Project Accountant

Doris Horton

***** **********

Spring, Texas ***88

281-***-**** Home

281-***-**** Cell

Email – **********@*****.***

I have twenty-five years of experience on various types of construction contracts and projects. I am looking for a challenging and rewarding position.

EMPLOYMENT

Zilkha Biomass Energy Oct08 thru Present

Project Accountant

Duties: I’m currently running four new companies - implementing all accounting procedures and performed all accounting duties – Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, Month End Closing, Job Cost, Budgeting, Human Resources and Purchasing duties – issued and monitored all contracts and insurance requirements.

AmREIT Construction Company May08 thru Sept08

Construction Accountant

Duties: New Division implemented accounting procedures - variety of duties. Due to the economics the company decided to eliminate this division and I was laid off.

Tribble & Stephens Sept07 thru May08

Project Accountant

Duties: Processed subcontractor request for payments, audited them for insurance/contract compliance.

Accomplishments: Help create worksheets for accounts payable, implemented new procedures for accounts payable process.

Gilbane Building Company 1983 – 2007

Houston, Texas (24 years)

Special Project Accountant – Level 3 July06 – Sept07

Duties: Department head for newly created division – responsibilities include all duties from entering payables, setting up and running the cost reports, managing the change orders to and from the owners and preparing the monthly requisitions to the owners.

Accomplishments: Submitted all owner requisitions on time and received timely payments from the owner.

Cost Accountant Oct03 – July06

Duties: Managed monthly cost reports on various projects ranging from $6,000,000 to $200,000,000 Projects. Projects completed G.R. Brown Convention Center, Regent Care Health Facilities, Moody Gardens, NASA, IAB Terminal, Schlitterbahn, Socorro ISD High School, Fabens ISD, Rice University, Houston Community College, North Harris College, Tomball Hospital. Austin Convention Center.

Accomplishments: Maintained projected fee on projects

Project Accountant Aug 97 – Oct03

PAYROLL DUTIES:

Responsible for a small subsidiary – Gilbane Mayan – processed weekly payroll, payroll tax deposits and quarterly tax reports.

ACCOUNTANT DUTIES:

Processed subcontractor request for payments, audited them for insurance/contract compliance, prepare monthly requisitions to the owners (projects included - City of Houston, Holiday Inn, Austin Convention Center, Socorro ISD, General Services Corporation, St. Luke’s, Rice University, El Paso Real Estate Commission, Clint ISD, Fabens ISD) process all general payables associated with these projects. Travel monthly to the projects to conduct a cost review.

Associate Accountant Feb 90 –Aug 97

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DUTIES:

Accounts Payables, expense statements, general journal entries, account analysis, audited & processed subcontractors request for payments, maintained the office petty cash.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DUTIES:

Recorded and posted daily cash receipts.

PAYROLL DUTIES:

Processed weekly payroll on AS400, payroll tax deposits, quarterly tax reports.

ACCOUNTANT DUTIES:

Audited subcontractor request for payment, prepared monthly requisitions to the owners (Owners include - City of Houston, Moody Foundations, Holiday Inn, and Metro), and processed all general payables associated with project.

HUMAN RESOURCES DUTIES:

Processed employee’s annual reviews & assisted employees with benefit questions.

Senior Accounts Payable Clerk Nov 84 to Feb 90

Data entry of payroll, bringing up and backing up the System 38, processed expense statements, accounts payables (processing and posting checks), daily secretarial duties for four accountants, running Dunn and Bradstreet reports, petty cash.

Accounting / Purchasing Secretary Feb 84 to Nov 84

Receptionist June 83 to Feb 84

EDUCATION

North Harris Montgomery County College (Lonestar College) 1996

Associate of Science Degree – Major: Accounting

Dale Carnage Management Training

Hillsdale College Management Training

SKILLS

Excel, Windows, J D Edwards, Timberline (Accounting), MRI, MSWord, QuickBooks,

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