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Westchester County, New York, United States

Norwalk, Ct

Hired to the organization to lead the financial conversion of an acquired business, implement a billing system and improve paythrough rates.

Stamford Ct

Managed the full project lifecycle. Prioritized and led multiple projects.Remediation Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) concerns.*Effectively led the resolution process by coordinating the efforts of all stakeholders, including users, vendors, and team members to determine root cause analysis.*Reduced time to bill by 15-30 days, which improved cash flow, implemented processes to enhance controls over billing

Norwalk Ct

*Led the full ERP upgrade (Lawson); completed the project 15% under budget and 1.5 months ahead of schedule.*Created GAPP and Cash actuals processes with <1% cash and 3% revenue variances, which resulted in a reduction in time spend on variance analysis.*Improved revenue by $2.6M through a change from monthly recognition to daily; generated $1.5M in accelerated revenue by automating the accounting processes for a merger with a web-based membership company.*Implemented consolidation system (HFM).

Trumbull Ct

Recruited to the organization to implement a proprietary billing and financial sub-ledger. *Developed a process that detected system processing issues using contra accounts; created new system roles to segregate duties in the ERP and CRM, and a process to track and investigate over refunds in the *Maintained compliance by implementing a SOX process that ensured all data was properly recorded into the financials; adhered to SEC requirements by implementing a cash-based revenue recording process.