Directed activities of accounting operations group for a privately held Oil and Energy company named fastest growing company in Cobb County for 2015, 2016 and 2017.Significantly improved financial reporting reliability and internal processes. Decrease month end close by establishing daily task assignment checklist. Created solid supported account reconciliations. Audit and review compliance. Document processes and procedures, managed staffing, accounts payable, receivables, general ledger, treasury, payroll and human resources.Management allowed transition into retirement working remotely on various special projects including compliance with new lease accounting standards for over 900 leases.

 Directed Accounting Operations department including General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll and Fixed Assets. Hired, trained and led staff. Supervised five managers and six indirect reports. Utilized feedback, coaching and delegation management style. Implemented continuous improvements and led the standardization of accounting processes. Created a granular month end close checklist, instituted a process of attaching supporting documentation to all manual journal entries in Great Plains, mandated second party JE approval. Increased the reliability of all financial reporting resulting in audit cost savings and shortened close window from 12 to 7 business days. Created a predictable and reliable cadence in the close process. Led monthly and year end close including global consolidations. Provided standardized financial packages including multi departmental P&Ls using Management Reporter software. Processed system revaluations, validated foreign currency rates and mapped chart of account conversions of trail balance activity for purposes of global consolidations.  Oversaw budget and forecast variance analysis using standardized Excel templates and inserted management commentary. Collaborated with senior FP&A partners to produce annual budget and current forecasting.

*Directed the financial reporting activities related to 12 Domestic Entities. Acquired 10 entities in 16 month span. Validate and consolidate the results from various platforms into Oracle. Mentor, coach and supervised activities of eight accounting managers.*Facilitated the migration of 10 entities from legacy systems into one single platform (NetSuite). Successfully completed this migration over an agressive timeline of 3 months on time and as scheduled. *Monthly review of ~180 account reconciliations using TrinTech account reconciliation tool. Provide guidance on complex accounting issues and closely monitor intercompany activities.*Distributed sensitive payroll, commission and bonus information for forecasting and monitored accruals. Performed variety of special projects. Augment staffing – Controller, Accounting Manager, Senior Accounting roles due to turnover. Prepare and approve journal entries and account reconciliations.*Documented detailed process work flows and processes. Made recommendations for sustainable process improvements. Successful implementation of capital lease restructuring reducing reconciliation and reporting time by12 man hours per month.*Assisted in decreasing 16 day quarterly closing to 3 day monthly closing. Prepared and reviewed journal entries.*Managed Auditor requests, monthly close schedule, sales tax reporting and day to day treasury accounting activities.

Consulting services related to conversion from C Corp to a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT). Primarily identified certain assets as Qualified REIT subsidiaries (QRS's) or Taxable REIT subsidiaries (TRS's) from a historical cost perspective in order to help facilitate asset testing requirements.

• Administer monthly close process for multiple entities. Monitor and update monthly closing checklist. Prepare and review journal entries along with complex high risk accounts reconciliations using Trintech software platform. Coordinate Sub-ledger close process. • Review and summarize variance explanations for monthly and quarterly fluctuation analysis for assigned P&L and Balance Sheet accounts via Hyperion. Lead contact for account activity inquiries.• Work closely with external and internal auditors. Coordinate informational flow to external auditors in accordance to audit PBC requests. Provide explanations and deliver supporting documentation as requested. Facilitate internal SOX testing and internal audit requests.• Lead install of Oracle Cash Management module. Drafted accounting operation “Playbooks”. Write up Escheat Property policy and procedure manual. Assisted in GEAC to Oracle ERP conversion.• Augment various fulltime accounting functions to cover work flow while staff on leave. Train new hire junior accounting staff. Distribute global estimates for bonus accruals. Assisted in consolidation of two newly acquired accounting departments out of New Jersey and Colorado into one in Atlanta.

• Ensured closing activities completed and timely. Processed and reviewed journal entries and account reconciliations. Prepared divisional and consolidated financial statements and drafted balance sheet fluctuation analysis. Resolved complex technical accounting issues Performed international accounting duties including end of month gain/loss calculations and related journal entries. Led quarterly physical inventory and documented procedures. Helped redesigned close process to accelerate month end close from 15 to 3 days.• Assisted in transition from Oracle to PeopleSoft due to the acquisition of two health care software development companies. Performed chart of account mapping. Managed the inventory control and purchasing system conversions from planning to implementation. • Project lead for the successful transitioning of a foreign subsidiary business system (SYSPRO) to PeopleSoft. Coordinated the conversion of accounts payable, expense reimbursement, payroll, treasury, inventory, purchasing into the Shared Services organization. Developed project plans, conducted weekly status meetings. Performed training, assigned responsibilities and monitored results to plan. • Project lead for coordination with external auditors for due diligence and year end audits. Supplied PBC schedules and coordinated client assistance requests and support documents. Documented Sarbanes-Oxley control template for spreadsheet changes that supported high risk journal entries. Performed and documented SOX self assessment testing on billing and the related revenue recognition controls.• Trained newly hired staff how to use financial applications, basic business operations, policies and procedures. This included consultants, junior and senior staff. Identified three instances of duplicated payments made by AP Shared Services resulting in reimbursement of ~$800K due to diligent review of account activity.

• Directed the accounting operations department for 3 separate entities in the USA division of global skincare company based in Australia recording average annual revenues of $18M with ~130 employees. Supervised staff performing duties in Payroll, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Inventory, Analysis Reporting, Transactional Taxes and Accounts Payable. Reported to CFO.• Implemented and monitored business improvements related to the financial activities, policies, accounting practices and plans of organization. Prepared financial statements, consolidations, and ad hoc management reports. Maintained fiscal records and administered company’s 401K plan.• Led the successful conversion from Great Plains to ACCPAC. Developed various process improvements increasing accuracy and time efficiencies. Dynamic fast growth company which led to ever increasing responsibilities.