Deborah Donnelly Email & Phone Number

New Jersey

• Supervise the financial operations of the School District.
• Ensure district is complying with Public School Contract Law; RFP, BID preparation.
• Liaise with external auditors; prepare Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
• Assist with all aspects of the Budget Preparation.
• Manage the fiscal requirements of all Federal, State, and Local grants.
• Work closely with Buildings and Grounds Managers regarding facilities issues, projects, BIDs

New Jersey

• Maintain accurate accounting records in accordance with GASB and other state and federal regulations.
• Supervise purchasing and accounts payable functions.
• Research Public School Contract Law and ensure compliance of school district.
• Prepare and analyze all month-end reports including Board Secretary’s Report, Treasurer’s Report, Monthly Transfer Report, Revenue and Budget Reports, Open Bills Report and Fund Balance Sheets.
• Assist with the preparation and monitoring of the annual school budget.
• Provide administrative support for the School Lunch Program.

Assumed transition responsibilities of the former Director of Compensation which included the coordination and calculation of legacy company bonus plans, termination payments, retention bonuses and HR related accounting accruals. Facilitated the collection and analysis of the Starch Division’s Global HR due diligence data room during the acquisition of ICI.

• Engaged senior management, global Human Resources colleagues and diversity council members on organizational change initiatives relative to the pursuit of diversity and inclusion as a strategic business issue. Reported.
• Led the assessment of and implemented an Effective Global Teams Program which provided participants with the skills necessary to become more inclusive and improve overall team effectiveness.  80% of participants rated.
• Saved $400M through the design and launch of a Diversity E-Learning program after the on-site delivery to over 2,000 US employees and eliminated face-to-face awareness training.
• Gained executive support and established a women’s network which provides skill building and networking opportunities for the Starch Division’s manufacturing sites.

• Led the consolidation, financial reporting and analysis of periodic and year-end results for approximately 85 units worldwide. Interacted regularly with CFO, commercial managers, global accounting staff, and all levels.
• Saved department over 70 hours and additional time at regional units by streamlining the profits-in-inventory process after gaining support from ICI finance and external audit.
• Saved 10 work days by eliminating the maintenance of US GAAP accounting records while satisfying reporting requirements of both tax and US owned businesses.
• Developed and maintained the internal control environment; including updating and revising company policies and procedures to ensure compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

• Managed the company’s domestic financial and cost accounting teams, reporting to the Controller. Prepared high level financial analysis and presented to senior management. Developed a high performing staff of up to 15.
• Reduced month-end closing process by 2 full business days through the improvement of quality and timeliness of data extract from SAP and system uploads to Hyperion, elimination of paper report distribution, and an.
• Coordinated conversion from an annual physical inventory to inventory cycle counts.
• Led detailed fixed asset inventory which ensured asset class was stated at fair market value and sites were in compliance with internal control procedures.

Responsible for the maintenance of the company's general ledger, coordination of month-end closings, detailed SG&A expenses and balance sheet accounts and coordination of the treasury function. Successfully managed the integration of the accounting systems to SAP. Coordinated the annual budget for the US operations.

Prepared global results on a US GAAP basis (B/S, P&L, Working Capital). Accounted for acquisitions and divestitures. Worked closely with the International Analysts to reconcile the UK accounting records to US GAAP.

Participated in all phases of an audit, including planning, control analysis and testing, and reporting. Engaged in extensive dialog with client management, audit manager and audit partner.