Christopher Savard

About Christopher Savard

I’m an experienced project accountant at a private real estate developer & homebuilder. My passion is accounting and through the opportunity given to me at Melia Homes I’ve developed a keen interest in all facets of construction accounting. I’m also proud to mention my successful career change I made from financial services to my accounting career. I currently work with approximately $32 million in outstanding lending across my townhome projects responsible for all phases of the project accounting from setup to post-completion project close. I also assist management when needed with various other responsibilities vital to the success of Melia Homes.

Experience

1. Project Accountant

   Melia Homes

   Nov 2023 — Present · Irvine, CA, US

   Processing of monthly loan draws for multiple projects at different banks-Sage 300 CRE for complete accounting management of assigned projects from project setup to close-Maintaining productive relationships with multiple subcontractors to resolve issues with payments, invoicing, contracts, releases,liens, change orders, purchase orders, or any other issue that may arise-Experience with job costing, budget analysis, journal entries, closings, project payroll, insurance-Use of Excel for additional reporting needs of projects-Use of Adobe Acrobat Pro and Sharepoint to convert all documents to a paperless digital storage with annual tax reporting for assigned projects and Melia Homes-Helping assistant controller with various other accounting ad hoc tasks for Melia Homes as needed.

Education

• University of California, Riverside

  B.A., Political Science

  1995 — 1997

• Saddleback College

  Accounting Certificate, Accounting

  2021 — 2022