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Lexington, Ky, Us

Lexington, Ky, Us

Develop and manage a Compliance and Ethics program to ensure the company and employees conduct business in a legal and ethical manner. Lead compliance efforts on data privacy, ESG, anti-bribery, and fair trade. Advise other areas within the company on compliance topics. Coordinate Ethics Committee activity. Identify and assign Compliance and Ethics training materials as needed. Administer charitable contribution approval process. Oversee work of Internal Auditor including JSOX compliance. Liaise with parent companies (Sumitomo Construction Machinery and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Japan) on compliance, ethics, and audit issues. Provide guidance to Brazilian subsidiary on risks, compliance, ethics, and audit. • Implementation and ongoing enforcement of Anti-Bribery regulations and rules from our parent company.• Initiation and management of annual compliance with Canada's 'Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act'.

Lexington, Ky, Us

Enhanced and executed JSOX compliance program. Assessed design and operating effectiveness of internal controls for JSOX and non-JSOX activities, including finance, IT, and operations. Worked with and supported external auditors' assessments. Liaised with parent company (Sumitomo Construction Machinery, Japan) on audit operations. Provided guidance to Brazilian subsidiary on risk and control issues. Supported all areas of the business with process assessment and improvement. Coordinated the Ethics Committee.• Provided management oversight for the Business Project efforts within the company.• Served on the Core Team for Company's ERP upgrade project.• Drove effort to revise Code of Ethics and Business Conduct for roll-out to Brazilian subsidiary.

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Served as an Associate Director for Members Heritage, a Credit Union founded in 1960 with over $300M in assets. Previously served on the Supervisory Committee, including two years as chairperson. All service was as a volunteer.Associate Director (May, 2012 - April, 2014)Supervisory Committee Chairperson (May, 2010 - May, 2012)Supervisory Committee Member (April, 2009 - May, 2012)• Joined in Credit Union governance discussions and decisions.• Analyzed monthly financial results.• Led evaluation and selection of external audit firm.• Created guidelines for Supervisory Committee volunteers.

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Audited effectiveness of financial and information technology controls for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance. Worked with business process owners to ensure risks were covered by appropriate internal controls. Administered the Internal Audit tracking and reporting systems. Generated worldwide monthly audit reporting.• Developed Internal Audit Quality Assurance (QA) program as part of a 2-person team.• Implemented TeamMate R10 audit software.• Trained audit and security personnel on Google Apps (now known as Google Workspace).

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Recruited as worldwide team leader for inter-company (I/C) project. Managed the design and implementation of a worldwide automated solution for I/C payables and reconciliations. Procured and administered internal and external resources for the project. Ensured appropriate controls were considered during project development.• Significantly accelerated recognition of millions in I/C payables by establishing daily interfaces.• Substantially decreased risk of I/C write-offs by keeping payables sub-ledgers current.• Planned and conducted Lexington workshops for diverse group of international attendees.

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Served as worldwide profit and loss (P&L) lead analyst. Worked with international Lexmark personnel to ensure consistency of accounting across all geographies. Analyzed financial data with division personnel to increase their understanding of monthly activity. Communicated worldwide financial results to executive management through monthly meetings. Reviewed and revised corporate financial policies as needed.• Consolidated worldwide P&L, with revenue exceeding $4,000,000,000, for internal and external reporting.

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Supervised accounting for domestic and international accounts receivable for U.S. operations. Oversaw the recording and reconciliation of U.S. inter-company receivables (A/R) and payables (A/P). Ensured proper reporting of capital expenditures and depreciation. Developed employees for movement and/or promotion within Lexmark.• Expanded department with the inclusion of Fixed Asset and Capital Project personnel and system responsibilities.

Lexington, Kentucky, Us

Led team implementing the J.D. Edwards Fixed Asset (FA) sub-ledger. Designed custom Capital Project (CP) sub-ledger to track capital work-in-progress. Directed conversion to and documentation for newly installed FA and CP systems. • Investigated and resolved numerous fixed asset issues in Juarez, Mexico during a 4 week on-site