Managed accounts payable department and staff of 86 (4 direct) with $5.5M budget for leading national health care company processing 1.3M invoices annually totaling $6.5B annual spend. • Designed and implemented comprehensive and centralized paperless AP P2P software solution (Infor / Lawson and Oracle) utilizing OCR data capture technology, eliminating all manual data entry of AP invoices.• Identified and redesigned process definition documents for all accounts payable activities, including invoice management / disbursements, enabling all users to follow and rely on new operating procedures. • Beta user of Infor AP workflow technology, electronically capturing categorization and authorization of all invoices while concurrently implementing new chart of accounts, reducing need for manual signatures and GL coding for all invoices.• Implemented Concur Expense reporting for corporate offices, reducing manual data entry for expense report processing 100% and repurposing 2 FTE and saving $100K.• Spearheaded project to incorporate sales and use tax calculation / remittance software into AP processing (Vertex), eliminating manual accruals for use tax and producing more accurate and consistent tax reporting.• Selected as speaker at Infor conference training by Infor-Lawson and Lexmark software for CHS automated solution (2016 - 2018). Led breakout session of 200 participants.

Founded and led HR team of 30 professionals through establishment and ongoing activities of HR / payroll Shared Service Center for leading national health care company.• Centralized payroll and HR services for 121 hospitals, representing 80K employees and saving $3M in labor costs.• Conducted roundtables with HR / payroll leadership to develop centralized ‘best practices’ from decentralized environment, and standardizing HR practices for all hospitals.• Designed and implemented transition of credential sourcing for all health care professionals for Joint Commission compliance, replacing decentralized manual tracking task for each hospital.

Led team of 34 with 6 direct reports and guided daily operations for freight payment, accounts payable and payroll teams for $1B international logistics provider.• Cut $600K in labor costs by migrating accounts payable and payroll processing from 2 satellite offices to corporate office. • Teamed with HR and payroll to restructure PTO policies and related accounting to establish proper liability and expense that provided more accurate financial reporting.• Partnered with Expensewire to establish and implement company-wide self-service expense reimbursement software, reducing all manual entry for expense reports 100%.• Coordinated implementation of ACH capabilities for vendors, eliminating paper check processing volume 35%.• Collaborated with procurement department to develop and implement P-Card vendor program, generating $500K in rebate savings

Directed daily operations and management of all accounts payable, accounts receivable, fixed assets, cash management, sales audit and payroll / HR benefit administration for $1B regional casual dining restaurant chain.• Spearheaded relocation of all accounting personnel to satellite office 6 miles away from corporate headquarters through establishing shared services center. Coordinated with building contractors, office furniture suppliers, moving companies, equipment vendors and internal resources such as IT and human resources.• Saved $750 in labor costs by migrating all accounting transactional processing for $300M subsidiary restaurant concept in Woburn, MA. • Subsequently assumed all responsibilities for HR and Benefits administration for entire enterprise.• Partnered with Peladon Software to design and implement in-house imaging system with audit capabilities utilizing OCR technology and ultimately increasing AP productivity 40%.• Increased AP productivity 40% by partnering with Peladon Software to design and implement an in-house imaging system with audit capabilities utilizing OCR technology.• Created and staffed centralized call center for all restaurants and / or team members to answer all financial / benefits inquiries.• Established timely month-end deadlines and proper Sarbanes-Oxley documentation

Guided all accounts payable, payroll, accounts receivable and store inventories for this southeastern grocery chain.• Implemented 100% DSD scanning for all store departments, reducing accounts payable staffing 75%.• Managed PeopleSoft accounts payable and receivables systems implementation. • Converted $50M worth of product with no loss of inventory valuation by spearheading new supply chain system implementation. Established internal controls for weekly reconciliation of subsystem line-item detail in comparison to general ledger.• Led conversion from PeopleSoft HRIS to Cyborg payroll system with 98% accuracy rate for initial payroll processing.• Served as primary financial internal contact regarding vendor allowances. Monitored proper timing of income recognition, based on deference of promotional monies and inventory turns, in compliance with EITF 02-16.• Established assessment methods for internal controls in accordance with Section 404 of Sarbanes - Oxley Act.

Managed the daily operations of all accounts payable and accounts receivable for this retail, wholesale and Internet book chain.

Managed the daily operations of the General Ledger team for forty divisions / five publishing business unit in a shared service environment

Held multiple positions increasing in responsibility for this national grocery chain such as Co-Manager, Accounting Supervisor and Senior Accounting Manager in a shared services environment