Peter James, Mba, Cgms Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

Cleburne, Texas, US

Oversee accounting, budgeting, debt issuance, payroll, and utility billing & collections

Responsible for monthly close, all financial statements, and audit coordination. Manage accounting staff in daily accounting tasks and establish accounting policies.

Desoto, Texas, US

Responsible for managing the budget process (preparation, presentation, and tracking). Responsible for grant accounting and management, procurement, economic development accounting, and various aspects of general accounting.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

Improve accounting processes & documentation, develop staff members, develop and present city-wide training, manage annual audit, produce annual report, and handle federal and state compliance.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

Preparing annual operating and capital expenditure budgets, tracking financial performance, and reporting financial and operating performance.

Irvine, CA, US

Assist clients with complex solutions, including: SEC reporting for NYSE-listed real estate management firm, payroll software transition for multi-national oil company, month-end close and financial analysis for Fortune 100 insurance company, and post-acquisition synchronization of accounting and capital asset systems.

Develop and implement accounting system and financial controls for start-up shipyard. Develop banking and vendor relationships, improve inventory management practices, improve cash flow by managing payables and receivables. Prepare and present budgets and financial reports to senior management and elected officials. Oversee all finance, human resources.

Responsible for all ARRA funds in the Territory, including timely obligation and compliant expenditure. Supervise staff, verify regulatory compliance, and submit required reporting. Applied for SSBCI grant, received $10.5M, and stood the program up in the islands (community forums, business and banking relationships, and programmatic compliance).

Irvine, CA, US

Major projects included payroll systems & process reengineering for a multinational construction & engineering firm and defense contract reconciliation in preparation for a DCAA audit for a major large-scale project management company.

Houston, TX, US

Managed budgeting, financial accounting, business operations, procurement, payroll, warehouse (inventory management, shipping, receiving), and customer service functions.Worked for Aviation, Fire, Courts, and Health & Human Services Departments.Implemented SAP ERP software (Business Readiness Lead).

Mba, International Business

Ba, Economics, Spanish (Double Major)