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Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States

• Financial Reporting Increased the accuracy and timeliness of the monthly and annual income statements and balance sheets for total corporate and individual stores.  Created weekly sales, margin and inventory reporting for corporate and individual stores.  Created weekly salary and overtime reporting by cost center and job function.  Created detailed monthly expense reporting for corporate and individual stores.• Financial Planning Created annual and monthly income statement plans for corporate and individual stores.  Created weekly sales and margin plans for corporate and individual stores• Information Technology Responsible for a major payroll system upgrade moving communications from modem to internet as well as direct deposit payments, online self-help to change withholding, home address, and bank information, with W2 download capability for tax software.  Responsible for a phone system upgrade to digital as well as adding call center capability. Responsible for the delivery routing system upgrade allowing customers to use their phone to track delivery time status as well as enhancing same day delivery capability. Responsible for the upgrade to a windows-based server connecting all work stations which allowed for remote software updates as well as issue resolution. Responsible for installing new up to date network equipment for corporate and stores which enhanced speed and redundancy capability. Responsible for the major ERP upgrade from an AS 400 based server with green screens to a Windows based platform with point and click capability.

Troy, Mi

Accountable for business process optimization for Sears / Kmart Finance & Accounting Shared Services which encompassed duplicative systems and processes for all F&A functions. Budget responsibility for five locations ranging from $22M to $24M. Also, served as account lead for 3rd party outsourcing company.• Led the transition to India of 460 finance and accounting positions for all five US locations which resulted in a 35% savings over a seven-year term. Created the overseas Shared Services Center with overall accountability for its operation. Accountable for negotiation/completion of the outsourcing contracts (MSA, SOW).  Prepared and presented to the Office of the President the outsourcing business case summary analysis along with recommendations to proceed with the transition.  Completed the onsite due diligence for the five US locations which included completing a business case for each site to support the offshore transition. Chosen by Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting to represent Sears Holding Corporation in the selection of the outsourcing partnership for the initiative to outsource all of the finance and accounting, payroll, procurement and analytics functions.• Consolidated the major finance and accounting functions for Sears and Kmart (approximately $6M), successfully transitioning 160 Kmart positions from Troy, Michigan to the Sears location in Dallas, Texas.• Coordinated the financial systems consolidation along with systems change rationalization which resulted in the elimination of the majority of the duplicative financial systems. Reduced the IT staff, while still increasing productivity, along with delivering a significant cost savings. • Led the team tasked with reviewing all duplicative financial systems resulting in the recommendation for future systems following the merger of Sears Holdings and Kmart.

Troy Mi

Managed the area for all end to end finance and accounting functions and client financial systems support, managing a staff of 300+ associates. • Selected to lead the Bankruptcy team for all accounting functions, overseeing up to 25 outside consultants which included the resolution of accounts payable trade, accounts receivable collections and stock distributions of 31.9M shares meeting original liability estimates.• Reduced staff from 300 to 160 through increased efficiencies. Increased vendor usage of a new portal that allowed vendors to perform their own invoice research which increased productivity and reduced Kmart Staff. Added vendors to an electronic remittance process resulting in a more accurate vendor cash application and a reduction in Kmart Staff. Integrated the maintenance expense invoice processing function with mainline accounts payable.• Installed a cycle inventory system spreading inventory reconciliation workload throughout the fiscal year.• Transitioned utility bill processing to a 3rd party saving $600K+ per year in late payment fees along with creating more detailed reporting to the facilities team.

Troy, Mi

Led all aspects of the accounting, reporting, and financial planning & analysis functions for the newly created retail division; initial start up of four retail units growing to 120 with over $4.5B in sales.• Designed and managed the installation of an automated grocery accounting and reporting system which allowed the Super Kmart division to grow without adding staff to the accounting area. • Managed monthly internal financial statements, Board of Directors exhibits, and maintained quality controls complying with GAAP and other regulatory requirements