FRANZ H. DOLEGEAL

Accounts Payable Clerk

Harry Grodsky & Co., Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

August 2025 – Present

• Manage full-cycle accounts payable for construction and mechanical service operations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely processing. • Review and validate high-volume invoices, match POs, verify job numbers, and audit freight and tax details (including CT vs MA rules). • Maintain and organize AP documentation using pVault and Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate (Timberline) to support smooth workflow and record accuracy. • Coordinate with project managers, purchasing teams, and vendors to resolve discrepancies and confirm billing approvals. • Support month-end activities by ensuring all invoices are processed, coded correctly, and entered on time. • Contribute to improving AP processes and overall financial accuracy across projects.

Accountant I At The Civil & Environmental Engineering

University Of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

January 2024 – June 2025

🌱 Growth & Systems Maintained organized records and ensured process continuity across UMass financial systems, including PeopleSoft, BuyWays, Concur, and Workflow. 📊 Financial Reconciliation & Reporting Reconciled fund activity between Summit and Excel spreadsheets. Tracked pending charges, documented cost transfers, and supported fiscal year-end closeout. Generated detailed payroll, budget, and fund balance reports while resolving discrepancies across internal ledgers. 📁 Project Highlights - Crash E Manual (CEE & Transportation: https://www.umasstransportationcenter.org) Calculated fringe, cost share, and other financial components for this cross-departmental project. Submitted financial documentation reviewed by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) in collaboration with CEE and Transportation. - Seatbelt Study (CEE & Transportation: https://www.umasstransportationcenter.org) Computed mileage reimbursements for student hires using dual funding sources. Submitted reports through Concur and UMass Workflow while ensuring accurate reporting of grant-related charges. 🧾 Purchasing & Encumbrances Created and tracked POs in BuyWays, including blanket POs for recurring expenses. Verified vendor details and matched encumbrances against Summit data and reconciliation spreadsheets. 🧮 Expense Reports & Journal Entries Processed travel reimbursements, adjusted SpeedType allocations, and resolved routing issues in Concur. Coordinated approver changes with HR and department leads. 💬 Collaboration Maintained regular communication with HR, faculty, project managers, and state grant reviewers. Ensured clean documentation, timely submissions, and compliance with institutional and grant requirements.

A/P & A/R Associate

Robert Half, Nourse Farm & University Of Massachusetts Amherst

NOURSE FARM A/P & A/R Associate UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST Bookkeeper at the Finance Department of Mathematics and Astronomy of Umass University in Amherst • Handled accounts payable tasks within procurement, including purchasing supplies for Principal Investigators (PIs), primarily for laboratory use, through BuyWays. • Utilized Summit to calculate available budgets by applying departmental ratios (ex: 1.595 or 1.610) to determine direct expenses and to verify budget category availability for reimbursing PIs' travel expenses, primarily from grants, RTF accounts, and startup funds. • Reconciled the general ledger and managed financial transactions using a data warehouse (Summit). Processed travel expenses for Faculty and Staff using Concur, managing the submission and tracking of expense reports to ensure compliance with organizational guidelines. Facilitated efficient reimbursement from various funding sources including federal and state grants. - Expenditure processing involves reviewing federal, and state project proposals for allowability and applicability. - Monitoring and updating faculty startup accounts and reporting special funding source details to the Associate Dean of Finance, Administration, and Operations.

Accounting Intern

Paladin Global Partners, LLC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Sep 2023 – Mar 2024

Intern position beginning on September 5, 2023 - December 31st, 2023: • Tax Return Preparation: 1040 and 1040-X, 1065, 1120-S (and amended) - P&L and Balance Sheet, • Basic Accounting • Research, analysis, and report writing • General office duties

Accounting Intern

FR Investment Group, Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Area

Type of Internship: Multi-disciplinary Disciplines Covered: Accounting and Finance Activities: • Analyzing multiple publicly traded companies • Creating Excel spreadsheets for financial forecasting • Learning technical and fundamental analysis of evaluating publicly traded equities • Creating a presentation on a company and presenting it to the investment committee • Learning the basics of bookkeeping for small businesses • Assisting in record-keeping for clients in preparation for the 2023 tax season • Generating financial statements for small businesses and individuals • Collaborating with a CPA • Acquiring knowledge about payroll processes and its setup • Understanding the basics of various payroll platforms • Time Frame: Midway through the summer, transitioning to accounting Additional Information: If time allows, interns will also have the opportunity to gain insights into payroll management and different payroll platforms.

Western New England University

Baclelors Of Science, Accounting

2021 – 2023

GPA: 3.53

Beta Gama Sigma

Springfield Technical Community College

Associate'S Degree, Business Administration And Management, General

2018 – 2021

GPA: 3.89