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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

United Kingdom

Member of regional leadership team and business partner to Vice President of a complex region where I am responsible for preparation of the annual budgets for the business unit, monthly and long-term forecasting, financial accounting, internal controls, statutory filings, and financial audits. I work closely with all business units to drive transformation, financial performance and compliance across the region. I acted as a key subject matter expert on the recent implementation of SAP S/4 HANA including assisting on design of key processes, user acceptance testing, workforce planning, training and post go live support for material and transportation costing.

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Responsible for execution of the new Global Business Services strategy which included transitioning general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and cash management activities for 19 countries to an offshore work environment while improving internal controls, documenting and reducing standard operating procedures by 25% and maintaining a below average attrition rate on a growing workforce. Developed the corresponding service level agreement and associated metrics for the services provided to the countries.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Part of project team responsible for the design and implementation of a global business/shared services center based in Manila to manage the accounting functions of the business including accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting which included developing the employee value proposition and first rounds of recruitment. I was also able to successfully negotiate contracts for property project management, lease, interior design and fit out of floor space as well as with a key local government agency to allow floor space with another Orica entity with a different legal structure requiring strict adherence to a set of standards.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Short-term assignment to map general ledger accounts for North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East and Africa to the new global chart of accounts.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Responsible for 30+ team members across US, Canada and Mexico in general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury and internal controls. During this role, I was able to integrate Mexico finance function with US and Canada including implementation of best practices, establishment of regional shared services team, and implementation of newly created team structure. In addition, I was responsible for the successful integration of the finance function an acquired group of entities which resulted in a headcount reduction of 25% of the acquired finance team.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Managed the annual budget and 5-year planning process for the region and performed all management reporting activities for the market including investor relations, monthly business reviews and balance sheet reviews. I was responsible for the integration of multiple acquisitions and developing the business case for a divestiture. I helped to create and implement the internal control framework for the region including training both finance and non-finance team members about the concepts. I was a key member of a major global project which implemented a global supply chain hub including ensuring compliance to the legal framework and the development and ongoing execution and maintenance of transfer pricing policy.

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Successfully implemented efficiencies within team of four that allowed team to triple its workload with no additional staffing• Managed external audit process• Ensured balance sheet accuracy and financial integrity

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Coordinated budget and forecasting process for the region• Ensured SAP data integrity between financial and management reporting• Managed SAP master data for FI and CO modules

• Administered approved accounting practices to ensure accurate representation of financial information • Managed month-end close process including accruals, reconciliations, reporting, account review and analysis• Worked closely with multiple divisions and selling companies to ensure that all activities were recorded into the general ledger in a timely manner• Prepared ad-hoc analysis of accounts to identify risks and opportunities• Member of team to streamline co-op business process and to implement outsourced web-based marketing activity tracking tool