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Beachwood, Ohio

Worked alongside the CEO & CFO supporting strategic initiatives and leading the financial organization. Provided strategic oversight, departmental budgeting, execution, and continuous improvement initiatives in the following categories: capital structure and capital allocation, tax-efficient global cash resourcing, global cash forecasting, legal structuring, bank and credit relations, debt covenant management, optimized global banking, FX risk management, acquisitions and dispositions, and global transfer pricing oversight. Managed six individuals.● Refinanced global debt saving more than $7M annually.● Enhanced free cash flows by influencing tight working capital controls to include metric target levels, monthly reporting of AP, AR, and inventory, and implementing supply chain financing.● Actively supported the management of tax planning and worldwide effective tax rate.● Partnered with Business Leadership in the execution of strategies whereby delivering value through Tax and Treasury (operational restructurings, entering new foreign markets, liquidity in foreign locations, etc.).● Oversee global transfer pricing. Leadership included global risk management, compliance, along with strategic planning related to intercompany tangible goods transactions, loans, services, and licensing of intellectual property.● Provided tax leadership of M&A-related initiatives (Due Diligence, Legal Agreement Language) along with tax acquisition structuring and post-closing integrations.● Stewarded the commitment of organizational safety and accountability.● Served on Leadership Committees: Cyber Security, Financial Disclosure, Benefits, FX Committee.● Supported a culture focused on continuous improvement efforts, reduction of complexity, risk mitigation, optimizing efficiencies, creating organizational value aligned with execution of strategic visions, and executing on cost reduction efforts.● Strong team development in the Treasury and Tax Departments.

Reviewed and prepared multinational income tax provisions, effective tax rate calculations, consolidated tax returns, and provided other tax advisory services in accordance with IRS and US GAAP accounting standards for companies up to $12B. Managed up to four employees.● Handled audit-related tax assurance for large SEC registrants and private-equity backed organizations.● Reviewed and prepared federal state corporate entity tax returns.

Double Master Of Accounting & Financial Management (Mm - Mafm), Financial Management & Accounting, Summa Cum Lade

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Accounting

Activities and Societies: Director of Finance, Kent State Student Finance Committee