Responsible for leading the accounting function, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and conformity with professional accounting standards and best practices. Function includes:• Monthly and quarterly financial reporting• General ledger, transaction accounting and close processes• Internal financial controls• Timely & accurate analysis and reconciliation of general ledger accounts• Payroll and tax compliance & strategyPrimary contact for the annual audit and tax work.Responsible for the department hiring, promotion, and review process while managing, mentoring, and improving staff performance. Coaches and develops team to ensure we are meeting the needs of the company and preparing for the future.

Director of Accounting Policy and Projects• Responsible for providing technical accounting guidance in accordance with GAAP.• Project Finance lead on multi-year Oracle ERP implementation.

•Directed and oversaw Accounting Department team of 40 in SEC, management & regulatory reporting, investments & derivatives accounting, mortgage accounting and corporate accounting. •Managed and developed high performing team members.•Led and actively participated in multi-year finance transformation program aimed at improving finance processes and technology capabilities, including WorkDay Financials and SimCorp Borrowings & Investments end-to-end system.•Provided leadership over processes and reported on annual operating budget and bank’s performance, including product profitability, operating expense accounting & reporting, and performance metrics.•Served as Member, Charitable Giving Committee and Co-Chair, Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Established accounting function, including loan & investment accounting, as well as corporate accounting functions, such as accounts payable, month-end & quarter-end closes, and internal controls for this bank start-up. Led accounting acquisition and integration of a community bank, including conversion to new core banking system and purchase accounting.

Controller and Financial Operations Leader, 2015 – 2016, OneMain Financial was a Citi subsidiary sold November 2015 to Springleaf Holdings Inc. • Led integration of accounting team of 55 through first year following sale to Springleaf. Transitioned Citi accounting processes into newly combined OneMain.o Successfully closed year-end books of this public company, responsible for purchase accounting including fair valuation of all assets and liabilities.o Developed and executed successful conversion plans and implementation from PeopleSoft to Oracle Fusion cloud-based General Ledger/Accounts Payable/Fixed Assets systems.o Led first year implementation of Sarbanes Oxley complianceVarious increasingly responsible senior management roles within the Citi Finance team, 1996 - 2015. Select accomplishments included:• Directed large teams, both directly & indirectly, within the record to report functions • Completed S1 filing process through clearance of all SEC questions with no major issues. Also, led due diligence efforts of M&A process through successful sale to Springleaf. • Provided accounting leadership to Treasury activities in preparation of sale, including issuance of various capital market transactions: warehouse line, securitizations and unsecured high-yield debt. .• Migrated 90 accounting functions to Centers of Excellence in Tampa, Costa Rica and India, resulting in 40% reduction in staffing costs. • Division CFO/primary liaison to US commercial bankers providing financial and operational reporting, planning and analysis and decision making support (including pricing) to this $20 Billion business of Citi. • Led strategic projects including acquisitions and divestitures, site consolidations and implementation of Basel 2 and SOX.• Senior finance lead on $3 Billion Texas community bank acquisition and integration into Citi processes and systems.

Positions included: Controller, Treasury and Accounting Manager