Starr Stallings

Accounting Manager / Controller with 19+ years of experience in accounting management within the construction and real estate industries. Expert in financial reporting, cost accounting, and leading accounting teams to ensure compliance with GAAP and internal controls. Proven ability to implement ERP systems and streamline processes, resulting in improved departmental efficiency.

SR. ACCOUNTING MANAGER - JCORD, LLC

(2025-01)

Manage all Accounting and Administrative staff

• Managed all accounting and administrative staff, overseeing accounting functions and supporting staff and project management.
• Implemented and monitored accounting processes and documentation, continuously improving departmental efficiency.
• Maintained accurate job cost reports, percent complete reports, and ensured compliance with document retention policies.
• Analyzed cost data and reports to provide explanation of project costs and projections.
• Managed month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, ensuring deadlines and cut-off procedures were followed.
• Oversaw payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, subcontractor costs/contracts, union payroll and all audits (union, OCIP/ CCIP, and external)
• Maintain accurate job cost reports, percent complete reports.
• WIP analysis
• Work with Project Management Team to explain over / under billings and profit fade
• Attend monthly financial review meetings
• Review monthly overhead/ equipment costs
• Modified Business Tax Filings
• Use Sale Tax Filings
• SEID Tax Reporting
• W2 and 1099 processing

PROJECT CONTROLLER/ ASST PROJECT MGR - GGG DEMOLITION - Tropicana Demolition Project

(2024-01 - 2025-01)

• Implemented and monitored project-related processes and documentation, including contracts and job cost maintenance.
• Managed all subcontract documents, including contracts, change orders, bonds, and insurance.
• Managed all permits, notifications and State and City filings, AQMD Reports
• Analyzed cost data and reports, attended ownership meetings, and ensured accurate reporting of quantities, costs and projections.
• Manage Union Payroll
• Review of all daily and monthly accruals for Accounts Payables and Subcontractor costs
• Review monthly overhead/ equipment costs

SR. CUSTOMER ACCOUNTING MGR (Contract) - HARRIS COMPANY

(2022-01 - 2024-01)

• Implemented and monitored AR processed and documentation.
• Weekly / Monthly Banking reconciliations
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Managed ERP Conversion from Coins to CMIC for construction accounts receivable department and Coins to Key2 Act for Service division AR.
• Attend monthly financial review meetings

REGIONAL ACCOUNTING/OFFICE MANAGER - GRIFFITH COMPANY - Southern Region

(2013-01 - 2022-01)

Manage all Accounting, Administrative staff, and Dispatch for the Southern Region (largest Revenue Division of Company)

• Managed accounting and administrative staff for the Southern Region, supporting accounting functions and providing training to staff and Project Managers / Division Managers.
• Implement and monitor overall regional accounting processes, documentation and improving departmental efficiency.
• Maintained job cost reports, ensured compliance, and analyzed project costs, and projections.
• Proper document retention and compliance for each project
• Attend pre-construction meetings.
• Month-end close, Qtr.- End, and Year End Close
• Ensure accounting deadlines and cut-off procedures are followed.
• Ensure WIP reports, cost reports and percent complete reports are reconciled;
• Work with Project Management Team to explain over / under billings and profit fade
• Attend monthly financial review meetings
• Manage Payroll personnel to ensure union payroll timesheets are entered accurately and timely
• Review of all daily and monthly accruals for Accounts Payables and Subcontractor costs
• Review monthly overhead/ equipment costs
• Coordinates and manages the facilities function for the office.
• Coordinate setup of proper equipment and items for new hire
• Maintain and update process documentation
• Responsible for collection efforts to minimize past due AR balances and provide cash forecasts to the Corporate Controller.
• Managed job site orders and supplies as well as coordination of job site trailers, trailer equipment
• Organized project site and/or partnering meetings.

PROJECT ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR - WATG (WIMBERLY, ALLISON, TONG & GOO ARCHITECTURE FIRM)

(2007-01 - 2013-01)

• Manage all Project Accountants for the Honolulu, London, Singapore, New York, Seattle, and Irvine offices
• Review all project related Contracts, Additional Services, and Proposals
• Analyze bid options, payment terms, interest charges, etc.
• Monitor, Audit, and Evaluate suppliers performance and ensure suppliers compliance with contract documents
• Review all Independent Contractor and Sub-consultant agreement and invoices for all projects
• Perform monthly audits on contractor files
• Review and approve all New Project Set-up's in the company's database
• Review and approve all project related payables and receivables entries for all offices
• Review, Approve, and Prepare monthly project client billings
• Review and Approve all project related Revenue Adjustments for all offices
• Perform monthly audits on all WIP reports
• Monitor, Audit, and Evaluate project health for all projects on a monthly basis
• Perform monthly audits on Revenue Analysis reports for each office
• Prepare monthly NFR (Net Fee Remaining) Reports for both international and domestic offices
• Prepare monthly Backlog Reports for bank financials
• Manage all project related AR Reserves and Bad Debt Write-off 's Perform monthly Project Closeout audits
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries for general ledger and journal entries.
• Prepare Annual 8802 Application for US Residency Certification for our Foreign Clients
• Year End Reports

FINANCIAL ANALYST - FOX TELEVISION STUDIOS

(2005-01 - 2007-01)

• Process Invoices daily
• Process all travel and miscellaneous expense reports for division
• Prepare monthly financial reports
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Review Travel & Entertainment budgets
• Create invoices for development projects
• Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries for general ledger and journal entries.
• Year End reports

Marine Biology - UNIVERSITY OF LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA (1992-01 - 1993-01)