 Served business partners by driving margin focus, understanding of cash flows, efficiency and productivity via creation of a suite of reporting tools such as historical productivity ($/head), ROI calculations, utilization/missed opportunity at different parameters, projects profitability database, and a performance metric dashboard that is dynamic in present individual employee, group, or organization performance. Served as finance team leader in the development of the projects systems module of bridge SAP. This including defining and understanding future business needs in comparison to current state systems and accounting architecture. Lead finance support in two business group transformations (Fed. Gov’t and HOB), providing data and analysis in effective support of management decisions regarding group scope, scale and opportunity. Helped drive timely implementation of a SMS project accounting system; included mapping, transition and controlling procedures. Contributing member of team to identify and resolve legacy $5M inventory issue. Active influential team member in numerous project reviews (a Connect award recipient process – winning gold for the USA and silver for N.A.) to evaluate margin, cash flows and product profitability. Required cross-function collaboration with plant, field channel support and operations to generate meaningful financial analysis.  Developed, implemented and successfully controlled accounting transition of Areva group acquisition. Improved basecost control of 180+ employee, $320 million organization, creating visibility to costs and potential savings through new reporting that was prepared on a timely basis.  Used creative approaches and knowledge of Schneider reporting system, gained through personal on-the-job research, in order to answer and analyze ad-hoc, complex and/or otherwise unresolved questions.

 Lead on-site audit teams with several staff each in the competent preparation of audit work, including confident delegation, positive guidance, constructive review and feedback. Served as lead senior on audit with significantly escalated deadline over prior years, where I prioritized and effectively organized audit efforts to arrive at a completed, quality audit by the deadline. Developed and maintained strong client relationships to drive business growth, serving as key audit contact for each of my principal clients. Maintained efficient and profitable jobs by controlling work status through creation of budgets, effective progress meetings with audit and client management, and fee calculations and negotiations. Extensive development and testing of internal controls.  Researched accounting issues in order to deliver a thorough and pertinent summary of each issue. Effectively served as liaison to third parties such as actuaries, tax specialists, and internal audit personnel. Served as key audit contact for each of my principal clients. Helped develop and lead review procedures on principal client under FAS144a bond offering rules.