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Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for executing the company's financial strategy and overseeing and transitioning the financial processes of Accounting, Tax, Treasury, Payroll and Planning. Provides financial information to the Board of Directors and investors. Business partner to the executive leadership team.

Houston, Texas, United States

Total Safety is the leading global provider of integrated industrial safety services, strategies and equipment necessary to keep workers, facilities and the environment safe. Responsibilities include global accounting, financial reporting, compliance, internal controls and external audits as well as serving as a key financial advisor to senior leadership..

Houston, Texas Area

Recruited to transform and enhance the accounting and finance function. Role included responsibility for all global accounting and tax activities, external and internal financial reporting, internal controls and compliance. Worked closely with executive leadership team and operations management in all facets of finance and accounting matters as well as.

Houston, Texas

• Executive member of the finance leadership team for the newly-created Enterprise Finance Organization (EFO) which provides accounting, external and internal reporting and other financial shared services. Role included.
• Appointed Regulatory & Compliance Integration Team Lead for proposed Halliburton (HAL) merger, working with HAL counterparts developing financial controls, internal audit scope, commercial cards and expense reporting.
• Worked extensively with VP & Controller and CAO during FCPA review performed by DOJ-appointed monitor firm ensuring a successful sign-off to various government agencies.
• Devised, implemented and maintained an automated System of Authority for all employees worldwide avoiding unauthorized expenditures and commitments.
• Led and deployed the consolidation of financial policies of eight separate divisions into one set of global policies increasing accounting accuracy in line with US GAAP principles and internal controls compliance.
• Built a Master Data Governance Team from ground up into a high caliber group that manages SAP globally increasing accuracy in the master data records reducing re-work for incomplete data.

Houston, Texas

• Selected for new role, directing worldwide production accounting function following the enterprise-wide reorganization from divisional to geographic/product line structure. Managed a team of direct reports globally in.
• Oversaw financial reporting processes and produced key metrics for leadership team allowing for better business decision making through new monthly reports and revised product line trend analysis.
• Partnered with the newly appointed Division President to ensure effective change management and focus on product line cost reduction and margin improvement.

Houston, Texas

• Recruited to direct worldwide accounting and reporting for the division, which was a conglomeration of 3 separate acquisitions, focusing on strengthening the financial records and internal controls as well as.
• Worked extensively with the new Division President and newly placed executive team to align the acquired companies and personnel with the Baker Hughes vision, procedures and controls and producing key metrics, which.
• Cleaned up financial records, restoring finance integrity within 9 months, replacing poor performers, upgrading divisional processes, and producing new planning and forecasting trend analyses, which satisfied the Audit.
• Seconded for 4 months as the Controls & Compliance Representative on the highly confidential enterprise-wide reorganization team transitioning Baker Hughes from a divisional-based structure to geographic model with.

Houston, Texas

• Directed Financial, IT and Export Compliance personnel as well as statutory financial reporting for Baker Hughes worldwide. Managed direct reports globally in 4 regions. Reported to VP - Shared Services.
• Stepped into the newly created role of statutory audit oversight, implementing and monitoring the worldwide tracking and status of statutory audits, which decreased outstanding statutory audits and late filings.
• Recruited new IT Compliance Manager and assumed oversight over Export Compliance, reducing the risk of non-compliance for automated systems SOX controls and regulated export governmental controls.

The Woodlands, Texas

• Directed worldwide accounting function overseeing financial reporting and effective internal controls, trend analysis, and reporting. Managed teams in 7 regions covering 80 countries, with 100 total employees and 8.
• Successfully implemented newly formed Compliance Department and SOX controls program ensuring compliance with the new SOX 404 rules, effectively reducing the risk of degraded investor stock value through a clean.
• Created and revised financial policies that standardized divisional financial practices globally, increasing compliance with management accounting requirements for inclusion in SEC quarterly reports.
• Selected to participate on Process Improvement Task Force sponsored by Chairman and CEO to review and enhance Short-term Planning process, reducing time non-finance leaders and managers spent on planning.
• Invited to attend the Business Leadership Program held at Thunderbird International University over 10 days, increasing business acumen through case studies and setting the foundation for career progression.

Houston, Texas

• Directed and managed worldwide internal audit function, including overseeing all internal audits, implementing internal audit programs, reporting audit results and key metrics to business leaders and the Audit Ethics.
• Hired as first Audit Manager at Baker Hughes, contributing to the development of an updated Internal Audit program, growing department from 12 to 21 people and meeting the Audit Ethics Committee newly created internal.
• Participated in fraud audits and investigations as well as due diligence audits for significant acquisitions to help in identification of risk areas.
• Provided guidance on development of processes and procedures for effective remediation of reported control deficiencies enabling senior management the ability to attest to a functioning internal control environment.
• Traveled and audited in more than 20 countries, attaining knowledge of differences in culture, business practices and international accounting requirements, and representing Corporate office to non-US locations.

Houston, Texas

Researched technical accounting issues relating to current and proposed accounting standards, including implementation of new accounting principles, review of annual plans, presentations to board meetings, and supervision of staff accountants. Reported to Director of Financial Reporting.

Houston, Texas

Managed and performed audit engagements for wide variety of clients, including fee proposals, billings and audit reports, SEC reporting and accounting for acquisitions and dispositions.