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South Burlington, Vermont, United States

South Burlington, Vermont

• Leads a team of accounting staff, accounts payable, payroll, billing, and cash receipts functions.• Regularly communicate financial results to stakeholders. Coordinate year-end financial audit with outside accounting firm, parent company, and Shareholder. Present financial statements to Audit Committee.• Supervise the completion of quarterly tax provisions and technical accounting related to GAAP, FERC and the utility industry.• Assist managers in developing budgets and operating reports, and facilitate analysis and availability of information for management decision-making.• Assist plan administration for the pension, 401(k), and executive compensation plans. Coordinate with investment advisors, actuaries, auditors and employees to ensure plan compliance, accurate financial analysis and funding of the plans.• Lead and oversee the general cash flow, wire transactions, ACH and daily lines of credit borrowing needs with lenders. • Design and administer the company’s internal control procedures. Maintain compliance with 52-109 (Canadian SOX).• Administer insurance coverage program to procure effectively and ensure appropriate coverage in all areas of the business.• Design and implement efficiencies to better leverage data, report information and support informed business decisions.

South Burlington, Vermont

* Manage the assessment of the Internal Controls program, including overall rankings of internal controls over financial reporting, identification of control gaps, including development and agreement of key SOX controls with management, internal audit and external auditors* Key liaison between internal audit and external audit to regulate document flow and ensure timely completion of request lists and all phases of the SOX program* Create and maintain updated risk and control matrices and narratives* Work with business owners to advise, assess and document key controls over financial reporting and facilitate their timely implementation* Analyze and document SOX related issues including root cause analysis, level of significance assessment for deficiencies and managing remediation plans and ensuring effective and timely completion* Participate in system based projects with potential SOX impact* Provide updates to Senior Management on a regular basis

Waterbury, Vermont

* Led accounting team responsible for Fixed Assets, Facilities and Purchasing accounting* Approve journal entries and account reconciliations* Act as Product Supply lead with Internal and External Auditors* Acted as Business Readiness Lead for Assets for SAP implementation* Updated existing control matrix, narratives and deficiency plans for Product Supply organization* Account reconciliations reviewed by end of day 4

Waterbury, Vermont

* Responsible for Fixed Asset Module and GL accounts* Prepare journal entries, analyze accounting transactions and perform account reconciliations* Provide support for audited financial statements* Increased communication between project managers and financial teams* Standardized documentation and required forms to facilitate control documentation and shorter close times* Depreciation posted on Day -1 instead of Day 4* Reduced time needed to prepare asset roll forwards from two days to one day

Montpelier, Vermont

* Prepare and review journal entries and account reconciliations* Assist in planning, forecasting and budgeting for business units* Interpret technical accounting standards and apply to reporting results and disclosure* Developed enhanced Board of Directors packet* Developed KPI metrics and presentations for all business units

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Accounting