Project Accounting/ Operation Management

James Navales

Orange County, CA 949-***-**** ***************@*****.*** View profile on Linkedin

AEC Accounting Professional

Project Accountant with more than 20 years of experience working in the Architecture/ Engineering / Construction (AEC) industry in Southern California. My role is to increase and maintain the company’s revenue through proper billing by managing the billing cycle of accounts payable, accounts receivable, and collections.

Project Accountant Operations Manager

05/2008- Chambers Group, Inc. Santa Ana, California (A Solutions-oriented Environmental Consulting Firm) www.chambersgroupinc.com Reported to the President/Chief Executive Officer/Chief Financial Officer at the Corporate Headquarters. Banking: Handle banking including posting, cash applications, deposits, credit card payments, Electronic Funds Transfers (EFT), Automated Clearing House

(ACH) transactions, and posting.

Accounts Payable: Process all Accounts Payable (AP), including subtractor payments, companywide employee Travel & Expenses, and vehicle Fleet to ensure proper client billings.

Accounts Receivable: Process all AR including collections of outstanding money. Improved AR by reducing the cycle from 64 days to 35 days. Project Accounting: Set up new jobs (projects) and oversaw their budgets and reconciliations. Performed project analysis monthly. (approximately how many accounts did you oversee?

Data Management: Used Deltek Vision and MicroSoft Office Excel for all billings and complete AR Invoicing. Journal Entries: Create and process numerous JEs for invoice corrections and cash, retainage, and general accounting adjustments. Operations Manager: Manage All Company Facilities from Purchasing, Selling and Donating, Open & Close Offices all over California. Vehicle Fleet Manager: Manage All Company Vehicles, Purchase & sell All vehicles, Manage all maintenance, delivery to Employees Credit Control Accounting Analyst

4/2005 – 4/2008 Century Fox. City, California (American film and television studio) www.20thcenturystudios.com/ Accounts Receivable: Responsible for collection and reconciliation of accounts. Handled and resolved various issues such as customer payments and discrepancies.

Accounting: Handled 19 accounts for US customers including the account set-up and journal entries. Performed credit releases Accounting Analyst

11/2002 – 04/2005 EMCOR Group, Inc. City, California (Global leader in mechanical and electrical construction, industrial and energy infrastructure, and building services) www.emcorgroup.com

Major Accounts: Processed full cycle AP and AR for Major Account Projects. Assisted with AP, AR, PO implementation in JDE, for major Projects Project Accounting: Assisted with account analysis and invoicing for Accounts Projects. Accounts Receivable: Assisted accountants with 50+ bank reconciliations for Major Projects. Journal Entries: Create and process numerous JEs for invoice corrections and cash, retainage, and general accounting adjustments. Account Executive

07/1999 – 06/2002 Nestle Waters, NYC. New York, New York (Multinational bottled water division of Nestlé) www.nestle.com Account Manager: Established and maintained account relationships with large companies. Increased Wall Street and World Trade Center sales revenue by 30% over one year.

Accounting: Assisted with account analysis, invoicing, credit memos, and collections for Large Accountants. Education

B.A., Marketing Management, Mercy College, New York. Technical Skills

Proficient in specialized CRM and database software including Deltek Vision and in communication tools such as Outlook, Slack, Teams, and Zoom. Microsoft Excel and Office, SAP, JDE One World, and DMOS, COINS, Great Plains. Professional Event Participation

Big Tujunga Wash Trail Cleanup Day: Volunteered three times during the annual clean-up event to remove trash from the 4.5 mile loop of hiking and equestrian trails. Trash accumulates as a result of the water flow from the creek as well as general pollution or remnants of abandoned homeless encampments. The event promotes public safety and community enjoyment.

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