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Yaschica McCree Wilson

Baton Rouge,USA

Summary

Highly competent Invoicing Specialist with noteworthy experience in managing complex billing processes, payment tracking, and financial reporting. Equipped with strong knowledge of invoicing systems, accounting principles, and administrative procedures. Demonstrates exceptional analytical abilities coupled with problem-solving skills that optimize efficiency and accuracy in invoice management. Previously implemented process improvements leading to enhanced workflow efficiency and reduced errors in past roles.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Project Accountant

Worley
Baton Rouge, LA
06.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.
  • Drove best practices in project accounting, leveraging financial and management expertise.
    Managed day-to-day financial operations to ensure organizational efficiency.
    Worked remotely to maintain operational continuity and effectiveness.
  • Facilitate setup and maintenance of projects within business system aligned with accounting policies; establish and maintain pricing schedules, customer details, payment plans, invoicing calendars, and multicurrency billing.
  • Support Billing on large projects with complex commercial terms.
  • Audits project transaction documents and accounts for accuracy and thoroughness, including sub-charges, data sheets, time reports, expenses, subcontractor invoices, etc.
  • Produces customer invoices, credit notes, and back up documentation.
  • Reviews draft invoices for accuracy prior to submitting for Project Manager approval.
  • Ensures billings do not exceed approved budget limits and works with Project Managers and Project Controls to resolve issues.
  • Performs weekly review of project revenue recognition in business system; takes action on projects not generating revenue.
  • Produces and analyzes trend and variance reports as needed.
  • Identifies areas of potential project gross margin improvement; ensures accurate recovery of all costs as defined in the contract and ensures non-billable costs are minimized.
  • Compiles project accruals and provisions details as necessary.
  • Works directly with customers to ensure invoices have been received, approved, and actioned.
  • Provides regular invoice status updates to Project Managers.
  • Reconciliation of various projects and accounts.
  • Perform Project financial close-out activities.
  • Works collaboratively across the Finance team – ad hoc duties as required.

Senior Cost Management Specialist

DOW CHEMICAL
Plaquemine, LA
09.2021 - 06.2023
  • Company Overview: Established in 1956, Dow’s Louisiana Operations is the largest petrochemical complex in Louisiana and one of the largest on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
  • Acts as a technical resource for cost discipline aligned to turnaround within the Regional Controls team.
  • Defines overall cost baseline with reporting mechanisms to monitor and control project/turnaround within established tolerances of baseline supporting cost-effective project/turnaround execution.
  • Synchronizes data inputs across multiple disciplines and functions to guarantee precise forecasts and reporting of costs.
  • Facilitates steering team discussions to identify causes of deviations and establish actions for mitigation when tolerances are exceeded.
  • Provides conceptual knowledge of theories, practices, and procedures within job discipline. Worked remotely for 2 years during COVID.
  • Integrates the project/turnaround cost estimate, workhour estimate, and schedule into the Cost Management baseline.
  • Establishes cost baseline from which deviations will be managed during execution phase.
  • Constructs work breakdown structure grounded in established work process norms and execution strategy.
  • Develops and analyze monthly cost accruals and contingency reporting.
  • Ensures accurate representation of cost data and cost forecast during all phases of the turnaround/project.
  • Estimates costs of deviations and assesses impact on total project/turnaround cost.
  • Direct cost management activities to derive accurate and realistic forecasts of all funds necessary for project completion within defined budget and schedule while incorporating trending and analyses
  • Alerts the turnaround/project team including key stakeholders to critical Cost Management issues.
  • Audit all cost center level spending.
  • Maintained up-to-date records of invoices, payments, and account statuses.
  • Oversee final billing and invoicing workflow, guaranteeing fulfillment within necessary timeframe.
  • Track change orders/Add-ons.

Cost Controller

DOW (KELLY SERVICES)
Plaquemine, LA
11.2019 - 09.2021
  • Company Overview: Established in 1956, Dow’s Louisiana Operations is the largest petrochemical complex in Louisiana and one of the largest on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
  • Responsibilities include assisting the Turnaround Manager (TAM) and Turnaround Services (TAS) team in estimating, analyzing, and forecasting costs throughout the life cycle of the turnaround, and taking independent and appropriate action to resolve cost discrepancies and issues.
  • Build estimates for assigned worklist that incorporates all planned scope.
  • Tracks costs during the turnaround (Pre, Execution & Post stages).
  • Analyze vendor reporting and cost estimates for variances from established plan.
  • Utilize all tools available to provide TA leadership accurate estimates and forecasts for all assigned accounts.
  • Analyzes cost data and identifies discrepancies; takes appropriate action to resolve.
  • Explained cost variances.
  • Validated purchase orders for accuracy and audit all cost center level spending.
  • Developed and analyze monthly accrual reports.
  • Works with scheduler and planners to validate work inventory and to obtain missing or incomplete data, etc.
  • Sets up cost collection systems within the site and with outside contractors and vendors.
  • Ensures accurate reflection of committed/spent funds, scope changes, and add-ons in all cost documents.
  • Audit all cost center level spending.
  • Drive final billing process and ensured it is followed and completed in necessary timeframe.
  • Provided final TA cost.

