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Skills

  • Budgeting and forecasting automation
  • Budgets
  • Data trending knowledge
  • Cash Flow analysis
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Operational improvement
  • Advanced bookkeeping skills
  • Bookkeeping
  • Corporate tax planning knowledge
  • Process improvement

Work Experiences

  • Achieved 69% more streamlined compliance.
  • Analyzed and presented key financial metrics for SAP to senior leadership, playing a key role in strategic decision-making processes.
  • Put Jira to work entering project data, analyzing and tracking budgets, evaluating project costs, and tracking performance trends.
  • Worked with Principal Accountants to ensure that all regulatory requirements were met and that regulatory risks were minimized.
  • Conducted reviews across 10 departments.
  • Achieved full compliance with metric.
  • Verified over $4 in cash and credit payments on a daily basis.
  • Advised executive teams on investment projects.
  • Avoided costly errors for multinational subsidiaries.
  • Achieved zero penalties or fines.

Summaries

  • Recognized for motivating management team members to achieve their goals and fostering innovative work environments.
  • Accomplished financial manager.
  • Accomplished Principal Accountant recognized for reducing month-end close time by 46%, driving process improvements, and enhancing overall departmental efficiency.
  • Principal Accountant with 15 years of successful performance reporting and risk assessment experience.
  • Advanced knowledge of process and framework specifications.
  • Successfully revamped and strengthened controls, reorganized processes, and simplified procedures to increase accounting record efficiency and accuracy.
  • Analyzed key financial metrics for QuickBooks.
  • Salesforce and ServiceNow are two of my strongest skills.
  • Exceptional at writing detailed reports and budgets, conducting thorough financial analysis, and strategizing for superior client service.
  • Adept at collaborating with C-suite executives on strategic financial initiatives, overseeing the reallocation of $16 in funds, and improving company liquidity by 74%.

Accomplishments

  • Initiated the refinement of financial models, decreasing forecasting turnaround time by 75% hours per project.
  • Provided financial oversight during 2 vendor contract renegotiations, securing cost savings of $14.
  • Conducted quarterly reviews of capital assets, identifying opportunities for divestiture worth $9 in underperforming assets.
  • Coordinated the tax compliance process, ensuring error-free filings across 16 regional entities.
  • Conducted financial audits for 5 departments, raising compliance rates by 20% and reducing tax liabilities.
  • Led a team responsible for submitting Asana tax filings across 7 jurisdictions, achieving 100% on-time accuracy.
  • Improved department-wide financial literacy through training programs, resulting in a 33% reduction in budget submissions errors.
  • Standardized capital expenditure reporting for 13 global business units, reducing administrative processing time by 46%.
  • Designed cross-functional reporting templates, facilitating alignment between finance, production, and sales departments.
  • Collaborated with team of 9 in the development of standard.

Affiliations

  • Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS)
  • International Council of Nurses
  • National Association of Social Workers
  • National Association of Accountants
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) User Panel
  • Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) 2021
  • Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • Society of Women Engineers
  • International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Board
  • American Marketing Association

Certifications

  • Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) - ACAMS
  • Fundamentals of SOX Compliance - Ironclad Systems
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • Strategic Cost Management Certification - Cedar Works
  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - program
  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Financial Risk Manager (FRM) - Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
  • Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) - process

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