Kyle Kickbusch, Mba, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Toledo, Oh, Us

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Oversee the Consolidated Audit and A-133 Single Audit serving as the primary contact for the external auditors. Ensure financial statements and corresponding footnotes are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.Produce monthly and quarterly financial statements and corresponding supplement statements for bond disclosure report.Responsible for researching and writing memorandum on technical accounting issues.Assistant lead for the development of the General Ledger for new ERP system. Developed new GL Account structure, developed alternate hierarchies for Senior Care reporting, and ensured accuracy of financial reports in new ERP system.Handled consolidation accounting of Captive entity.Handled accounting and reporting of pension and deferred compensation plans.

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Led a diverse team of nine staff responsible for Corporate, Foundations, and Asset Management accounting.Developed a streamlined process for the Foundation allocation to transition from budget-based to actuals-based.Contributed to the process to have corporate allocation reflect actuals each month versus a budget-based allocation.Led accounting responsibilities of Insurance Captive merger for the combined organization.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Joined with VP of Reimbursement and outside consultants to identify historical overpayments of provider taxes; amended returns resulted in $2.6M in net economic benefit and on-going monthly savings reductions.Oversaw transition of quarterly PA census filings into Accounting department and reduced preparation time by 83% from previous process used by Reimbursement department.United with Legal department to align key stakeholders with report preparation resulting in 65% reduction in Accounting hours for report deployment.Fostered an environment of continuous improvement in the Accounting department that led to improved accuracy and efficiency with multiple balance sheet reconciliations and standardization of monthly Operations summary report.Combined the Reimbursement department to improve efficiencies with extraction of information from data warehouse for monthly and quarterly reports.Linked with AVP, Financial Services on implementation of new revenue recognition accounting standard.Collaborated with end-users to design a revised monthly P&L format for the 4H division to allow operators to review monthly financial results more efficiently.Achieved staff reductions in four consecutive years through attrition and efficiencies gained.

Toledo, Ohio Area

Developed centralized process to calculate monthly state provider taxes to eliminate the need for multiple accountants to perform calculations; estimated time savings of four to six hours per month upon completion.Developed a process to improve the accountants’ efficiency and accuracy in reviewing key expense accounts after a multiple BU accrual was missed; estimated time savings of two to four hours per accountant per month.Designed a spreadsheet tool to improve the efficiency in coding new fixed assets to comply with various lease period end dates; estimated time savings of ten to fifteen hours per month.Served as one of the primary contacts for external auditors during the quarterly reviews and annual audits.Collaborated with other accounting peers to learn, understand, and implement a software package that identifies duplicate AP payments; over $5.0M in duplicates prevented and $125k in historical duplicates identified.Provided supervision for five to seven staff, involved in hiring employees, and ensured development of staff.

Reviewed Accounts Payable distributions in Therapy Department and identified approximately $300k in duplicate payments made to two different vendors; able to recoup over 85% in refunds. Collaborated with another accountant to resolve inter-departmental miscommunications regarding a new contracted therapy vendor, developed a new tracking process in less than two weeks to monitor accrual balances.Identified opportunities for improved efficiencies in the publication of the monthly Legal Executive Reports; reduced report production time by over 50% from four to five days down to two days.Led and coordinated an inter-departmental team in orchestrating a better process for the disbursement of resident refunds, which designed a system that created a quicker response time for the refunds.Coached an employee who was struggling to advance in her career; assisted employee in identifying her passions and strengths and connecting those to meaningful job responsibilities.Constructed a vendor list for Accounts Payable Department to eliminate the inconsistencies created by a new electronic invoice approval system, resulting in correct vendor entries and alignment for the Business Unit (BU) catalogs across the 270 Skilled Nursing Facilities.Serve as one of several “key contacts” for external auditors during the quarterly and annual audits. Provided supervision for three to five staff, involved in hiring employees, and ensured development of staff.

Partnered with Administrators and Business Office Managers for 17 Skilled Nursing Facilities in order to accurately communicate and effectively manage the financials for those facilities.Supervised a staff of one to two accountants working towards ways to streamline the work flow and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency in the department. Discovered discrepancies with utility accruals and BU Income Statements, developed a methodology to track and monitor utility accruals, which resulted in more consistency with monthly utility expenses.

Maintained client relationships with the Administrators and Business Office Managers; identified and resolved any accounting issues for 31 Skilled Nursing Facilities regarding their financial transactions. Performed financial analysis on monthly closings, reviewed monthly P&L's, reconciled bank statements and completed schedules to support balance sheet accounts.

Assisted in developing internal policies for employee benefit plan attestation engagements ensuring internal quality control standards for a new target market.Experienced in managing client relationships and expectations, planning, supervising, and reviewing work papers for some of the firm’s largest engagements.Performed audits and reviews for manufacturing companies, employee benefit plans, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) A-133 and Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).Supervised 12 associates in the audit department and mentored three individuals in the firm.

Supervised audit engagements working with key client personnel, coached the staff, and handled resolution of significant audit and accounting matters in compliance with applicable GAAS (Generally Accepted Auditing Standards) and GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Standards).Focused on audit engagements for privately and publicly-held companies in manufacturing to energy with clients ranging in size from “start-up” enterprises to multi-billion dollar corporations.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), 4.0/4.0

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma, Golden Key International Honour Society

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Accounting & Management Information Systems, Overall 3.76/4.0

Activities and Societies: Sigma Beta Delta business honor society; Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE)