Lisa Ann Cox, Mba, Pmp

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Business Transformation & Organizational Change | Portfolio & Program Management | PMO Director | Finance Process Owner @ Xylem
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Hampstead, North Carolina, United States, United States
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About Lisa Ann Cox, Mba, Pmp

AIM HIGH AND DELIVER SUCCESSFULLY. This is seen through my commitment to deliver solid results and my ability to take tough, right decisions. I thrive in performance-driven environments with direct, open and honest communication and quickly build strong business relationships. Complementing my experiences are my certifications as a PMP and Prosci Change Management Practitioner - value added skills in any role in today's business environment. More recently, I received my MBA.As a highly motivated, results-driven business professional with a high degree of financial and operational acumen, I have excelled in fast paced, international and domestic environments. I have experienced some truly notable global opportunities working as Finance Manager in Trinidad, conducting audits throughout North and Latin America, spending time in India as Program Leader for migrations to Global Shared Services, transitioning Finance and Supply Chain services in Chile to the corporate operating model, and living two years abroad in Denmark as a Finance Process Owner.I am known for my proven leadership in Finance, driving change, establishing business PMOs, executing projects, engaging cross-functional teams and working with senior leaders on globally complex strategic initiatives, including:• Driving Finance business transformation, process improvement and re-engineering• Establishing Global Shared Services teams and process efficiencies• Performing system implementations and standardization as a Business Process Owner• Assisting in organization transformation and change management• Digitalizing customer experiences through eCommerce and online electronic payment methods• Optimizing revenue streams, costs and compliance and controls• Aligning cross-functional portfolios with strategic objectives at the enterprise level• Enabling end-to-end process management for Record to Report, Order to Cash and Requisition to PayMy experience extends beyond leading standard team setups to building, mentoring, and managing virtual teams spanning across Singapore, India, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Sweden, China, Australia, and the US as well as working in complex matrix organizations. I have learned to appreciate the need for cultural diversity, effective communication and strong stakeholder engagement.It does not take long for me to be recognized as a trusted and valued business partner known for delivering results, adapting to change, and strategically achieving success.

