Sales Accounts Payable
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PATRICK A. NICHOLAS, MBA
Hinckley, Ohio 44233
330-***-**** (cell)
od69ug@r.postjobfree.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Automated Packaging Systems. Streetsboro, Ohio July 2011 – May 2012
Financial Analyst/Consolidation Analyst
• Financial Analyst/Consolidation Analyst at corporate headquarters in Streetsboro, Ohio.
• Responsible for consolidating and translating the international financial statements from France, United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany and India into the United States format in order to incorporate results into company financial statements.
• Responsible for calculating Royalty payments.
• Maintain capital spending and depreciation schedules.
• Project Leader and Program Administrator of travel and expense reporting system: Concur.
• Traveled to various facilities to give presentations and train employees on how to use Concur.
• As part of Concur project, documented and wrote procedures for using iPhones to scan and attach receipts.
• Various General Accounting functions: General Ledger Account Reconciliations, Account Analysis, Quota Bonus Payments, Exchange Rate Analysis, Bank Reconciliations, Wire Transfers and uploading budgets.
Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis LTD. Willoughby, Ohio September 2009 – June 2011
Lead Financial Analyst/Assistant Controller
• Financial liaison between local division in Willoughby, Ohio and corporate headquarters in Albany, New York.
• Traveled quarterly to corporate headquarters in New York to present financial results to CFO.
• Responsible for division month-end close process. Prepared reoccurring JEs: adjusting and accruals.
• Prepare month-end operating reports: income statement, sales gross margin report detailing margins on jobs throughout the month, reconciliation of sales and cost of goods sold between gross margin report and FRX software generated income statement. Experience with FRX Software.
• Detailed analysis of three product lines actual vs. budget.
• Prepared sales projections and forecasts based on history and backlog reports.
• Detailed explanation and presentation of financial statements to CFO and division management.
• Supplied division management weekly applied labor reports – percentage of applied labor hours and overtime hours applied to jobs vs. indirect time.
• Supplied division management with weekly variance report detailing budgeted SG&A expenses vs. actual expenses and researching and explaining the variances.
• Calculated regional division labor overhead rates and breakeven point for monthly sales.
• General Ledger Maintenance.
• Used Blackline software-as-a-service (SaaS) for monthly Account Reconciliations.
• Wide range experience with Epicor Vantage ERP system in particular the Financial and Data Management modules.
• Prepared division budget for fiscal year 2011 and loaded into Vantage.
• Maintain Comdata the division corporate credit card.
• Review local division travel expense reports through Concur Travel and Expense reimbursement software.
• Responsible for Inventory Control and overseeing cycle counts.
• Open and maintain capital expenditure projects and track all the costs associated with those jobs.
• Oversee Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions.
• Worked closely with Corporate Auditor in supplying division audit documentation for credit memos and inventory procedures in order to become compliant with JSOX implementation (similar to US SOX. Japanese version. Parent company Hitachi)
• Worked on special reports and projects as requested.
Corrpro Companies, Inc. Medina, Ohio November 2008 – August 2009
Corporate Accountant
RFL – Company moving all accounting to headquarters in St. Louis not in a position to relocate
• Prepare, review and analyze internal financial statements: monthly balance sheet, monthly income statement and report on changes in financial position.
• Responsible for daily cash management of ~$2.5 million dollars, daily wire transfers of ~$350K and distribution of cash reports.
• Responsible for month-end close of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable and preparing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable aging reports.
• Reduced close process 2 days by working with IT to write a program to post Work in Progress from regional offices.
• Maintain the general ledger, prepare standard monthly journal entries, code invoices, analyze accounts and perform bank reconciliations.
• Prepare reconciliations for intercompany payments and consolidate financial statements from 30 offices located in the US, Canada and Europe.
• Prepare and explain profitability variances through reports such as Operating Income Analysis and Selling, General and Administrative expenses.
• Generate monthly reports: AP DSO, Working Capital Summary, Top 10 Customer List, EBITA, and Backlog Orders.
• In charge of annual physical inventory audit at two locations: Ohio and Arizona.
• Numerous Government Censuses: Annual Survey of Manufacturers, Capital Expenses, Fixed Assets, Business Research and Development, Information and Communication, and Report of Organization.
• Preparation of Sales and Use Tax for various states.
• Initial preparation of several State Tax Returns focusing on Net Operating Loss and Carryforward and Carryback periods.
• Auditing company 401k plan.
• Experience with JBA precursor to JD Edwards.
The MetroHealth Medical System Cleveland, Ohio June 2007 - October 2008
Business Analyst
RFL – Metro going through lay-offs, recruited to Corrpro wanted to move back into Corporate Accounting and Finance
• Responsible for the preparation and analysis of daily revenue reports.
• Generate profitability analysis reports on different hospital departments and determine recovery rates of insurance reimbursements.
• Improved the Revenue Cycle by extracting and manipulating data to identify targeted customers eligible for government and insurance coverage.
• Database and Account Management uploads and maintenance.
• Involved with data verification in system conversion from Siemens database to Compass database.
• Used Monarch 7.0 software for the extraction and manipulation of data.
• Access: Advanced classes – SQL, Query writing, linking databases.
• Excel: Advanced classes – Pivot tables, V-Lookups.
• Ad hoc reporting using Siemens software.
• Developed and implemented training modules for new employees documenting new procedures.
Cast Nylons Limited Willoughby, Ohio November 2005 - March 2007
Staff Accountant
RFL – Wanted to work in the healthcare industry
• Responsible for the preparation of several internal management reports such as weekly sales, expense, inventory levels, and month-end financial statements.
• Prepared weekly Payroll for entire company of 85 employees using ADP software.
• Administered company’s 401K Plan.
• Worked with Controller on standard costs and pricing of materials.
• Led special project of waste reduction and process improvement by identifying cost savings of $200,000 annually by recommending building another manufacturing unit to reduce waste leakage from our main holding tank.
• Experience with ERP system Global Shop and Crystal Reports.
Primerica Financial Services Akron, Ohio December 2003 - November 2005
Administrative Assistant
• While pursing MBA as a full time student assisted Regional Vice President by preparing financial reports for clients.
Mayne Nickless Limited Melbourne, Australia May 2000 - January 2002
Staff Accountant
RFL – Moved back to US
• Supported Payroll by preparing the weekly payroll of $2 million dollars.
• Performed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable function.
• Completed General Ledger postings with 100% accuracy.
• Designed, documented, and implemented the procedures for reporting contractors’ withholding taxes resulting in a cost savings of $100,000 dollars.
• Analyzed tax changes as a result of new implementation of GST (Goods and Services Tax)
• Experience with SAP
EDUCATION
Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland, Ohio
MBA in International Business and Finance GPA – 3.9 / 4.0
Graduated May 2005
• Participated in International MBA Management Seminar to China. Visited several companies and government agencies in four major cities – Beijing, Xian, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
• Collaborated with Senior Level Management Executive MBA students by completing a comparative study for a local company expanding into the Chinese market.
University of Ballarat, Melbourne, Australia
Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Finance GPA – 3.5 / 4.0
Graduated May 2000
OTHER
• CPA candidate
• Affiliate Member of The Ohio Society of CPAs
• Microsoft Excel Intermediate and Advanced classes Cleveland State University.
• Microsoft Access Intermediate and Advanced classes Cleveland State University.
• Crystal Report Training Classes Level 1 and Level 2 New Horizons Cleveland.
• Eagle Scout
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