Michael Clement Email & Phone Number

Wilmington, Nc, Us

Serve as key influencer that drives the organization's strategic agenda by partnering with leadership to ensure alignment across the team. Responsible for driving global governance implementation and monitoring, communications and training, and aligning objectives between departments and teams. Oversee a global governance program by developing and adhering to a comprehensive view of priorities, including communication best practices and protocols as well as impactful KPIs and reportable metrics Act as a strategic thought partner and advisor, providing timely planning and preparation to Senior Vice-President for organizational and partner alignment Organize inspiring and empowering all-hands meetings and leadership communications that illustrate important business updates as well as engage and boost team morale Partner with communications team to develop leadership updates, newsletters, accomplishments, and recognition programs to include Business Process Outsourcer (BPO)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Served as Chief of Staff to the global accounting SVP, responsible for collaborating with the senior leadership team, executing the organization’s strategy to accelerate success. Global Accounting Operations include the Record to Report, Order to Cash, and Procure to Pay process pillars Directed accounting organization’s $40M annual budget and forecasting, managing global headcount of 350+ employees, outside services and travel, collaborating with senior leaders to identify trends and opportunities to project future expenses Managed the global communication plan, including quarterly leadership discussions with the entire team, producing year-end accomplishments video, and creating global presentations of the organization Oversaw talent development programs, partnering with senior leaders and the talent organization to develop comprehensive onboarding and training programs, track usage, and manage budget Analyzed labor arbitrage and office space needs to guide leaders on potential expansion opportunities of existing captive shared services center in South America Led process harmonization initiatives across Global Accounting Operations to include:o Analyzed Balance Sheet Reconciliation process documentation across Turner, Warner Bros. and Home Box Office (HBO) to identify aspects of each policy to include in the global policyo Served as subject matter expert for the Trintech Certification balance sheet reconciliation tool, implementing standardized process to increase the system efficiencies o Led the project office for executing external compliance administration contract and statement of works for statutory audit, bookkeeping, and indirect and direct tax preparation in APAC, EMEA and LATAM regionso Implemented a global increase in the journal entry approval threshold, resulting in substantial time savings in the review cycleo Created a close training document to ensure global teams were adhering to the same policies and procedures

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Led department responsible for Salary Planning and Personnel Accounting, reporting for more than $1.4 billion in annual human capital costs, representing 28% of total domestic expenses Managed a team of 12 employees to strategically deliver monthly results, bonus calculations and validations, ad sales revenue pacing deliverables, salary planning system support, and quarterly/annual schedules Advised business partners and senior management in personnel compensation policies and calculations for corporate severance, including executive-level reporting Accomplishments include:o Evaluated balance sheet reconciliations and system usage by incorporating only relevant information, implementing supporting documentation thresholds and eliminating duplicative work by fully utilizing the systems functionality. Subsequently partnered with the international team to transition reconciliation preparation to captive team in Argentinao Integrated salary planning group into current team, stabilized process for organization

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Led department responsible for accounting and reporting for more than $4 billion in annual subscription revenues generated by 12 major cable television networks (including CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network) Prepared monthly financial results and one-month forecast with executive-level reporting packages, identifying key business drivers, opportunities, and risks Ensured subscription revenue was properly accrued for more than 1,000 cable network distributors in compliance with highly complex and varied service contracts Accomplishments include:o Redesigned key processes, implemented financial systems solutions, and fostered a culture of accountability, resulting in increased team morale, productivity, and quality of customer supporto Served as strategic advisor for design and implementation of Customer Portal, a self-service online tool, enabling the accounting team to increase efficiencies, improve customer service, reduce days sales outstanding, and utilize in-house systems to more efficiently reconcile billings to payments

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Directed revenue accounting functions for a publicly traded international technology company with annual revenues of nearly $1 billion Managed four associates to provide strategic oversight of the software invoicing function Interpreted software contracts applying accounting guidance to ensure compliance with revenue recognition policy Integrated operations for two acquired companies to restructure invoicing functions Developed global best practice procedures to record deferred revenue for maintenance contracts

Greater Atlanta Area

Managed invoicing and commission analysis group for a publicly-traded international professional services company with annual revenues of nearly $400 million and operations in more than 40 countries Managed five associates to provide comprehensive support of the global invoicing and commission function Developed departmental internal control documentation to comply with SOX Integrated domestic and international commissions as well as receivables for Howard Schultz acquisition Calculated commissions in the US, UK, Canada and Puerto Rico using a complex calculation model involving multiple compensation programs

Charlotte, North Carolina Area