Lead team of 32 consultants (8 direct reports; 24 indirect team members) responsible for supporting sales cycles with 96 account executives in the General Business Vertical. I help to coordinate team member engagements, placing the best resources in seat to win deals. I also help to ensure that all of our consultants are healthy, happy, and balanced. Recruiting and training new SC’s is a passion that I get to indulge in this role, along with strategizing future plans with tenured SC’s

Lead cross functional team engagements with clients in Manufacturing and Food industries to discover client business processes to recommend software solutions to empower client success. Drive success by developing new functionality of internal software and recommending external partners for unique needs.

Led numerous engagements to help organizations become more aligned, effective, and agile. Used Lean Six Sigma techniques to design new products, create organizational vision and align resources, advise academic institutions, and provide professional training. Consultant Experience was concurrent with other professional roles.- Led effort to implement perpetual inventory processes and systems at a company set to uplist to NASDAQ; partnered to identify best system and write system specifications; directing the implementation of NetSuite Manufacturing; prepared SOX controls documentation and directed efforts with external audit partners - Engaged to identify and resolve efficiency problems within Walmart's Global Controllers Office; Redesigned organizational structure and duties; identified root problems, advised on solutions, provided follow up and accountability, partnered with Senior Executives- Advised the University of Arkansas on how to introduce Masters of Accountancy students to industry accounting opportunities; implemented introductory session at the University in partnership with other fortune 500 companies- Retained to provide training to Arkansas Society of CPA's regarding effective management of Millennials in the workforce- Designed employee training solution for Walmart US Finance division; Used Design for Six Sigma methodology to identify, organize and implement training solution.- Consulted with International Finance Division of Walmart to design and implement capital expense budgeting and reporting procedures; Developed efficient processed based on management need and available systems and resources.

Led change effort to make audit more agile, more aligned with business priorities, and more responsive to customer needs. Designed and implemented two-year rotational program for staff auditors, including on-boarding, learning objectives, training, career guidance, and placement. Supervised team of 19 direct reports, ensuring assignment of people resources to highest priority projects. Managed development programs for new associates.- Developed and implemented job expectations framework for audit later adopted by entire finance division.- Oversaw audit operations team responsible for follow up on audit findings across all divisions of Walmart Stores US, including business process audits, financial audits, information technology audits, SOX audits, and support for external audit partners.- Led development of annual risk assessment and alignment of audit resources to salient risk areas.- Ensured proper communication of audit results to internal/external executives through regular reporting and insightful analysis.- Managed board of director reporting.- Maintained collaborative tools such as TeamMate, SharePoint, and others to ensure effective communication and to provide assurance to business.- Directed recruitment of talent into audit from internal and external sources, ensured continual resource availability in continual turn over environment, and managed experience of interns and new hires to ensure success.

Assessed risk in real estate and logistics departments and followed up on areas of concern. Administered audit program to assure board of directors of risk mitigation and adequate control of real estate/logistics processes. Developed executive recommendations for controlling risk related to hazardous materials handling, software implementation, and new store construction among others. Managed work product of seven senior and staff auditors.- Reviewed process for selecting sites, selecting contractors, and building new stores; specific attention to risk of bribery and arms length transactions.- Reviewed company’s compliance to internal and external sourcing guidelines; specifically process for auditing overseas suppliers.- Completed anti-corruption audits in Argentina and Mexico; recommended ways in which programs and routines could be improved, including second and third level monitoring activities.

Created five-year strategic plan for US division. Collaborated with executive team to create long range plan with specific provisions for real estate growth, comparable stores sales growth, and other initiatives, including price reinvestment funded by SG&A expense savings. Worked with support organizations to create and value savings initiatives to support overall leverage strategy. Quantified capital expenditures necessary to support growth plans and deliver sufficient return on investment. Designed annual operating plan with specific oversight for sales, gross profit, SG&A expense, overhead expense, inventory, and capital.- Developed and communicated business unit specific sales guidance based on macroeconomic environment, real estate growth objectives, past business performance, and executive input, ensuring business partners reached guidance.- Recommended gross profit targets to account for strategic direction to invest cost savings into retail prices, and ensured achievement of targets by individual businesses.- Delivered expense savings in excess of $1,400,000,000 to fund pricing strategy, and partnered with support organizations to minimize potential business disruptions from savings initiatives.- Devised overhead expense plans to reverse growing trend and return to EDLC strategy, overseeing headcount and dollar budgets.- Implemented Hyperion Planning suite of tools for overhead budgeting/reporting.Established capital expense budgets to deliver new store growth targets, enable remodeling program, maintain fleet of existing stores, enhance logistics operations, and execute merchant strategies.- Recommended plan alterations to maximize shareholder return and return on investment.- Collaborated with external consulting partners to enhance planning processes and tools, and maintained existing tools.- Balanced projects and workload between direct reports and other support personnel.

