Managed general ledger activities, prepared and analyzed consolidated financial statements and presented results and analysis to senior management on monthly basis.• Consolidated multi-location team into central location and reduced staff size while Company’s revenues and customer base more than doubled in 30 month period.• Identified and implemented efficiencies and established internal controls around critical processes.• Developed performance measurement scorecards, facilitated cost containment initiatives and interacted closely with business operators to review and interpret financial results and teach fiscal responsibility.• Participated in merger and acquisition activities ranging from purchase accounting to transition and integration efforts.• Managed sell-side financial due diligence of sale of JMsolutions to DealerTrack, Inc. on January 23, 2009.• Provided hands-on general ledger training to accounting associates at service centers in Alabama, Minnesota and Missouri to help optimize utilization of Lawson general ledger system.

Provided corporate governance, guidance and support to entire finance organization in regard to accounting, emerging technical accounting issues and non-recurring events, for example mergers, acquisitions, special projects.• Researched technical accounting issues, provided recommendations and formally documented appropriate accounting methodology.• Documented and facilitated approval and adoption of accounting policies.• Organized internal committee comprised of members from all business divisions and corporate departments, for example tax and internal audit, to ensure new accounting pronouncements were properly interpreted and applied company-wide.

Prepared consolidating balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement for the quarterly and annual financial statements• Reviewed preliminary P&L information and prepared the variance analysis (flash report) for review by the CFO on a monthly basis.• Prepared the quarterly and annual financial statements.

Managed all phases of audit engagements including planning, budgeting, administration and staff supervision.• Evaluated accounting and internal control environments to develop recommendations for operational improvements presented to management.• Researched and analyzed various accounting issues.• Reviewed 10-K's, 10-Q's and earnings releases for SEC clients.

Planned, executed and reported on financial and operational audits of domestic and international subsidiaries (Europe and Asia).• Analyzed inventory of Cryovac’s North American operations ($85M) to determine adequacy of reserve requirements for obsolete and slow-moving items.• Developed model to measure reduction in working capital for four major product lines of W.R. Grace.