Thomas M. Hickey 860-***-****

*** ****** **** ****, *** Hartford, CT 06057 ad45k3@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Skills

PeopleSoft

Hyperion Essbase

Microsoft Access

Programming setup

Visual Basic

Pivot Tables

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Power Point

Subject Matter Expert

Database design

Business and Financial analysis

Professional Experience

VACO/Community Residences Inc

July-2023 to Present (Community Residences Inc. – Hire Full Time)

Nov-2022 to July-2023 (VACO – Temp to Hire)

Accounting Manager (Community Residences Inc.)

Responsibilities:

Month end closing entries.

Bank Reconciliations.

Supervise Accounts Payable staff.

Check AP batches.

Uploading Escrow Deposits.

Assist with preparation of the OP-Plan, COR and Cost Reports and submit for review.

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

Ensuring Individuals’ Funds audits are up to date.

Assist CFO with and state reporting requirements .

Supervise staff accountants.

Conduent

May-2022 to Nov-2022

Supervisor Government Property Inventory Management

Responsibilities:

Disposition of Customer/Government-Owned Property

Annual Certification of Subcontractors

Retention Review Process for Subcontractor Control in accordance with Government policy and procedures

Develop and sustain knowledge related to the company’s accounting and financial reporting structure

Support the preparation and issuance of the annual audit

Insure financial and accounting processes are performed in a timely and efficient manner

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Work in insuring there are adequate controls in company level inventory tracking and fixed asset tagging

Plant Clearance Officer

Property Point of Contact, or designee, responsible for Government Property

Stone Academy, East Hartford, CT

Apr-2019 to May-2022

Assistant Finance Director

Achievements:

Completed the software conversion for the accounting department from MAS-90 to QuickBooks.

Helped with implementing changes suggested by outside CPA firm, after major audit.

Responsibilities:

Assist with maintaining the accuracy of the corporate general ledger. Perform accounting account analysis and reconciliations, including preparation of journal entries, as needed. Resolves related discrepancies

Perform month-end and year-end closes of accounting records as needed

Complete monthly “Financial Package” for executive team, which includes financial reports and associated analysis

Develop and sustain knowledge related to the institution’s accounting and financial reporting structure

Support the preparation and issuance of the annual audit

Insure financial and accounting processes are performed in a timely and efficient manner

Assist with establishing and sustaining the implementation of accounting and accounting control procedures.

Identify opportunities for continuous improvement

Assist with maintaining the accuracy of the corporate ledgers for all ‘intercompany’ LLCs

Assist in the preparation of the organization’s annual fiscal budget, including the rollout of it to Stone’s stakeholders

Provide monthly budget v. actual analysis in order to provide guidance and feedback to the Chief Financial Officer and other stakeholders

Assist in the continual development of the annual fiscal budget process via streamlining and adding efficiencies

Work in insuring there are adequate controls in campus level inventory tracking and fixed asset tagging

Work in insuring adequate policies and procedures in the procurement of goods and services at Stone Academy

SEK Holdings, LLC, Avon, CT

Dec-2014 to Jul-2018

Financial Analyst

Achievements:

Helped with the software conversion for the accounting department from AMS360 to QuickBooks Online.

Helped with implementing changes suggested by outside CPA firm, after major audit.

Created a Training Manual, and conducted classes to teach AMS360 to newly acquired insurance agencies.

Responsibilities:

Set up newly acquired agencies in QuickBooks, and provided training of company policies and procedures utilizing AMS360.

Assists with month end close.

Analyzes, interprets, and summarizes data in preparation for generation of statistical and analytical reports.

Works closely with Accounting Manager to ensure data integrity.

Proposes enhancements, modifications and corrections to ensure reporting meets owners’ satisfaction.

Norgren Inc., Farmington, CT

Jun-2011 to Dec-2014

Data/Business Analyst

Achievements:

Created three site wide Access Database Applications, which enabled a higher level of control, communication and accountability between departments.

