Accounts Receivable Senior Accountant

TODD WARGULA

*** ********** **. ************, ** 30215

716-***-**** ****.*.*******@*****.***

SUMMARY

Experienced accounting and finance manager with over twenty years of experience in financial reporting, analysis, general ledger, accounting systems, budgeting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, as well as successful management of a diverse team. Proven record of success using process and technological improvements to assist in reducing close periods and simplifying the efforts of the team.

EXPERIENCE

Senior Accountant

Irish Carbonic and Propane Company (Buffalo, NY) 2023 to Present

Manage the Accounts Receivable and Collections team consisting of 4 people for Industrial Gases Company. Developed new reports to improve collections and reporting. Educated team on how to use Aging Reports, and how to utilize accounting software (TIMS) and Microsoft Excel to provide better information to customers

Reconcile bank accounts and other balance sheet accounts, make daily and monthly journal entries, review Accounts Receivables monthly with Management team providing them with information on customers with larger balance

Updated monthly truck mileage worksheets to report and pay HUT and IFTA taxes. Redesigned Excel worksheets to make reporting cleaner and easier

Learned QuickBooks to assist Sales Manager with a side project. Researched and recorded all monthly accounting transactions and reconciled to the bank account

Revenue Manager

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. (Peachtree City, GA) 2017 to 2023

Managed accounting functions including Revenue Reporting and Analysis, Accounts Receivable and Collections, Customer Billing, and Cash Application, a total team of 5 people in two different states, for this $600 million company providing utilities services, products, and software

Developed a new process for reporting revenue, changing it from a fully manual process to an automated process, reducing the time it takes to report revenue from 2 days to a few hours

Successfully made the rapid change to a remote workforce as the result of the COVID-19 operating environment using a pre-established business continuity plan with no deadlines missed

Assisted the controller with the yearly audits, providing all revenue related items to the auditors and testing internal controls as they relate to department

Report to CFO weekly status of accounts receivable and host bi-weekly meetings with upper management, sales, and project managers to discuss and figure out ways to improve cash collections

Learned and trained the members of team on new ERP software, Netsuite. Assisted IT in testing and adapting the software to meet the needs of team

Projects Manager

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. 2013 to 2017

Ran a separate monthly close process, reporting revenue and expenses by project out of our then system Peoplesoft. Reconciled the projects total to the Income Statement total. Performed all the necessary tasks, created all the reports, and investigated any discrepancies

Was responsible for the companies Accounts Receivable and collections with up to 400 utilities customers on the Accounts Receivable Aging at any given time

Managed the cash application clerk and Accounts Payable clerks, provided training and support to assist in professional growth and development

Assisted Controller on numerous projects, the external audit, and with journal entries and account reconciliations

Created new reports and queries for project close process, making it easier for end users to get the information they are looking for

Accounts Receivable Manager

Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. 2010 to 2013

Was responsible for the companies Accounts Receivable and collections, changing the way Accounts Receivable was being handled at the company

Developed several new reports and processes to communicate the Accounts Receivable to sales, project managers, and management

Reconciled the company’s retention accounts that had never been previously reconciled

Took on numerous new tasks, expanding the role, and assisting the Controller and the other members of the team, freeing up their time, allowing them to create new processes that helped the department run smoother

Senior Accountant

Wilson Farms, Inc. (Williamsville, NY) 2005 to 2010

Responsible for companies debit card, credit card, and ATMs, reconciling and maintaining the accounts of over 200 convenient stores and managing disputes and chargebacks

Managed the companies Worker’s Compensation, General Liability, and Property Damage claims, researched and reported all activity to Controller

Complied with State & local licensing authorities to obtain and renew various licenses to support store operations

Chaired the environmental committee investigating and gathering information, providing upper management with updates on numerous fuel stores environmental issues

Executed Access Queries to generate exceptions between general ledger and payroll system, and made the necessary adjustments

Accounts Receivable Accountant

Aspire of WNY (Getzville, NY) 2002 to 2005

Reconciled accounts receivable accounts to Medical Manager, the internal billing system and provided CFO with regular reports on Accounts Receivable to report to bank

Managed the accounts of over thirty housing and habilitation services provided by Aspire as well as auditing individual personal accounts for consumers

Provided schedules to external auditors for financial statement preparation

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

State University of New York at Buffalo

2003

SKILLS AND SYSTEMS

ERP systems including Netsuite, PeopleSoft, SAP, and others; including leadership in testing and integration of additional modules

Advanced user of Microsoft Excel including pivot tables, complex lookups, macro design and manipulation of data for analysis

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