Project Manager

Keith A. Douglas

**** ****** **** ****, ******-on-Hudson, New York 10520

Home (914) 271 - 8886 --- Cell (914) 447 - 0455

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SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Talented accounting professional offering more than 25 years of accounting management experience. 25

years’ experience in various aspects of accounting management, financial reporting, internal/external

auditing procedures and project management; including AP, AR, GL, P&L, Payroll Systems and account

reconciliations. Detail-oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in

accounting systems. Possess strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to make well

thought out decisions. Well-versed in data analysis applying data modeling techniques. Excellent written

and verbal communication skills. Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical. Resourceful in the completion

of projects, effective at multi-tasking. MBA concentration in Accounting and CPA candidate. Strong

supervisory, organizational skills and computer skills.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant Thunderbird Constructors, Inc., Peekskill, NY (2005-2014)

• Prepare, examine and analyze complex accounting records, financial statements, and financial

reports to ensure accuracy and conformance to reporting and procedural standards

• Manage daily and monthly accounting activities of all departments

• Responsible for all general ledger work including journal entries, adjusting entries, trial balance,

month end close, and financial statement preparation

• Analyzing financial statements and supporting schedules on a monthly basis and report on

variances and cash management issues, drawing alternative courses of action from those

conclusions

• Responsible for correcting discrepancies and explaining monthly differences in account analysis

and reconciliation

• Supervise all job costing functions for heavy/highway construction projects

• Ensured compliance with accounting deadlines

• Prepare company accounts for audit.

• New York State Notary Public

Accountant Thunderbird Constructors, Inc., Peekskill, NY (1999-2005)

• Bank account reconciliation

• Monthly journal entries and accruals

• Prepared and analyzed balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statements

• Job Costing

• Cost Control

• Inventory supervision

• Provide assistance to payroll department in procesing payroll, which includes a multi-union

payroll system, reconciled employee benefits, prepare federal and state payroll tax payments

• Played integral role in a major accounting software conversion.

Project Manager Thunderbird Constructors, Inc., Yonkers, NY (1989-1999)

Oversee heavy/highway construction projects from inception to planning to completion

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Conducted and performed site surveys during various stages of the construction project

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Analyzed vendor proposals and selected the appropriate one for each project

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Supervised and guided other staff throughout the construction process

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Divided massive construction project into small and easy steps, enabling engineers to

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perform their functions as per their area of expertise

Arranged work-force/equipment as per requirement of project

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Ensured all construction processes were completed as per safety and quality guidelines

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Contacted contractors regularly for project development updates

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Structural Steel Specialist

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Project Agencies include: NYSDOT, NYS Thruway Authority, NYCDOT, Port Authority,

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NYCTA, MTA

CORE STRENGTHS

• Accounts Payable

• Accounts Receivable

• General Ledger

• Contract Management

• Profit & Loss Statements

• Budgeting

• Staff Management

• Goal Setting

• Purchasing

EDUCATION:

MBA/CPA Program, CPA Candidate, PACE University, White Plains, NY (2014)

BBA in Accounting, PACE University, Pleasantville, NY (1994-1999)

Oxford University, Lincoln College, Study Abroad, England (1998)

A.A.S. Computer Science IONA College, New Rochelle, NY (1990-1992)

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Excel, Word, PowerPoint, ACCESS, Timberline, HCSS, Expedition, Primavera, Quickbooks, Web Design

References Available Upon Request

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