Ellen Paton Email and Phone Number

• Lead the GL, Risk/Treasury, and Shared Services (A/R and A/P) divisions• Scale up infrastructure to support M&A and organic growth• Collaborate with business unit leadership to provide timely and collaborative information to key stakeholders, including lenders, ownership, and senior leadership• Oversee external audit and tax engagements • Manage accounting, compliance, and treasury services of M&A activities, including planning and post-merger integration for on- and off-ERP entities• Oversee GAAP research and implementation• Collaborate with FP&A to create KPIs across the GL and Shared Services divisions• Coordinate with ERP project management for GL system migration

• Assisted C-Suites with growing Accounting/Finance departments, including hiring, training, supervision and professional development* Assisted in buyer and seller side transaction advisory services related to financial reporting and communication with outside management and CPAs* Managed external financial relationships, including audit, tax and ownership queries• Cleaned up accounting records and bank recs for multiple years* Cleaned up and coordinated sales/use tax reporting studies, policies and procedures• Created procedures and related internal controls for key processes within the Finance department, documenting SOPs• Led business and accounting risk analysis and prepared C-Suite letter outlining opportunities for improvement

• Coordinated attorneys, CPAs, shareholders and other stakeholders throughout transaction advisory, execution and liquidation• Prepared and/or reviewed all key weekly, monthly, and quarterly internal and external financial reports• Managed key external relationships including banking, accounting, insurance, real estate, suppliers and customers• Oversaw back office management, including treasury, HR, 401k, insurance, trademarks, property taxes, marketing and technology• Assisted family principals with ad-hoc projects including M&A, outside investments, and philanthropic entities

• Planned, executed, supervised, and reviewed work for audit, review, and compilation engagements for a broad range of clients• Provided contract management services for clients, including controllership, HR, treasury services, and payroll• Prepared and reviewed tax returns for C- and S-Corps, partnerships, estates, nonprofit organizations, and individuals• Managed in-house seminars, training of new staff members, and teams ranging from one to five staff members

• Planned, executed, supervised, and reviewed work for audit, review, and compilation engagements for a broad range of clients• Processed and reviewed tax returns for smaller clients, including S-Corps, partnerships, estates, and individuals• Managed the 2001 graduate recruitment process, including university liaison, interview execution, and feedback facilitation• Developed, presented and managed the internal orientation program for new hires

• Performed ad-hoc projects for and liaised and interacted daily with traders, information systems technicians, and financial control• Prepared and reviewed daily, weekly and monthly front office financial reports for various European desks

• Planned, executed, supervised, and reviewed audits, reviews, inventory collateralization reviews, loan documentation reviews, business risk analyses and valuation exercises for a broad range of clients• Reviewed financial product valuations for investment banking clients, including on and off balance sheet financial instruments• Supervised hiring and career development for 200 graduate trainees (Ernst & Young London)• Delivered various in-house training courses, external seminars, and conferences covering a broad range of topics

• Performed daily/month end procedures for Corporate Accounting and other business units• Executed a corporate balance sheet audit, proposed and posted significant audit adjustments