Lisa S. Harrison
We are what we repeatedly do.
Excellence then is not an act,
but a habit.
- Aristotle
QUALIFICATIONS
Energetic, hands-on individual with 18 years of experience in Business Administration; consistently presenting
exceptional diplomacy, producing win-win results for customers and company; effective communicator, skilled at
building immediate rapport and connecting with diverse individuals.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Sacyr Construction Fort Myers, FL April 2019-October 2019, a $44 Million project
Accountant/ Office Manager
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Worked on the SR-82 project in Lehigh Acres for the General Contractor, Sacyr Construction.
Managed the Accounts Payable process including receiving, reviewing and entering invoices for the project
in the Invoicing system and managing month-end accruals with Finance Team.
Communicated with jobsite team and vendors to ensure timely payments were made and necessary
documents were received including: AIA payment forms, lien releases, W9’s and invoices.
Managed jobsite expense reports and credit card reimbursements.
Managed jobsite payroll including processing/submitting weekly timesheets and distributing paychecks to
field staff.
Managed HR duties including reviewing and submitting employment applications, new hire paperwork,
insurance documents and terminations to HR.
Skanska, Granite and Lane, a Joint Venture Orlando, FL August 2017- April 2019, a $2.3 Billion project
Accounts Payable Manager
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Worked for the General Contractor, SGL Constructors on the I-4 Ultimate project, a $2.3 billion PPP
Project in Orlando, FL.
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Managed an Accounts Payable team of 12 individuals project-wide to include: training and developing
on the Invoicing system and the workflow process, processing about 1000 invoices weekly/ $30 million
monthly for timely payment to subs and vendors, analyzing weekly invoice reports and escalating any
invoices that were aged or needed resolution, and providing support as needed.
Communicated with subs, vendors and project management to handle invoice disputes and statements,
and ensure all paperwork was received for timely payments.
Assisted Corporate Accounting with routing invoices, troubleshooting invoice issues within system,
performing 3-way match, getting new vendors setup in system, getting invoices approved to Accounting and
coordinating vendor payments within the check run schedule.
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Worked with Project Controls to manage month-end accruals, perform Journal entries and troubleshoot
contract commitment issues.
Skanska, Kiewit and Weeks, a Joint Venture Portsmouth, VA February 2012- July 2017, a $1.4 Billion project
Business Administrator- Accounts Payable Manager
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Worked for the General Contractor, SKW Constructors on the Elizabeth River Tunnels Project, a $1.4
Billion PPP Project in Portsmouth, VA.
Started out in Document Control and assisted in creating drawing packages, project books, letters and
submittals as well as handle all CII/SSI clearances for employees and vendors on our job.
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Established accounts with local businesses for supply/printing needs, entered salary payroll, created
new hire packages and performed various other administrative duties.
As Accounts Payable Manager of the project, established and managed the invoicing process and
trained the users on the system and the process.
Managed the Accounting team of 6 both onsite and at our MD sub-Area and processed approximately
1000 invoices/per month at about $20 million monthly as a team.
Met with new Subcontractors to go over the billing process and acted as the main point of contact for any
AP questions or issues with the Subs and vendors.
Monitored and sent out an “Accruals” list weekly to all users to stay on top of aged invoices and
better manage getting vendors paid within their net terms.
Helped create and implement the Closeout Process for our contracts and assisted each sub-Area in their
closing out of contracts and paying final invoices to vendors.
Performed closeout duties at the end of the project, such as AR’s of salvage equipment and material, final
payment to remaining vendors, Partner billing, final certified payroll, closing out office accounts and getting
final change orders executed.
Skanska USA Civil Southeast Virginia Beach, VA February 2010- February 2012
Office Clerk- Skanska Southeast Regional Home Office
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Virginia Beach, VA July 2005-January 2010 Account Representative – Insurance
Operations Department
Enterprise Rent-a-Car Va. Beach, VA; Washington, DC Oct 2001 – June 2005 Management Trainee- Assistant
Branch Manager
SKILLS
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Level-headed thinker focused on identifying issues while improving and streamlining processes
Realistic in environments requiring prioritizing deadlines and supervising multiple projects
Excellent written and verbal skills--outstanding proofreader
Exceptional problem-solver with strong interpersonal and negotiating skills
Self-motivated in setting effective priorities and developing a framework to achieve short/long-term goals
Marketing and management leader with conceptual thinking and vision
EDUCATION
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Jan 1997 – May 2001 Bachelors of Science in Business Management Double-major
in Marketing Management