Ensure a smooth year end audit by creating balance sheet recs, identifying any issues and providing corrective actions.

Oversee management of North America shared services group for accurate and timely reporting of financial statements.

Ensure the financial integrity of the Company through developing and implementing efficient, timely and accurate financial reporting, cost and risk management, and incisive reports and analysis.• Provide accurate, timely, and GAAP compliant accounting information, and ensure the financial integrity of the company.• Maintain and reconcile all sub-ledger to ledger accounts, i.e. AR,AP.• Assist in maintaining and upgrading financial systems through coordination with IT.• Coordinate monthly end/year end accounting processes to assure maximum efficiency.• Develop and manage the payables function (team of 4 AP staff) to process information in the cost-effective manner.• Manage and maintain all Intercompany Accounts and Reconciliations.• Produce monthly, quarterly, and annual reports for internal and external reporting.• Assist in coordinating semi-annual outside auditing as well as quarterly internal auditors.  Manage and prepare all SOX 404 quarterly walkthroughs and testing.• Perform month-end closing schedules and operating reports.• Maintain Fixed Assets sub ledger and prepare all monthly reports.

Provide management-direction and leadership for all aspects of general accounting, planning and budgeting for the organization. Coordinate monthly closing, financial statement preparation, internal management reporting, treasury functions, payroll functions, tax filings and account reconciliations. Develop and administer budgets, forecasts and three year business plans. Solely responsible for annual audits.• Worked with a team of credit representatives and implemented strict credit hold policies to collect on past due receivables.• Introduced new travel expense and reimbursement policies to reduce expenses.• Implemented a new employee handbook.• Developed commission plans for new sales force based on current trends in their territories.• Successfully completed an external audit for prior year immediately after taking over the books following a re-organization.• Organization lead for Oracle implementation.

Consolidated and prepared monthly financial statements for 13 subsidiaries with one direct report. Coordinated the preparation of monthly forecasts and annual budgets with the subsidiaries and presented consolidated budget to upper management. Worked with external auditors for GAAP and JSOX compliance.• Developed financial reports in Oracle based on input from management.• Streamlined intercompany reconciliation process.• Conducted balance sheet reviews at subsidiaries to ensure accuracy of the financials.• Produced financial statements and management reports after joining the position with little training.

Prepared financial statements and account reconciliations for two business units within the organization. Primarily responsible for journal entries, inventory and fixed asset account maintenance & analysis.

Prepared monthly financial statements with detailed analysis for the CFO. Complete responsibility for the day to day operations of the business including accounts payable, receivables, payroll and human resource functions. Developed cost proposals with department managers and generated cooperative agreement billings to the US government. Supervised a staff of two.

Assisted Manager in financial statement preparation for clients. Reconciled general ledger accounts, processed cash receipts and disbursements. Prepared cash flow statements.