Lisa Ann Cox, Mba, Pmp's Current Company Details
Xylem

Xylem

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Business Transformation & Organizational Change | Portfolio & Program Management | PMO Director | Finance Process Owner
Lisa Ann Cox, Mba, Pmp Work Experience Details
  • Xylem
    Global Process Owner, Record To Report
    Xylem Jun 2023 - Present
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
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  • Xylem
    Regional Process Owner, Record To Report - Americas
    Xylem Jul 2020 - Jun 2023
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
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  • Charlotte, North Carolina Area
    Pmo | Business Transformation | Finance Process | Shared Services
    Charlotte, North Carolina Area Sep 2019 - Jul 2020
    In transition. Exploring new career opportunities.
  • Albemarle Corporation
    Director, Global Pmo
    Albemarle Corporation Nov 2018 - Aug 2019
    Charlotte, Nc, Us
    In under two years, elevated from individual contributor to a Director of PMO for Integrated Business Operations (IBO) as a Leader of Leaders, as well as Leader of Others, building out a PMO team of 11 (inclusive of myself) across geographically dispersed regions including: US, Hungary, China and Australia. Additional deliveries added to my profile as Director included:• Advanced the PMO Strategy to create three separate pillars: Strategy, Governance and Execution.• Directly executed a successful transition of Capital Procurement from Engineering into IBO Global Procurement as part of an enterprise-level Engineering Excellence Transformation program• Initiated a brand new forum for sharing and standardizing best practices across Corporate Function PMOs (IT, HR and IBO). As originator of the 'PMO Council' tasked to be the first rotating chair reporting into the Executive Leadership team• In the absence of an Enterprise level PMO, developed a consolidated Enterprise portfolio report of the larger, strategic initiatives across the Albemarle landscape, bringing transparency and providing a channel for assessing and planning the simultaneous change taking place• Added projects to the portfolio beyond IBO in the areas of Global Ethics and Compliance as well as at the Enterprise level for Legal Entity optimization and support to the Lithium business for a joint venture in Australia
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  • Albemarle Corporation
    Senior Global Pmo Manager
    Albemarle Corporation Oct 2017 - Nov 2018
    Charlotte, Nc, Us
    Quickly recognized for value added success (being promoted) and asked to build out a team of project managers, adding leadership responsibilities to the already existing responsibilities for project execution and governance. Recognized for strong delivery and expanded practices beyond IBO team. Notable deliveries included:• Built out and maintained leadership responsibilities for a team of 4 project managers across the US and our Shared Service site in Hungary with indirect mentoring responsibility for projects executed by functional experts in our Dalian site• Led execution for both the overall Chile Lithium integration program (inclusive of Supply Chain and Finance) as well as direct accountability for the project management for the Finance stream; reporting results into an Executive Steering Committee• Facilitated quarterly IBO portfolio reviews with the CFO and bi-monthly reviews with the Internal Audit Leadership team• Represented IBO on the Information Technology Executive Committee monthly cross-functional evaluations of new technology projects• Selected to jointly present project management, along with IT, to 100+ leaders across Albemarle at the annual corporate retreat• Expanded the existing project portfolio beyond the borders of IBO and began taking on projects within Tax, Finance and Treasury
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  • Albemarle Corporation
    Global Project Manager
    Albemarle Corporation May 2017 - Oct 2017
    Charlotte, Nc, Us
    Brought on as an individual contributor to execute projects for the Integrated Business Operations (IBO) team as part of Corporate Functions with portfolio responsibility for Supply Chain (Logistics, Procurement and Sales & Operations Planning), Shared Services (Inquiry to Order, Order to Cash, Requisition to Pay, Record to Report, Travel & Expense and Shared Service Site Operations), Real Estate and Facilities Management for non-plant sites, and Master Data. Notable accomplishments included:• Built out a PMO vision, mission and strategy from the ground up; including processes, tools and a dedicated SharePoint site• Established a baseline portfolio of projects with standard reporting and monthly leadership portfolio reviews• Developed and conducted training to integrate a project and change management culture into IBO• Worked with cross-functional leaders to build project business cases; including problem statement, project definition, and expected success criteria• Informally collaborated across additional PMOs within the organization to share and align best practices• Built out the program roadmap for the final transition from the Lithium Business Unit acquisition for the Chile site Finance and Supply Chain teams integration into the Corporate Operating model
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  • Charlotte, North Carolina Area
    Senior Project Management Leader | Finance Process Owner | Business Management Professional
    Charlotte, North Carolina Area Sep 2016 - Apr 2017
    In transition. Exploring new career opportunities.
  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Senior Project Leader, Epayments
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Apr 2015 - Aug 2016
    Copenhagen, Dk
    Globalize, digitalize and simplify while always keeping the customer in mind were the key drivers for this position. As part of a significantly sized and globally strategic program reporting into the headquarters in Denmark, we worked to re-engineer the customer's end to end online journey from quoting through to payment. Leading a team of virtual direct reports within a large, complex matrix organization, I was responsible for the ePayments program suite. I drove the implementation of eCommerce enabled Finance solutions that provide customers 24/7 access to their accounts and at the same time developed an ePayment strategy that was 'greenfield' in the industry. The strategy included: • Introducing credit cards as an online payment option in 30 countries• Implementing direct debit as a payment option online in 14 countries• Establishing a platform for the acceptance of EDI remittance advices• Enhancing the online customer portal including an integrated real-time dashboardAll solutions were developed with future growth, scalability, and compliance in mind and integrated into the SAP systems. The established framework was anchored within the Global Shared Services Centers for expansion into additional countries. Additionally as a result of the changes to the customer journey, we assessed the existing end to end internal processes, designed new processes, and transitioned the re-engineered processes into business as usual state. I was responsible for leading IT, business, and change management according to program governance for the solutions along with my team of project managers for the complete project lifecycle.
