ANTHONY VULCANO III
Grand Rapids,MI
Summary
Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines. Detail-oriented Accountant with 6 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Associate
Acrisure
09.2023 - Current
- Posted daily receipt of cash payments through various bank accounts
- Reconcile bank statements for companies located in the Northwestern region of the United States
- Stayed on top of applicable federal and state requirements to minimize legal and financial risks.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
Accountant/Finance Contractor
Robert Half International
07.2022 - 09.2023
- Assisted in transitioning to new system (CLM)
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Input old data into new system
- Assigned correct contract numbers associated with leases
- Monitored monthly/annual leases with vendors for equipment and facilities
- Collaborated with team in order to make processes and reporting more efficient
Financial Training Program (Financial Analyst)
Howmet AeroSpace
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Collected data and developed detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and create revenue, profitability, and expense forecasts.
- Created and submitted journal entries and account reconciliations for different departments within the company
- Worked in Oracle and OHCMS on a daily basis to generate data for reports sent to plant controllers and managers
- Assisted with the auditing of different procedures ran within the company
- Contributed to quarterly counting of physical inventory on hand to audit data within inventory system
- Performed complex financial and budget analyses to determine requirements and justify requested funding.
Student Financial Specialist and Collections Specialist
Grand Rapids Community College
07.2019 - 02.2022
- Worked with a team to oversee financial obligations of students attending the college
- Processed $13,000,000 worth of refunds to students between June 2021 - July 2021
- Worked with IT team to implement an upgraded payment system which helps students have accessibility to payment options
- Worked with management team to improve processes for financial office procedures
- Ran multiple audit reports for use around the institution through Excel and PeopleSoft, including but not limited to: Reports showing balances owed by students to the institution
- Reports showing upcoming important dates for financial obligations (refund dates, balance due dates, dates when students will be sent to collections)
- Maintain accurate and confidential financial and student information in accordance with federal regulations (FERPA)
- Effectively communicated with external vendors who offered financial assistance to students in attendance
- Maintained, reviewed, and updated spreadsheets associated with tracking timeframes for funding/returning funds to external vendors.
- Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.
- Listened and responded to student requests and forwarded necessary information to superiors.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI06.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Cornerstone University
Grand Rapids, MI06.2019
Walsh College
Troy, MI06.2017
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Software (Excel and Outlook), Oracle (EBS), QuickBooks, Hyperion, OHCMS, Abila, AMS, and Epic
- Cash Flow Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance
- Financial Reporting
- Auditing
- Data Inputting
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Analysis
- General Ledger Accounting
- Budget Analysis
Volunteer Experience
- Bread of Life, distributing food to the homeless in Detroit
- Volunteered for miscellaneous community service events in Grand Rapids
- State Qualifier for Business Professionals of America (BPA) for business procedures and law practices
- President of Business Professional of America (BPA)
- Collegiate Student-Athlete and Captain (Track and Field)
Timeline
Accounting Associate
Acrisure
09.2023 - Current
Accountant/Finance Contractor
Robert Half International
07.2022 - 09.2023
Financial Training Program (Financial Analyst)
Howmet AeroSpace
02.2022 - 07.2022
Student Financial Specialist and Collections Specialist
Grand Rapids Community College
07.2019 - 02.2022
Master of Business Administration - Finance
Cornerstone University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
Cornerstone University
Walsh College