Victor Saunders

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Spanish Fork, UT **660

757-***-**** ac7vra@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To obtain a Project Controller/Controls Manager position to further hone my strengths in communication and interpersonal skills, leadership, as well as analytical duties. Utilize my strong attention to detail. Continue to work closely with my team and engineers to obtain an in-depth knowledge of the financials and the progress of the project as a whole. I have held increasing levels of responsibility on various Kiewit, Target Logistics and Texas Sterling Construction Company projects.

Expertise

Cost Control Reporting to maintain budget, scope of work, time management and quality assurance.

Supervisory skills of large business staff

Compliance Coordinator

Davis Bacon Compliance Coordinator

Equal Employment Opportunity Officer

Training Facilitator

Managing the business aspects of $50 million -$1.2 billion projects including Energy, Offshore, and Plant Construction.

Education: BS in Accounting- University of Southern Utah.

MBA – Western Governors University

PHD Candidate – Grand Canyon University

Professional Background:

Texas Sterling Construction Co.

Corporate Controls Manager Houston TX 4/16-Present

Support the Construction and Operations department in timely and accurate financial recording and reporting.

Develop and training employees on new payroll system (Viewpoint Field Time Console).

Develop and training all field employees on new time card processes with mobile tablets.

Budgeting, business solutions, and hands-on business management

Supervise and direct financial activities of the building projects and safeguard assets.

Develop, maintain, and administer bookkeeping and accounting systems

Train and/or assist the management team in understanding and interpreting financial reports and statistical data developed by corporate staff.

Prepare any special reports needed by the main office, management, or the department heads such as Construction Cost Reports.

Review systems and controls that are in effect ongoing construction projects to ensure prevention of misuse or loss of company profits.

Compile data for month end close by preparing Journal entries to ensure completeness of Revenues and Expenses on fixed price, lump sum, percent complete, and unit price contracts.

Prepare, review and participate in Manager Monthly Presentation of Financial information including Revenue, Cost Control, Budget and Profit Margins

Set up cost codes, maintain charts of accounts, and enter project cost into accounting system.

Assist with financial reporting, job costing and general accounting management.

Provided accurate project manpower costs and forecast based budget.

Regular visit to job sites to collate data and to review cost control performance.

Validate consistency of cost reporting to contracts, change orders, and purchase orders.

Develop and Lead training modules of project employees in the new systems (HeavyBid and Viewpoint V6).

Completed Project job start up, develop work breakdown structure, and close out procedures.

Establish and Set up system security roles/parameters for all employees.

Manager all Business Managers assign to ongoing construction projects. (Staff of 5 employees).

Supervise AP, Subcontract and Purchasing departments (Staff of 10 employees).

Target Logistics Houston TX 10/14-3/16

Project Controller

Support the Construction and Operations department in timely and accurate financial recording and reporting.

Preparation of taxes and other required filings

Budgeting, business solutions, and hands-on business management

Supervise and direct financial activities of the building projects and safeguard assets.

Develop, maintain, and administer bookkeeping and accounting systems

Review and approve all monetary disbursements, allowances, and payroll expenditures.

On a monthly basis, oversee the accounting and reconciling accounts receivable inventories of the workforce logging either by a physical count or by other appropriate and authorized means.

Maintain adequate safeguards over financial records, contracts and leases, master keys, insurance of warranties, and other important documents belonging to the workforce housing. Establish and maintain an adequate financial record retention system.

Train and/or assist the management team in understanding and interpreting financial reports and statistical data developed by corporate staff.

Prepare any special reports needed by the main office, management, or the department heads such as Construction Cost Reports.

Review systems and controls that are in effect at the workforce housing camps to ensure prevention of misuse or loss of company assets.

Administer competitive bidding process.

Act as a liaison with legitimate agencies of government and outside auditors in making books, records, systems, and controls open for review.

Prepare and distribute the following each month: Financial Statement, Budget Report, Trend of Operations, and Profit and Loss Report. Prepare and distribute periodic statements and other financial and statistical reports.

Kiewit Energy Houston TX 2007- 9/14

Kiewit Energy District Office

Project Controls Manager & KieCore SAP Deployment Manager

Compile data for month end close by preparing Journal entries to ensure completeness of Revenues and Expenses on fixed price, lump sum, percent complete, and unit price contracts.

Prepare, review and participate in Manager Monthly Presentation of Financial information including Revenue, Cost Control, Budget and Profit Margins.

Completed Project job start up, develop work breakdown structure, and close out procedures.

Set up cost codes, maintain charts of accounts, and enter project cost into accounting system.

Assist with financial reporting, job costing and general accounting management.

Provided accurate project manpower costs and forecast based budget.

Regular visit to job sites to collate data and to review cost control performance.

Validate consistency of cost reporting to contracts, change orders, and purchase orders.

Develop and Lead training modules of project employees in the new systems (Hard Dollar and SAP).

Establish and Set up system security roles/parameters for all employees.

Provided supervision of the financial and technical implementation and transition to SAP from a company owned financial system.

Track process and troubleshoot problems between end user and program designer throughout transition.

Help to roll out all new updates for Hard Dollar, SAP, Share Point and Mobile Applications.

Supervised data team for SAP Version 2 payroll roll out.

Help to convert or setup any new projects on the Version 1 systems.

Access Super User account to oversee test, establish parameters, and schedule program training for Version1 rollout of the new SAP/Hard Dollar systems.

Train all Business employees on the new month end processes for SAP.

Help to ensure that the new projects understood and could manage the new month end processes.

Set up new projects on SRM for purchasing and Subcontracts.

Project Controller

Supervise day-to-day operations of business department performing accounting tasks on site.

Responsible for Owner relations and monthly progress report including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, vehicle fleet, equipment and fixed assets.

Oversaw the progress estimate/billing report supplied monthly to Project owner.

Manage the month-end reporting and budget projections.

Interview and hire staff for multiple departments.

Manage Business staff members including payroll, accounts payable, and IT.

Coordinate with all departments Human Resources, Purchasing, Contract Management, Field Engineering, and Information Technology to ensure compliance for yearly audits.

Review and update all compliance documents to be submitted to the audit team.

Senior Project Business Manager

Responsible for Mt. Vernon Ethanol Plant Project

Hired, Trained, and Managed Team 18+ Business staff.

Built & completed detailed cost spreadsheets.

Composed cost worksheets for Project Managers for use of tracking program status.

Familiar with Kiewit reporting systems including: Microsoft Office Suites, KPS, PBS, CMS, and systems analyst expert for SAP.

Facilitated monthly forecast lessons learned/best practices, and lunch and learn meetings.

Create accrual spreadsheet and maintain supporting backup documentation

Reconcile purchasing card transactions with purchase orders and invoices.

Investigate and correct deficiencies identified during account reconciliations.

Responsible for Motiva Project- Assembly of Oil Pipelines.

Supervised Account payable and Payroll.

Managed the document control department for proper storage of all project drawings, contracts, and owner reports.

Facilitated staff meetings and training sessions.

Identified and tracked cost saving opportunities.

Maintained and identified miscellaneous revenue.

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