Manage the timely and accurate month and year-end processes ensuring all entries are booked in accordance with accounting principles and company policies.Lead team to account for $600M of financial assets, including monthly activity, forecast/budget, impairment, reserves and obsolesce.Review and approve 100+ key account reconciliations and analysis across OCA, OCI and OLA. Analyze variance analysis and related commentary of monthly activity against forecasts/budget to VP Finance and CFO.Recommend changes as needed and ensure that company policies and procedures are followed and for continued adherence with new accounting guidance.Collaborate with external auditors to ensure successful audit results and complianceDevelop, train and coach team of 9, building continued high-level professionals in the Finance and Accounting department.Conceptualize, implement, and test custom SAP configurations for operational changes and validate critical reports for sources and logic, ensuring accurate reporting and reducing audit fees.Spearhead initiatives to re-engineer the J-SOX process for 900 controls across entities to facilitate control maintenance, testing, and remediation.

Managed financial reporting of over $400 million in loaner and demonstration equipment for B/S and P&L.Demonstrated knowledge of technical configuration in ERP system related to warehouse activity and various operations to facilitate the creation of standard reports and process improvements. Calculated asset values to align with accounting standards for OCA and affiliates in Canada and Latin America.Built templates for automating journal entries and account reconciliations across the Accounting department. Promoted a team environment while developing and mentoring staff to support and achieve departmental objectives.

Orchestrated the conversion of all financial master data from JD Edwards to SAP and from SAP to Hyperion as the Business Data Lead-R2R.Collaborated with departments across the OCA as SAP Implementation-Internal Controls Committee Lead.Reviewed various contracts focusing on revenue recognition and deferral scenarios for financial and auditing impact. Prepared monthly journal entries and account reconciliations.

Cultivated business-specific process controls in the areas of Human Resources, Customer Service and Quote to Order processing.Designed, tested, and implemented strategies to reduce J-SOX time and resources by 24%.Evaluated the design and operating adequacy of internal controls in alignment with business objectives and J-SOX compliance.Assisted key individuals in various business groups to develop remediation plans to improve control structure and ensure thorough understanding of the requirements and support in their execution.

Improved efficiency 37% on client engagements to increase profitability of audits.Directed workflow, supervised, and trained staff in performing audit procedures for non-profit and employee benefit plan audits by evaluating accounting operations and coordinated all fieldwork based on identified audit risk.Produced and presented firm-wide employee training programs for proper workpaper techniques and processes.

Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections to improve cash flow efficiency.Recorded all business activity of the company and provided accurate results, reporting directly to the President.Performed statistical analysis to lower operating costs and improve profit margins by 3%.

Completed a variety of tax forms for both individual and small-business clients for multiple states and agencies.Anticipated client needs and provided detailed information to allow client’s to make appropriate decisions.Researched changes in tax law and recognized opportunities for clients.