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New York City, New York, Us

* Oversee accounting, financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, treasury and tax.* Manage financial systems. * Manage internal control activities.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

* Oversee all accounting, financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting, treasury and tax functions.* Manage all financial systems including general ledger, automated accounts payable, T&E, etc. * Manage all internal control activities including SOX 404 compliance.* Primary liaison with audit committee chairman.* Manage the relationships with the external auditors.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

* Manage the corporate accounting and financial reporting function including SEC reporting, the global consolidation of more than 200 entities, internal management reporting, investor presentation materials, corporate governance and various other activities.* Research and resolve technical accounting and SEC matters and ensure compliance with US GAAP. * Participate on special projects related to due diligence on acquisitions and subsequent integration of acquired entities, divestitures and other reorganizations of corporate entities.* Manage the implementation of HFM for consolidation.* Manage the maintenance of the SAP (ERP) general ledger system.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

* Managed the accounting and financial reporting, internal control compliance (including development and implementation of SOX-compliant policies and procedures), the global consolidation of more than 300 entities, SEC reporting matters, internal management reporting, financial planning and analysis, budgeting, investor presentation materials, corporate governance and various other activities (including maintenance of the general ledger and other basic accounting processes). * Participated on special projects related to due diligence on acquisitions and subsequent integration of acquired entities, divestitures and other reorganizations of corporate entities, implementation of intercompany financing arrangements and development of cost-savings programs across the finance function.* Researched and resolved technical accounting and SEC matters, and ensured compliance with US GAAP/IFRS for areas including revenue recognition, derivatives, equity-based compensation, debt restructuring, pension/OPEB, purchase accounting, impairment of assets, segment reporting, variable interest entities, income taxes and guarantor accounting.* Managed the implementation of HFM for consolidation and Clarity FSR for XBRL compliance, as well as upgrades to the JD Edwards (ERP) general ledger system.* Prepared and presented financial materials and reports to senior management and the Audit Committee/Board of Directors.* Provided significant cross-functional assistance to the treasury, secretary, tax, human resource and risk management departments as well as the operational business groups.

Aberdeen, Scotland, Gb

* Recruited to newly created position to shore up processes and resolve material weaknesses identified through the audit process. Focused on developing policy and procedures to ensure SEC compliance. Regularly liaised with auditors, attorneys and senior management; and ensured compliance with SEC rules and regulations.* Prepared SEC filings, including Forms 10-Q, 10-K, 8-K, Proxy, S-3 and S-8, as well as financial statement footnotes and MD&A.* Developed and implemented internal control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with SOX 404.* Researched and resolved technical accounting and SEC matters, and ensured compliance with US GAAP.

Princeton, New Jersey, Us

* Initially recruited to fill the Director of Corporate Finance role, with the goal of shoring up worldwide financial operations and SEC processes. Subsequently, selected as interim CFO due to unexpected vacancy; managed all finance activities, including financial reporting, accounts receivable/payable, payroll, treasury, tax, investor relations and Board of Director coordination.* Financial reporting/general accounting – including SEC reporting, quarterly earnings calls, senior management and board reporting, technical accounting and tax matters, consolidations, oversight of the annual and quarterly financial statement audit process. * Treasury management – including cash management, cash forecasting, and overall management of banking relationship. * International operations management – including general oversight of foreign subsidiaries, ensuring compliance with US GAAP, transfer pricing regulations and various statutory regulations.* Budgeting and forecasting – overall management of annual corporate budgeting process, compilation and analysis of financial forecasts, preparation of various analyses and presentations to the bank, senior management and the board of directors.* Corporate matters – stock option administration, maintenance of subsidiary stock certificates/ledgers, board minute books, director and officer listings, subsidiary creation/dissolution and various other statutory matters.* Corporate due diligence – investigation of potential corporate sale, merger or MBO transactions, compilation and presentation of due diligence materials to various investment bankers and potential third party acquirers and their advisors.* Implementation of SAP general ledger system.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

* Financial reporting – including senior management/board reports, debt covenant compliance and related financial analysis. Managed the monthly closing and consolidation of 26 foreign and domestic subsidiaries.* Developed, coordinated and executed Form S-1 – including the resolution of SEC comment letters. Primary liaison with auditors, attorneys, underwriters and senior management.* Due diligence – assisted in the due diligence efforts of merger and acquisition targets.

London, Gb

Planned, supervised and administered examinations of financial statements for clients within the manufacturing, health care and service industries including SEC registrants.

Master'S Degree, Professional Accountancy

Bs, Business Administration And Management, Accounting