Matthew A. Barr Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Ohio Area

Columbus, Ohio Area

Marlborough, Mass.

▪ Lead a team of six analysts whose purpose is to monitor, analyze, and forecast payment trends and associated expenses for three national retail chains ▪ Set department goals as well as individual objectives to align the team with the company's broader ambitions ▪ Recruit and develop talented individuals to promote competence and autonomy ▪ Review and provide sign-off for accounting functions such as journal entries, reconciliations, reports, and audits▪ Kept abreast of rapid changes in the payment card industry to identify risks and opportunities ▪ Confronted challenges such as chip card technology changes

Marlborough, Mass.

▪ Hand-selected to join a cross-functional team with the purpose of creating an online storefront at tjmaxx.com▪ Represented the finance division in the development and launch of the new webstore, with particular focus on payments and accounting▪ Successfully launched the online store, which continues to beat sales expectations to this dayPre-launch▪ Participated in cross-functional design sessions to guide development work▪ Designed and approved the execution of test scenarios to ensure the quality control of payment gateway, order management, and various tax and accounting services▪ Built up the necessary architecture for posting and reconciling accounting activityLaunch▪ Closely monitored orders and payments during the go-live period▪ Diagnosed and resolved problems quickly, with round-the-clock attention to sales captures and order flowPost-launch▪ Traveled to distribution centers and vendors to oversee order fulfillment▪ Designed accounting controls to ensure compliance of the new business with relevant regulations▪ Enacted processes to identify and resolve order exceptions▪ Built sustainable processes and automated work to facilitate transition to a new associate

Framingham, Mass.

▪ Modeled and forecast expenses related to the acceptance of credit and debit cards, incorporating risks such as shifting customer preferences and economic trends ▪ Monitored and reported trends in customer payment preferences and their associated expenses ▪ Audited billing for credit and debit card expenses and remedied erroneous charges ▪ Performed bookkeeping operations including preparation of journal entries for department expenses ▪ Reconciled bank and receivable accounts monthly and yearly, preparing adjusting entries and accruals when necessary