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Chicago, US

Houston, Texas, US

Schiller Park, IL, US

Deerfield, IL, US

Schaumburg, IL, US

Lead all corporate accounting related activities for a $1B+ organization. Managed overall financial close and reporting processes as well as the Sarbanes Oxley assessment process, development and implementation of cost reduction initiatives and directly reported quarterly financial results and assessment of financial controls (Sarbanes Oxley) to the Audit.

Schaumburg, IL, US

Managed both the Accounting team (team of approximately 45) and the Sarbanes Oxley team (team of approximately 5). Reported directly to the Chief Accounting Officer and presented directly to the Audit Committee.

London, GB

Project Lead on finance transformation initiative to provide consistent, meaningful global reporting. Managed end to end life cycle of implementation, including deliverables execution and resource management. Provided leadership and decision making of global reporting structure of a $3B organization. Reported to the Hewitt Corporate Controller. Managed a.

London, GB

Project Lead on successful implementation PeopleSoft 9.0 General Ledger and Asset Management modules (total suite of 9 modules implemented). Provided leadership and decision making of global general ledger and global organizational structure. Managed a cross functional and cross-country staff of 3 direct reports and 9 indirect reports. Specific.

London, GB

Led all corporate accounting related activities for a $3B organization. Led global close processes, implementation of SOX controls and compliance and development of an off-shoring model with staff in India. Reported to Hewitt Corporate Controller. Managed a cross-country staff of 5 direct reports and 20 indirect reports. Specific accomplishments included:o.

London, GB

Led all financial planning and analysis activities for Hewitt’s $2B Outsourcing Segment to ensure consistent financial reporting on a global basis. Reported to the Outsourcing CFO and managed a staff of 2 direct reports and 2 indirect reports. Specific accomplishments included:o Streamlined the global reporting process to ensure consistency and overall.

London, GB

Led and implemented a newly created team responsible for ensuring compliance with Sarbanes Oxley for Hewitt’s $2B Outsourcing Segment. Reported to the Outsourcing CFO and managed a staff of 4 direct reports. Specific accomplishments included:o Project managed and led teams that evaluated several key manual processes that presented financial reporting risk.

London, GB

Led and managed Hewitt’s Sarbanes Oxley 404 compliance initiative. Major responsibilities included identification and testing coordination of key financial statement controls, training of individuals on new processes and the development and successful execution of remediation plans for control deficiencies identified. Also led and managed financial and.

In a start up environment, created and developed key policies and procedures surrounding the company’s financial reporting structure, developed and coordinated month-end close procedures and negotiated and secured a $500,000 line of credit with very minimal capital.

In a start up environment, created and led a finance team of 4 direct reports to support the company’s expansion from 35 to 115 individuals within 14 months and revenue growth from zero to a $75MM annual run rate. Created and developed a financial reporting structure as well as month end close procedures. Successfully secured a $4M line of credit with very.

GB

Led numerous audit engagements for public and privately held clients with an emphasis on internet, software and manufacturing industries. Prepared and reviewed numerous SEC filings and reports for public and private clients, including drafting and review of disclosures. Performed acquisition due diligence and also assisted clients in developing proper.