Rochelle Williams

About Rochelle Williams

Senior Project Accountant with over 20 combined years and progressive increasing responsibilities in Business Administration and Project Cost Accounting. Proven ability to ensure projects are accomplished on time and meet or exceed contract requirements. Excellent oral and written communication skills coupled with creative problem solving.Specialties: Job costing, construction accounting, budget and forecasting, progress schedules, varaince analysis, project controls, payable, accounts receivable, financial reporting, project management, client billings.

Experience

1. Senior Development Accountant

   Wc Smith

   Sep 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Responsible for an assigned portfolio of real estate development projects, valued at over $500MM, which includes maintenance of the general ledger, loan draw review ensuring compliance with lender guidelines, monitoring development costs as well as performing monthly financial reporting as required for each entity.Monitor and audit billings for major contract vendors for adherence to contract documents.Provide internal controls for various accounting functions: posting of deposits; reconciling bank statements; reconciling A/R for Development projects, affiliates and property management subsidiary; and auditing general ledger.Assist in preparation of monthly draws for commercial construction projects, including summarizing developer costs and reviewing contractor draw request and providing additional detailed financial information as required.Maintain ongoing budget-to-actual information on development projects, including all budget modifications, reconciling with the general ledger, ensuring budget overages are documented and explained.Code all receipts and disbursements to the proper accounts/projects/sources; updating chart of accounts as needed.Handle monthly review and reporting of job-cost reports for development projects.Assist Project Managers in the financial management of their projects from setup through final closeout.Provide support for independent third-party auditors as needed, ensuring that data compiled is compliant.Ensure that all activity in the work in process (WIP) account is properly coded, timely rectifying discrepancies.

Education

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  MPM, Project Management

  2010 — 2011

• Loyola University Chicago

  BA, Economics, Political Science

  1992 — 1996

• Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University

  MBA, Business Administration and Management, General

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Internal Audit
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Accounts Payable
• Program Management
• Accounts Receivable
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Accruals
• Analysis
• Invoice Processing
• Invoicing
• Strategic Planning
• Budgets
• Finance
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Managing Project Budgets
• Management
• Accounting
• Tax
• General Ledger
• Cost Accounting
• Variance Analysis
• Project Management
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Sap
• Due Diligence
• Journal Entries
• Software Documentation
• Financial Reporting
• Budgeting
• Manufacturing