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Texas, United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Shared Services Leader • Areas of Oversight; Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Master Data.• Process improvement, including technology.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Responsible for Accounts Receivable management including credit, cash application, collections, settlement and related accounting functions.• Ensures that customer accounts are collected in a timely manner.• Provides training, coaching, and performance management to team members.• Works closely with Information Technology on transactional processes: EDI, Database services, etc.• Provides analysis and reporting on Accounts Receivable performance.• Delivers periodic Accounts Receivable business reviews to key stakeholders.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Responsible for Circulation Accounts Receivable management including cash application, collections and settlement and related accounting functions.• SOX control owner responsible for execution and filing the results of assigned internal controls meeting completeness and accuracy standards at the mandated frequency.• Business integrations related to acquisitions. Responsible for managing the integration for the Circulation AR function from discovery to business process implementation.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Identified operational improvement opportunities through reporting and analysis. • Introduced process improvements that achieved the stated efficiency objectives, and that are measurable and sustained.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Provided guidance and input on financial and operational strategies as part of the management team.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Reported to the National Finance group of USA TODAY at the McLean, VA HQ. Responsible for financial oversight, support and compliance for the field operating units.• Partnered with the Internal Audit department to develop and maintain compliance documentation, checklists and surveys that strengthen internal controls and help fulfill Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Responsible for reviewing and assessing the annual SOX survey responses from unit Controllers and Directors.• Served as a liaison to Internal Audit and participated in unit audits in both a lead and assisting role. Gained valuable knowledge of audit programs, review strategy and the proper documentation of findings that identify control weaknesses or affirm compliance to standards.• Successfully managed system upgrades and implementations for AP, AR and GL. Responsibilities included implementation planning, documentation, system database preparation, testing, communication to the affected user groups and end user training and support.• Maintained critical control files and product rate tables in the newspaper distribution system in addition to processing the weekly billing close for the system.• Administered and reviewed security for various systems in accordance with internal control requirements.• Maintained closing responsibilities including accruals, standard journal entry preparation and documentation, general ledger review and balance sheet review and reconciliations.

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Department head managing as many as eight direct reports. Achieved “world class” standing as a manager as measured by a Gallup engagement survey of the workgroup.• Managed the operating unit closing process including journal entry preparation, general ledger review, balance sheet review and reconciliations, P&L reporting and variance analysis including explanations.• Prepared and analyzed annual budgets and forecasts in accordance with assumptions including budget justifications. Interfaced with the operating unit management team on budget performance, revenue and expense expectations. • Responsible for the oversight of high-volume transactional processing for AP, AR and collections.• Achieved successful internal audit results for multiple selection periods.• Served as team lead for a “Financial Best Practices Team” comprised of peers. The team objectives included developing and introducing best practices to strengthen internal controls and to develop efficiencies at all operating units by reviewing and improving transactional, closing and reconciliation processes.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Managed critical operational and capital budget processes and analysis including justifications and ROI analysis.• Performed metrics reporting and analysis of monthly, quarterly, and annual sales volume, revenue, expense and P&L by operating unit, V/P region and nationally. Interfaced with units as required to gather the appropriate support for variances that exceeded established tolerance levels.• Presented unit performance and profitability results directly to senior level executives. Actively contributed to financial review meetings and executed action items that resulted from the financial reviews.

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

• Responsible for oversight of high-volume transactional processing for AP, AR and collections.• Highly engaged in closings including journal entry preparation, general ledger review, balance sheet review and reconciliations, P&L reporting and variance explanations.• Assisted in the preparation and analysis of annual budgets and forecasts including assumptions and justifications.• Achieved successful internal audit results for multiple selections including a zero-exception audit.PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:• MS Office Suite, MS Dynamics AX ERP, Oracle ERP, PeopleSoft, Lawson Software, Workday HR, Basware AP Workflow• Excellent problem-solving skills. Adaptable to change.