• Aided leadership team by preparing/distributing monthly financial information and statements for 1 real estate and 2 development entities for corrective action planning.• Eliminated financial discrepancies by accurately reviewing monthly financial statements, work-on-hand schedules, project and department budgets, and client contracts to ensure zero profit erosion and on-time execution in accordance with contract scope.• Minimized workflow lags by effectively managing up to 10+ employees, including the accounting department, HR, and general office administrative staff members; trained on best practices/protocol and monitored performance to ensure optimal productivity.• Sustained relationships and accounts with banks, bonding, and insurance agents to fulfill business needs.• Hired service companies at best rates to optimize cost savings.• Implemented JIT inventory and purchasing system for office to streamline operational efficiencies. • Managed cashflow to support explosive company growth.• Bridged operational and accounting teams together to implement new software that streamlined productivity and reduced duplication of efforts. • Updated procedure manuals for accounting positions to ensure new technology applications being utilized were reflected to support new hire training initiatives.

• Performed account analysis on un-billed projects to identify financial inaccuracies.• Communicated with office managers, field and other personnel to ensure project related events are timely captured.• Prepared and distributed monthly reimbursable and government related project invoices.• Received and reviewed project related information and contracts for issuance of project related numbers.• Assisted with government and internal company audit requests.• Cleared up multiple outstanding reimbursable projects allowing for collection of additional monies.• Streamlined activities to produce double the work.• Developed PowerPoint presentation with team to share with executives for implementing new billing program. Company was looking to eliminate billing from railroad offices and handle out of corporate while maintaining communication with the field and capturing the details.

• Prepared and distributed monthly billing for 3 Canadian and 2 US railroads while communicating with customers to reconcile accounts and resolve billing concerns.• Assisted collections department with obtaining monies from customers and class I’s.• Supported marketing and sales with programming set-up and implementation of new contracts within TMS system.

• Prepared and posted month end entries for car-hire, loco lease, PHH fuel, and GE lease contracts.• Prepared and posted Railroad Clearing House information while preparing month-end analysis reports.• Conducted monthly reconciliation of 12 Canadian bank accounts while assisting accountants with clearing items.• Executed monthly reconciliation of commodities and car hire worksheets.• Assisted accountants with updating balance sheets at month end and researching open items.

• Prepared monthly financial statement and work-on-hand schedule.• Review monthly project and department budgets with managers.• Managed A/P, A/R, HR and general office administrative staff.• Created and implemented all written accounting procedures and processes for A/P and A/R departments.• Reviewed contracts with construction, development and architecture managers to ensure initial set-up was done correctly within accounting department.• Implemented Computerease’s project management module to streamline construction/accounting paperwork.