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Acworth, Ga, Us

Boston, Ma, Us

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Executed monthly and quarterly end close process for controllership team including financials corporate reporting process. Leader for business controllership organization of 5 accounting professionals at various career stages and ten offshore employees. Business Controllership Leader serving as the face of the finance organization. Business leader supporting commercial initiatives to drive strategic growth initiatives with a focus on compliance with Sarbanes Oxley and US GAAP regulations. Lead and guide finance employees to ensure compliance with business practices, accounting and financial reporting laws and procedures. Developed and enhanced internal controls to drive compliance with business practices, accounting and financial reporting laws, regulations and procedures. Drive process improvements and simplification initiatives by partnering cross functionally with business and GE Capital finance, risk and commercial organizations. Execute all reporting requirements for GE Fleet Services including SEC and Regulatory (Y9C, Y9LP, Y11-2314) reporting in compliance with US GAAP and accounting standards. Present GE Fleet Services quarterly financial statements to business and GE Capital Americas CEO, CFO, CRO. Technical accounting advisor for GE Fleet Services providing guidance surrounding technical accounting matters, ensured compliance with US GAAP and accounting requirements with focus on financial statement impact. Lead team to drive GE Capital simplification strategic initiatives, driving account reconciliation time productivity of 25% and reduction of quarterly manual journal entries by 40%. GE Fleet Services finance M&A lead in due diligence process, to include interaction with counterparty senior leadership teams. Supported business internal and external audit processes serving as the business relationship leader. Recognized via quarterly awards by Business and GE Capital CFO’s for driving transparency, accountability and domain expertise

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Led quarterly Significant Accounting Matters disclosure for various platforms (Equity & Lending) focused on accurate forecasting and timely communication allowing Sr. Management to proactively mitigate asset quality losses. Promoted transparency between controllership, Risk and Technical Accounting surrounding asset valuations via developing and communicating through numerous metrics dashboards. Sought out by Risk teams during deal structure and restructure stages providing operational accounting and fair market value guidance. Reduced preparation time and increased accuracy on FAS 157 Recurring & FAS 157 Non Recurring SEC reporting processes driving accountability with stake holders (Controllership, Risk and Technical Accounting). Recognized via quarterly awards by Business CFO’s for driving transparency, accountability and domain expertise

Norwalk, Ct, Us

quarterly Significant Accounting Matters disclosure for various platforms (Equity & Lending) focused on accurate forecasting and timely communication allowing Sr. Management to proactively mitigate asset quality losses. Promoted transparency between controllership, Risk and Technical Accounting surrounding asset valuations via developing and communicating through numerous metrics dashboards Sought out by Risk teams during deal structure and restructure stages providing operational accounting and fair market value guidance. Reduced preparation time and increased accuracy on FAS 157 Recurring & FAS 157 Non Recurring SEC reporting processes driving accountability with stake holders (Controllership, Risk and Technical Accounting). Recognized via quarterly awards by Business CFO’s for driving transparency, accountability and domain expertise

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Improved planning efficiency by 20% when comparing actuals to plans vs. prior regime. Initiated detailed monthly and quarterly review of SG&A expenses with platform CRO’s that enabled the CRO’s to own their numbers and access levers that can be used for mitigation purposes. Enhanced communication with finance, portfolio and senior management. Created and implemented various dashboards and financials metrics trackers. Created and implemented quarterly finance management presentation surrounding earned income booked, variance to plan explanations on a deal basis, and quarterly deal exposures highlighting change drivers. Created booking model for portfolio groups supplying a source for translating partner financials to expected booked income. Implemented income booked and exposure walks / dash boards.