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Dallas, TX, US

Irving, Texas, US

• Led successful implementation of SAP BPC application to improve planning and forecasting for the Acetyls Chain, a vertically integrated chain of chemical products generating more than half of Celanese's revenue.
• Application to significantly shorten planning and forecasting cycle times, increase data integrity, transparency, and accuracy, and provide consistent scenario modeling.

Irving, Texas, US

• Leveraged financial management and business acumen to provide oversight for a $300M Canadian business line.
• Led efforts to evaluate plant, supply chain, and commercial performance in a dynamic environment.
• Developed tools and dashboards to analyze commercial performance and customer profitability and held product managers accountable.
• Streamlined and standardized demand planning, forecasting, and reporting for FP&A and S&OP functions.

Irving, Texas, US

• Directed team of 15 plant controllers responsible for Celanese’s 30 manufacturing plants, including the integration of 7 additional plants from 2 acquisitions
• Drove financial performance metrics to improve the visibility of usage variances and fixed costs across plants
• Coordinated and managed cost reduction efforts necessitated by a natural disaster, Hurricane Harvey
• Streamlined and improved forecast and AOP process by developing better tools with improved analytics.

Irving, Texas, US

• Led a group of 35 accounting professionals to perform plant, inventory and general ledger accounting and analysis for more than 30 legal entities in the Americas; recruited and trained talent for the best internal fit.
• Transformed GBS to top-performing organization, moving from the bottom quartile to world-class level.
• Reduced staffing by more than 20% while simultaneously increasing responsibilities and boosting employee performance.
• Migrated automated account reconciliation software to cloud-based Cadency Certification Application.
• Implemented continuous improvement using performance metrics and Lean Six Sigma practices.
• Earned reputation for leadership and coaching skills, organizing and motivating teams, and creating job satisfaction and increased retention.

Irving, Texas, US

• Restructured segment accounting management, consolidating teams under a single manager with 2 team leads.
• Launched Trintech AssureNET account reconciliation software, standardizing templates and implementing a global peer review process to increase quality and reduce the risk of errors significantly.
• Directed a global project to evaluate and correct revenue recognition errors within SAP configuration; revised Revenue Recognition policies and rolled out training to all affected functions globally.
• GPO responsibilities for 16 areas, including G/L Accounting, Catalysts Accounting, Contract Review.

Irving, Texas, US

• Successfully implemented SOX compliance program and controls as GPO for Plant Accounting.
• Designed and delivered a global Root Cause Analysis process to examine and remediate financial defects.
• Developed and implemented global standards to comply with FAS 151 - Accounting for Inventory Costs.

US

• Provided financial management for 4 manufacturing plants, a combined staff of 15 including 4 plant controllers, and over $250M in annual revenue
• Executed financial due diligence for several acquisitions, including a $10M addition to annual profit
• Established accounting policies and inventory management procedures where none previously existed; improved inventory accuracy by 20% and reduced inventory levels by 15% ($1.5M) within 6 months

Plano, Texas, US

• Supervised business operations, provided strategic direction, and created financial processes and controls to position start-up company for growth; developed models for forecasting, analysis and financial presentations

London, England, GB

• Led a 12-strong team to provide accounting, analysis, budgeting, cash forecasting, credit review, and back office settlement to ARCO’s $5B Crude Oil Marketing, Supply and Trading Unit
• Grew scope of responsibilities by 30% to include international and west coast divisions with no additional staff
• Created internal controls to reduce risk for derivatives trading where few previously existed

London, England, GB

• Proactively monitored internal controls within all operational, financial and IT areas, internationally
• Developed audit programs for operational areas that were used throughout ARCO
• Recommended a change that resulted in additional revenue of over $2M annually

New York, NY, US

• Planned, directed and managed all accounting and audit services to over 30 clients annually, including manufacturers, real estate developers and partnerships, commercial and high-tech entities, non-profit organizations.
• Led and won 2 proposal efforts to perform newly-mandated audits of federal government entities.
• Designed and managed initial audits of U.S. Customs Service and the Department of Energy Nuclear Waste Fund.
• Managed recruiting program that targeted several universities.

New York, NY, US

Provided audit services to clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturers, real estate developers and partnerships, commercial and high-tech entities, non-profit organizations and the federal government.

Bba, Accounting

Mba, Emba

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Accounting