LORNA M. RIVERA

Education

Master in Business Administration

Major Industrial Management

Inter-American University of Puerto Rico

(2001)

Bachelor in Business Administration

Major Accounting

University of Puerto Rico

(1993)

Trainings

Mastering Procurement and Contract Management Administration

Contract Administration Seminar

Project Engineering Seminar

Overview

Over 20 years of experience in government, accounting and construction industry. Experience in accounting, budget, financial statements, federal funds, compliance, procurement and contract administration.

Professional Experience

Financial Project Analyst at Green PSC (2016-2017)

Client: Lilly del Caribe

Tracking and reconcile the $83M construction capital projects budgets, commitments and expenses.

Verify the service projects and subcontractor’s invoices (AIA form)

Ensure all projects accounts payables was posted correctly with the correct job number and cost codes.

Prepare the monthly project cost journal entries

Responsible for the monthly cost report.

Accounting and Office Manager at New Energy Consultants and Contractors, LLP (2014 to 2015)

Establish the appropriate accounting system to comply with the GAAP.

Responsible for all accounting and administration activities and staff.

Monitoring the contract management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and commissions to the salesmen.

Collect and analyses the data for tracking the projects’ costs.

Prepare the monthly closing and financial statements including the project cost journal entries.

Participate in the formulation and administration of the company policies and development the goals and objectives and internal controls.

Auditor at Nexia Cardona CPA, PSC (2010 to 2014)

Clients: Puerto Rico Emergency Management Agency

New Energy Consultants and Contractors

Assist the clients to reconcile their accounting system and prepare their annual financial statements.

Assist the clients on the administration, accounting, budget and annual financial statements.

Responsible for the accounting of all federal funds including monthly reconciliations, journal entries and request of funds.

Prepare for the clients their federal proposals and assist with the required compliance with the federal laws governing for the use of federal funds received including the single audit process.

Project Controls-Cost Analyst at URS-Washington Division (2007 to 2009)

Responsible to create the WBS Structure for the Palo Seco Recovery Project with budget of $136M and assign the cost codes to contracts, amendments and change orders.

Collects and analyzes data for tracking and reconcile the commitments, actual costs to funding limitations.

Reviewing and approving the subcontractors’ invoices (AIA Form) and ensure the payables was posted in the correct cost codes.

Responsible for the monthly project cost report.

Assist in assembling data for trending and forecasting.

Supports the project closing.

Computer Software Knowledge

Oracle Financial System

MIP Fund Accounting

Microsoft Office

QuickBooks

Prolog

SAP

Skills

Bilingual - English and Spanish

Federal Funds Administration

Project Management

Federal Proposals

Internals Control

Project Controls

Procurement

Accounting

AIA Billing

Auditing

Budget

Professional Experience (continued)

Project Coordinator at Puerto Rico Housing Finance Authority (Aug. 2001 to Sept. 2006)

Monitoring the $206 million Hazard Mitigation Grant Program under the New Secure Home Program for the construction of 2,000 housing units. Compliance with the federal laws governing the use of funds received under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and state laws.

Coordinate the planning, design, and construction activities.

Responsible for the contract administration including requests for proposal, sealed bids, contracts, amendments and changes orders.

Verify and approved the contractors invoices (AIA Form)

Manager at CVR of Puerto Rico (1998 to 2001)

Monitoring of the $500 million Comprehensive Grant Program for the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (PRPHA) under the Modernization Program for the public housing residential units. Compliance with the federal laws governing the use of funds received under the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD).

Oversee the contract administration including contracts, amendments, changes directives, change orders and payments related to the contracts awarded under this grant and post them in them in the accounting system.

Responsible for reconciliation of all contracts subscribed by PRPHA under their Modernization Program for the public housing residential units.

Accounting Supervisor’s at Governor’s Authorized Representative Office (1996 to 1997)

Responsible for full accounting cycle of the office, prepared monthly reconciliation and financial statements to the Infrastructure Officer. Prepared all requests for funds to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and assist the applicants in any process related to their claims, according to the Federal Code Regulations and state laws.

Accounting Systems Analyst at Department of the Treasury (1993 to 1996)

Analyze federal and state regulations with the purpose of establishing the procedures applying to the accounting systems of the agencies, public corporations and municipalities. Designed and installed the fiscal systems as well as provided support in the accounting systems to the agencies in the central government. Prepared the Cost Allocation Plan of the state agencies with the central services for the Federal Government.

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