Thomas J Klecan
Westchester
Summary
Strategic, tech-savvy accounting professional with a strong record of driving financial clarity, operational efficiency, and cross-functional alignment. Skilled in core accounting functions, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance, with a sharp ability to deliver insights that inform executive decision-making. Recognized for balancing precision with big-picture thinking, building stakeholder trust, and leading impactful process improvements. Thrive in both corporate and startup environments, bringing resilience, emotional intelligence, and a growth mindset to every challenge.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Accountant
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton - LVMHappening LLC
01.2022 - 02.2025
- Led financial planning and organizational setup for the NA business unit, launching in the U.S
- (2022) and expanding to Canada (2024), under operational oversight from Paris and financial reporting to U.S
- Holdings
- Managed all business registrations and tax account setups across U.S
- And Canada, ensuring full compliance with state, provincial, and federal regulations
- Led assessment and implementation of software and payment processors; mapped accounting workflows and ensured accurate treatment of multi-currency e-commerce sales across regions and business units
- Independently handled sales tax compliance—data integrity, filing, payment remittance, and resolution of tax issues—across all U.S
- And Canadian jurisdictions
- Managed monthly and quarterly close, including P&L, balance sheet consolidation, expense analysis, and collaborative budgeting, forecasting, and business modeling
Accountant
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton - LVMH Inc.
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Led monthly operating expense reporting across 30+ cost centers, maintaining accrual/deferral schedules, posting adjustments, and preparing workpapers for financial disclosure
- Prepared and issued cost-sharing invoices across a 75-brand portfolio, managing direct draws for taxes, management fees, and insurance; also handled intercompany billing and collections
- Administered Concur for employee travel and expenses, enforced T&E policy, led training sessions, and managed corporate Amex program relationships
- Supported AP operations and led the internal workflow mapping for a new AP system rollout from France Holdings, aligning invoice approvals across cost centers
Accounting & Operations Lead
Knock
11.2018 - 11.2019
Accounting & Biz Ops Lead
Axial
03.2017 - 11.2018
Accountant
Offerpop
04.2014 - 03.2017
- Lead Accountant overseeing full-cycle accounting and period-end financial reporting, built on progressive experience across AR, AP, cash management, and general ledger functions
- Delivered strategic financial and operational analysis to support investor transparency, demonstrating how capital was deployed in alignment with budgetary goals; regularly presented findings at quarterly board meetings to inform high-level decision-making
- Expanded role beyond finance to lead People Operations (benefits, onboarding/offboarding, payroll approvals, engagement) and Revenue Operations as Salesforce Admin and Commission Plan Administrator for incentive-based roles
- Directly navigated key organizational shifts, including capital raise prep, investor exit coordination, rebranding, restructures, workforce reductions, and functional workflow realignment to support scaling operations
- Led creation of a Cross-Functional Success Team to identify operational gaps, improve workflows, and implement scalable, cross-team efficiencies
Intern/Jr. Accountant
The Richman Group
05.2011 - 04.2014
- Promoted to full time Jr Accountant on rotational assignment across Accounting Department functional teams, after 2 years as an intern in the Property Management division
- Completed 3 assignment rotations working on Accounts Payable team, Cash Accounting team, and Property team
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting, Honors
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT05-2013
Skills
- AP/AR Functions
- General Ledger Management
- Cash Management/Treasury
- Local Compliance & Regulation
- Revenue Recognition
- Software Implementation/Data Migration
- Cost Accounting
- Internal Controls
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Statement Reporting
- Budgeting/Forecasting
- Workflow Improvements
- Accounting Software
- Microsoft Suite
- Quickbooks
- SAP S/4HANA
Websites
Certification
- Intuit Certified Professional Bookkeeper
- Intuit Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor – Level 1
- Intuit Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor – Level 2
System Competencies
Quickbooks (Certified ProAdvisor), SAP S/4HANA, Sage Intacct, Netsuite, Zuoro (SaaS Revenue Tool), Concur (Expense Processor), Expensify, Adyen, Avalara, Salesforce (Admin), Pipedrive, Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel - Advanced User- PowerPivot, Vlookup, Formula Functions, Outlook, Sharepoint, Onedrive)
Timeline
Senior Accountant
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton - LVMHappening LLC
01.2022 - 02.2025
Accountant
Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton - LVMH Inc.
03.2020 - 01.2022
Accounting & Operations Lead
Knock
11.2018 - 11.2019
Accounting & Biz Ops Lead
Axial
03.2017 - 11.2018
Accountant
Offerpop
04.2014 - 03.2017
Intern/Jr. Accountant
The Richman Group
05.2011 - 04.2014
Bachelor of Science - Accounting, Honors
Sacred Heart University
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