Led team responsible for analytical insights into business trends. Used analytical models/tools to provide recommendations to senior finance and business executives based on trends. Examined impact of macro environment on business performance and recommended course corrections based on data. Analyzed competitor performance in relation to company, and provided intelligence into competitor strategy by aggregating information from various sources into concise and focused executive summaries. Created monthly business reviews for board of directors, Executive Finance Committee, and Strategic Planning and Finance Committee.- Formulated earnings script for use in CEO communications to analyst community.- Emphasized performance highlights with cross functional input into integrated external communication.- Worked with senior executives to craft consistent messages, detailing progress of company toward stated goals and objectives.

Directed implementation of SAP suite of tools for capital in Walmart Stores US segment. Led SAP Project Systems implementation, partnering with internal and external teams to design and scope SAP to meet segment requirements. Developed business intelligence (BI) tools to meet reporting needs.- United internal and external (consultant) participants to scope, configure, and implement investment management modules in SAP, enhancing budgetary control and reporting accuracy.- Managed cutover, go-live, and early usage activities in SAP, and ensured smooth transition to new system with no significant business interruptions.- Honed team vision and design ability by redesigning capital team to service evolving customer organization.- Configured resources to meet new expectations due to management changes and system/technical changes.- Directed SAP usage optimization efforts, engaged user groups to evaluate system usage, and recommended uniform usage to improve end user experience and meet senior management expectations.

Created and implemented processes for budgeting, approving, and reporting all capital investments for existing stores. Instituted Leadership Council process to review large capital expenses by CEO and direct report team. Partnered with senior executives across company to analyze over $2,000,000,000 of capital projects, focusing on financial metrics, strategic insights, and alignment to corporate initiatives. . Worked with direct report team to gather, analyze, and formally approve budget requests. - Customized modeling tool to accommodate various types of projects, implementing adaptations such as accommodations for cost center modeling, expense modeling, and multiple year asset injections.- Directed implementation of enhanced capital investment evaluation tools.- Conducted capital evaluation training for merchandise, operations, Walmart.com, financial services, and information systems division teams, including NPV, IRR, ROI, and Payback measures, as well as instruction about advanced Excel modeling techniques.

Collaborated on strategy and design of a suite of financial service products, including money transfers, money orders, check cashing, bill payment, and shopping cards. Provided sound decision support to an independent board of directors that managed a 50,000,000 shopping card business. Administered annual planning process and monthly income statement, and led fraud related activity. Recommended acceptable recognition of breakage income within SEC guidelines. Ensured accuracy of $5,000,000,000 loading/redeeming activity. Collaborated on strategy design for products producing in excess of $200,000,000 in annual income. - Participated in design of short term strategies for payroll check cashing, money order, money transfer, and bill payment products in coordination with product management teams and vendors. - Provided financial analysis concerning new and established strategies. - Served as part of due diligence team responsible for evaluating acquisition targets for financial services division in coordination with long term strategy.Administered production of divisional financial reports. - Constructed and maintained reporting platform, combining data from disparate sources (both automated and manual), and producing income statements, balance sheets, and other management reports. - Maintained reporting platform designed to produce actionable reports for MoneyCenter chain of over 450 stores in three separate formats.Produced comprehensive documentation of accounting flows and control elements for all financial services products, highlighting deficiencies and recommending solutions, receiving praise for documents from Executive Finance Committee. - Designed accounting and control procedures for five new products ensuring GAAP compliance, separation of duties, and appropriate reconciliation.

Created and managed pipeline of over $7,000,000, per month, in real estate loans. Developed and taught certified continuing education classes including instruction on managing referral network, closing skills, and down payment assistance to hundreds of real estate professionals.

Supported international department in planning, reporting, and accounting. Developed long range planning tool used by management to create annual and multi-year plans across different countries. Created reporting platform used to view and analyze international performance. Maximized role by serving as corporate liaison for accounting partners in Central and South America. Modeled expense behavior in retail chain of 5,000 stores in order to predict future expense, and provide accurate information for management decisions. Developed predictive models for payroll, utilities, and bank expense.