SUMMARY

• Creative, analytical, and results - oriented business manager with demonstrated long-term success in Professional Consulting.
• My experience covers 20+ years in financial management, including performance measurement systems, due diligence, strategic planning, and value-based management.
• It is exactly these skill sets, coupled with a professional mindset, which have empowered me with the ability to identify, and effectively deal with, current and future business issues and risks.
• Diverse industry background - Automotive (Big 3 and Japanese), Energy, Financial Services, Technology, and Real Estate. Critical skill sets include:
• Project Management
• Accounting/Finance Consulting
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• ERP Implementation
• Process Improvement
• Risk Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Windows XP
• Microsoft Office Group
• Internet & Web Design
• Windows 2011
• Microsoft Visio
• HTML
• Visual Basic
• Windows Outlook
• Internet Explorer
• Hyperion Enterprise
• SAP R/3 Enterprise
• Cognos
• Hyperion Essbase
• PeopleSoft
• CorVu
• