Assistant Controller

WORK EXPERIENCE

Construction Company  Jun 2022 – Present

ASSISTANT CONTROLLER (Jul 2024 – Present)

• Oversees financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance, resulting in improved transparency.
• Streamlines budgeting processes, enhancing efficiency and significantly reducing overhead costs.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to optimize resource allocation and drive financial growth.
• Identifies and resolves discrepancies in financial statements, maintaining integrity and trust.
• Implements robust internal controls, safeguarding assets and minimizing risk exposure.
• Coordinates and prepares monthly financial statements; performs account reconciliations, analyses, and journal entries in accordance with GAAP.
• Establishes internal controls and policies and supports annual audits and compliance initiatives.
• Leads budgeting, forecasting, and cost variance analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Manages general ledger, payroll, and 401K administration and oversees payroll and HR technology provider.
• Supervises and mentors junior staff, fostering professional development and best practices.
• Coordinates with Project Accounting to ensure accurate job cost data and timely information flow.
• Oversees preparation of payroll returns (W-2, 1099, sales/use tax) and maintains business and contractor licenses.
• Supports subcontractor prequalification and ensures confidentiality of financial and payroll information.

STAFF ACCOUNTANT (Jun 2022 – Jul 2024)

• Reviewed accounts payable invoices for accuracy prior to payment processing.
• Generated financial reports for management review including income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement.
• Prepared audit schedules as requested by external auditors.
• Managed accounts receivable activities such as invoicing customers, applying payments received, monitoring customer balances.
• Compiled and prepared journal entries to ensure accurate general ledger records.
• Performed cost analysis on various projects and initiatives.
• Reconciled intercompany accounts on a monthly basis.
• Ensured compliance with generally accepted accounting principles while preparing financial statements.
• Participated in special projects as needed.
• Assisted in the preparation of quarterly and annual budgets.
• Prepared monthly account reconciliations for bank accounts, credit cards, and other balance sheet accounts.
• Processed payroll for all employees in accordance with established guidelines.
• Reviewed and analyzed financial statements for accuracy and compliance with standards.
• Performed month-end close activities such as accruals, amortization, allocations.
• Managed large amounts of financial data using balance sheets, profit and loss reports and online databases.
• Provided financial analysis and support for business expansion and projects.
• Maintained accurate and comprehensive financial records, supporting audit activities.
• Conducted monthly and year-end close processes, enhancing financial reporting timeliness.
• Assisted in the development and implementation of new accounting systems and software.

Services Company

CORPORATE ACCOUNTANT

• Completes Month-End Close procedures including Fixed Assets, Cash, Other Operating Expenses, AR Aging Rollforward, and Prepaid Accounts.
• Maintains fixed asset additions and deletions regularly.
• Runs analytics on financial data.
• Performs variance analysis for business units.
• Completes Pre-and Post-Close Reconciliation of Job Billings Accounts to ensure billings have been posted to the correct Business Unit.
• Assists Controller with Annual Financial Statement and 401k Audits.
• Prepares monthly business unit analysis.
• Completes monthly credit card reconciliation & analysis.
• Identifies and assigns use tax to credit card transactions.
• Prepares and submits monthly payroll overtime analysis to VP’s and Operations Managers.
• Completes fleet analysis & reporting for Fleet Manager as requested.
• Performs and generates payroll and accounting research and reports as requested.
• Assists with payroll and accounting projects as required.
• Assists with equipment report and analysis.
• Assists with phone coverage as needed.
• Transfers payroll direct deposit transfers.
• Generates payroll and financial reports.
• Records employees’ time off and files timesheets alphabetically.
• Maintains confidential payroll related files.
• Receives calls from employees and supervisors for payroll inquiries.

SPECIALIST

• Generated and submitted invoices based upon established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
• Applied proper codes to invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
• Processed invoices and journal entries with efficiency and accuracy, resulting in decreased discrepancies.

Construction Company

ACCOUNTING INTERN

• Analyzed account information and reconciled financial discrepancies to maintain records integrity and compliance.
• Assisted with accounts payable as needed.
• Assisted with accounts receivable as needed.
• Applied mathematical abilities on daily basis to calculate and check figures in all areas of accounting systems.

EDUCATION

State University

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) 2018

GPA: 4.0

State University

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE  2015