Financial Consultant Resume
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Research Triangle Park, NC
SUMMARY:
- Bottom - lined, results-oriented Financial Professional offering 25 years of background in consolidation accounting, financial analysis, financial reporting, financial system management, month-end close management, cash management, foreign exchange, financial statement preparation, and compliance.
- Proactive with a total commitment to streamlining operations and controlling costs. Focused on values, corporate objectives, and strategic planning to directly impact the success and growth of the organization.
- Additional experience includes SEC reporting, operations management, inventory control, budgeting, staff coaching, mentoring, and supervision, along with experience gathering, evaluating, presenting and reporting financial information to executive teams and external stakeholders.
- Provide leadership in strengthening internal communications with staff at all levels throughout the organization and create / promote a positive and supportive work environment.
- Solid experience coordinating audit activities and managing reporting, budget development and analysis, accounts payable and receivable, general ledger, payroll, and accounting.
- Technology savvy with experience selecting and overseeing software installations and managing relationships with software vendors; advanced knowledge of accounting and reporting software.
- Ability and desire to translate complex financial concepts to individuals at all levels, including finance and non-finance managers.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:
Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Oracle, PeopleSoft, PRMS, Hyperion Enterprise, Hyperion Financial reporting, Hyperion Financial Management, Hyperion Planning
PROFESSIONAL CAREER EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Research Triangle Park, NC
Financial Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Establish and ensure high standards for all financial analysis practices with respect to accuracy, internal controls, compliance, and timeliness.
- Closely collaborate with key internal stakeholders, including full-service Accounting Team in Manila regarding worldwide reconciliation issues and timely project deliverables.
- Successfully streamlined reporting process for reconciling item escalation.
Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN
Controller, Financial Shared Services
Responsibilities:
- Consistently analyzed financial data and presented financial reports in an accurate and timely manner while clearly communicating monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements.
- Monitored progress and changes and kept senior leadership abreast of financial status.
- Established proper accounting controls and procedures for asset safeguarding.
- Spearheaded transition of other companies from previous centralized accounting and payroll processes to new free-standing systems.
- Proactively partnered with IT organization and Finance for cost allocation purposes.
- Supervised Shared Service transitioning process to independent instance of Infinium General Ledger.
Confidential, Durham & Wake Forest, NC
Director of AccountingResponsibilities:
- Tasked with management of bar and restaurant of family-owned establishment.
- Assisted with inventory control and ordering functions.
- Instrumental in successful relocation and expansion of restaurant operations.
Confidential, Durham, NC
Director of Accounting
Responsibilities:
- Promoted to Director position to provide key insightful strategic leadership to all accounting divisional functions, including month-end close process.
- Managed General Ledger System administration and update duties and performed quarterly and annual audits.
- Human resources accountability included interviewing / selection, internal policy,, reporting, compliance, and management of 10 direct reports.
- Completed monthly analysis of foreign currency exchange fluctuations and corresponding income statement impact.
- Spearheaded business unit roll-in and transition to financial systems and processes, including system integration and implementation processes.
Associate Director of Financial Reporting
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Prepared annual budgets and performed account analysis for income statement variations.
- Researched technical issues regarding potential partnership deals and presented findings.
