Project Management
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J. Bart Darby
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Kingwood, TX 77345
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Highly accomplished Assistant Controller with over 20 years experience in
operations management,
providing cash management and forecasting, financial modeling, revenue
recognition, general ledger
and job cost analysis, payroll entry and preparation, journal entries, bank
and balance sheet reconciliation
used in the preparation of monthly financial statements and Sarbanes-Oxley
(SOX) compliance reporting requirements. Primary strengths are excellent
leadership, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Jacobs Engineering / Carter Burgess - Houston, Texas
2006 - Present
Sr. Program Analyst/Cost Engineer - Responsible for creating and
maintaining spreadsheets to track budgets and project performance.
Specific responsibilities include the management, billing, reconciliation
and adjustment of 100 projects on a monthly cycle. Interact with project
managers to provide input into monthly accounting reports.
Directing, performing project set ups and billing for major programs, both
commercial and Federal clients while ensuring compliance with contract
terms and conditions, implementing proper internal controls, analyzing and
providing project financial reports to various levels of management.
URS Corporation - Austin, Texas 2002 -
2006
Sr. Project Administrator (PTS) Group/Project Account Specialist -
Responsible for creating and maintaining
spreadsheets to track budgets and project performance. Specific
responsibilities include the management, billing,
reconciliation and adjustment of 100 projects on a monthly cycle. Interact
with project managers to provide input
into monthly accounting reports.
In a lead role, accountable for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance reporting
requirements for Process Technology
Services (PTS) Group included as follows; Estimates at Completion (EAC),
Revenue in Excess of
Contract (REC), Aged Accounts Receivable / Unbilled Receivables, Work
Authorization Form (WAF), and
Invoicing Certification reporting on a monthly basis. In addition, review
all government projects for Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR).
Attendance monthly at required (SOX) Mid-Month Financial Meeting with
Austin General Engineering (AGE) Group Managers, Office Financial Advisor,
Office Manager and Regional Controller.
As Project Account Specialist provided project job cost accounts receivable
billing and analysis of over 200 projects
on a monthly cycle for the Austin, Texas and Herndon, Virginia offices.
Symtx, Inc. - Austin, Texas 1998 -
2002
Assistant Controller - Responsible for assisting the Corporate Controller
in the financial operations for a $32M custom test equipment manufacturing
Company by providing cash management and forecasting, financial modeling,
revenue recognition, general ledger, job cost analysis and the preparation
of financial statements. Routine duties
involved payroll entry and preparation, journal entries, bank and balance
sheet reconciliations.
Accomplishments
. Converted manual timesheet reporting system to fully automated
system, improving reporting schedule to management by
2 business days.
. Created a timesheet report, enabling management to increase billing
efficiency in the engineering department, leading to
additional revenue recognition.
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. Successfully implemented payroll conversion from multiple to a
single bi-weekly schedule, significantly reducing payroll expense
while enhancing and streamlining capabilities within
ADP payroll software.
. Directed the conversion from Fidelity Investments 401K to ADP 401K,
increasing
productivity and man-hour savings in two departments as well as
increasing communication
with employees company-wide.
. Significantly improved the financial reporting systems to make them
more responsive to the need of the business.
Consistently received clean audit reports.
Robert Half Int'l - Accountemps - Austin, Texas
1998
Staff Accountant - Provided accounting services to client companies
consisting of general ledger analysis, journal
entries and balance sheet reconciliation used in the preparation of monthly
financial statements.
Applied Materials - Austin, Texas 1997 -
1998
Accounts Payable - Internship - Initiated the use of a customized Lotus
Notes program
that allowed the initiator of problem invoices to confirm approval for
payment.
LifeCare Management Services - Shreveport, Louisiana
1993 - 1996
Director of Accounting - Implemented centralized controls and procedures
over the financial accounting, Accounts
Payable and Payroll functions within both LifeCare Hospital, Inc. and
LifeCare Hospitals of New Orleans.
Prepared and analyzed all financial and statistical reports. Planned and
implemented a local area network.
Accomplishments
. Converted manual timesheet reporting to electronic time clock
system in all Hospital
facilities resulting in annual payroll staffing savings in excess
of 38K.
. Significantly reduced accounting errors, accelerated the monthly
closing cycle,
and eliminated 'surprises'. Consistently received clean audit
reports.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Proficient mid level user of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook,
CostPoint, GreatPlains, MAS90,
JD Edwards World, PeopleSoft Enterprise One, Oracle, ADP and SAP software,
Lotus Notes.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management, 1997
Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
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