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Leveraging 25 years of accounting and finance experience to provide consulting and advisory services to the CFO function.

Greater Chicago Area

-Provide accounting review and knowledge with executive team in support of acquisition, divestiture, business reorganization, commitments and an ever changing business landscape -Manage USGAAP and IFRS compliant accounting for internal and external reporting to international parent company and local investor/ lender reporting for multiple US and Canadian.

Managed Sarbanes-Oxley initiative for global operations including control design, design assessment, audit scoping, testing and reporting Performed interim controller responsibilities for a foreign subsidiary Assessed and implemented process improvements for accounting protocol and monthly close procedures including development of corporate policies.

Managed all aspects of financial accounting operations, controls and functions including cash receipts, cash management, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, general ledger and financial reportingManaged $20 million dollar revolving credit lines with large banking operations and related investor transactionsDeveloped and maintained internal.

Managed and implemented project for the redesign of the month-end close process for a large utility company in order to improve the quality, speed and accuracy of financial reportingDeveloped and implemented transfer pricing process for business units common to a large utility. Process included the identification of products and services, accounting ledger.

Managed and participated on projects across multiple industries focused on control review and improvements, process improvements, industry restructuring, as well as financial and management reportingManaged and performed audits and related financial reporting work for both publicly and privately held companies related to debt offerings, stock issuance.