Oversee Financial Reporting, General Accounting, FP & A, Treasury and the PMO.Develop and oversee implementation of strategic business plans, which include business process optimization, project review analysis, project tracking, SOX based control review and remediation.Closely monitor cashflow, raise working capital, and maximize debt leveraging.

Respect Services provides homeowners and business owners a low cost service and solution to their high cost energy and environment products and uses. We provide goods and services that include light bulb retrofitting, programmable thermostat replacement, AC filters, water filters, hotwater tank adjustments, and much more!We believe in a win-win-win. You, the Environment and Respect Services as a winning team, to save you money while helping to protect the environment for generations to come!

Hired as a system integration specialist and process improvement expert to quickly stabilize a high transaction volume process (a million plus) with over $3.6 billion dollars in annual disbursements.Integrated two heavily modified legacy systems into SAP R/3 financial reporting platform.Documented, implemented, tested, and remediated a complete Sarbanes Oxley controls environment for the payables operations.Developed a case study analysis to rationalize best long term operating options among off-shoring, near-shoring, on-shoring and outsourcing the accounts payables function.Re-engineered the entire accounts payable process using Six Sigma and Lean practices.Installed automated systems and processes including a new travel and entertainment software solution (Concur) and an automated interface for leasehold software (Harbor flex), as well as implemented ACH disbursements and EDI invoicing.Reduced staffing from 56 to 17 while simultaneously improving customer service levels.

Prepared and/or reviewed all sales, margin and inventory related reporting for $2.5 billion dollar retailer, including key reports and analysis for 10-K, 10-Q, and other regulatory reporting.Supported the annual audit and quarterly review process.Team leader in developing and implementing several key supply chain initiatives which included the conversion from retail to cost method of accounting, sku level LCM analysis and reserve calculations, open to buy reporting, aged inventory reporting, GMROI reporting, mark down cadence and sell through analysis.Key member of the finance team supporting the merger and system implementation phase of the Sports Authority and Gart Sports merger. Supervised staff of over forty employees in monthly close process and ongoing financial support operations. Development and monitoring of internal controls, processes and procedures, with a view towards achieving best practice, timely reporting and compliance within a Sarbanes-Oxley frame work.

Managed JDA system implementation projects and supported up to 37 different retail clients; most were fortune 500 retailers.Expert in Finance Retail and Supply Chain system integrations.Called upon as a liaison between JDA retail client and JDA programming and installation support teams to functionally and technically document special “business needs” requests. Selected as one of the original team members to launch the “Best Business Practices” branch of the Consulting Services Group.

Managing the accounting departmentMonthly financial statement preparationAuditCash flowTax