinator
Skyline Scaffold, Inc.
10.2018 - 04.2020
- Manage schedules, organize office functions, and oversee daily operations of 10 plus yard employees and 80 plus union employees to job sites in Sacramento, Bay Area, and Nevada.
- Manage all employee’s union certifications and safety certifications in compliance.
- Provide meaningful statistics to management in a timely manner to assist in continued improvement of workplace, health, safety, environment, and loss control.
- Collaborate with project managers, development team, test team and customers on Functional Safety.
- Answer phones, greet clients, and accept/send deliveries.
- Control Inventory and order new office/yard supplies.
- Manage new customer accounts, credit checks and all documents needed to finalize contracts. Set up all new hire enrollment packets and safety packets.
- Maintain office equipment, maintain calendar of employee’s schedules.
- Distribute incoming mail/documents to appropriate departments.
- Establish procedures for an efficiently operating office/yard.
- Schedule operations travel and coordinate all training (internal, external) classes.
- Prevailing Wage - Assist when needed with Certified Payroll team.
- Coordinated logistics for scaffold delivery and installation, ensuring timely project completion.
- Developed and maintained project schedules, optimizing resource allocation and workflow efficiency.
- Liaised with clients to address inquiries, providing exceptional customer service and support.
- Led cross-functional meetings to align team goals with organizational objectives, fostering collaboration.
- Collaborated with area managers to evaluate needs and optimize operational plans.
Project Coordinator/Accounts Payable/Receivable
Contractor Services Group Engineering
03.2015 - 06.2018
- Project Coord/Contract Management - Request bids, analyze and review proposals, interpret impact of contractual languages.
- Set up job contracts in system, entering job cost phases. Preliminary process on new contracts.
- Draft contracts, change orders, and purchase orders with subcontractors for projects.
- Assist HR with setting up job posting for jobs for hire and prepare drug testing appointments. Travel Management.
- Maintain subcontracts for jobs and verified payment histories toward contracts. Prepare purchase orders, order material and tracking material for projects. RFI’s, scheduling and close outs.
- Process Certified Payroll, DAS140, DAS142, any type of CP document that clients request related to certified payroll, run weekly cp reports in DIR, LCP Tracker, Emars and other sites that customers required to report certified payroll.
- Accounts Payable/Billing – Work with project managers to process pay applications/invoices to submit to customers for payment. Process employee’s weekly timecards to bill customers.
- Pay vendors by monitoring discount opportunities, verifying federal id numbers, scheduling, and preparing checks, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation. Process check runs.
- Reconcile vendor, bank accounts monthly. Accounts Receivable – Enter, post, and reconcile batches. Resolve in outstanding customer A/R issues. Weekly A/R aging. Conditional and unconditional waivers.
Pacific Staffing | Robert Half
09.2012 - 02.2015
- Projects included:
- Sutter Health - Masterplan Project - Project Controller (03/01/14 – 02/28/15)
- The Rahimian Family Property Mgmt/NMI Construction- Accounting Assistant /Asset Manager (9/18/13 - 2/20/14)
- Harsco -Payroll Administrator/Accounts Payable (6/10/13 – 9/12/13)
- Associated Concrete Pumping - Dispatcher/Invoicing Service Coordinator (9/07/12 – 5/31/13)
- Maintain project schedules, budgets, and cost data. Daily processing change orders and contracts.
- Raise issues relating to schedules, contracts, and vendor relations to the Project Manager to ensure timely resolution.
- Process vendor pay applications and invoices for review and payment. Process budget transfers monitor vendors contracts to ensure that contractual agreements are being met.
- Generate status reports for project delivery team.
- Daily cash deposits into accounts. Monitor accounts to make sure funds were available and transferring monies within accounts. Tennant walk throughs for the property management side, collecting rent from tenants.
- Accounts Receivables/Payables-Coding/matching/processing invoices for accounts payable processing for four branches. Create waivers for all payments received.
- Process union/non-union payroll 300 plus employees using oracle.
- Admin responsibilities, such as office supply orders, luncheon preparations. Along with these daily duties, in charge of freight processing, purchase orders, accruals, travel arrangements and back up phone coverage.
