Denise Fremeau Email & Phone Number

Andover, MA

• As the primary financial professional within the Environment & Remediation Strategic Business Unit, I am responsible for leading the nationwide decision-support, accounting and control activities within the SBU.
• Primary financial advisor and business partner to the SBU, providing financial decision support on a wide range of operational matters impacting the achievement of the SBU objectives.
• Supports the SBU leader in developing the five year business plan for the SBU.
• Prepares financial analysis for project contract negotiations.
• Partners with SBU leadership on initiatives that improve operating and financial performance.
• Manages SBU financial forecasting and reporting activities, including the Annual Operating Plan.

Chelmsford, MA

• Managed 37-member project accounting team with 3,300 projects for the north region. Implemented project controls, prepared month-end entries and trained on project performance and revenue recognition.
• Partnered with project delivery team, developing effective project review / meeting process for creating operating efficiencies.
• Managed and trained regional project accounting team on maximizing consistency with project setup, understanding project analysis, driving performance and building relationships with operations.
• Assisted regional finance director with close process, including forward loss reporting, AR-Unbilled reserves and revenue at risk.
• Conducted project controls on large global key account, including facilitating invoice improvements.
• Provided training to project managers and directors on revenue recognition associated with project estimates at completion (EACs) and achieving regional performance targets re: NSR, GM and EBITA, increasing awareness.

Chelmsford, MA

• Directed financial performance for Environment business line. Performed forecasting, budgeting and conducted month-end close. Managed 13 project accountants.
• Developed annual budget, reviewed actuals against budget, prepared monthly outlooks and reviewed backlog sources of revenue, allowing for insightful management decision making.
• Facilitated and completed monthly close process, including SG&A and IDL cost reviews, ensuring accuracy in overhead cost and revenue reporting.
• Managed and trained business-line project accounting team on proper set up and revenue recognition.
• Administered meetings with project teams, facilitating deep-dive project reviews, where required, driving operating efficiencies and supporting working capital action plans.

St. Petersburg, FL

• Oversaw regional operation budget and outlooks. Extracted financial data to support various service lines. Performed project accounting for large-scale clients.
• Developed annual budget process, comparing actuals to budget and creating monthly operational forecasts.
• Designed, implemented, and maintained database, accurately reporting financial information by servicing line for region, allowing financial visibility for managers.
• Liaised with cost analysts, project managers, service line managers, and local office managers, streamlining processes for lowering project overruns, DSO, aged unbilled, and risk bookings.
• Operated as project accountant for large utility client, generating monthly billing, issuing subcontracts / work orders, interfacing with client and preparing segments of client’s quarterly audit.

Concord, MA

• Collaborated with 70 – 100 Account Managers to develop annual account budget. Active in pricing strategies and accounting for large-scale programs. Supervised team of project accountants.
• Conducted price analysis on accounts, along with development of client rate structures.
• Prepared annual budget from sales accounts, comparing against annual operation budget and determining backlog shortfall.
• Developed projects / program setups mirroring client’s accounting processes, streamlining invoicing and special client reporting by creating automatic invoice upload to reduce invoicing process to 1 – 2 days.

Concord, MA

Project Accountant for R&D Business. Included correct project set up for contract type, T&M, CPFF, FF or performance based contract. Assisted project managers with generation of project and proposal budgets and invoicing clients.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Texile, Fashion Merchandising And Design

Activities and Societies: Sigma Delta Tau, Achievement Award Honors Program