Kelly Nerney

Enthusiastic accounting professional with 10 years of experience, specializing in construction.

Texas General Land Office March 2023 to July 2024 
(Contract) Accountant IV – Austin, TX
 • Audit expenditure and financial documents for accuracy including classifying and balancing codes and enter financial transactions accordingly to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and with state and federal statutes. ● Maintain adequate records of disbursements, funds, appropriations, and purchase orders. Prepare reports of disbursement transactions. Analyze and recommend improvements to accounting systems and accompanying procedures. ● Reconcile accounts, bank statements, and/or appropriation balances, research discrepancies and reports findings. Perform related work as assigned. 
 

Dish Wireless August 2022 to February 2023 
(Contract) Development Specialist – Austin, TX
 ● Worked closely with MLI Partners and General Contractors to maintain Building and Electrical permits for hundreds of cell phone antenna towers across the state of Texas. ● Maintained extensive Excel spreadsheets to stay up to date with and prepare for any permit modifications. ● Joined daily meetings with General Contractors, Construction Managers, Site Acquisition Specialists, and Power Coordination Specialists to obtain power at the cell towers. ● Created reports (financials, credits, POs meter numbers, location updates, site access, etc.) as needed from the program Nexsys1. ● Regular administrative tasks as needed. 

Department of State Health Services August 2020 to March 2022 
(Contract) Finance Specialist/Accounts Payable – Austin, TX
 ● Performed highly advanced (senior level) Accounting on a COVID-19 team. ● Accounting work related to Public Health and the Emergency Response and Recovery. ● Financial tracking. ● Expenditures. ● Produced financial reports. ● Procurement. 

Foursquare Builders/ Michael+Wes&Co. August 2019 to April 2020
Accounts Payable Specialist/Draw Coordinator – Austin, TX
● Prepare monthly bank draws and collect invoice copies for each client. ● Create and distribute purchase orders within budget to vendors as needed by Project Managers. ● Receive and process all incoming purchase orders and invoices to be paid weekly. ● Process all credit card purchases that have been made using the CoreCon program. ● Distribute weekly vendor checks and waivers of lien to be notarized. ● Notarized waivers of lien from vendors. 

Sendero Homes November 2014 to August 2019 
Accounts Payable Specialist – Austin, TX
● Create and distribute purchase orders within budget to vendors as needed by Project Managers. ● Receive and process all incoming purchase orders and invoices to be paid weekly. ● Process all credit card purchases that have been made using the CHS program. ● Maintain up to date records of all vendor insurance information. ● Answer all incoming calls and reply to daily emails. ● Distribute weekly vendor checks and waivers of lien to be notarized. ● Maintain organization of and record all returned notarized waivers of lien from vendors. ● Prepare monthly bank draws and collect invoice copies for each client

California State University, Sacramento 
Graduated May 2012 Bachelor of Arts; GPA 3.5 - Sacramento, CA