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  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Finance Business Process Owner
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Apr 2013 - Apr 2015
    Copenhagen, Dk
    For two years, I had the opportunity to live and work abroad in our Global headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Partnering with our Global Shared Services Centers, I worked to drive process optimization. As a Finance Business Process Owner, I executed multiple roles, including:• Project lead for the Global implementation of SAP GRC Process Control• Liaison between Finance and IT, including annual budget coordination and design of the future strategic roadmap; including elimination of non global applications to drive process efficiencies and standardization• Business partner with Global Shared Services Centers driving Finance strategy and transformation with full ownership of the back end processes and 'numbers' in the Shared Services Centers and the strategic decision making in the front line• Finance business leader within a cross-functional team responsible for the integrity of the Finance process landscape for the complete end to end customer journey (pricing through to payment)• Process design authority lead, responsible for mapping existing Finance processes in our Global Shared Services Centers; assessing the systems, required changes, potential for automation, and measures to support the re-designed customer journey
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  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    General Manager, Financial Projects
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Jan 2009 - Apr 2013
    Copenhagen, Dk
    Recognized for my achievements, I was selected for a number of special assignments and eventually transitioned into a Project Management leadership role driving strategic initiatives, to include:• Leading two separate off-shoring exercises for 100+ processes across our SAP and Finance systems landscape; including financial reporting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accounting to reporting, and monthly close procedures. Processes migrated to the Global Shared Services Center in India• Performing process standardization and process mapping of all finance activities performed within our North American offices• Driving the change management and organization transformation as a result of off-shoring activities• Optimizing detention revenue billing for Middle East military shipments, ensuring compliance to contracts and policy; including developing the forward process and anchoring the solutions in the Shared Services Centers• Facilitating cross-functional project activities for commercial demurrage and detention revenue billing, driving over 20% cost recovery improvement
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  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    General Manager, Sap Business Finance Support
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Jun 2008 - Jan 2009
    Copenhagen, Dk
    In a short term assignment, I led the team providing Finance solution support, process design, and training to the business for the newly implemented SAP system including the areas of Accounting to Reporting, In-House Banking, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Travel and Entertainment, Fixed Assets, and Taxes. As an integral member of the business support structure, I acted as the liaison between our headquarters in Copenhagen, IT, and our frontline teams in North America to ensure business needs were met. Responsibilities included:• Monitoring, investigating, and reporting on established KPIs• Developing process improvements based upon transactional reviews of data• Engaging with stakeholders for incident resolution and process modification• Partnering with the business to understand the SAP processes
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  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    General Manager (2006-2008) | Manager (2004-2006), Group Internal Audit
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Sep 2004 - Jun 2008
    Copenhagen, Dk
    As a member of the Group Internal Audit team, I prepared and executed strategic, financial and operational audit programs for Corporate and affiliated companies within the US and Canada. After two years, I was promoted from Manager to General Manager. Responsibilities included:• Establishing processes and tools for the newly established team based on market best practices• Developing and executing annual audit plans based on risk assessments• Reporting audit findings and recommendations to key business leaders and the Audit Committee• Measuring business compliance to global policies and controls• Sharing best practices• Researching and implementing quality audit standards and techniques• Identifying procedural enhancements, cost controls, and opportunities for profit improvement• Detecting and reporting fraudulent activities• Performing lead audit role within our North American office for the global implementation of SAP
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  • A.P. Moller - Maersk
    Manager (2002-2004) | Assistant Manager (2001-2002) | Specialist (2000-2001), General Accounting
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Jan 2000 - Sep 2004
    Copenhagen, Dk
    Starting out entry level at Maersk, I was able to deliver successful results within the first five years and progressively increase responsibility from Accounting Specialist to Assistant Manager and onto Manager within the General Accounting team. I went from individual contributor to team manager of three. Responsibilities included: • Performing general ledger reconciliation and financial internal audits for an international containerized transport industry for the local corporate office, North American and Latin American offices• Creating, maintaining and executing upon an internal audit manual for financial controls• Managing balance sheet reconciliations for five business units. Performed account clean-up, centralization, execution and monthly management review post acquisition• Preparing month end reconciling journal entries• Completing financial analysis and Hyperion reporting• Providing systems training and analysis• Developing procedural manual for third party agent financial reporting• Providing onsite assistance to other offices, including temporary assignment as Finance Manager in Trinidad
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Lisa Ann Cox, Mba, Pmp Education Details

  • University Of North Carolina Wilmington
    University Of North Carolina Wilmington
    General
  • University Of Phoenix
    University Of Phoenix
    Business Management
  • Churchman Business School
    Churchman Business School
    Accounting Finance

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