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

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