Durham, Maine, United States
Accomplished management professional with strong focus on: financial operations & reporting, internal controls, business analysis, process improvement, and systems management. Logical, analytical approach to analyzing business challenges. Effective cross function project management and team leadership built on: actively seeking input, listening, understanding and hands-on involvement. Strong passion for: streamlining processes, organizational development, driver of quality outcomes, and increasing internal capacity without increasing resource requirements.
Responsibilities included the managing and processing of: financial reporting, cash, budgeting, accounts receivable & accounts payable, and the real estate transactions for more than 260 real estate agents.
Supported company wide purchase processing issues and training requirements, coordinated annual inter-company service agreements, documented processing procedures, created and filed FERC Form 60, created ad hoc analyses
Prepared and maintained monthly tax reconciliations. Prepared work papers and schedules to support the tax returns of numerous utilities, analyzed work and data flow processes, and implemented process improvements reducing preparation time, trained team members.
Prepared numerous schedules and reconciliations to support yearend balance sheet for annual audit and tax filings.
Lead project coordinator of International Financial Report Standards (IFRS) test project for parallel financial reporting of US operations to Canadian parent in accordance with Canadian GAAP and IFRS. Developed and prepared IFRS test scripts by partnering with business subject matter experts; reviewed and approved test entries for submission into the test environment; documented & reconciled test results; submitted test data to parent company for inclusion in global testing project. Liaison between US & Canadian parent project teams
• Managed finance department’s operator payable group • Project lead of process improvement initiative • Documented and mapped workflows • Developed and implemented streamlined workflow processes • Provided training and support for new processes • Developed and updated Finance policies, controls, and procedures • Facilitated monthly closing process • Maintained the SAP financial package