Michael Packer Email & Phone Number

Bala Cynwyd, Pa

• Initiated successful workforce planning, job realignment, employee involvement, and team-building projects• Facilitated the interviewing and on-boarding of 4 new employees • Managed the payroll processing of weekly, bi-weekly and semi-monthly payrolls for over 500 employees • Coordinated all payroll record keeping processes and identified payroll discrepancies and processed necessary corrections• Assisted with administration of HR for the financial services team• Prepared and analyzed financial statement packages to ensure reasonableness to budget and explain variances to budget and prior periods• Utilized historical data and trends to create market budgets• Implemented Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) compliance procedures for the financial reporting team and helped maintain a properly structured reporting process for internal corporate testing• Initiated and published corporate best practice policies regarding multiple financial systems and processes and remotely provided follow up training to market employees• Collaborated extensively with external auditors during preliminary and year-end audit processes• Managed accounts payable process including final approval of invoices and regular expense accruals• Reconciled corporate daily cash and discuss daily cash flow with the Vice President of Treasury

Reconcile various general ledger accounts by the 15th of each month and ensure all items are cleared timely. This involves utilizing systems to analyze account activity and performing research as required.Responsible for review, approval and disbursement of attorney court and office related expenditures for 110 attorneys across nine offices.Implemented an AP import utility program using Client Profile Systems in order to create group uploads into accounting software which expediates vendor payments.Audit employee expenses per firm guidelines to ensure proper distribution of company funds throughout the firm.Ensure accounts payable subsidiary ledgers are properly reconciled to general ledger resulting in timely and accurate financial reporting.

Audits public/non-public client procedures including: Revenue/Accounts Receivable, Inventory, Debt, Expenses/Accounts Payable, Employee Compensation, Cash, Fixed Assets, and other miscellaneous, client-specific procedures to ensure proper compliance under respective employee relocation policies.Performs audits of financial statements and employee benefit plans for clients within industries including: Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Consumer Industrial Products, Insurance, Automotive, and Engineering.Main auditor for MARS Americas transferees, responsible for making sure all MARS employees are articulate in their specific divisions’ relocation policy, as well as reviewing all relocation documents for consistency within each policy.Promoted to Client Accountant role for an ongoing audit of MARS documentation to ensure proper employee rental disbursements, delegated different modules to two other associates, and assisted with issues/problems from client and staff (Received BGRS 2012 Certificate of Recognition for this role).Complete periodic tax gross ups, per each Client’s policies, and forward results to appropriate Client liaison.Receive and process disbursements for Brookfield Global Relocation Services. Processing includes reviewing invoices for appropriate supporting documentation, determining propriety in accordance with Client policies and procedures, ensuring appropriate authorization, and accurate coding of each disbursement.

Executed a social network campaign for firm; employed Facebook, Twitter, and Linked in to obtain a large client testimonial database and promote prominent litigated cases.

Master Of Science - Ms, Human Resource Management

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Business Law

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta Pi Fraternity Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity School of Business Mentor Program Pre-Law.