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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Support the JD Edwards EnterpriseOne 9.2 software for financials, manufacturing and product costing.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Support multiple IT system enhancements with the primary being JD Edwards World A9.2 and systems that interface with it such as EPM - Essbase, Kofax Imaging and Oracle IPM document repository for AP, Metaviewer, FIS SunGard Treasury Management and Chrome River expenses rerporting. Implemented JDE Job Cost and Property Management Modules and trained users. Part of the team that helped define the configuration of ServiceNow IT service management software.Work with cross-functional project teams at all levels of the organization to define business requirements and implement value driven application enhancements and business processes improvements.

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Primary responsibilities included supporting the Oracle / JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, E1, ERP System with primary focus in the Financial modules: General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable using multi-currency, along with Financial Reporting, Manufacturing Accounting, Product Costing, Inventory Management, Procurement, Sales Order Management.Functional manufacturing accounting and product costing lead for implementation team that rolled out the JDE system to five U.S. manufacturing sites and Malta. Liaison between users and development to review, analyze and evaluate business systems and user needs. Documented requirements, defined scope and objectives to align with business strategy and regulatory compliance. Designed functional specifications for changes and enhancements to applications and reports which followed the software development life cycle - plan, create, test and deploy.Defined and executed the testing strategy. Authored training documentation and trained users on new business processes and application enhancements.Troubleshooted system errors and reconciliation issues to ensure data integrity in all system modules and third-party applications.Implemented the change from a manual support request tracking and paper-based service management for the JDE 8.0 US sites and the JDE XE EU sites to an IT Service Management System (ServiceNow) that manages and automates global enterprise service relationships. Maintained compliance with GAAP, Tax, SOX, & Key Controlled ObjectsSkills include collaboration, facilitation, leadership, coaching, project management, and team building. Proficient in MS Office suite applications: Excel, Visio, Word & Project

Chicago, Il

Managed client and consultant teams to ensure project timelines were met on time and on budget.Facilitated business requirement workshops that identified areas for process and procedure improvements.Financial team lead on multiple implementation projects – ServiceMaster, Xcel Energy & MannatechExpert in financial, distribution and manufacturing automatic accounting instructions.Worked with JDE World, OneWorld Xe, E1 8.0 to 8.9 Assisted with data conversions from legacy systems to JDE.

Chicago, Il

Financial team lead on the Cooper Standard project supporting general ledger and the procure-to-pay team using JDE Xe. Note: PwC Consulting acquired Arthur Andersen's JDE Practice in 2002 then IBM acquired the PwC Consulting teams several months later. I worked with the same JDE Consulting team during these transitions.

Elkhart, In

Was the business financial team lead that that designed and implemented JDE World for financial and manufacturing modules for five manufacturing sites and corporate. Developed a new chart of accounts and setup all AAI's. Setup bill of materials and routing using the configurator module. Researched, selected & implemented dealership management software that supported the finance and insurance teams along with the service and parts departments for 18 company owned RV dealerships. Traveled to each site to train users in all departments. Trained and managed 15 Controllers in the recreational vehicle and modular housing manufacturing sites and company owned dealerships.Ensured system and data integrity to report accurate financial results.

Elkhart, Indiana

Prepared the monthly financial statements and managed Accounting, Payroll, Insurance, Benefits and Tax Reporting

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Industrial Engineering