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New York, NY, US

Memphis, Tennessee, US

• Senior executive setting the strategic direction for all areas of Finance, IT and HR Operations for a private equity backed global insurance services company operating in over 60 countries. Manage a global team of.
• Lead 10 direct reports with +300 associates in Asia, LATAM, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, UK, plus Middle East and Africa.
• Developed and executed a multi-million dollar transformation plan and led process re-engineering and spend reduction.
• Spearheaded an enterprise-wide deep dive analysis into the organization’s technology. Led the transition to a global payroll provider, selected a new Human Resource Information System, and led a global SAP.
• Designed and implemented a global shared services operating model for Finance and IT within 18 months delivering millions in annual cost savings.
• Partnered with company CEO to deliver presentations on the company’s turn-around to potential buyers leading to the strategic and favorable sale of the company. Increased EBITDA in three years, expanded margins, while.

New York, New York, US

• Promoted to global role as part of talent management program. Took on expanded responsibility for all aspects of finance for a $3.2B division comprising brokerage operations in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe.
• Improved the forecast quality and operational efficiency of the finance function.
• Partnered with Global Tax team to create transfer pricing documentation, including explaining the operations and related transaction processing from a tax perspective.

New York, New York, US

• Executive leader of a $2.4B division with +400 finance employees in Brokerage, Consulting, Underwriting, and Software business units. Key thought leader in strategy discussions and execution covering operations, IT.
• In partnership with the division CEO, transformed the US and Canada Finance teams delivering millions in run rate savings.
• Led the creation of a shared service operating model, strategic offshoring of transactional processing, and improvments to the finance organization’s efficiency.
• Led the design, build, and implementation of the replacement for a 30 year legacy fiduciary billing and accounting system.
• Part of the President's Council: Top 50 leaders in Marsh.

New York, New York, US

Chosen as part of international executive team to co-lead the design of Marsh's global finance organization with direct responsibility for determining the enterprise-wide financial systems strategy.

New York, New York, US

Led the design and implementation of the operational framework to support the newly formed Middle Market Business segment. Delivered improvements to the sales and campaign management process. Directed the selection of an end-to-end operating platform.

New York, New York, US

Member of the international team tasked with designing a new global billing and accounting process. Acknowledged by the global CEO and COO as key thought leader from both an operational and finance perspective.

New York, New York, US

Led the integration of all general accounting and financial reporting functions following a significant merger. Collaborated with the global team to design and implement the Sarbanes Oxley reporting process for Marsh (the Canadian documentation and approach was selected as the global standard). Designed and implemented a new billing and accounting process.

Toronto, Ontario, CA

Developed and presented operational risk assessments and methodology to the Board of Directors. Collaborated with the executive team to build the understanding of operational risk and developed investment guidelines for the fixed income, equity and merchant banking portfolios.

Worldwide, OO

Lead audit and special engagements for companies in the financial services sector, including: insurance, reinsurance, investment funds, and leasing companies Appointed interim controller of an insurance client to resolve open accounting issues, build an accounting team, and to reengineer the accounting processes.

Managed the financial accounting and reporting for four captive insurance companies. The captives provided product warranty, property, auto, and general liability insurance coverage for companies in the hospitality, retail, and entertainment industries

Led audit engagements of companies in the Financial Services sector (insurance, reinsurance, investment funds, and captives) plus the Manufacturing and Distribution sector (Consumer Products, Automotive, and Oil and Gas).