- Dispatch over 30 pump operators daily to and from job sites.
- Process lien releases and processing preliminary notices.
- Coordinating travel arrangements, preparing quotes/bids for all parties involved. Billing, accounts receivable, collections daily. Assisting with Certified Payroll and union letters.
Education
Medical Billing
Carrington College
Sacramento, CASkills
- 1 Extensive Industry/Commercial Experience
- Over 20 years of combined experience in accounting, operations, and project coordination, primarily in the engineering, HVAC, and construction sectors
- 2 Payroll and Labor Compliance Expertise
- Proficient in managing union payroll for a large workforce
- Deep knowledge of prevailing wage, IRA compliance, and public works labor regulations at federal, state, and local levels
- Experienced in preparing and submitting certified payroll reports, wage determinations, and compliance documentation through portals such as DIR, LCP Tracker, and EMARS
- Developed and implemented labor compliance policies, procedures, and training materials
- Advanced user of Microsoft Office, Ajera, Pro-Contractor, Procore, Dexter Chaney-Spectrum, Timberline, Adobe, Quantify, Great Plains, ICP, SharePoint, Oracle, Davis Bacon, and LCP Tracker
- Experienced in reviewing, preparing, and managing contracts, change orders, insurance compliance, and project documentation
- Skilled in project setup, budgeting, cost tracking, and financial reporting for over 100 projects simultaneously
- Managed accounts payable/receivable for 500 accounts and processed high-volume invoices
- 5 Communication and Coordination
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with team members, subcontractors, and external agencies
- Effective at training, onboarding, and supporting teams and subcontractors with compliance requirements
- 6 Problem Solving and Time Management
- Demonstrated ability to resolve complex compliance and payroll issues efficiently
- Self-starter with proven time management skills, able to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities
- Strong analytical skills, Continuous improvement mindset
- IRA regulations knowledge
- Compliance and reporting
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving, attention to detail, time management
- Flexibility in changing situations
- Verbal and written communication
- Client relations
Letter of Reference
- Date: October 20, 2025
- To Whom It May Concern
- I am pleased to write this letter of recommendation for my employee Tamara Single, who has been a valued member of our team at Siemens Energy since May 2024. During this time, Tamara has consistently demonstrated a high level of dedication, and expertise in her role as Prevailing Wages Specialist.
- Throughout her tenure with us, Tamara has taken on a variety of responsibilities, including reviewing and verifying payroll records, ensuring our subcontractors are adhering to wage laws, and preparing compliance reports for regulatory agencies. She has also provided guidance on prevailing wage requirements to other departments. She has created a process for our prevailing wage team on how to process and report certified payrolls. This has created a positive impact for the business.
- In addition to this, Tamara has worked directly with multiple Certified Payroll reports tools like LCP Tracker & emars, and with consulting firms like KPMG, PWC and others.
- One of the most impressive qualities that Tamara exhibits is her ease of learning new skills and adapting to a fast-paced environment.
- I can attest that Tamara Single is also a supportive team player. She fosters collaborative relationships with colleagues and business managers and contributes to a positive and productive work environment.
- I am confident that she will be an asset to any organization. I recommend her without reservation and am certain that she will continue to excel in future endeavors. Please feel free to contact me at Joannyli.townsend@siemens-energy.com if you require any further information.
- Sincerely
- Joa Townsend
- Regional Payroll Head – North America
- Siemens Energy
Timeline
Prevailing Wage and IRA Specialist (Contract)
Siemens Energy Group
04.2025 - 09.2025
Sr. Project Accountant (Contract)
Kjeldsen, Sinnock and Neudeck
06.2024 - 10.2024
Account Manager/Senior Labor Compliance/Project Coordinator
Mason Painting, Inc.
06.2021 - 01.2024
Payroll/Certified Payroll/Accounting
Robert Half/Sitelogic
09.2020 - 04.2021
Dispatch/Operations Coordinator
Skyline Scaffold, Inc.
10.2018 - 04.2020
Project Coordinator/Accounts Payable/Receivable
Contractor Services Group Engineering
03.2015 - 06.2018
Pacific Staffing | Robert Half
09.2012 - 02.2015
Medical Billing
Carrington College