Nicholas Killen, CPA
Client Finance Manager at McGarrah Jessee- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Accounting Foundations: Cost-Based Pricing Strategies
LinkedInJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Creating Great First Impressions
LinkedInJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Debits and Credits Certificate of Achievement
AccountingCoachJun, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World (Blinkist Summary)
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Excel 2016 Essential Training
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
The Six Morning Habits of High Performers
LinkedInMay, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Building Better Routines
LinkedInApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Building a Better To-Do List
LinkedInApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Gretchen Rubin on Creating Great Workplace Habits
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How to Project Vocal Confidence
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Leading Yourself
LinkedInApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Subtle Shifts in Thinking for Tremendous Resilience
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The Practices of High-Performing Employees
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Certified Public Accountant
Pennsylvania Board of AccountancyOct, 2016- Nov, 2024
Experience
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McGarrah Jessee
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United States
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Advertising Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Client Finance Manager
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Oct 2022 - Present
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Senior Accountant
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Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
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Robert Half
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accounting Consultant
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Nov 2019 - Jun 2020
Provide accounting service to clients in need due to recurring projects, stop-gap staffing, or extended leave Molecular Template, 11/2019 to 5/2020 o Utilized Sage Intacct to prepare general ledger journal entries for reclassifications and accruals o Reconciled all fixed asset accounts on a monthly basis, preparing journal entries to record fixed asset activity such as additions, depreciation, construction in progress, and disposals o Completed year-end fixed asset inventory observation and reconciled inventory observed with inventory listed on the fixed asset register o Identified and corrected discrepancies in expense and fixed asset accounts based on the company’s capitalization policy o Investigated monthly and quarterly P&L account fluctuations o Reconciled balance sheet accounts and prepared support for each account’s month end balance Show less
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First American Title
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United States
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Real Estate
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700 & Above Employee
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Quality Control Team Lead
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Sep 2017 - Aug 2019
Manage the quality control team, reviewing the disbursement ledgers of real estate refinance and purchase transactions for completeness and accuracy Utilize company’s Safe Escrow System web application to securely disburse funds to appropriate payees via check and/or wire Review incoming funds being matched into files to ensure there is no comingling of funds Maintain and improve the quality control checklist to ensure the team is reviewing key areas of risk in each disbursement file Analyze files with outstanding disbursements and communicate with necessary parties to complete funding for files Work to improve efficiencies in the timeliness of file disbursements and general workflow Provide feedback on areas of improvement for individual processors to help them learn from mistakes and promote continuous improvement Coordinate employee work hours to ensure proper coverage of work for each business day Work effectively with the operations manager and other team leads to foster an environment that promotes effective teamwork and collaboration Tasked to create a policies and procedures manual for processing team Tasked to analyze categories of disbursements and give insight on the risk for each category Show less
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GNC
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
Assist with functions of the accounting department, prepare journal entries, compile financial statement information, and reconcile accounts. Assist with functions of the accounting department, prepare journal entries, compile financial statement information, and reconcile accounts.
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Grossman Yanak & Ford LLP
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United States
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Audit Associate
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Sep 2014 - Dec 2016
Audited financial statements and employee benefit plans of privately owned companies Planned and completed audits, reviews, compilations, due diligence engagements and agreed upon procedures for both privately owned and nonprofit companies Created planning, test of controls, substantive testing and reporting phases of engagements Assisted in completion of financial statements and footnotes to ensure compliance with GAAP Communicated with client executives regarding accounting operations and internal controls Assessed financial records by examining, analyzing, and detail testing financial reports, operating practices, and related documentation Processed journal entries and perform accounting corrections to ensure accurate records Organized audit procedures and communicate various accounting issues with clients Participated in client and internal meetings to facilitate effective and efficient audit planning Show less
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Saint Vincent College
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United States
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Higher Education
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300 - 400 Employee
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Assistant to the Campus Life Director
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Sep 2013 - May 2014
Assist the Director in any tasks that needed completed for the Office of Campus Life
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Assistant to the Secretary
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Jan 2013 - May 2014
Assisting the Secretary in any assignments given by the Dean for completion, and help with the daily up keeping of the office.
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Kennametal
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United States
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Machinery Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Intern
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Jun 2013 - Aug 2013
Assisted in the areas of Kennametal’s Transportation Segment and Tooling Unit Assisted in the Internal Audit of physical inventory for Kennametal’s repair tooling inventory Tested and developed Component Solution’s Scorecard as a major initiative for new fiscal year Restated previous sales to project future sales for sales flash Utilized Business Explorer to extract data organizing based on specific characteristics Utilized SAP to view the customer information from sales that had been entered in Show less
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Accounting Intern
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May 2012 - Aug 2012
Assisted with examinations of Pennsylvania funded County behavioral health programs in accordance with Government Auditing Standards Performed examination procedures to verify that financial statements were materially correct Utilized data extraction software (IDEA) to select samples and summarize claims databases Executed tests on a claims database to verify that services rendered were paid at the contractual rate, adjusted claims were properly recorded, services were mapped to the appropriate classification, and claim records were accurately submitted to the state agency Utilized Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visio, and ProSystem fx Engagement (paperless document manager software) to perform and document engagement procedures Assisted with compliance audits as part of a OMB A-133 Single Audit for a Pennsylvania county Contributed to client discussions; tested and documented internal controls and program compliance with Federal and State regulations Prepared a 5500 Federal Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefits for a major corporation Coordinated information for the City of Pittsburgh Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) Participated in internal planning meetings: staff meetings, engagement planning meetings, and engagement wrap up meetings Show less
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Education
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Saint Vincent College
Bachelor of Science, Accounting -
Bishop Canevin High School