Kelly L. Clutter, Cpa Email & Phone Number

El Paso, Texas, Us

London, Gb

I serve as a trusted business partner to public and private companies across various industries through advising clients on complex financial accounting and reporting matters. I leverage my consulting, industry and audit experience to provide practical insight into accounting, reporting and control implications, which include implementing new accounting standards, preparing and accounting for transactions and identifying and remediating accounting issues. I drive strategic activity with focus groups, lead pursuits and serve as a subject matter resource for Retail and Consumer Products industry.Extensive experience supporting clients accomplish their agenda. Recent experiences include:- Remediation, Accounting Process & Controls: Assisted a global food and beverage manufacturer identify and assess a significant overstatement of its trade promotion accrual resulting in a detailed actionable roadmap to address control and process gaps and improve financial statement accuracy. Assisted a food producer with an inventory cost accounting project to identify the root cause of unexplainable and unexpected inventory cost variances. Documented a multinational lawn care company’s complex third-party relationship to manufacture and sell a product providing recommendations for automating and strengthening existing processes and controls. - IPO Readiness & Spin-Off Transactions: Supported companies at varying stages of pursuing IPO from drafting initial SOX processes and controls to preparing a Form 10 filing. Experience includes preparation of carve-out financial statements incorporating recent acquisition opening balance sheet, drafting supporting memorandum, performing IPO readiness diagnostic, and audit readiness support. - Revenue Recognition Adoption: Assisted a U.S. retailer, life sciences company and an automotive manufacturer implement the new revenue recognition standard applying a practical approach to complex implications.

Dublin, Ohio, Us

While at Wendy’s, I maintained the integrity of financial statements and proper compliance with US GAAP and the SEC, including evaluation and adoption of new accounting standards. Here, I served as the technical accounting expert and key liaison with other departments in determining the accounting impact of company initiatives. During my tenure, I led the accounting department and multiple teams through acquisitions and divestitures, adoption of new accounting standards, and other significant transactions. Key highlights include: - Role evolved and expanded over the years as Wendy’s continued to grow and develop its strategic long-term plan. - Assumed responsibilities for Corporate Accounting & Financial Systems, Fixed Assets, Lease and Property Accounting as a result of immense changes following a major restructuring initiative. - In addition, assumed majority of responsibilities previously performed by the former CAO.- Functioned as the authoritative source with final decision-making authority on all technical accounting policy decisions since 2014. - Successfully led teams through leadership transitions and company initiatives while striving to develop and retain talent as well as improve accounting policies, procedures and controls. - Led accounting department successfully through large-scale, transformative initiatives, including system optimization, discontinued operations, whole business securitization and restaurant remodeling. - Empowered teams for best performance through ongoing commitment to training and development focused on educating staff on the “whys” behind the accounting treatment – versus following historical procedures.- Cultivated strong partnerships with the company’s senior leadership team across departments. - Praised by external auditors for strong technical expertise, quickly gaining their trust and respect. As the primary liaison, collaborated with partner and national office on complex technical accounting and policy decisions.

Greifensee, Ch

Stepped into a 1-year rotation assignment in 2011 to deepen global experience. Led global risk assessment, scoping, planning and execution of integrated audits and delivery of audit reports, reporting to the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) and management. In earlier role as SEC Reporting and Corporate Accounting Manager, led all aspects of SEC filings, corporate accounting policies and provided US GAAP accounting support to senior leadership team and 55 controllers worldwide. Responsible for accounting for share-based compensation, EPS, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate transactions, as well as Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) internal control design, documentation and compliance. Key highlights include: - Continuously updated and maintained global accounting policies as new products or situations arose within this flat organization, gaining international exposure to local laws and practices.- Led the accounting, monitoring and reporting of the company’s $40M global restructuring program.- Guided controllers worldwide in continuous process improvement, internal control design and remediation efforts.- Redesigned audit strategy and testing procedures during company’s ongoing global implementation of SAP. - Led the planning, scoping and execution of limited and full-scope audits of marketing and producing organizations worldwide (U.S., Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, the U.K. and Australia). - Grew role extensively, completing valuation models, benefit plan financials and Kaizen initiatives.

London, Gb

While at E&Y, I served public and private companies with domestic and international operations across various industries including Software, Manufacturing and Retail. Here, I developed consolidated audit plans and led the audits of corporate accounting, financial reporting, and other corporate and shared service center functions.Key highlights include: - Quickly absorbed critical knowledge of clients’ business and financial processes, which enabled refinement of audit strategies to improve efficiency and effectiveness while balancing risk. - Pro-active in challenging past practices. Redesigned audit strategies and identified opportunities to place reliance on internal audit to increase engagement profitability. - Effectively tracked and held accountable for budgets.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Business Management, Minors In Mathematics & Economics

Master'S Degree, Accounting