Manage country controllers in North and South America and oversee the corporate audit.• Manage General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and the Fixed Asset teams.

Manage Consolidations, General Ledger, Payroll, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Treasury and Fixed Asset teams in the US Shared Service Center that covers all US and Canada accounting.

Responsibilities included all responsibilities held by the Director of Accounting at Novell. In addition to Revenue Recognition, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll and Corporate Policy responsibilities.• Global process owner for the successful worldwide implementation of SAP financials across 75 legal entities • Assisted The Attachmate Group (a privately owned US GAAP company) with the due diligence process of an acquisition from a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange… Show more Responsibilities included all responsibilities held by the Director of Accounting at Novell. In addition to Revenue Recognition, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll and Corporate Policy responsibilities.• Global process owner for the successful worldwide implementation of SAP financials across 75 legal entities • Assisted The Attachmate Group (a privately owned US GAAP company) with the due diligence process of an acquisition from a public company listed on the London Stock Exchange (IFRS) • Assisted the merging of The Attachmate Group into Micro Focus (Micro Focus acquired The Attachmate Group in November 2014) Show less

Manage Consolidations, General Ledger, Payroll and Fixed Asset teams. In addition to being promoted to be the Director of Accounting Shared Service Center, I inherited the Payroll and Fixed Asset teams and kept the US General Ledger and Worldwide Consolidations responsibilities.• Manage the overall audit relationship with External Auditors with no SOX 404 significant deficiencies• Responsible for all balance sheet reconciliations for 20 legal entities (>700 balance sheet… Show more Manage Consolidations, General Ledger, Payroll and Fixed Asset teams. In addition to being promoted to be the Director of Accounting Shared Service Center, I inherited the Payroll and Fixed Asset teams and kept the US General Ledger and Worldwide Consolidations responsibilities.• Manage the overall audit relationship with External Auditors with no SOX 404 significant deficiencies• Responsible for all balance sheet reconciliations for 20 legal entities (>700 balance sheet accounts)• Responsible for the accounting of fixed assets with a NBV > $140Mo Coordinate fixed asset cycle counts across 25 legal entitieso Created fixed asset metrics to track surplus and disposed equipment• Responsible for US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand payroll• Successfully transitioned the general ledger accounting from 9 international entities to Provo, Utaho Responsible for statutory audits and local reporting requirements• Coordinated the accounting for a $205M acquisition - journals were booked across 13 legal entities• Worked with legal and international finance in liquidating 7 legal entities• Negotiated the sales price of 2 legal entities• Negotiated contract with new payroll provider resulting in $75K annual savings Show less

Managed the monthly consolidations of all Novell legal entities. In addition to being promoted to be the Consolidations Manager, I kept all General Ledger Responsibilities.• Consolidated 60 worldwide legal entities for corporate reporting• Created accounting internal controls and policies for SOX compliance and ensured they were followed• Trained a new general ledger team

Managed the North America General Ledger group. Managed month and quarter-end close activities ensuring all account balances were accurate. • Project Manager on general ledger team for worldwide implementation of Oracle 11io Reduced chart of accounts by 70%, which resulted in more accurate financial reporting, fewer reclasses and increased productivityo Implemented a Global Intercompany Billing processo Implemented an automated journal entry workflow approval… Show more Managed the North America General Ledger group. Managed month and quarter-end close activities ensuring all account balances were accurate. • Project Manager on general ledger team for worldwide implementation of Oracle 11io Reduced chart of accounts by 70%, which resulted in more accurate financial reporting, fewer reclasses and increased productivityo Implemented a Global Intercompany Billing processo Implemented an automated journal entry workflow approval process• Assisted with form 10K, form 10Q and press release tie-out• Managed Oracle account maintenance and controls• Reviewed, understood and reconciled all balance sheet accounts (>350 balance sheet accounts) Show less

Managed the revenue and expense recognition process for Novell Consulting Services ($17-$20M per quarter). Managed the monthly revenue and expense invoicing to clients.• Hired a new team and transitioned all consulting invoicing from an acquired company into the Novell invoicing process• Developed and implemented a new consulting invoicing process to ensure timeliness and accuracy of invoices to Novell clients

Managed the annual budget and forecasting process including revenue, expense and capital assets. Completed monthly and quarterly revenue and expense closes and reconciled general ledger accounts.• Managed financial relationships with vendors and reviewed the financial aspects of outsourcing education training contracts to determine profitability• Provided competitive benchmarking analysis and financial modeling for the Education department

Prepared monthly inventory, sales and cost-of-sales reconciliations as well as monthly Income Statements and Balance Sheets. Prepared monthly financial reports for management and reconciled General Ledger and Intercompany accounts.• Organized conversion of financial accounts during Oracle implementation • Analyzed absorption and adjusted work-center rates accordingly• Forecasted plant and machine utilization and expenses for R&D projects• Analyzed and reported manufacturing… Show more Prepared monthly inventory, sales and cost-of-sales reconciliations as well as monthly Income Statements and Balance Sheets. Prepared monthly financial reports for management and reconciled General Ledger and Intercompany accounts.• Organized conversion of financial accounts during Oracle implementation • Analyzed absorption and adjusted work-center rates accordingly• Forecasted plant and machine utilization and expenses for R&D projects• Analyzed and reported manufacturing variances Show less