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Construction Accountant Project

Location:
Mundelein, IL
Posted:
February 03, 2023

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Thomas M. Snarski

847-***-**** adu4l3@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Experience

Executive Construction, Inc. Chicago, IL (October 2022 – February 2023) Project Accountant (contract)

• Auditing of Construction Draws, Waivers and Disbursement for 2020 and 2021 MRG Construction Corp. Chicago, IL (August 2022 – October 2022) Project Accountant

• Prepared AIA G702, G703 Schedule of Values Monthly

• Prepared Sworn Statements Monthly

• Prepared Waivers of Lien

• Change Orders

• Support of Offsite Construction Arm of the Company

• Interim Billings

Panasonic Systems Solutions Company of North America Rolling Meadows, IL

(October 2021 – July 2022)

Staff Accountant (contract)

• Support Accounting Manager in monthly financial close by preparing necessary journal entries

• Assist Accounting Manager in preparation of monthly account analysis and accruals,

• Support in Forecast and Business Plan preparation

• Support intercompany and internal reporting in SAP

• Assist in Ad Hoc Reporting

• Assist in Control Self-Assessment

Walgreens Boots Alliance Deerfield, IL (June 2021 – September 2021) Supply Chain Consultant (contract)

• Conversion from DSD Legacy to STIBO Step Data Master SAP

• ERP Data Migration & Conversion

• Smartsheet Project Management

Abbott Laboratories Gurnee, IL (September 2020 – June 2021) Supply Chain Consultant (contract)

• Manage and coordinate activities related to the sourcing and procurement of necessary materials and supplies for BinaxNOW COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Support fellow employees during break times

• Track production goals

Osman Construction Corporation Palatine, IL (January 2020 – February 2020) Project Accountant Consultant (contract)

• Project Reconciliation

• Collaboration with Project Management

• Waivers of Lien

• Subcontractor payment schedules

• Assistant to the CFO

• File Management

• Record and processed payment of invoices.

A.J. Gallagher Brokerage & Risk Management Services, LLC Rolling Meadows, IL

(September 2019 – December 2019)

Program and Marketing Administration Consultant (contract)

• Commission payments

• Premium advances

• Brokerage payments

• Royalty payments

• Currency Conversion - OANDA

• Collaboration with overseas counterparts

• SAP Month-End Reporting

Imperial Woodworking Company Palatine, IL (June 2018 – August 2019) Project Accountant

• Managed monthly AIA G702/G703 Project Billings

• Collections, cash projections and banking

• Prepared waivers of lien, partial, final and conditional

• Maintained Construction budgets

• Assist the Vice President of finance in reconciling financial records

• Assist with the Project Management budgets, change order requests, change orders and reporting of actual and open commitments.

• Process Payment of Subcontractor invoices

• Prepare weekly management reports

Constellation NewEnergy, North Chicago IL (August 2017 – June 2018) Construction Accountant Consultant (contract)

• Maintained Construction budgets

• Post-merger audit of construction project

• Certified payroll reporting

• Managed all aspects of job cost reporting and analysis

• Migrated accounting files to server

• Accounts payable

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL (January 2017 – March 2017) Construction Accountant Consultant (contract)

• Utilized MS Excel pivot tables and vlookups, to develop fixed asset schedules

• Reviewed contract variance between budgeted and actual in ERP system

• Various Ad hoc tasks assigned by manager

Kantar Media, Chicago, IL (October 2016 – December 2016) Financial Contract Analyst (contract)

• Expedite the review and approval of sales quotes/financial contracts.

• Approved and maintained files for change orders, contracts and billings and the release of contract orders based on persuasive evidence. 3D Exhibits, Schaumburg, IL (August 2016 – September 2016) Staff Accountant (contract)

• Prepared custom invoices for clients based on client contracts, change orders and job reconciliations.

• Reconciled jobs against actual costs.

• Maintained contracts and change orders.

Aldridge Electric, Inc., Libertyville, IL (February 2016 – July 2016) Staff Accountant

• Enter original cost budgets in company accounting system and maintain any changes generated through the monthly job review process.

• Record and verify contracts and change orders from customers in the accounting system.

