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EMAIL AVAILABLE PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLEExecutive Summary:20+ years of audit, tax, financial reporting, system integration and management experience in various industries including automotive, construction, real estate, utilities, manufacturing, and nonprofit.SAP FI/CO project lead at General Motors, Chrysler, Varroc Lighting and A Raymond Corporate North America.A strong technical background in US GAAP, IFRS, IAS and International Tax endorsed by the AICPA & CIMA.A cross functional expert with in-depth knowledge in internal audit, process improvement, tracking and delivering results.POA, Power of Attorney for A. Raymond Corporate NA with $300M in annual Sales. Resolve tax notices and audits matters with the IRS and various states listed below.A Raymond Corporate North America 2017 - CurrentCorporate Tax & Accounting Manager Report to CFOFinance Lead General Motors 2025 Joint Venture Responsible for legal entity setup, SAP implementation, financial reporting, US, and international tax compliance.Project Lead 2023 CCH Fixed Asset Manager System Installation Responsible for 17 SAP legal entity conversion including Federal, State and Earnings and Profit books.Responsible for coordinating US and International Corporate Tax filings, audits, notices and appeals - including Federal, States; (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Indiana & California) and local compliance matters.Responsibilities include BFC Consolidation and Financial Reporting for several SAP legal entities in the United State, Canada, and Mexico - US GAAP, French GAAP and IFRS reporting standards. Established Standard Work Instructions for month end close and tax compliance procedures.Responsible for implementing Corporate Accounting & Tax policies for changes in tax laws including Research & Development Section 174, 263A Uniform capitalization, FDII Foreign Derived Intangible Income, meals & entertainment.SAP FICO post implementation support manager responsible for resolving SAP month end close issues, IT tickets and training accounting staff and Controllers (FTM) Finance to Manage; Month End Close, Cost Roll-Up, WBS.Coordinate North America external audits with Mazar, previously PwC. Also manage US and International Tax Compliance filings with Plante Morans US compliance, Research &Development, and international tax practice groups.A Raymond Corporate North America 2015 - 2017SAP/ FTM Manager Finance to Manage Implementation Project Lead- FI/COValue Stream Manager responsibilities include FTM Process Documentation, Configuration Testing, Cut Over Lead and developing training and presentation materials.Implemented five different SAP Go Live locations and legal entity set up, - legacy production systems included AIM and CMS, locations include Rochester Hills, MI, Flemingsburg, KY, Logansport, IN, Brunswick, OH and Hamilton, Canada.Direct areas of responsibilities included Month End Close, WBS/ Project System, Cost Estimation/ Cost Roll Up, EDI 820 Customer Payment Advise, HR Mini Master.Cross Value Stream Cutover lead Data Migration in the areas of FTM Finance to Manage, MM Material Master, P2P Purchase to Pay, OTC Order to Cash, DTS Demand to Supply, EDI Electronic Data Integration.Report directly to CFO with special projects including Global consolidation, Internal Audit and Corporate Taxation.Consulting EngagementsVarroc Lighting Systems (Conexus Consulting Group) 2013-2015SAP/ FICO Post Implementation LeadResponsibilities included assisting Corporate Controller with month end close and global consolidation.Responsible for SAP post implementation support research, test and resolve Finance SAP IT tickets and global accounting issues. Also supported external audit and special projects.Responsible for reviewing Month End Close journal entries, accruals, reversal, JV uploads, fixed assets, capitalization/settlement, financial reporting, related party transactions, revaluation, and translation.Chrysler (Jefferson Wells International /Experis) 2010-2012SAP Implementation Project team LeadSEC Financial Reporting/Global Consolidation Support FI/CO GL lead responsible for documenting and testing 120+ accounting flows including mapping Chrysler's old COA to Chrysler's new Fiat COA.Cross functional lead - tested and supported all SAP T-codes for P2P (Purchase to Pay), and OTC (Order to Cash) and month end global consolidation close process.Supported monthly SEC financial reporting close through special projects- analytical and trouble-shooting financial statements and account balances.DTE Energy: (Jefferson Wells International /Experis) 2007 2009Senior Internal Auditor/ Change ManagementAssistant to Chief of Staff - Special Projects which included Green and Black Belt training (six sigma & lean techniques).Created executive financial metric reports and reviewed monthly financial statements for the Board of Directors (BOD).Audited and monitored the company KPIs for the President and Vice President of MichCon Consolidated Gas Co and prepared BOD monthly presentation.Created PowerPoint presentations for BOD monitored key business performance indicators and proactively alert management of potential issues.Also, developed flow charts, standard work instructions and technical accounting research papers - white paper on reporting loss gas.TRW Automotive: (Jefferson Wells International /Experis) 2006 - 2007International Audit and SOX testing of the braking division.Review and prepare divisions financial statements and related work papers Mexico breaking and assembly plants, which included regular travel to Mexico.Also, coordinated the development of the plants monthly closing manual for North America Operations which established new standard operation procedures (SOPs).General Motors (Jefferson Wells International /Experis) 2005-2006Senior Internal Auditor - Audited Tier 1 supplier contract purchase agreements and special project.Identified and recovered over $15 million in cash overpayments to suppliers in first year.Also managed and supervised internal audit staff and lead Best Practice Training GMT800 door panel audit.Special project to supported SEC filings (8K & 10Q) financial statements restatement with related foot notes.Licensed Certified Public Accountant current 2025.MichiganIllinoisErnst & Young, LLP (Chicago, IL.) 1998- 1999REIT Real Estate Investment Trust AssuranceSenior Auditor on Equity Office Properties which held the largest retail office space buildings in the United States (i.e., Merchandise Mart) Specialized in SEC filings (10Q, 8K).Also, previous audit work experience at Arthur Andersen & Co. while attending Walsh College.Master of Science in Taxation courses Walsh College (2018-2020)Master of Science in Accountancy - Walsh College (2005)Passed Michigan Certified Public Accountancy Examination (1995)Bachelor of Arts, Finance - Morehouse College (1990) |
