Denise Johnson Email & Phone Number

United States

Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), guide the strategic direction and leadership of the CHN finance team and manages CHN’s overall fiscal management strategy. Set the overall direction of the Finance department by managing the development and implementation of finance policies and procedures, managing the Finance team members, and providing oversight for budget variance analysis. Additionally, this role sets the CHN management team up for success around department budgetary management and the organizational financial performance. The VP of Finance is a member of the executive leadership team and is responsible for contributing vision and strategy for the organization as well as contributing to the overall organizational and cultural DNA of CHN.

• Serve as Corporate Controller for a startup Nonprofit Managed Services Organization (MSO) providing back-office support for medical clinics in underserved areas.• Lead the build out of Finance and Accounting Services Pillar including staffing and system (WorkDay) design, implementation, policy, and procedures while ensuring a strong internal control environment from the start.• Coordinate accounting transformation of member affiliates to new centralized MSO model.• Drive the standardization and optimization of accounting processes for 14 member affiliates including:o Record to Reporto Procure to Payo Accounts Receivableo Treasuryo Payroll

● Responsible for risk assessment, scoping, planning and execution of a Fortune 500 Company’sGlobal S-Ox Program.● Implement internal controls over financial reporting and information technology general controlsover financial reporting-impacting applications and update all financial compliance policies.● Track and monitor progress toward remediation of internal control gaps and identify mitigatingcontrols.● Create S-Ox Readiness Assessment process for newly in-scope entities and implement global“plug and play” control framework for all business units.● Recommend and support implementation of control enhancements in cases where controlweaknesses are detected.● Assess changes to business processes to determine impact on controls environment andwhether changes to controls design are warranted, including automation and RPA.● Collaborate cross-functionally with Ethics and Compliance, Internal Audit and Business/ProcessOwners to support compliance, fraud prevention or detection efforts and/or investigations,including recommending new controls to mitigate the exposed risk.● Provide oversight, review and guidance to a team of 8.

Deerfield, Illinois

* Responsible for the scoping, planning and project management of Baxter's Global SOx Program. * Serve as an Internal Controls resource by continually assessing opportunities to deploy more efficient and effective internal controls through improved control design, automation or standardization. * Maintain an effective and comprehensive understanding of risks and controls in consideration of Baxter’s strategic initiatives. * M&A – Participate in ensuring the adoption and application of the global self-assessment frameworks in recently acquired entities as requested.* IT Implementation - Work with teams responsible for implementing new IT applications (ie ERP systems) to support internal control design of said technology as requested. * Fraud/Compliance - Work with Ethics and Compliance, Internal Audit and Business/Process Owners to support the compliance, fraud prevention or detection efforts, and/or investigations that impact internal controls as requested

Deerfield, Illinois, Us

• Leading the US state and federal transparency reporting team from its inception at Baxter Healthcare. • Consulting to other regions interpreting and implementing data collection and reporting for global transparency reporting requirements.• Partnering with Ethics and Compliance by identifying and forwarding information related to potential non-compliance with Baxter Interactions Policy.• Creating and delivering training for both Commercial and Clinical teams on policy and laws relating to interactions with HCPs and HCOs.• Developing and implementing a global master data management plan for records related to HCPs and HCOs.• Partnering with Purchasing Supplier Management to expand their Preferred Vendor Program to include Third Party vendors that interact on Baxter’s behalf with HCPs and HCOs; requiring compliance with Baxter’s data submission guideline for preferential payment terms and contracts.• Providing leadership, direction and management of the transparency reporting team.

Deerfield, Illinois

Developed and documented project level budget and forecasting processes, created monthly reporting and analysis for Baxter’s Research and Development function

Managed all aspects of daily accounting processes for an international company with sales in excess of $20 million and subsidiaries in 4 countries• Designed and operationalized accounting and finance portion of expansion into Canada including tax registration, employment laws, banking• Managed upgrades and integration of additional modules of Great Plains software• Reduced Days Sales Outstanding by 60% by conducting Cash Gap Analysis and revamping credit and collections processes and policies

Reported directly to President as top financial manager and managed all aspects of daily accounting processes for two companies with combined sales of over $15 million. • Designed accounting and finance department, hired team and operationalized the function• Selected, planned and installed new financial software package for spun off companies. Created training documentation and trained staff• Designed pricing structure and built template for existing and new services used for contracting and sales estimates• Managed first audit of financial statements and passed with no comments, allowing 5280 Solutions to secure additional funding and a larger line of credit

Bs, Accounting And Finance

Pre-Law Studies

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