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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Roseville, Mn

• Filed accurate and timely 10Q/10K reports for the corporation, developing the first 10Q and 10K after Initial Public Offering in July 2017. • Implemented and ran the Disclosure Committee. • Worked closely with senior management and cost center owners to educated the company on the financial requirements of a public company and worked with non-financial partners to explain the financial implications of their projects, contracts and plans. • Prepared internal and external reporting, analyzed and summarized information and trends. • Monitored and confirmed financial condition by reviewing reconciliations and variance analysis to provide financial information for French owned majority shareholder, senior management and external auditors.• Established, monitored and enforced policies and procedures to strengthen control structure for the newly public company.• Built financial staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting and training employees. Functioned as HR prior to hiring a full-time HR Lead. Maintained financial support staff strength by coaching, monitoring and appraising job results.• Analyzed contracts and documented accounting implications, working closely with business partners, legal and external technical accountants when needed. • Complied with federal, state and local legal requirements and enforced adherence of requirements, working closely with general counsel and tax consultants. • Discussed new accounting regulations with technical accountants, determined impact on the company and proposed actions.• Reviewed accounting for stock compensation plans and supported the implementation of an on-line system.• Monitored cashflow, anticipated future needs and advised management on proposed actions.• Improved annual budget process and developed cost center reporting by collecting, analyzing and consolidating information.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Ensured the St. Paul general ledger monthly close process functioned timely and accurately, including completion of SOX control processes and reviews.• Managed accounting for US fixed assets, patents and trademarks, including book and tax reporting, cash flow support, etc.• Supported interim and year-end external audit process for the US divisions and corporate function.• Managed and developed a team of five.• Worked closely with other functions and departments to drive projects and resolve issues (i.e. acquisition, integration, intercompany activity, system changes, etc.)• Supported HR related accounting (benefits, bonus accruals and payouts). • Supported development and maintenance of corporate policies and procedures around accounting, control and reporting as needed.• Supported the tax department in completing annual tax filing requirements.• Supported Risk Management in coordinating divisional insurance reporting and forecasting.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Managed the accounting, analysis, reporting, and planning of gross margins for one of the Ecolab’s largest divisions. • Partnered with Supply Chain and the Business Units to understand monthly results, forecast future periods and support day-to-day business needs. Worked collaboratively with these business partners to build a well balanced annual plan. • Simplified and streamlined the reporting process in order to provide senior management with timely, consistent analysis of the results. • Supported ad hoc analysis of business.• Proactively identified opportunities to enhance metrics, tools, reporting and presentations.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Drove development of the reporting tools used to aid divisional planning, monthly reporting and forecasting. • Prepared key monthly financial deliverables including P&L reconciliations and forecasts.• Communicated regularly with the divisional business areas to provide support during annual plan and monthly forecasting.• Researched and obtained necessary explanations for financial analysis of the current results. • Provided support for regional and global presentations by senior management.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Conducted financial and operational reviews providing management with a financial view of the business’ effectiveness.• Lead ad hoc projects requested by management, including integration projects related to a recent merger.• Prepared audit reports and directed the activities of less experienced auditors. • Built relationships with a wide range of management to gain cooperation during projects.• Understood and assessed complex business processes in a short time frame.

Atlanta, Ga

• Analyzed and tested the company's processes (operation audits) and control environments (SOX testing) to identify business deficiencies and provide recommendations for opportunities to improve processes and minimize risks.• Created and implemented audit plans to test the company's processes for efficency and effectiveness and internal controls for compliance in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Minneapolis, Mn

• Assisted with planning, execution and completion of the audit plan on client engagements while working with strict deadlines. • Created and implemented an approach to test the client’s internal controls for compliance in accordance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. • Assisted with the review of financial statements to assess consistency with audited financial balances. • Researched technical accounting issues and documented an analysis and conclusion of our interpretation. • Prepared and presented audit results, recommendations and deliverables to my superiors.• Reviewed associate and intern work product and evaluated their performance. • Balanced responsibilities across multiple engagements and interacted with numerous client contacts.• Worked with a diverse portfolio of clients including small privately held companies to mid-sized and multi-billion dollar SEC companies. • Participated in internal programs to be a peer mentor for interns and new associates.