Technical Accounting Consultant assisting clients with:• Annual Report preparation including financial statements and footnotes in compliance with US GAAP• Purchase Accounting for business and asset acquisitions• Technical Accounting Research including stock compensation and hedge accounting• New Accounting Pronouncement review, interpretation, documentation and recommendations including revenue recognition, leases, statement of cash flows and business combinations

Built and led 7 member Financial Reporting Team in all aspects of financial reporting including: preparation of monthly reporting packages for management and Board of Directors, parent company reporting package, quarterly financials (financial statements, footnotes and MD&A) and audited annual report (financial statements, footnotes and MD&A). Financial Reporting Team also developed various operational analysis connecting financial and non-financial data to assist field operations in growth of office profitability. In addition, Financial Reporting Team was involved in various special projects including the following: -Instrumental in completion of Heartland Dentals $2.8B Merger with KKR including $1.6B debt refinancing;-Coordinated pushdown of purchase accounting from KKR Merger transaction including direction of pushdown transactions, accounting research and documentation, and external valuations; -Implementation of quarterly compliance reporting process including financial statements, footnotes, MD&A and covenant ratios;-Implemented monthly parent company reporting process leveraging internal management reporting process;-Transitioned Audit process oversight from consultant to financial reporting team;-Instrumental in $975M senior and subordinated debt refinancing including analysis for syndication presentation and led post transaction accounting; and-Lead position in revision of prior years financials as part of 2016 audit including accounting research, revision of financial statements and footnotes and preparation of audit workpapers.

VP, Financial Reporting for for-profit education provider with 40,000 students, 137 schools in 39 states and on-line students in 50 states. 2015 revenues of $850 million. Responsibilities included:- all aspects of external/SEC reporting (10-Q, 10-K, 8-K and Proxy) including drafting, coordination with external auditors, coordination of comments and filing of forms. - providing leadership to 13 member general accounting team in completion of monthly closing, financial reporting and analysis and internal process controls.

Corporate Controller at $2 billion revenue private equity owned leading manufacturer of vehicle replacement parts and maintenance products to retailers, car care professionals and auto dealers. Includes 8 businesses comprised of 80 entities with operations in 16 countries and sales in over 100 countries.Built and led 10 member team in the performance of accounting functions including entity-wide monthly closing and consolidation, financial reporting (SEC, Bank and IFRS), general ledger and financial system maintenance and administration (Oracle, SAP and HFM), accounting research (US GAAP and IFRS), and internal controls and debt compliance. • Instrumental in private equity owners strategic review of its automotive portfolio companies and due diligence that resulted in the successful sale of three businesses for $481 million;• Led initiative to implement and migrate UCI and FRAM Group to single HFM application platform;• Transitioned IFRS reporting from Foreign Parent to U.S. Corporate Staff;• Streamlined quarterly/annual reporting processes resulting in one/two week (quarterly/annual) improvement;• Led initiatives to standardize monthly close process resulting in 2 day close reduction and improved quality; and• Led rollout of SOX compliance for corporate accounting and reporting functions.

Built and led a 17 member team in the performance of accounting functions including shared services (AR/AP/PR/GL/FA), inventory/cost accounting, consolidation, financial reporting (including SEC), cash/treasury management, and US GAAP, internal controls and debt compliance. CFO role coordinated tax compliance, FP&A activities, and Management/Board of Directors financial presentations and participated in quarterly investor conference calls. • Reduced Finance Group headcount 15% resulting in ~$200k annual savings;• Led documentation and integration of key financial processes/controls for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance;• Led accounting for strategic initiatives including acquisition of $69 million revenue UK CD plant and sale of $28 million US CD/DVD manufacturing and distribution business; and• Reduced corporate overhead costs by $1 million by in-sourcing and researching service alternatives.

Built and led a four member team responsible for: the monthly close and consolidation process, preparation of management reporting package, account analysis and reconciliation, coordination of all aspects of 10-Q/10-K processes, and preparation of information for earnings releases and earnings conference call. • Reduced monthly close time from 8 days to 6 days by migrating subsidiaries to JDE, eliminating redundant steps, automating data feeds and improving process management;• Reduced audit fees ~10% through in-sourcing analyses, schedules and checklists and process management; • Documented accounting policies and processes and controls for 13 key financial processes for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and regulations; and• Participated in SAP ERP implementation.