Financial Analyst/Closeout Auditor

IEM, INC. – Restore LA Project
Baton Rouge, LA
10.2017 - 03.2019
  • Company Overview: Founded in 1985, IEM works with government agencies, governments contracts and private sector organization around the world to improve disaster preparedness, response, recovery and strengthen homeland defense, counterterrorism, and public agency performance.
  • Oversaw all document review/analysis, quality assurance, quality control review of the CDBG-DR R funding allocation, and project finance activities, including duplication reconciliation, process improvement, and budget/award allotments for grantees/sub-grantees for the Restore LA Homeowner Program (RLHP), a governmental project to assist homeowners affected by floods in 2016.
  • Analyzed and interpreted all contractual requirements for eGrants, Eligibility, VOB, Damage Assessment, Mobile Home/Construction, and test documentation.
  • Identified all issues related to program variances and notified program managers/staff on potential risks.
  • Monitored project activities for accuracy and quality to ensure project operations conformed to all regulations, laws, and policies required by the RLHP program, HUD and FEMA.
  • Responsible for processing payments, reviewing/approving requests for reimbursements, appeals, partials, final payouts, and performing project closeouts.
  • Audit applicant files for document accuracy, compliance, and to identify discrepancies that maybe considered fraud.
  • Founded in 1985, IEM works with government agencies, governments contracts and private sector organization around the world to improve disaster preparedness, response, recovery and strengthen homeland defense, counterterrorism, and public agency performance.

Project Controls Cost Analyst

SHELL OIL (MOTIVA) (UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC)
Convent, LA
11.2016 - 10.2017
  • Company Overview: Shell is a global energy company. Around 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries work together to power progress through more and cleaner energy solutions.
  • Managed all aspects of budget control/analysis for various-sized maintenance/capital projects for Shell Oil, including developing forecasts/estimates, monitoring changes that affect capital and revenue expenditures, set-up new projects in GSAP, and implementing cost control strategies to align with client goals and objectives.
  • Collaborated with project managers, engineering, procurement, and construction, accounting, and turnaround managers to prepare/assist in the development/implementation of project baseline budgets, project schedules, and facilitate cost meetings.
  • Developed Level 3 project Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and allocated budgets at appropriate WBS levels for project tasks.
  • Produced comprehensive reports on project status, integrating fixed assets, budget modifications, change management tracking, KPIs, and benchmark requirements
  • Conducted monthly project accruals, SOX control reviews, and identified potential risks and misallocation of project costs, labor, and expenditures.
  • Directed project closeout to ensure regulatory compliance with company policies, laws, and regulations regarding mechanical completion.
  • Assesses time entries and reimbursable expenses, verifying invoice details with Project Managers
  • Generated and processed invoices in accordance with billing cycles.
  • Deliver finalized invoice to clients.

Project Analyst II

HNTB Corporation
Baton Rouge, LA
03.2011 - 07.2016
  • Company Overview: HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm. With more than a century of service, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most complex technical, financial, and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award winning planning, design, program management, and construction management.
  • Directed oversight and administrative support for project and business managers, analysts in tracking and analyzing projects, schedules, risk, budget status, and trends for HNTB Corporation.
  • Collected over $3.9M from clients within one month while managing project budgets and allocations for various contract types including Lump Sum, Cost Plus/Fix Fee, Time/Material, and Joint Venture contracts ranging from $10K to $20M+
  • Executed regular contract assessments for compliance, compiled ad hoc reports, and reported contract earnings via calculations of gross revenue, net earnings, earning ratio, gross profit margins, lost earnings, and delinquent billings.
  • Proactively identified ways to control costs by reviewing project analysis, contracts, budget analysis, and billing requirements.

  • Assisted Accounts Payable department with verifying vendor invoices against purchase orders for accuracy.
  • Review time entries, reimbursable expenses, rates, generate draft invoices and review invoice details with Project Managers.
  • Update and finalized invoices and submits to clients.
  • Promoted 3 times in 5 years from Project Administrator to Project Analyst to Project Analyst II.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Southern University And A&M College
Baton Rouge, LA
12-1993

Skills

  • Project accounting
  • Financial reporting
  • Cost analysis
  • Budget management
  • Billing processes
  • Revenue recognition
  • Invoicing
  • Customer service
  • Financial forecasting
  • Payment reconciliation
  • Attention to detail
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving
  • Accounts receivable
  • Dispute resolution
  • Invoice generation
  • Deadline oriented
  • A/P and A/R expertise
  • Accuracy and precision
  • Data entry
  • Spreadsheet management
  • SAP
  • Billing statement review
  • Payment tracking

Accomplishments

* Process a large volume of consultants' and subcontractors' invoices.

* Audited over 5,000 files for documentation, compliance, and financial accuracy in 1.5 years.

* Collected $3.9M in billing discrepancies in one month from clients.

* Decreased Accounts Receivables by 50% in 6 weeks.

Certification

  • OSHA Certified
  • Transportation Worker Identification Credential Card (TWIC)
  • Certified Foster and Adopted Parent

Technical Skills

· MS Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

· GSAP, SAP

· Oracle

· Deltek Costpoint

· Great Plains

· Quickbooks

· MS Project

· ADP Payroll

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Project Accountant

Worley
06.2023 - Current

Senior Cost Management Specialist

DOW CHEMICAL
09.2021 - 06.2023

Cost Controller

DOW (KELLY SERVICES)
11.2019 - 09.2021

Financial Analyst/Closeout Auditor

IEM, INC. – Restore LA Project
10.2017 - 03.2019

Project Controls Cost Analyst

SHELL OIL (MOTIVA) (UNIVERSAL PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS, LLC)
11.2016 - 10.2017

Project Analyst II

HNTB Corporation
03.2011 - 07.2016

Bachelor of Science - Accounting

Southern University And A&M College

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