Lead the Finance Function for multi-year SAP ERP project. Work with the Global Technology Team to ensure that project governance framework is followed. Act as the Finance Business Leader who supports functional workstream teams through all project phases, driving leading practice adoption from design through implementation. Leveraging past experience in key accounting and finance roles, provide guidance as a subject matter expert on key processes, providing design and process mapping input. Act as a change advocate to help guide the organization through the journey as we design and implement a new ERP.Lead project to develop the Finance Functional Strategy/Operating Model for how the group will function in our new ERP Environment. Oversee third party consultants in breaking down Finance Taxonomy areas into pieces and getting input from subject matter experts on pain point and requirements. Leverage "Best Practice" libraries from SAP and Third Party Consultants to design future state process flows. Drive adoption of best practices and efficiencies within the Finance Team and in hand offs to/from the rest of the organization.

ERP Project Finance Lead: Lead the Finance Function for multi-year SAP ERP project beginning in June 2021. Work with the Global Technology Team to ensure that project governance framework is followed. Business Leader who supports functional workstream teams through all project phases, driving leading practice adoption from design through implementation. Act as a change advocate to help guide the organization through the journey as we design and implement a new ERP.

Technical Research: Act as the subject matter expert on all technical accounting topics. Responsible for all research, documentation and implementation related to U.S. GAAP and SEC pronouncements and disclosures. Provide accounting steps for any new transactions or acquisitions.Accounting Policies: Ensure that all accounting policies are in accordance with applicable guidanceExternal Reporting: Assist in the preparation and filing of all quarterly and annual documents, as well as the accuracy and completeness of financial information disclosed in press releases.Consolidations: Manage a team of Financial Analysts who execute the monthly consolidation of Cengage financial results. Prepare cash flow statements. Review monthly financial statements and supporting schedules. Roll up and present monthly US GAAP financial results with variances to prior periods. Prepare key schedules for quarterly financial audits.

• Shared Service Operations: Oversight and management of back office accounting functions at the Cengage Learning US Shared Service Center. This consists of 8 direct reports and 15 indirect reports. Monitor current processes for operational efficiency. Drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance productivity and quality of groups managed. Participate in special projects as needed. Areas of oversight currently include Operations Accounting, Royalties, and Special Projects. Additional departments managed over tenure in position include: Payroll, Accounts Payable, and Cost Accounting. • Accounting and Audit Oversight: This includes preparation and review of reconciliations, policy review and revisions, and audit support for Financial and Control audits. Also involves preparation of month end journal entries to record partner revenue and fees, as well as coordination of the month end accounting close for the business unit operations side of the company.• Project Management: Participate in several large long term projects. Experienced in leading multi-functional teams and driving large dollar projects through their life cycle. Some examples of completed projects include preparation of financials and audit relating to the sale of Thomson Learning from Thomson, Accounts Payable Imaging System implementation, Ceridian Payroll implementation, T&E system upgrade, Accounts Payable Partial Outsourcing, and ERP system upgrade. Largest project to date involved oversight and management of the Procure to Pay work stream of a multi -year project for an ERP Upgrade from JDE World to JDE EnterpriseOne. Currently working on a cross functional project to redesign and refine the royalty process.

Responsible for producing the monthly consolidated finanical results in SASFM.• Financial Reporting: Responsible for consolidation of month end financial results and external reporting to Parent Company. Includes overseeing data transfer of 30 International & 4 Domestic ledgers from the JD Edwards general ledger to SAS FM consolidation package. Responsible for reviewing consolidated data for completion and accuracy, as well as tying back to the source system. Responsible for Opening Balance Sheet accounting and integrating acquisitions into the Prometric financial systems. • Financial Analysis: Perform monthly variance analysis of actual spending to budget and forecast for various functions of the Prometric business. Assist in completion of the yearly budget and forecast. • Audit: Prepare portion of PWC Client Assist List. Responsible for overall coordination of the audit. Provide explanations to audit questions pertaining to consolidated financial results. Assist PWC with tying out Statutory Audit Financials to SASFM.

Reviewed consolidated financial results for the Thomson Learning division. Responsible for review of the corporate office balance sheet. Other monthly/quarterly and ad hoc reporting.• Financial Reporting: Responsible for designing and producing monthly reporting package for senior management. Responsible for reviewing consolidated data in CFO Vision system for completion and accuracy. Included 131 active companies (60 USD and 71 International)• Analysis: Review operating company submissions for completeness. Benchmark results against plan and prior year.• Audit: Responsible for completing PWC Client Assist List and liaising with the auditors during the year end and interim audits.

• Hyperion Administrator: System Administrator for two Hyperion Enterprise Applications and Allocation Module. Perform data loads and consolidation. Maintain Enterprise modules and update to mirror general ledger system. Maintain and add to Report Writer Module.• Budget Preparation: Assist in preparing budget presentation for Bayer North America. Ensure that information in the Planning Wizard and Hyperion are in agreement. Build reports for use in analysis.

• General Ledger: Oversee month end closing process for Newspaper Groups and Corporate. Review monthly account analysis to ensure that Hyperion Enterprise and Oracle GL are in agreement. Monitor bank accounts and accounts payable. Oversee posting to the fixed asset system for Newspaper Groups and the Corporate Office. Monitor capital spending against plan.• Operational Reviews: Assist in Balance Sheet and Operational Reviews including site visits of properties. Put together benchmarking statistics.

• Monthly Operating Results: Consolidate and distribute monthly financial results of 20 business groups for senior management using Hyperion reporting. Monthly and ad hoc analysis on variances to plan and prior year results. Use the analysis results to assist senior management in strategic decision making. • Budgeting: Design budget models and templates. Assist in the development of the management plan for the year.• Acquisitions and Divestitures: Assist Business Manager with due diligence on acquisitions and divestitures in the Newspaper Group.

• Consolidations: Record monthly consolidation entries into Hyperion Enterprise. Perform fluctuation analysis on consolidated results. Complete required quarterly and year end supplemental reports. • US and Canadian Statutory Reporting: Prepare Canadian Tax, forms for HSR filings and United States Government Forms. • Intangible and Acquisition and Divestiture Accounting: Analyze results and prepare reports related to intangibles. Assist with additional reporting required surrounding businesses acquired or divested during the year.