Set up production reports for the supervisors to track labor efficiency.

Created a Training Manual, and conducted classes to teach Excel (Pivot Tables and Charts) to management and staff.

Help set up report requirements for the site system conversion to JD Edwards.

Responsibilities:

Identifies all Sales and Order discrepancies between JD Edwards, and legacy system.

Assists with month end close.

Maintain and Support the Debit Memo Application database.

Maintain and Support the Prototype/New Parts Application database.

Analyzes, interprets, and summarizes data in preparation for generation of statistical and analytical reports.

Develops predictions based on historical trends of data captured.

Prepares Daily Production and Sales & Order Reports.

Develops and maintains all reporting required by the plant.

Works closely with Accounting Manager and to ensure data integrity.

Proposes enhancements, modifications and corrections to ensure reporting meets site satisfaction.

Presents to upper management as needed.

Costing for new jobs.

FM Facility Maintenance, Hartford, CT

May-2010 to Jun-2011

Account Analyst

Achievements:

Proposed enhancements, modifications and corrections to ensure reporting met customer satisfaction.

Identified an internal system error in the invoicing system that potentially could have provided inaccurate data in the monthly accruals for all clients.

Responsibilities:

Analyzes, interprets, and summarizes data in preparation for generation of statistical and analytical reports for all assigned clients.

Develops predictions based on historical trends of data captured.

Prepares Monthly and Annual Accruals for all assigned clients.

Works closely with Client in presenting findings to both internal and external customers.

Develops and maintains all reporting required by the customer.

Works closely with Account Coordinator and Account Manager to ensure data integrity.

Proposes enhancements, modifications and corrections to ensure reporting meets customer satisfaction.

Presents to Client(s) as needed.

United Health Group, Hartford, CT

Sep-2005 to Apr-2009

Financial Data Management Analyst

Achievements:

Developed expertise in internal financial systems including extracting and manipulating financial data.

Assisted management in the development of a corporate wide initiative to create an enterprise wide automated solution for allocating administrative expenses to regulated entities, reducing the time and cost required to perform this function.

Participated in driving the development, maintenance and enhancement of tools used in the finance reporting cycles.

Responsibilities:

Create, maintain and produce critical monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting internal and external.

Performs ad hoc reports and analysis to support statutory and GAAP disclosure requirements.

Gather, analyze, post, and reconcile base expense financial data for United Health Group’s corporate selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) allocation process monthly.

Perform all ad-hoc data queries within PeopleSoft for finance department.

Provide audit/examination support as it relates to the (SG&A) expense function.

Health Net (formerly PHS), Shelton, CT

Sep-1998 to Aug-2005

Medicaid/Business Analyst

Achievements:

Created policy and procedures manual for reconciliations (NJ and CT).

Designed and created Database of CT Medicaid, NJ Medicaid, State of NJ employee, and MEHIP.

Created new plan code and rate set up for all groups.

Identified and recovered over 2 million dollars in lost revenue from CT Medicaid.

Reduced turnaround time for audit from 6 months to 2 weeks.

Responsibilities:

Quarterly enrollment audits; State of NJ, self funded 17,000 plus members.

A/R and enrollment reconciliation of MEHIP (110 groups)

Maintenance of database of CT Medicaid, NJ Medicaid, State of NJ employee, and MEHIP

Reconciled all billing discrepancies for all groups.

Reconciled State of NJ Cobra, Medprime, active and retired employees

Manual manipulation of NJ Medicaid 835 premium payment file

Set up and maintained maternity accruals for NJ Medicaid

Acted as liaison between business units and IS department.

Provided customer service for State of NJ and MEHIP Administrators.

Responsible for cash application and premium billing for CT Medicaid, NJ Medicaid, State of NJ and MEHIP groups, averaging $28,000,000.00 monthly

Staff training and financial reporting to upper management.

Education

Naugatuck Valley Technical College, Waterbury, CT

US Navy, Nuclear Power Training School, Orlando, FL

References

References are available upon request.

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