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Sun City Center, Fl, Us

Tampa, Fl, Us

Manage a highly skilled, technical team responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and world class user support of Operational Technologies (OT) within the Electric Delivery organization that includes mission critical hosted and on-premise computer systems and applications, data modeling, and data administration.

Lead planning and execution of strategic IT initiatives including evaluating new technologies, developing business cases, developing project plans, managing project costs, identifying business requirements, designing solutions, performing testing, and resolving defects and issues. Drive change management which includes defining team members' roles and responsibilities, developing training materials, and conducting end-user training. Oversee integrated project team to ensure project objectives are being accomplished. Engage, onboard, and manage third-party resources supporting IT initiatives and business process improvements. Administer and maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) environment including access provisioning, configuration changes, and issue resolution. Establish and maintain strong working relationships with senior leadership and other business leaders to drive innovation. Advise senior leadership on leveraging business technology and process improvements to optimize operations and support the organization's strategic initiatives.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Drove procure-to-pay process improvement and organizational change across multiple affiliates through the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) project. Led project team members from multiple affiliates and business areas to ensure business objectives and project milestones were achieved. Collaborated with key project stakeholders to identify technology and process improvements that lead to operational efficiencies and improved business value. Developed and managed project roadmap including scope, budget, schedule, and resources. Communicated with senior leadership and key project stakeholders about project progress, opportunities, challenges, and accomplishments. Led change management activities including developing a change enablement plan, internal communication, and training. Onboarded and Managed third-party resources supporting project objectives. Conducted project review and identified project successes and failures and developed recommendations to improve future performance on the project.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Assist in the development of enterprise-wide audit and advisory plan.Manage the execution of enterprise-wide audit and advisory plan. Directly supervise and coordinate work performed by senior and staff auditors in US, Canada and Barbados.Communicate engagement observations and recommendations to senior and executive management. Foster relationships with senior management and educate the organization on the value of Audit Services.Coordinate with the Emera audit team to align and maintain policies and procedures across all affiliates.Serve as independent advisory to the Pipeline Safety and Oversight Committee and the Data Privacy Committee

Tampa, Fl, Us

Directly supervised and coordinated work performed by senior and staff auditors during all phases of audit or advisory engagement including planning, testing, reporting and follow-up. Ensured engagements were developed with clear and complete scope and objectives.Performed data analytics to evaluate audited data and identify anomalies and trends. Developed methodology and process used to perform Sarbanes Oxley (SOx) walk-throughs. Managed the execution of annual SOx testing. Communicated results of audit and advisory engagements to management.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Planned audit and advisory engagements with well-defined scope, objectives, and audit procedures. Performed detail review of work performed by staff audit and provided feedback on area of improvement. Drafted audit reports detailing the engagement findings and recommendations. Evaluated design and operating effectiveness of internal controls. Communicated internal control deficiencies to management. Served as risk and controls advisor on SAP CRB implementation project.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Performed walkthrough of business process and tested internal controls Independently performed test procedures for audit and advisory engagements. Documented results in organized detailed workpapers to summarize and evidence findings. Communicated engagement observations to engagement team.

Tampa, Fl, Us

Assisted in the testing of internal controls. Summarized testing in organized detailed workpapers

Maitland, Fl, Us

Maitland, Fl, Us

* Successfully collaborated with district management to identify branch operations that needed elimination or change to reduce cost and enhance efficiency* Provided strong organizational leadership; actively participated in key account management and various business development initiatives that have vastly improved operations* Engineered a project that installed the Eclipse inventory management software system and trained employees on proper application that enhanced operational efficiency and productivity* Teamed up with technical writers to create training documentation and online training knowledge base

Masters Of Accountancy, Accounting

Bachelor Of Science, Accounting

Associate, Accounting