Nicholas Nordman Email & Phone Number

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Atlanta, Georgia, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Proven team leader, exceeds expectations by developing agile accounting processes within a dynamic corporate environment .• Responsible for establishing accounting processes and policies for new loyalty initiative; key accounting liaison to CAO and CFO• Accountable for proper accrual and recognition of over $200MM within the member loyalty ‘Orbuck’ program; program resulted in record annual hotel sales of $350MM • Executed transition of international revenue accounting functions to corporate office, eliminating unnecessary headcount, saving more than $500K annually• Developed standardized accounting requirements to account for new co-branded corporate credit card product; requirements covered five distinct revenue streams generating $5MM of credit card revenue annually

Detailed and focused at identifying challenges and implementing resolutions related to technical data and accounting issues• Developed ad-hoc reporting procedures to investigate new strategic initiatives and unexplained variances and communicated findings to Finance Director and CAO • Facilitated the internal, external, European statutory and SOX-404 audit process which led to the proactive identification and successful remediation of a material weakness • Coordinating primary analysis of monthly financial reports, interpreting financial results, identifying and communicating with senior leadership regarding risk areas and potential misstatements while leading the inter-departmental finance review briefings• Helped lead design and testing for new sub-ledger system; system responsible for reporting granular transaction details to support key liability, receivable and revenue balances satisfying material weakness remediation goals outlined by board of directors

Confidently directed the daily operations of the merchant hotel team while establishing structure and providing growth opportunities for professional team of accountants• Led the monthly and annual close process which included issue identification, monitoring appropriate revenue recognition, validating back-office data, generating fluctuation analyses and reviewing team’s journal entries ahead of close deadlines • Solely responsible for hiring, supervising and developing team of five staff accountants responsible for accurate deferral and recognition related to revenue derived from Orbitz hotel, flight, cruise, insurance and event ticket sales• Organized cross-departmental education sessions which promoted internal networking and enhanced team’s technical knowledge in areas such as SQL queries, financial modeling and Search Engine Marketing

New York, Ny, Us

Diverse business and accounting experience in planning, supervising and coordinating audit engagements primarily in the manufacturing and automotive industries• Facilitated the timing and extent of audit testing, quarterly review work and internal controls testing in the manufacturing and automotive industries in accordance with the Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS)• Supervised, trained and reviewed the work of staff associates and represented staff’s opinions as a member of the KPMG Council • Subject matter expert in technical topics such as multiple element arrangements, fair value measurement, asset impairment testing and disclosures, completed-contract method, multiple element arrangements and revenue recognition deferral• Participated as a first and second year associate on a financial restatement audit of a Fortune 250 company

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting And Finance

Mas, Accounting