Thomas Brugger

About Thomas Brugger

I am a hands-on leader recognized for combining my accounting and finance expertise with versatile interpersonal skills to quickly build and sustain excellent relationships with senior executives, auditors, plant personnel and other stakeholders. I have a track record of building high-performance teams and collaborating across the organization to drive results, create efficiency, and standardization in industries including private equity, energy transmission, transportation, construction, and manufacturing. I thrive in a face-paced environment requiring a high degree of deadline-driven productivity, commitment, adaptability, initiative and follow-through.SELECT CAREER HIGHLIGHTSAccounting managerial expense including operational accounting, financial reporting, internal control, and consolidationsBuilt high-performance teams, while collaborating cross company to drive results, create efficiencies, and standardization in industries including manufacturing, energy, transportation, and moreInternational, multi-site and multi-state organization expertiseAbility to excel in a demanding environment requiring a high degree of deadline-driven productivityDeveloped a mentor program for staff resulting in low turnover, higher productivity and internal promotionSoftware Proficiency: SAP, SAP SEM, Oracle NetSuite, J.D. Edwards, SAP Business Objects, OutlookSoft CPM, Hyperion Essbase, CPM OneStream, Jira, Epicor, Ross Systems, Visio and Microsoft Office

Experience

1. Senior Manager, Accounting

   Priority Power

   Apr 2023 — Present

   Finance team won the D CEO’s 2023 Finance Award - Innovative Finance Team• Winner of the core values award for being intentional and empowered• Developed the F.A.S.T.C.L.O.S.E.R.S monthly close improvement model• Reduced the grid infrastructure close from 12 days to 4, despite 38% revenue growth• Implemented the OneStream account reconciliation module • Improved the monthly close procedures by implementing OneStream task manager• Built a targeted KPI framework for the month-end close, identifying critical bottlenecks and dependency gaps• Developed and standardized month-end close SOPs, establishing consistent workflows that reduced errors, improved accountability• Leverage AI to automate spreadsheet creation, generate advanced formulas, and streamline financial close processes and reconciliations, reducing manual effort and improving accuracy• Designed and implemented a comprehensive cross-training program across the department• Served as a career mentor with Genesys Works, coaching high school students on professional development, workplace skills, and long-term career planning

Education

• Northampton Community College

  Associates, Business Administration

• Moravian University

  Bachelors, Accounting