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Schiller Park, Illinois, Us

Reporting to the Chief Accounting Officer, the VP Corporate Controller is responsible for all aspects of Encore’s domestic (US) accounting operations and internal reporting functions, including oversight of domestic general accounting, venue contract accounting and administration, fixed asset processing and domestic shared services (AR/Credit/Billing/AP) functions. Additionally this role has oversight of consolidated external reporting, global accounting policies, technical accounting matters and internal controls through management of Encore’s internal audit function.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Recruited to build a new team from the ground up following the sale of NielsenIQ to Advent International in March 2021.● Oversaw the monthly close and consolidation of 150+ legal entities● Developed and coordinated the preparation of internal and external financial reporting packages, including monthly presentation of results to the CFO and bank reporting requirements including quarterly lender’s presentation, financial statements and covenant calculations● Preparation of Audit Committee slides and supporting content for the CAO and CFO● Identified accounting and reporting issues impacting the completeness and accuracy of the financial reporting process and worked with the regional controllers to implement changes to correct identified issues and update necessary accounting policies● Prepared technical accounting memos to document US GAAP guidance and interpretation of routine and non-routine transactions including lease abandonment (ASC 842), asset impairments (ASC 360) and purchase price accounting (ASC 805) ● Recruited and onboarded a team of eight professionals to execute the day-to-day global corporate consolidation and financial reporting processes● Supervised and monitored the first-time standalone US GAAP and IFRS external audits● Completely overhauled and rationalized the SOX controls for the corporate reporting and accounting team, ensuring they reflected the activities and processes of the new entity● Worked with the corporate strategy team on the due diligence and the global controllership team for the acquisition accounting of five businesses acquired by NielsenIQ during 2021

Chicago, Illinois, Us

As the Director - Financial Reporting, I led the team that prepared the Company's quarterly 10-Qs and annual 10-K, along with assisting the legal team in the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement and various other corporate filings. My team and I were also responsible for the monthly group consolidation, corporate accounting and reporting process. The Financial Reporting team's responsibilities included: - Preparing the monthly consolidation and related corporate accounting entries and reporting consolidated financial and operational results to Senior management, which included being a trusted partner and resource to Senior Management in regards to financial performance- Preparation of the Company's 10-Q and 10-K documents- Employee and Executive Stock Compensation Accounting- Debt Compliance calculations and certifications- Research financial/accounting issues and propose changes to Management necessary to maintain the integrity of the Company's financial documents- Process improvement and automation of the overall financial reporting function- Owning key SOX financial accounting controls and interfacing with internal and external auditors

During my time in this role, I acted as the integration manager for the company’s $550 million acquisition of a new European subsidiary. As the primary point of contact across the various finance workstreams, I was responsible for keeping information flowing between the various workstreams, the IMO, the Finance Sponsor and various external consultants.

As the functional leader of the corporate consolidation and reporting team, reporting directly to the Director of Reporting & Global Policies, I was responsible for planning, managing and executing all corporate consolidation and reporting activities for James Hardie Industries plc in timely manner and in compliance with relevant jurisdictional rules and regulations. My role involved:• Managing the preparation of quarterly and annual reports, which the Company filed with the SEC on Form 6-K and Form 20-F, respectively, as a foreign private issuer, in accordance with U.S. GAAP and Irish company law, as applicable, and ensuring statutory reporting requirements were met;• Managing the corporate consolidation with US, Australian, New Zealand, Philippines, European and other finance/accounting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial data was provided for management reports and external financial statements;• Performing timely and robust risk-based analytical and quantitative reviews of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures; • Managing Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance in the department by ensuring that controls were adequately performed, address relevant risks and adequately covered relevant financial statement assertions;• Drafting periodic board communications and presentations regarding significant accounting and finance-related matters;• Prepared senior executives for quarterly earnings release calls with investors and analysts by performing ad-hoc analyses and preparing periodic management presentations to explain financial results to the market;• Improving the quality and effectiveness of monthly internal financial reports by providing senior management with relevant data and information in a clear, concise format useful to them in making strategic and operational decisions; and • Recruiting, motivating and training a high performing team.

As the Corporate Accounting and Consolidation Supervisor reporting directly to the Director of Reporting, I supervised a team of 2 analysts responsible for the monthly consolidation of our domestic and international operations and the accurate and timely preparation of internal and external financial reports and deliverables.My role involved:• Coordinating with US, Australian, New Zealand, Philippines, European and other finance/accounting teams to ensure timely and accurate financial data was provided in support of the consolidation, management reports and external financial statements; • Ensuring quality and data integrity in the financial information and reporting deliverables provided to senior management and other users of the consolidated financial information;• Performing analytical procedures on financial statement accounts and preparing relevant supporting work papers for amounts and disclosures in both internal and external reports;• Preparing and posting relevant consolidating journal entries in conformity with US GAAP;• Reconciling intercompany balances and properly eliminating intercompany transactions in consolidation;• Understanding basic differences in accepted accounting principles in other international jurisdictions versus US GAAP;• Providing support in the preparation of US GAAP based quarterly consolidated financial statements and related results materials that are issued to the Australian Stock Exchange and the US Securities and Exchange Commission; and• Supervise others by providing ongoing development, mentoring, and strong learning experiences.• Member of the Hyperion Financial Management (HFM) Build and Implementation team• Member of the Financial Statement Disclosure CommitteeIn executing the responsibilities required of this position, I interacted with a variety of accounting and finance personnel throughout the Company spanning multiple jurisdictions across the globe.

As the External Reporting Supervisor reporting directly to the Director of Reporting, I supervised a team of two analysts responsible for the preparation of accurate and timely financial reports and related deliverables (the consolidated financial statements and accompanying footnotes, management’s analysis of results, media release and investor presentations) required to meet the various quarterly and annual reporting requirements of shareholders, analysts and Irish, Australian and US regulatory authorities. In addition, I was also responsible for:• Overseeing the preparation of monthly reports to senior management in tandem with the Corporate Accounting and Consolidation Supervisor; • Supervising Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance in the department by ensuring that external reporting controls are operating as intended, address relevant risks and adequately cover relevant financial statement assertions;• Participating in periodic meetings of the Company’s disclosure committee to discuss and approve accounts and disclosures before releasing financial information to the market. Assisting the Chair of the disclosure committee in drafting meeting agendas, distributing meeting materials and tracking committee member confirmations and certifications;• Assisting with the audit process by ensuring audit requests are prepared, reviewed and provided in a timely manner; and• Supervise others by providing ongoing development, mentoring, and strong learning experiences.Additionally, while in the role of External Reporting Supervisor I oversaw and help drive two key projects:• The overhaul of the Company's Quarterly external documents (Management's Analysis and Media Release); and• The acceleration of the filing of the Company's US and Irish annual filings by over a month.In executing the responsibilities required of this position, I interacted with a variety of accounting and finance personnel throughout the Company spanning multiple jurisdictions across the globe.

Chicago, Il, Us

Brisbane, Queensland, Au

Graduate Diploma Of Chartered Accounting, Chartered Accountancy

Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Business Management, International Business