Dean Sutton Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Lead a team of accounting professionals to deliver quality on-time to suppliers and vendors across the world. My team implements and maintains system, procedure and policies relating to accounts payable and payment functions for our customers who keep the world moving. Acts as a liaison between the company, suppliers, government and external accountants to.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Develop team to deliver a top-down, risk-based control compliance solution. Lead role with respect to interpreting and implementing control policies and procedure providing direction to staff, management and subsidiary.
• Manage the control assessment process for quality, accuracy and speed and ensure that results are reviewed with local management to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Oversee the activities of external control and IT audit teams to maintain budget and audit efficiency.
• Address findings and comments appropriately.
• Maintain current knowledge of existing and proposed accounting changes. Research emerging accounting risks and propose appropriate internal controls to ensure compliance with IFRS and local GAAP as required.
• Ensure that internal controls are thoroughly documented, tested and maintained.

Portland, Oregon Area

DTNA Continuous Improvement Expert implementing lean processes and culture in the indirect Accounting team. Act as facilitator and trainer for local management team implementing project management best practices, cross-functional continuous improvement projects and sustainable documentation of existing processes and practices. Award winning projects.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Team leader for ICS team. Audit and technology resource for external audit, local management and project lead. Created and programmed ICS Controls database tool to provide key reports for Central and local management during SAP implementation. Valued resource for Daimler-specific ICS requirements and training for stakeholders.

Contractor with Robert Half working on SOx compliance with the DTNA SOx compliance group and the Daimler ICFR team. Act as facilitator for local business control owners and provide guidance in initial self assessment testing of ICFR controls. Providing support as company adapts to new IT system implementation and commonizing of controls with parent.

Providing solutions and leadership for all levels of financial operations. Operational audit, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, business, IT and entity level control documentation, enterprise risk assessment, control testing and remediation for clients spanning a variety of industries including manufacturing, construction, government, retail, service providers.

Highly sought-after finance and internal control professional in the Pacific Northwest office with revenues exceeding $3M providing Sarbanes-Oxley consulting and financial operations support. Long-term clients encompassed a broad scope of industries included such as:- Shared services groups- Heavy industrial manufacturing- Commercial manufacturing- Defense.

Professional accounting solutions for financial sucess. Provided quality accounting services, training in today’s cutting edge business technology and practices, and a “Hired Gun” to protect client financial interest, Specializing in excellent management and financial accounting, internal control, financial planning & budgeting, tax planning & preparation.

Promoted to Senior Accountant in the college business office reporting to college senior finance executive and there directed a cadre of accounting and finance staff responsible for operating budget in excess of $20M and capital budget over $3M. Designed and implemented internal control process improvements to decrease the close time while simultaneously.

Transferred to academic to teach advanced business applications to students of diverse educational and vocational backgrounds. Proud member of focus group responsible for “Skill Standards for Professional-Technical College Instructors and Customized Trainers.”--Developed and taught curriculum for college level business and advanced computer applications.

Recruited to provide quality accounting services, business technology training and excellent management consulting in internal control, financial planning, budgeting & forecasting, and tax planning & preparation to the staff and clients of this regional public accounting firm.

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Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega

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