An accomplished professional with extensive experience in accounting, spanning both public accounting and corporate environments. I take pride in building connections across the company to become a trusted business partner that is able to bring different teams together to accomplish key priorities. This includes having the ability to take complex concepts and simplify them down so that they can be understood by a diverse audience, whether it be Board of Directors, junior team members, or external parties.I am effective at managing a large global team and delivering meaningful organizational changes, including new accounting and finance systems implementations, accelerating the financial close process, and right sizing my teams and processes to support the business in the near term, while creating the ability for the organization to flex and support long-term growth opportunities.Areas of expertise include:- Executive Leadership and Collaboration- Financial Reporting and Accounting- Regulatory and SOX Compliance- Strategic Planning and Execution- Mergers and Acquisitions- Integrations- Process and Procedure Improvements- Accounting Systems Implementations- Talent Development and Retention- Global Organization ManagementPlease feel free to reach out with networking or opportunities: james.rock54@gmail.com