Alexandra B. Email & Phone Number

Ada, Michigan

Ada, Michigan

Implemented Oracle EBS for Amway North America and Amway Corporate. Developed a detailed understanding of business processes within the financial areas at Amway and within Oracle EBS; Concentrated on the Project Accounting, Fixed Assets, and iExpense modules of EBS. In this role, I:▪ Planned, executed, and completed two conference room pilots and five testing events▪ Worked closely with various cross-functional teams in RTR, DTD, and IT to understand current processes, identify system deviations, document business requirements, and communicate future process changes▪ Developed close working relationships with key stakeholders in the Amway North America Markets, Amway Corporate, and the Shared Service Center through consistent engagement▪ Reviewed and developed quality test scenarios to ensure business requirements were properly tested and met the expectations from the business▪ Managed the cutover activities of critical conversion data and system setups associated with Project Accounting, Fixed Assets, and iExpense▪ Assisted the Change Management team with role mapping, developing communications, revising training materials, and creating process documents

Ada, Michigan

Amway’s Internal Audit department works to identify and mitigate risk and provide assurance of the control environment through successful execution of the Annual Audit Plan. As an integrated auditor, I was assigned to both IT and operational audits globally; the fast and focused audits lasted 7-10 weeks which included 3-6 weeks of onsite fieldwork. My audit experience includes Amway affiliates, non-core businesses owned by Amway, and Global IT Projects. Global experience and audits include:▪ IT General Controls (North America x3, Germany, China)▪ IT Project Management (North America, Germany, Poland)▪ IT Asset Management (Germany)▪ ERP Software Pre-Implementation (Poland x3, China, Malaysia)▪ ERP Software Risk Assessment (Germany)▪ Procurement Maturity, Controls, Process Review (Germany, Poland, Italy, Turkey)▪ Treasury & Banking (India, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria)▪ Special Events/Procurement (Russia, India)Outside of audit work, I also participated in other initiatives and ad hoc projects:▪ Supported Audit leadership with the creation of Audit Committee materials which included performing the annual audit risk assessment▪ Worked closely with Audit leadership to redesign the audit meeting templates and developed detailed desktop procedures to standardize the key meetings that take place during an audit▪ Created standardized, repeatable work programs for 8 IT audit scope areas▪ Collaborated with Corporate IT to establish the 5 minimum controls, assisted with writing the policy around the controls, and partnered with Corporate and Regional IT to develop a roadmap for implementing the policy in all regions▪ Reviewed and updated the IT ICQ (internal control questionnaire) questions and self-assessment procedures, developed a communication/training plan for the regions, and analyzed and presented the findings to the Corporate VPs and Regional CIOs

Ada, Michigan

Amway Brand Project in Central Florida▪ Researched awareness and favorability of Amway in the community▪ Responsible for conducting both the quantitative and qualitative research including conducting five focus groups▪ Weekly and daily communication with selected market research firms▪ Built a qualitative discussion guide and created a quantitative surveyReputation Tracking▪ Responsible for producing quarterly reports of net favorability and awareness across multiple brands for 19 markets

Ada, Michigan & Accra, Ghana

▪ Liaison between Amway finance & BonVi finance▪ Managed the month end activities; verification of sales, inventory counts, cash reconciliations, and preparation of month end Hyperion file▪ Provided Amway Finance with CBR report, 12 month rolling cash flow, and fixed asset schedules▪ Provided BonVi leadership with ad hoc reporting including profitability and budget reports, commission statements and daily sales reports▪ Created desktop procedures and process documents for accounting and point of sale software