Wayne E. Mead, Mba Email & Phone Number

Detroit

Sr Business Consultant working with QAD software for Financials.Responsible for implementing and upgrading clients using QAD Software

Sterling Heights

Core Team Member, representing US Finance, for the design and implementation of the QAD EE application. QAD EE will be rolled out to all sites globally by the end of 2016.Working with the GL, AP, AR, Purchasing, and Treasury functions to insure that there needs are met. Responsible fore creating and maintaining all global shared sets and maintaining.

Auburn Hills, . MI

• Lead Finance team in the review and implementation of the QAD ERP software package for the Americas.
• Team member creating the Global model and aligned to the QAD software capabilities (Chart of Accounts, global coding schema, standard global reporting package, and MRP, ERP, purchasing and finance processes)
• Led review current financial, manufacturing, and reporting processes and identified gaps with QAD software.

Auburn Hills, Michigan

• Provided Business Impact Assessment and Business Continuity Planning for Finance staffing activities across 3 locations. Supplier Risk Assessment and Control Effectiveness Review team member.
• Optimized business processes for Finance Shared Service organization, including BPO, offshore and 10% reductions of management and staff, saving $300k per year.
• Project Manager for Discount Payment Terms initiative, saving $150k.
• Created / presented Training for the Procurement and P2P team on new processes. Trained over 100 people and streamlined requisition to order time.
• Project Manager for Payment Terms Rationalization project, extending average Days Payable Outstanding (DPO) by 14 days.
• Created first ever semi-automated reporting processes for SOX, TARP and Internal Compliance reporting using Business Information Warehouse.

Senior Project Manager for an SAP Finanacial project at a large Financial Services company in Detroit. Member SAP COE team. Created new reporting process for monthly departmental reporting.

• Controller for the North American Shared Service Functions (GL, A/P, A/R, Payroll, and Call Center), managing BPO service locations in India, Costa Rica, and Oklahoma. Vendor Relationship Management – focal point for.
• Re-engineered the global Procure-to Pay, A/P payment and G/L close processes as part outsourcing, including coordinating all business issues, metrics, reports, SLA’s, KPI’s, and GPI’s, reducing onshore/offshore staffing
• Costing Center of Excellence – Managed global Budgeting and Standard cost processes
• Managed Treasury projects including Banking change, Hedging, and Cash Forecasting.
• Documented and re-engineered the global month-end close processes cut 3 days from close timing – North American Shared Service facilities.
• Project Manager for Fresh Start Accounting (bankruptcy emergence): Revalued 250,000 assets globally at 150 sites involving 43 different Fixed Assets applications; completed on time with very tight deadlines.

• Project Manager for a global automotive company utilizing SAP for a global Procure-to-Pay project.
• PMO Manager – Designed/Implemented PMO Office Policies and Procedures for P2P project
• Testing Manager – Performed System, Performance, and User Acceptance Testing
• Conducted Requirements Analysis / Solution Definition Workshops for 150+ people covering Request, Approvals, Work Release, Receipts, Invoice, Payment, Catalog and Master Data
• Led Work Plan Reviews and Process Validation workshops, documenting as-is and to-be processes

• Family Business-Controlled all facets of an Underground Excavating company and final wind down. $5 million Sales
• Project Management for all jobs including ordering/delivery of material on a JIT basis, supervision and scheduling of crews and equipment, interfacing with owners, developers, engineering companies, inspectors.
• Negotiated pricing and contracts with Customers and Suppliers, and labor rates and agreements with Unions.
• Finance and Accounting for all aspects of the business including Estimating and Accounting Software selection.

• Project Manager for the roll-out of e-Commerce applications (Web Catalog, Auctions, RFx’s and SRM), including financial systems integration, at 26 facilities in the Americas (U.S, Brazil, Mexico, and Canada).
• Change Management - Site Reviews with General Management and staff to Resolve major issues/set time lines.
• Auction Implementation included full service and self service auctions, Savings of 9% ($300 million auctioned),
• Web Catalog Implementation in all 26 facilities, using Ariba, Covisint and Commerce, on time and under budget with no disruption of services to the facilities
• Interfaced e-commerce applications to SAP, Ariba, TRANS4M and BPCS and others for each facility on time and under budget with no disruption of services to the facilities
• Developed / Implemented User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Mba, Mba - Management, Information Systems, Graduated With High Honors

Bba, Accounting, Management