Gregg Cernosek Email & Phone Number

Missouri City, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas

• Created daily, weekly, and monthly rhythms with booking entries, preparing reconciliations to ease close process.
• Guided tax compliance across several legal entities for U.S. and Canada operations over complex ownership structure.
• Implemented transfer pricing strategies between U.S. and Canadian companies, resulting in an average annual tax savings of approximately $2M CAD. Conducted indirect tax reviews, leading to recoveries exceeding $300K.
• Streamlined close process from 20 to 10 days, allowing timely reporting of results to private equity sponsor and banking groups.
• Fulfilled the role of private equity sponsor for Quality of Earnings, successfully managing numerous data requests, crafting comprehensive responses, and coordinating effectively with various bidders and advisors.
• Led campaign to make all outgoing payments electronic or auto draws from bank to avoid potential mail fraud.

Houston, Texas, United States

• Recovered over $750K in overpaid Canadian GST taxes.
• Implemented preparation of 13-week cash forecast for group with operations to report to private equity sponsor.
• Cleaned up balance sheet, including keeping all account reconciliations and inventory accounts current and up to date.
• Performed implementation of AFE policy and process for fixed asset purchases to ensure total group purchases compared to banking covenants.

Houston, Texas

• Lead the SAP (Business by Design) post-implementation (Go-Live in July 2018) for the Americas including the modules General Ledger, Local Finance, Reporting.
• Manage tax and compliance for the U.S, Canada, Panama, Trinidad and Curacao, filing over 200 Tax Returns in the U.S., Canada, Trinidad and Tobago and Curacao. Monitor IRS audits and State of Texas R&D audits, VAT in.
• Manage a team of four people, including financial analyst, Trinidad and Curacao Local Finance, general ledger and accounts payable. Four direct reports.
• Supported the integration of various acquisitions, especially in the Energy business stream.
• Manage Treasury and bank relationships including weekly and monthly Cash Flow forecasts.
• Lead the joint venture accounting and Management with global Software Joint Venture.

Houston, Texas

• Completed monthly, quarterly and yearly Financial Forecasting and Budgeting.
• Worked closely with Operation VP’s (U.S., Canada and Central/South Americas) on developing budgets, forecasts data gathering reporting and variance analysis.
• Prepared monthly performance reporting to senior management in the U.S. and the U.K.
• Reviewed Contract proposals to ensure Financial Terms and price-build ups were in line with company guidelines.
• Managed Shared Service functions including Accounts Payable, Master Data and Invoicing Teams.
• Developed Accounts Receivable, Utilization, Missing Time and Work in Process reporting used by all streams globally.

Houston, Texas

• Led month-end closing process including account reconciliations, journal entry preparation and financial reporting.
• Oversaw accounts payable duties and assisted payroll and accounts receivable departments.
• Managed special Projects as required by the Regional CFO and Controller.

Houston, Texas

• Prepared account analysis, various reconciliations, roll-forwards, and job cost entries.
• Performed tasks for monthly accounting close, including variance analysis for income statement, import general ledger extract files for overseas entities, balance inter-company accounts, preparation and entry of.
• Revalued Balance Sheet accounts monthly for Venezuela, Bolivia, and Nigeria.
• Participated in the ERP Implementation of JD Edwards fixed assets and general ledger configuration and testing.
• Participated in quarterly/yearly internal and external audits.

Austin, Texas

• Prepared Financial Statements and bank reconciliations for ten entities in the U.S. South Region (Texas, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona).
• Ensured accounting procedures were followed and understood at divisional levels.