Thomas J. Cantwell
*** *** **** ******, *****, Illinois 61021
870-***-**** *******@***********.***
PROFILE
• At least 35 years accounting experience in all aspects of accounting for large and small companies including multibranch and multistate.
• Responsibilities included A/P, A/R, Payroll, Payroll Taxes, Sales Taxes, Credit and Collections, Journal Entries up to and including year end.
• Accomplishments include researching an employee embezzlement, aiding in closing down a business and finding a million dollar overstatement in receivables, cash management for a company going through bankruptcy reorganization.
EDUCATION
University of Nebraska Omaha, NE
Bachelors Degree
Major in Accounting
Minor in Economics
EXPERIENCE
First Student Rock Falls, IL
School bus aide for special needs students 2016-Present Salem Post Office Salem, AR
Rural Mail Carrier 2012-2015
• As an independent contractor, used own vehicle. Sorted, cased and delivered mail to rural and town customers
King Rhodes Real Estate Cherokee Village, AR
Property Management 2010-2012
• Accounting including A/R and A/P for real estate company managing multiple properties. Walgreens Accounting Center Danville, IL
Cash Application 2005-2010
• Application of payments from insurance companies and state agencies to customer prescriptions.
HALO/Lee Wayne Sterling, IL
Cash Management 2002-2005
• Cash management for company as they worked their way out of bankruptcy. Dawson Subscriptions Oregon, IL
Manage Accounting Department 2000-2002
• Managed accounting department as company closed down. Accomplishments included smooth transition in closing as well as finding an overstatement of $1,000,000.00 in their accounts receivable. Company managed subscriptions for universities and public libraries. Prior experience included 15 years with John Day Company, Omaha, NE. Worked my way up from warehouse through shipping and receiving, purchasing, city sales to position of Assistant Controller with responsibility for accounting department of approximately 15 accounting clerks. Multistate company with locations in Omaha, NE, Des Moines, IA and Milan, IL. Sales taxes, payroll taxes, payroll and monthly journal entries through year end closing. Converted manual accounting system to computerized system.
Century 21 Dundee Realty, Omaha, NE – Accounting for them after previous bookkeeper embezzled from them. Researched transactions to find out what had happened. Magnum Productions, Omaha, NE – Started and ran company that did fund raising for police, fire and underwater rescue organizations