Rich Berry Email & Phone Number

Redmond, Wa

Manage the day-to-day operations and strategic vision for 425 Consulting Group.425 Consulting Group (425) is a company focused on helping organizations improve their effectiveness using data and business process. We call our holistic approach Performance Enhanced Data (PED). PED is the alignment of business process, master data, transaction systems and business intelligence to support business decisions and objectives. The benefits of this approach for organizations… Show more Manage the day-to-day operations and strategic vision for 425 Consulting Group.425 Consulting Group (425) is a company focused on helping organizations improve their effectiveness using data and business process. We call our holistic approach Performance Enhanced Data (PED). PED is the alignment of business process, master data, transaction systems and business intelligence to support business decisions and objectives. The benefits of this approach for organizations include:• Speed: Decisions are made faster when information is readily available• Confidence: Decisions are data-driven and based on reliable information• Insight: Employee time is spent on data analysis instead of data entry • Profitability: Waste due to inefficient or manual processes are eliminated allowing for increased employee productivity Show less

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Greater Seattle Area

Solution Delivery and Project Management for reporting and business intelligence projects ranging in size from a single organization to the global enterprise. Provide advice on a full range of reporting topics including: master data management, report design, workgroup portal layout. Successful projects include: • The complete re-design and roll-out of a global financial reporting solution• A new management reporting solution for the Intellectual Property Group• Design of an… Show more Solution Delivery and Project Management for reporting and business intelligence projects ranging in size from a single organization to the global enterprise. Provide advice on a full range of reporting topics including: master data management, report design, workgroup portal layout. Successful projects include: • The complete re-design and roll-out of a global financial reporting solution• A new management reporting solution for the Intellectual Property Group• Design of an organizational "workspace" combining business intelligence, standard report library, actionable tasks and knowledge base. Show less

Managed a team of 25+ employees and vendors that provided solution delivery for finance applications including Microsoft’s implementation of SAP, management reporting and business intelligence, corporate accounting operations and user support for the global finance organization.• Solution Delivery for the majority of financial systems and tools including: SAP, MARS financial reporting (currently known as Mercury), Calypso reporting (currently known as Informa), MS Spend and several… Show more Managed a team of 25+ employees and vendors that provided solution delivery for finance applications including Microsoft’s implementation of SAP, management reporting and business intelligence, corporate accounting operations and user support for the global finance organization.• Solution Delivery for the majority of financial systems and tools including: SAP, MARS financial reporting (currently known as Mercury), Calypso reporting (currently known as Informa), MS Spend and several others.• Global financial management reporting, data management and end user support.• Global headcount reporting, data management and support.• Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for management reporting and finance systems.• Supported sales teams through customer presentations showcasing Finance IT solutions.• Implemented employee satisfaction program across Corporate Controller organization resulting in scores 10+ points above company average (1-100 scale).• Managed the global financial close and consolidation process. Reduced the company close cycle for 300+ statutory entities from 8 days to 4 days with no increase in staff.• Managed and delivered several enterprise-wide SAP projects for finance, consolidation, fixed assets, Y2k and Euro conversion. Show less

Greater Seattle Area

Prepared tax returns for individuals and small to mid-sized companies.