Prepare, analyze, and reconcile Actual vs. Budget job costs detail to GL, including WIP, Warranty Accruals, Station Sales, COGS, Capitalized Expenditures, Commissioning, Labor, Customer Deposit and Accrued Revenue/Receivables.Read and evaluate Project Contracts including multi-element deliverables to prepare monthly reports supporting the revenue recognition assessment ensuring the compliance with ASC606 Revenue Recognition Rules.Setup new construction projects/sites in the system with their respective budgets, approved revenue, costs, and budget change orders via automated workflow within the system.Prepare, analyze and review the percent of completion excel sheet for sales projects, including the estimates to complete, to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the revenue, costs and accruals recognized.Explain the underlying factors of margin deviation in Sales and Margin Report Analysis.Oversee completeness and accuracy of all journal entries, account reconciliations, and analyses as assigned by the Accounting Manager.Work with the Construction department to verify accuracy of budgets and closing of construction projects.Develop new procedures to shorten the current close process.Actively contribute to the development of global accounting policies to ensure accurate financial reporting.Actively participate in year-end audits and quarterly reviews, including preparation of audit support schedules and related requests. Actively adhere to written policies, procedures and internal controls to ensure SOX 404 compliance.Serve in a supporting role with respect to the internal (e.g., Month Financial Package) and external (e.g., Form 10-K and Form 10-Q’s) reporting processes.

Managed year-end audits, quarterly reports, and ensured compliance Cal-trans regulations.Preparation, review, and analysis of financial statements.Improved closing procedures by implementing Bill.com, QuickBooks Online, and Foundation Software.Approved all billing and invoicing for projects.Reviewed projects to create percentage of completion workpapers to provide support for revenue recognition.Monthly WIP reports to track job costing and cash flow for up to 6 projects concurrently.Monthly Reconciliation of all accounts including posting journal entries.Communicated with Caltrans and vendors for change orders, conditional, and unconditional release waivers.

An architect firm contracting work to build apartments and single family homes.Designed accounting processes for a new apartment complex in Colton, CA.Implemented a new organizational chart and internal controls by creating specific job descriptions per employee.Created workpapers and integrated QuickBooks Online, Bill.com, and Payroll4Construction.

Specialized in accounting procedures for real estate clients at 18th largest accounting firm.Most work involved accounting for Banyan, Inc., a publicly traded real estate client.Banyan required inter-company consolidations by posting journal entries to correctly show capital and capital owed for each entity.Journal entries were based on work papers such as requisition reportsRequisition reports reconciled with capital expenditure reports and was the supporting data for financial statements for 20+ entities.Implemented CaseWare Software to track data and approvals from senior management.Communicated with clients and partners on deliverables and trainings.Complied with SEC and revenue recognition regulations for work in progress and percentage of completion projects.