Nikolaus Wimberly Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

As an Executive Search Consultant, I’m proud to work for Jefferson Wells who is a professional services firm delivering solutions in Finance & Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk & Compliance and Tax. We provide project consulting, integrated resourcing, and executive search solutions. Jefferson Wells is part of the ManpowerGroup of companies, which also includes Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions.

Greater New York City Area

• Developed Month End Close checklist and implemented new processes and procedures, successfully generating monthly financial statements for presentation to the C-Level• Conducted Month-to-Month variance analysis and Budget to Actual variance analysis, researching and analyzing any large fluctuations and lead the writing of the monthly Executive Summary for the Financial Statements• Organized and lead annual budgeting process, delegating budget deadlines and requirements to department heads and responsible for creating master budget for approval of C-Level • Analyzed and monitored monthly cash burn, creating a monthly report to account for any large fluctuations in cash that would need to be reported up to the C-Level• Reorganized Chart of Accounts and developed KPIs to measure Cost of Service, Gross Profit and Return on Sales• Managed Accounts Payable, Billing and Payroll Operations team during multiple systems migrations• Implemented an improved HCM platform to manage high-growth phase of the company from 150 to 350 employees, which consisted of employees in multiple states and 4 pay types• Lead the implementation from the in-house subscription billing system to Zuora, responsible for meeting all internal deadlines for the migration and ensuring accuracy of the 25,000 client subscriptions migrated• Increased internal controls by sourcing a credit card vendor with the capability of reviewing and approving charges

New York, New York

• Completed on time and accurate financial accounting for essensys, Inc. that included: preparing journal entries, balance sheet, profit and loss statement and statement of cash flows.• Conducted tax research and liaised with outside accountants in the following areas: multi-state sales and use tax returns, telecommunications tax (Universal Service Fund) and payroll tax for expatriate employees working in US based in the UK• Administered and processed multi-state (4) payroll for an office staff of 15 employees ensuring compliance for all applicable withholding taxes, unemployment tax and disability and workers compensation insurance.• Partnered with BDO accounting firm to develop and maintain an invoicing system that properly recognized revenue in accordance with GAAP and tax regulations that included the following tax: Sales Tax, USF, NY State Telecommunications Tax, NYC Utility Tax, MCTD, E911 Fee.• Administrator for all insurance plans (health, dental & vision), pension plan and business owners insurance policy.• Implemented a more efficient, cost-saving HRIS system, reducing company benefit costs by over 40% and saved the company more than 38K• Increased working capital of the organization through negotiation of a sales lease back deal, injecting 750K of cash into the business that funded 25 new customer migrations

Medina, Ohio

• Completed on time and accurate financial accounting for Eastern Lab Services that included: preparing journal entries, operating statements, balance sheet account reconciliations, variance analysis and profit and loss statement • Prepared monthly budget and mid-year review for Eastern Lab Services, working with various area staff that included: lab manager, transportation manager and corporate accounting staff• Processed timely and accurate payments for all outside source milk, independently building outside source milk accrual to ensure accurate payments were remitted by DFA Mideast• Built Metrics to measure Collection Effectiveness, Days Sales Outstanding and Accounts Receivable Turnover, successfully decreasing the > 90-Day Accounts Receivable from 5% to .5%

Solon, Ohio

• Managed 10,000 plus customers while maintaining an average accounts receivable balance below $15,000 and decreasing accounts receivable balance by over 110% in 6 months• Created Excel reports to maintain a log of customer refunds and processed approximately 250 refunds for customers in Oracle per week• Conducted accounts receivable research for customers regarding past-due balances, over/under payments and incorrect billing issues. Made any necessary adjustments via credit/debit memos to correct errors• Analyzed past-due accounts to determine collectability and whether accounts should be placed on credit hold, sent a 10-day demand or written off to unauthorized trade deductions/ doubtful accounts

Lakewood, Ohio

• Developed and maintained an accounting system for the grocery store that involved accounting for revenue in excess $1.5M and created a correlating chart of accounts to categorize expenses/revenues• Reconciled bank statements of 5 different bank accounts with transactions of $150K per month, reducing misstatements and decreasing annual non-sufficient funds charges by ($2K) annually• Created Excel spreadsheets to track cash expenditures from employee cash draws, successfully protecting company assets by reducing draw shortages by over 60%

• Organized and facilitated battalion-level rifle ranges for 250+ soldiers, ensuring the safety of soldiers and qualifying more than 240 soldiers in 2 days• Counseled incoming soldiers joining the company by providing training for obtaining Army education benefits, in turn increasing the average rate of soldiers attending higher education in the company • Presented mandatory classes to a company of 75+ personnel regarding equal opportunity/sexual harassment, work place safety and first aid