Gary Garrison Email & Phone Number

Norwalk, Ct, Us

Chicago, Us

My role was responsible for accounting and finance-related activities for our Global Mobility, short-term business traveler and immigration/cross-border employee programs.Responsibilities included:~Prepared journal entries and intercompany billing uploads to distribute assignment/relocation related costs to the respective business units.~Accounted for Tax Equalization collection process. ~Prepared monthly/quarterly account reconciliations.~Managed tax accrual accounting processes related to global mobility assignments.~Updated codes for employee costing, intercompany billing, and other code updates.~Submited payments for GME taxes~Coordinated disposition of trailing assignment costs.~Balance Sheet account analysis & change commentary. ~Special projects as needed to enhance business compliance and cost projections.~Acting as the subject matter expert for global mobility accounting processes.

Boston, Ma, Us

~ Owned & managed GMS Tax Equalization collection process~ Identified process simplification opportunities~ Special projects to enhance business compliance and controllership~ Monthly/quarterly account reconciliation preparation~ Prepared journal entries and intercompany billing uploads to distribute assignment related costs to the respective businesses~ Forecasting of balance sheet accounts for cash flow planning & change commentary

Norwalk, Ct, Us

- Supported several major financial system projects including the Oracle Ledger conversion as well as the GE requirement designated by Federal Regulators for last calendar day (LCD).- Executed the running of 20 daily accounting interfaces, 10 closing programs, the submission of nine reconciled general ledger data reports to the GE Corporate GL system as well as setting the monthly/quarterly/year end closing calendar.- Lead the monthly/quarterly/year-end closing process for a $40B commercial real estate business.- Liaison between IT and functional teams to identify, test, and implement any system changes/enhancements.- Analyze and monitor general ledger accounts to ensure accurate financial information is recorded at month-end, quarter-end and year-end closes. - Organized and performed disaster recovery testing across US, Asia, and Europe to ensure all systems work properly in the case of a full system collapse.- Work with various teams and GE businesses to clear all intercompany 440 reconciliation issues resulting in $0 variances on a quarterly basis- Review and prepare journal entries as needed

Norwalk, Ct, Us

- Responsible for the accounting of over 150 joint ventures valued at over $2 billion.- Led the successful conversion of over 100 joint ventures to a new accounting system (from JD Edwards to Strategy).-Supported external auditors hired to perform audits and due diligence on the joint ventures.- Processed the daily collections, wires, tax payments, and inquires on a daily basis- Prepared account reconciliations as well reviewed legal documents on modified deals to ensure proper recording and accounting took place

Norwalk, Ct, Us

- Maintained the loan servicing and accounting related to over 350 loans valued at $2.5 billion.- Processed daily collections, wires, and inquiries from borrowers and asset managers in an accurate and timely manner. - Prepared account reconciliations as well as reviewed legal documents on modified deals to ensure proper recording and accounting took place. - Supported external auditors hired to perform audits.- Lead the training of a new loan servicing provider when the loans were transferred to GECAM.- Participated in the testing and conversion of loans to a new loan accounting system (JDE Edwards to Strategy).

- Coordinated and performed certified audits that met budgeted time restraints- Prepared financial statements and corresponding footnote disclosures- Evaluated client internal control structure and identified matters requiring improvements- Performed general ledger analysis on various balance sheet and profit/loss accounts explaining significant variances from year to year

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting

Bba, Accounting