Alex Mesonzhnik
**-** ******* ****., *** # **A
Flushing, NY 11355
aca0a1@r.postjobfree.com
Executive Summary
. Outstanding managerial skills. Ability to work under pressure and meet
all deadlines.
. Formal education in computing, bookkeeping and business management.
. Held positions such as Project Accountant, Office Manager, Supervisor,
Financial Analyst, Claims Administrator and Administrative Assistant.
. Excellent communication and organizational skills, detail-oriented,
responsible, punctual, and adapts easily to new concepts.
Arcadia Electrical Company, Brooklyn, NY
02/2010-Present
Project Accountant / Electrical Estimator Assistant
. Responsible for review, verification and processing of all subcontractor
and general condition
related payments associated with assigned projects.
. Working with project team to ensure timely and accurate submission of
construction billing on multiple projects. Interface with project team
and senior management on all aspects of project construction
accounting.
. Communicating with project team, vendors, subcontractors and external
parties to manage job cost requests/requirements, including waivers of
lien, insurance, certified payrolls and any additional contractually
required documents necessary to invoice clients or pay vendors.
. Responsible for accounts receivable tracking, management, and
reporting for assigned projects.
. Generating AIA's payment requisitions; updating percentages to be
billed.
. Supervising and reviewing reconciliation of certain balance sheet
accounts with appropriate support and explanations of reconciling
items for management review.
. Monitoring Progress Report and Cost Report. Analyzing actual cost vs.
estimated cost. Preparing statistical reports for DDC / DOC.
. Assisting estimating team to do take off for lighting and switch gear
schedules; submitted RFQ to vendors, following up to obtain prices.
. Preparing OSHA documents for DDC/DOC review and approval.
SKANSKA USA Northeast, Long Island, NY
05/2004-01/2010
1 T&M Billing / Claims Administrator / Controller
. Prepared labor rates for bidding and estimating according to the Labor
Union Agreements.
. Checked time and material invoices from subcontractors.
. Handle monthly billing to Joint Venture for 23 projects.
. Prepared invoices for company partners for $3,000,000 per month.
. Developed rates for equipment using Blue Book and Green Book.
. Created special rates for engineering and information technology
employees.
. Assisted A/P and A/R departments to obtain necessary information to
resolve discrepancies.
. Generated reports for sales tax issues.
. Handled special projects and trained new personnel.
. Resolved certified payroll discrepancies. Established accounting
processes and controls
. Assisted with process and workflow improvements to reduce the manual
work through automated solutions.
Caravan International Corporation, New York, NY
1998-2003
2 Traffic/Shipping/Logistic Manager
. Controlled all aspects of incoming and outgoing shipments for domestic
and international clients.
. Prepared Dangerous Goods declarations for outgoing hazardous
materials.
. Assured all HAZMAT is shipped according to International Air Transport
Association.
. Resolved problems with Customers and Vendors.
. Advanced all regular and overdue customers and company orders.
. Checked characteristics and conditions of receiving aviation parts in
accordance with U.S. Aviation rules and regulations.
. Maintained quality of created Invoices, Packing Lists and Certificates
of Conformance for clients.
. Created and analyzed variety of reports such as: Open Expediting; Open
Purchase Order; Open Sales Order; Customer Credit Memo; Vendor
Overdue; Inventory;, etc.
. Conducted meetings with freight forwarders; obtained POD's.
. Prepared and presented documents for the bank regarding terms of
payment.
. Developed contacts with potential clients in Europe and Asia.
. Monitored inventory control in warehouse.
. Trained new personnel.
Carvart Architectural Glass, Brooklyn, NY
1996-1998
Office/HR Manager
. Reviewed jobs quoted, jobs received and produced.
. Scheduled work orders, established delivery dates and rush orders.
. Reviewed and analyzed outstanding bills and invoices.
. Updated percentages to be billed.
. Discussed and resolved any serious collection issues.
. Interviewed potential employees for recruitment.
Donlin, Recano & Company, New York. NY
1994-1996
2 Claims Department Coordinator
. Made and distributed CDs containing bankruptcy claims and court
documents.
. Produced and distributed Claim Register Reports to clients, proofed
data-entry assignments.
. Kept track of court dockets and created reports to analyze activities
of each client.
. Provided information regarding bankruptcy to creditors and attorneys.
. Developed new strategies resulting in greater productivity in the
Claims Department.
Computer skills:
Windows NT/XP/2000, Telebill-DOS, MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Word,
Access, PageMaker 6.0, PhotoShop Editor; FrontPage, Macromedia Flash 5.0,
Doculex, PaperClip & ACCLAIM D-Base, QuickBook & GTS, Master Builder,
PENTAGON-2000 SQL, ShipHAZ-32, ReqPlus, Business Objects, PEM Integrity
System, ORACLE Primavera Construction Management 13.
Education:
Professional training:
National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)
June 2011
Certificate of completion of Basic Estimating Electrical
Construction Course
Bureau of Dangerous Goods, LTD, Monroe, NJ
August 2002
1 Initial Training Dangerous Goods Diploma
2
Professional Business College, New York, NY
07/93-11/94
3 Certificate in Human Resources Office Specialist
MS in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic University, Odessa, Ukraine
1990-1994