Ignacy Niemyjski, CPA
Chicago,IL
Summary
Accomplished financial management and accounting professional with 9 years. Committed to introducing changes to achieve continuous improvement and successfully influencing processes driving operational excellence. Expertise in financial statement preparation and analysis, operational management, forecasting and cost control.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accounting Manager
Union Tank Car Company
01.2023 - Current
- Oversee financial management, accounting, and reporting for the Repair Business Unit
- Manage a team of four accounting professionals to facilitate accounting operations, including revenue and expense recognition, inventory, general liability, and intercompany transactions
- Prepare and analyze financial statements to provide insight on strategic initiatives undertaken by the company
- Develop and implement policies and procedures to to ensure compliance with industry and accounting standards
- Prepare and consolidate the annual budget in coordination with the corporate controller
- Implement cost control measures and identify opportunities for operational efficiency
Senior Accountant
Union Tank Car Company
07.2021 - 12.2022
- Completed journal entries and prepared financial statements to support monthly close schedule
- Provided P&L commentary to explain results when compared to budget and prior year
- Collaborated with colleagues across 14 repair shops to assist in accurate forecasting
- Prepared monthly balance sheet reconciliations
- Created KPI dashboard of our shops to communicate operational efficacy to senior leaders and shop managers
- Prepared PBCs for internal auditors
- Participated in shop inventory counts to ensure an accurate inventory ledger
Cost/Staff Accountant
Vantage Oleochemicals
01.2018 - 07.2021
- Perform detailed analysis on inventory costs to assist in the development of standard costs and understanding of inventory variances (e.g
- Purchase price variance, material usage variance)
- Assist in the maintenance/development of plant process mapping, yields, and standard costs
- Properly account for inventory by means of physical/digital counts and month-end accruals, and to report inventory-related items to the management team
- Manage fixed asset, capital expenditure, and depreciation records for our four business units
- Assist with sales forecasting process as well as customer and product performance analysis
- Identify and evaluate deviations from budgets and forecasts relating to variable costs, fixed production costs, and to recommend actions to address variances
- Preside over the raw material receiving process
- Assist outside auditors by preparing work papers and financial reports
- Provide backup support to the Site Controller.
Sales Tax Analyst
Uline
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Prepared and analyzed weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports depicting Tax Department performance
- Prepared ad-hoc analysis and reporting at the request of management
- Developed skills in Excel, SQL, and Visual Basic to enhance standard operating procedures of recurring reports
- Made recommendations to management for new reports that may better communicate department performance
- Ensured all customer sales tax exemption documentation on file was current to minimize audit risk
- Frequently collaborated with team members to organize presentations and meet project deadlines.
Sales Tax Specialist
Uline
02.2015 - 12.2016
- Analyzed sales tax exemption certificates for accuracy
- Advised customers what documentation must be completed to be sales tax exempt in their respective state
- Issued tax credits to customer invoices based on the certificates they submitted
- Researched tax compliance laws to determine if current procedures were outdated
- Awarded the most efficient and accurate Tax Specialist in the department for the year 2016.
Accounts Receivable Analyst
Uline
08.2014 - 02.2015
- Managed an assigned territory by communicating past due invoices to customers
- Contacted a minimum of 150 individual customers per day
- Made necessary adjustments on accounts in order to close open balances
- Executed payments, refunds, and debit/credit adjustments with clients over the phone.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
University of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
05.2014
Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- SAGE
- IBM/AS400
- SQL
- Visual Basic
- MP2
Certification
Certified Public Accountant; Illinois
Timeline
Accounting Manager
Union Tank Car Company
01.2023 - Current
Senior Accountant
Union Tank Car Company
07.2021 - 12.2022
Cost/Staff Accountant
Vantage Oleochemicals
01.2018 - 07.2021
Sales Tax Analyst
Uline
01.2017 - 01.2018
Sales Tax Specialist
Uline
02.2015 - 12.2016
Accounts Receivable Analyst
Uline
08.2014 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Science - Accountancy
University of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
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