Theodore Bucki, Jr
Cell Number: 773-***-****
Email Address: ad4jh9@r.postjobfree.com
SKILLS:
Degreed and experienced Senior Accounting Professional with a variety of Accounting exposures.
Functional duties included but, not limited to managing capital budget allocations, general ledger maintenance, balance sheets, bank/accounts reconciliations, month-end/quarter-end/year-end closes, SOX compliance, operational audit testing and documentation, accounts payable and accounts receivable processing, posting journal entries
Strong operational background and experience in delivering results
Savvy utilizing accounting systems to make accounting reporting and processes more efficient.
Applied MS Excel in various reporting avenues, comfortable using V-Lookups and pivot tables.
Strong communication skills, effective communicating in both written and verbal directions
EDUCATION:
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Bachelor of Science / Major: Accounting
SOFTWARE:
SAP, Oracle, Blackline, Lawson, Great Plains, AX, Access, Excel (V-lookups, PivotTables), Crystal Reports, Lotus Notes, Image Now, On Demand, SAGE -100 Fixed Asset System and OneStream.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
National Express, Lisle, IL 2018 – Present
Fixed Asset Accountant
Record fixed asset transactions in Oracle, including setup of capital expenditures, transfer of expenditures from CIP to in service asset records, and processing fixed
asset disposals
Work independently with various departments to review the status of CIP assets
Review supporting documentation to ensure assets are being capitalized or expensed
Inaccordance with accounting standards and with Company established capitalization policy
Approve purchase orders to ensure proper coding to capital
Coordinate timely monthend close of fixed assets system in accordance with the
Accounting month-end close schedule
Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual fixed assets reporting, including general ledger reconciliations, rollforward schedules, additions & disposal details and depreciation
expense
Assist with tax and audit (internal and external) requests and other adhoc reporting and analysis requests
Assist with internal controls documentation and testing
Identify opportunities for process improvements or automation
Support management in completing special projects and other tasks as assigned
METRA, Chicago, IL 2016 - 2018
Senior Accounting Analyst
Prepare roll forward inventory schedules and performed reconciliations for all fixed asset classes.
Update and maintain records relating to asset acquisitions, disposals and inventory activities in order to track and accurately report all capital assets.
Manage the capital budget allocation and project association of train lines through an Access Database system.
Communicate with outside departments such as Engineering for updates on capital projects as they are being developed.
Respond to queries related to Capital Expenditures from senior management and external sources.
Validating all fixed asset data for upcoming system conversion from Access Database to Microsoft Dynamics AX.
CHA 2013 – 2016
Chicago Housing Authority, Chicago, IL
Senior Accountant
Write-off equipment/ record asset transfers (location) in Lawson FA and GL systems.
Identify/obtain CIP completion add to AM system
Add all new and existing assets between 15 to 50 additions monthly.
Capital leases based on R&O or attach Habitat costs (project costs if applicable)
Write-off demolished structures
Run depreciation and close AM application
Run reports, journalize and balance 7500/90 equipment accounts
Review bank wires for mixed finance transactions and record loan transactions
Record Habitat transactions for the month; Identify CIP and Loan transactions
Prepare and submit reconciliation on GL Vs FA Module
Reconcile accounts on gain and loss on capital assets
Prepare and submit Fixed Assets roll forward and CAFR note
Prepare and submit cash flow working
Review CIP transactions for correctness.
Dispense tag, obtain detail information for new equipment additions and update AM
Follow up on resolve FA Reconciling items
Identify completed assets (forward CIP list and receive confirms) and perform AM additions
Assign building codes and update excel property address data base
GL account or FA related account analysis if needed
Redbox 2009 - 2013
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Fixed Asset Accountant
Reviewed supporting documentation to ensure assets are being capitalized or expensed in Record fixed asset transactions in FAS, including set-up of capital expenditures, transfer of expenditures from CIP to in-service asset records, and processing fixed asset disposals.
Worked independently with various departments to review the status of CIP assets accordance with GAAP and with Company established capitalization policy
Coordinated timely month-end close of fixed assets system in accordance with the Accounting month-end close schedule
Prepared monthly, quarterly and annual fixed assets reporting, including general ledger reconciliations, roll-forward schedules, additions & disposal details and depreciation expense
Assisted with tax and audit requests and other ad-hoc reporting and analysis requests
Assisted with SOX 404 documentation and testing
Identified opportunities for process improvements or automation
Supported management in completing special projects and other tasks as assigned
NorthShore University Health System 2001 – 2009
Senior Accountant
Prepared and maintain Fixed Asset and CIP monthly spreadsheets
Tracked CIP Projects invoice detail via Crystal Reports and using Image Now system to backup all supporting documentation for Capital Acquisitions
Updated and Maintained assets through Lawson systems of: Asset Management and
Lawson Activities module
Interacted with external parties such as: Project Management Company and External Auditors for year-end auditing in the vouching of assets
Other special projects relating to Fixed Assets: Participated in Bond Financing Issuances and responded to various other Annual Capital Expenditure Surveys and questionnaires