Gregory Nichols
Racine,WI
Summary
Versatile detail-oriented Accounting Professional with 34 plus years of experience in all aspects of Non-Profit College Fund Accounting.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Vivent Health
Milwaukee, WI
02.2022 - 08.2025
- Assisted cashiers in identifying monthly Co. grant payment amounts.
- Assisted Co. grant managers in preparation of new grant year budget expenses.
- Reviewed monthly the individual grant budgets with Co. grant managers and with the state of Co.
- Prepared monthly adjusting entries for Deferred Income, Prepaid Expenses, and Co. payroll and benefits
- Assisted Accounting Supervisor with other grant entries as needed.
- Updated year-to-date individual federal and state of Co. monthly grant Utilization.
- Monitored Co. AR balances and contacted funders as needed to resolve billing issues.
- Reconciled monthly gift reports (RE) to GL (MIP) reports for the following : Special Events, Unified (MI), TPAN (Il) ASA Texas, and Vivent Health.
- Prepared monthly entries to balance the General Ledger to Development.
Accountant
Baker Tilly Search & Staffing LLC, Vivent Health
Milwaukee, WI
11.2021 - 01.2022
- Assisted in preparation of monthly grant invoices for Colorado and Missouri state and federal grants.
- Prepared adjusting journal entries for Co. and Mo. grants
- Assisted Accounting Supervisor with other grant entries as needed.
- Updated year-to-date federal and state Co. monthly grant utilization.
Financial Analyst II
Baker Tilly Search & Staffing, LLC-Zurn Industries, LLC
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
08.2021 - 09.2021
- Verified monthly employee travel expenses in Concur Expense Management Software
- Responsible for verifying weekly ADP payrolls for five different job sites
- Posted weekly payrolls and Concur postings, and monthly payroll accruals using Microsoft Dynamics AX (Axapta)
- Sent out payroll reports for union dues and other job site information.
Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller
Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin
09.1998 - 05.2021
- Completed journal entries for all College funds, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare monthly, quarterly, and audit draft financial documents for review by the Controller and the CFO.
- Responsible for monthly and year-end closings on the CMDS TEAMS software and Jenzabar CX software and assisted Controller in preparation of audit work papers for annual Financial Audit, Retirement Plan Audit, and 990 Tax reports.
- Provided treasury and cash management to the College by monitoring daily cash balances, drawing all Title IV payments from Department of Education, drawing all Student Loan Payments, and pulling in appropriate funds from Vanguard Endowment Investments for operations spending.
- Responsible for ACH bond principal and interest payments, international wire transfers for international class tours and Student Study Abroad Programs, ACH weekly student refunds, and all Monthly College Retirement Contributions for employee contributions and employer amounts.
- Provided monthly reports for Endowment Investment Activity, Capital Expenses, Restricted Athletic Accounts, and Student Organizational Account Balances.
- Maintained list of payments eligible for reimbursement from Construction Bond Proceeds.
- Worked with ECSI and University Accounting Services to manage billing, collections, loan deferments, and loan cancellations for Institution and Federal Perkins Student Loans.
Accountant
Carthage College
Kenosha, Wisconsin
07.1988 - 08.1998
- Assisted IT Department in implementing CMDS Software for the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, and Accounts Receivable modules. Trained Business Office personnel on the CMDS software.
- Created General Ledger Chart of Accounts, Budget Reports, and Financial Statements for new software. Responsible for adding new accounts to the General Ledger and Financial Reports and all GL closings.
- Created Student Job Listing for all Campus Departments.
- Managed annual financial audit and assisted external auditors in: retrieval of adjustment supporting documents; explanations of accounting controls and procedures; preparation of audit schedules; preparation of audit draft report.
- Created monthly Lotus, Quatro Pro, and Excel monthly reports for tracking operating cash flows, bank reconciliations, investment activity, and all required audit work papers and report schedules.
- Prepared monthly adjusting journal entries for: Unrestricted Operations, Restricted Operations, Endowment, Annuity and Deferred Gift, Agency, and Plant Funds.
- Managed entire accounting cycle including gathering information, prepared monthly financial statements, reviewed monthly reports with CFO, and closing books.
- Initiated ACH and wire transfer payments to various vendors for bond principal and interest, faculty study tours, and other vendors as needed.
- Prepared annual reports for Endowed scholarships and Annually funded scholarships and distributed them to Development and Financial Aid for awarding Student Aid per donor restrictions.
- Prepared semi-annual Endowment reports for Development to use for donor inquiries about individual Endowment balances.
- Reconciled all College bank accounts and all GL accounts in the funds in areas of responsibility.
- Prepared monthly reports for: Endowment Fund Activity, Capital Expenditures, Construction in Progress, Student Organizations, and Restricted Department Gift Balances.
- Prepared comparative financial statements for bond trustees
- Trained and supervised student workers.
- Established student payment plans for outstanding balances and responsible for placement of accounts with collection age
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Carthage College
Kenosha, WI05-1987
Bachelor of Arts - International Bus., German, Minor in Bus. Admin.
Carthage College
Kenosha, WI05-1984
Skills
- Thirty-seven years of Non-Profit Fund Accounting experience
- Completed monthly closes and year-end closes and prepared financial statements, budget reports, and other departmental and management reports as needed
- Operations Cash Management
- Responsible for Capital Additions, Fixed Assets, and Depreciation Schedules by Audit Class
- Coordinated various College Audits and prepared required audit schedules
- Reviewed monthly financial statements and budget variances with CFO and Controller
- Assisted CFO in forecasting year-end results
Timeline
Accountant
Vivent Health
02.2022 - 08.2025
Accountant
Baker Tilly Search & Staffing LLC, Vivent Health
11.2021 - 01.2022
Financial Analyst II
Baker Tilly Search & Staffing, LLC-Zurn Industries, LLC
08.2021 - 09.2021
Senior Accountant/Assistant Controller
Carthage College
09.1998 - 05.2021
Accountant
Carthage College
07.1988 - 08.1998
Bachelor of Arts - Accounting
Carthage College
Bachelor of Arts - International Bus., German, Minor in Bus. Admin.
Carthage College