Annette Kicinski
Boston,NY
Summary
Proven Senior Accountant with a track record of enhancing financial processes at Save the Michaels Of the World, Inc. Specializes in nonprofit accounting and critical thinking, successfully managing comprehensive budget plans and financial reporting. Demonstrated leadership in training teams and improving system efficiencies, contributing significantly to organizational growth.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
Save the Michaels Of the World, Inc
02.2020 - Current
- Manage the financial reporting of a Non-Profit organization including training and oversight of two bookkeepers.
- Oversee cash receipts, receivables, payables, payroll recording, and monthly grant invoicing while ensuring all grant expenses are tracked and reported properly.
- Perform bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, maintain schedules for fixed assets, prepaids, and payroll accruals.
- Collaborate with medical billing department to report accurate revenues and receivables for Reintegration Housing Program
- Develop comprehensive budget plans for all grants, working closely with managers to align expenses with the program goals.
- Analyze financial statement discrepancies, identifying issues, and recommending corrective actions to prevent future occurrences.
- Assisted in external audits by preparing necessary documentation and responding to auditor inquiries.
- Maintained accurate depreciation schedules for fixed assets, coordinating with asset manager for timely recording of acquisitions or disposals.
- Contributed to hiring, training and development of accounting team.
- Responsible for the conversion and upgrade of the new accounting system improving reporting capabilities.
- Establishing living document of policies and procedures for the accounting department to standardize and simplify the workflow as the organization grows.
Member - Self Employed
Mid Atlantic Rentals, LLC
03.2002 - Current
- Owned and managed residential rental properties in and around Buffalo, NY and Hilton Head Island, SC. purchased through short sales, tax auctions, MLS listings and FSBO.
- Collaborated with owners in a condo association to bring complex to an AirBnB quality HOA, increasing the values of the properties.
- Past Board Member/Treasurer of HOA. Constructed annual operating and long term capital project budgets.
- Provided property management services for local, national and international investors.
- Met with prospective clients, established contracts, outlined concerns and established goals. Coordinated monthly meetings to review financial statements and review the working plans.
- Setup process for turnovers to communicate with the staff and contractors for timely turns and showings.
- Assisted international owners in obtaining ITIN to enable governmental payments.
- Utilized different tenant bases depending upon locations and demand. student rentals, Section 8, international refugee and worked with various social service agencies.
- Managed unit turnover, completing repairs as needed and re-leased units.
- Screened tenants, prepared lease documents, handled rent collections and processed eviction paperwork.
- Troubleshoot tenant calls to determine maintenance requests/needs and facilitated work with contractors.
Senior Staff Accountant
UB Foundation UBMD
09.1999 - 01.2010
- Prepared monthly financial statements for the home department as well as quarterly financial statements for three of the 18 medical practice plans at the university.
- Managed collective cash management program for the entire group of practice plans.
- Performed balance sheet reconciliations, maintained schedules for fixed assets, prepaids, payroll accruals, accounts receivables.
- Calculated physician payroll based on revenue generation.
- Assisted with annual budget preparation, and conducted variance analysis identifying discrepancies and presented to the Board of Directors.
- Implemented the setup of a new accounting system across all the practice plans. Devised a training plan by which to assist users in becoming proficient.
- Provided front line tech support for all users experiencing issues with the software.
- Created, organized and facilitated a User Support Group for the new accounting software.
- Developed a quarterly newsletter with Tips, FAQ's and How To for the groups.
Payroll Coordinator/Assistant Controller
TVGA Engineering and Surveying PC
08.1990 - 08.1999
- Promoted to Assistant Controller in 1996
- Responsible for month end closing reconciliations and journal entries.
- Managed and trained new bookkeeping staff of 2
- Entered and processed in house payroll for 115 employees in multi-state company. Processed payroll tax submissions, quarterly and year end filings.
- Eliminated need for manual tracking of vacation, and sick hours through program utilization.
- Responsible for onboarding paperwork for new employees including insurances, 401(k), vacation policy, health savings accounts.
- Prepared and filed quarterly sales and use tax
- Trained and guided employees on new financial software program enabling direct time entry by staff.
- Edited custom reports in FoxPro programming language
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
SUNY At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY05.1996
Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Genesee Community College
Batavia, NY05.1989
Skills
- Financial reporting and analysis
- Budget Planning
- Financial Systems Implementation
- Team Training
- Financial Projections
- Critical Thinking and Analysis
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Save the Michaels Of the World, Inc
02.2020 - Current
Member - Self Employed
Mid Atlantic Rentals, LLC
03.2002 - Current
Senior Staff Accountant
UB Foundation UBMD
09.1999 - 01.2010
Payroll Coordinator/Assistant Controller
TVGA Engineering and Surveying PC
08.1990 - 08.1999
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
SUNY At Buffalo
Associate of Science - Liberal Arts And Sciences
Genesee Community College
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