Gained a detailed understanding of the accounting system and procedures for 3 separate finance teams. Served as advocate for the finance teams by providing accurate, timely and thorough communication. Worked closely with the finance teams to understand and troubleshoot issues identified within Microsoft Dynamics GP and Tensoft. Assisted with the development and maintenance of the Enghouse online knowledge portal. Participated in software testing processes.

Extracted ticket and coupon information from large flat files and converted to smaller excel files to be used by Interline Auditors to perform monthly audits on interline payable and receivable files. Analyzed the data to identify poorly priced tickets and coupons to maximize recover by interline auditors.

Project management and implementation specialist for project initiatives, with pivotal strengths in project management, financial reporting, business requirements, analysis, data mining, data conversion, and technical knowledge of information systems. Expertise in analyzing ROI and project deliverables, and utilizing project management methodologies for managing projects from inception to deployment. - EXCELLENCE IN - PROJECT MANAGEMENT – Managed project expectations from conceptualization to deployment; leveraged expertise in implementation of solutions and business tools to improve the organization’s protocols, systems processes and quality control.► Successfully managed 10 wide-scale implementations consisting of over 22 business entities; merged business data into proprietary system and developed accounting processes while ensuring business continuity. ► Designed and implemented large-scale initiatives that provided significant cost-savings benefit by eliminating the need to outsource to vendor, a cost-savings initiative of over $10M in vendor fees. ► Designed scalable models that provided long-term in-house accessibility and expansion, eliminating need to outsource future system updates.► Effective in managing relationships from multiple business entities and business units, to collaborating and unifying partnerships extending from internal to external stakeholders.REVENUE PERFORMANCE – Leveraged knowledge of accounting system with business operations intelligence to create a revenue model that collected and reported sales data, identified customer usage and compiled information into usable metrics. ► Model was adopted by company and is now used as a predictive analysis for sales budgets. ► Developed account reporting tool which improved reporting metrics, provided stronger budgeting capabilities and improved variance controls.

Liberty Utilities Career Summary — Established 11-year partnership with Liberty Utilities, driving operational and process improvements through a deep understanding of accounting and system processes, technical understanding of information systems and their relationship to the company’s business objectives. Developed and implemented changes that organized operational processes, provided advanced account analysis insight and led to a deeper understanding of market drivers. Led large-scale initiatives as company acquired new business entities, serving as SME and Project Implementation Specialist. Set framework for company to achieve benchmark level goals, increase shareholder value and capitalize on revenue generating opportunities. As Snior Accountant performed business accounting functions, and identified areas of opportunity for process improvements and operational enhancements. FINANCIAL AND ROI ANALYSIS – Expert in identifying and improving processes that influence a company’s ability to perform at optimal operational capacity. ► Very effective in identifying areas for optimization, analyzing ROI and developing plans that encompass current and long range goals. Generated savings through process improvements, enhanced reporting capabilities and optimization of resource allocation. REGULATORY REPORTING – Leveraged technical understanding of systems with expertise in financial reporting requirements to upgrade system capabilities to meet new regulatory reporting requirements. ► Ensured design and output exceeded all regulatory reporting requirements and increased transparency, while reducing amount of time to correctly generate complex data.EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS – Drove initiation and adoption of system enhancements.► Earned reputation as a SME and promoted to Business Analyst, leading project implementations.

► Staff accountant responsibilities consisted of financial analysis, financial statement reconciliations, general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, month-end closings and year-end financial statement preparations.

► Handled financial statement reconciliations for multiple business entities under a single umbrella. Performed account analysis, general ledger reconciliations, journal entries, month-end closings and year-end financial statement preparations. Consulted with owner, liaised between business entities and provided financial oversight.