• Prepare monthly status reports on jobs which require cost updates in Excel Add and close cost codes as requested by Project Management. Reconcile the customers’ adjusted contract amount with the accounting system Enter change order budgets in company accounting system.

• Prepare cost-to-complete monthly status reports on jobs which require cost updates in Excel.

Edwards Engineering, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (December 2010 – February 2016) Project Accountant

• Internal Auditing of: Contracts, Material Cost vs. Budget, Subcontractor’s Invoicing

• Sales & Use Tax Research and Monthly Reporting

• Cost Variance Analysis

• Managed all City and State licensing procedures for all government agencies

• Maintained monthly construction draw requests for the Salesman, Project Managers and Officers.

• Track subcontractor payments, lien waivers and account balances.

• Processed monthly AIA draw requests

• Launched and established research procedures for enterprise zone tax- saving for new projects

• Bank Deposits, Certificates of insurance, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable

• Internal Auditing of Contracts and Material Costs versus Actual

• Sales & Use Tax Research and Monthly Reporting

• Maintained monthly construction draw requests for the Salesman, Project Managers and Officers.

• Processed monthly AIA draw requests.

• Responsible for processing accounts payable

• Collection follow up on outstanding draw requests HVAC Consultants, Inc. Addison, IL (November 2009 – October 2010) Staff Accountant

• Federal and State Quarterly Tax Filings

• Reconcile multiple bank accounts, company financing and bank transfers

• Reconciled liability accounts

• Prepared summaries of current financial status by collecting information; Preparing balance sheet and profit and loss statement, and other reports

• Reconciled Accounts Receivable to the General Ledger

• Processed payment of payroll, vendor invoices

• Multiple Cost Savings initiatives

• Manage monthly inter-company payments

• Management and monitoring of expenditures associated with contracts

• Prepare financial analyses of project costs and present findings in summary reports for executives, management and other employees and stakeholders.

• Maintained monthly construction draw requests and payouts for several small projects and WIP reports

• Substantiates and justified expenditures and expense reports

• Responsible for overseeing accounting procedures, internal controls

(implementing, monitoring, enhancing), and database management

• Prepared Financial Information for CPA's use in filing income taxes

• Manage and maintaining treasury operation strategies and control aspects and implement procedures to improve treasury and cash management operations

• Ensured the timely payment of Real Estate Bills

• Performed quarterly CAM analysis and Real Estate Rebills/Reconciliation

• Verified all charges on Sub-Contractor invoices, process and record vouchers and rebills

• Followed up on delinquency tax notifications

• Accounts payable-processing of A/P invoices and payments; credit memo entry and debit/credit matching

• Daily collection calls of outstanding draw requests. Contribution and Recognition

o Implemented enterprise zone tax savings program

o Resolved payroll discrepancies by collecting, analyzing and communicating with government officials.

o Streamlined commission payments

Edwards Engineering, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (April 2002 – November 2009) Project Accountant

Heating & air-conditioning contractor; engineering services; manufactures valves & pipefittings. Scope of responsibility spans both corporate and divisional level.

• Internal Auditing of: Contracts, Material Cost vs. Budget, Subcontractor’s Invoicing AIA Schedule of Values G702, G703, Waivers of Lien, Change orders

• Produced routine and ad hoc reports to complete monthly reports

• Sales & Use Tax Research and Monthly Reporting

• Cost Variance Analysis

• Maintained monthly construction draw requests for the Salesman, Project Managers and Officers

• Track subcontractor payments, lien waivers and account balances

• Processed monthly AIA draw requests

• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable

• Implemented purchase price variance program between budgeted costs versus actual costs Accounts payable

Contribution and Recognition

o Enterprise zone tax savings of millions of dollars for clients o Purchase price variance savings of millions of dollars o Improved sales

Education

Major: Management

Minor: Economics

Bachelor of Science

Illinois State University, Normal, IL

B.AS in Applied Accounting

Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, IL

Becker CPA Review – Completed 24 credit hours to sit for the CPA Exam Software Skills

Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookups and Macros), Word, Outlook, Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, Timberline Sage 300, Citrix, Contracct Systems, Viewpoint, Maxwell, Libra Accounting, Quickbooks, Textura, Deltek Maconomy, API SAP



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