Financial Reporting Project Controls

Rita Nelson

***** ***** **** **** • Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

904-***-**** • ***********@*****.***

Qualifications Summary

Built and led teams from the ground up. I have experience in organizational management, written policy and procedure, soft ware trainer and written soft ware training manual (MP2), supervisory experience, Inventory Cost and Warehouse Receiving, Inside Audit, GAAP, Sarbanes-Oxley.

Some responsibilities include financial reporting, to include: month end close, reconciliation, balance sheets, journal entries, etc., analytical, for example: to optimize quality, reduce costs, and improve production processes. Forecast, track cost, assist to develop business plan, earned value, schedule, and risks associated with (EPC), engineering, procurement, and construction.

Projects have included various industries such as manufacturing, engineering, building & forest products, fabricators, construction/equipment companies, oil & gas, industrial mining, and professional services.

Ability to interface with a variety of professionals on any given project in different capacities, ensuring quality optimization and cost reductions. This includes C-Suite Executives. Skilled at handling multiple projects simultaneously in both onsite and remote locations.

Professional Expertise

2001 – Present

R N Industrial Services, LLC - Engineering and Construction

Contractor

Responsibilities include financial reporting, procurement, scheduling, cost accounting, prepare written policy and procedure for multi-million dollar projects. Plan, track, forecast, and report on project cost, for challenging and complex operations.

Engaged in project management controls, as a Project Controller, involved in various industries, such as, manufacturing, engineering, building and forest products, fabricators, construction/equipment companies, chip mills, gypsum, OSB, plaster, steam, industrial mining, oil and gas, bio-mass, and professional services.

1996-2001

Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Atlanta, GA

Office Manager - Controller

Responsibilities included managing the operational budget for ($100M+ projects), manage and maintain all project cost financial reporting, hiring, training, and managing personnel for the business side of assigned Greenfield projects, such as, procurement manager, A/P, A/R, administrative positions, safety, receiving/inventory control, and documentation control.

Worked with corporate tax, human resources, accounting, performed inside audit, and assisted IT resource departments. Created dedicated teams from the ground up, handled project team needs, strong expertise in various data-processing software applications, with the ability to train others in their use.

Interacted regularly with Project Manager Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Construction Managers, Safety Managers, Plant Managers, Executive Department Heads, Vice President of Engineering, and various other Executive C-Suite staff.

Selected Contributions:

Successful track record in controlling projects of $100M+.

Wrote software training manuals for the Building Products Engineering departments accounting and inventory software (MP2). Successfully trained co-workers and new employees on this software.

Wrote corporate policy and procedure.

Areas of Expertise:

Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Projects, Primavera P6, various accounting applications including SAP, MP2, ITS (Investment Tracking System), BPO Accounting/S2K (in-house project cost system), Infinium, NT 4.0, experienced in state and government accounting software and reporting, FoxPro, and GC3 (Transportation Accounting Management).

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration/Management

American InterContinental University – Atlanta, Georgia

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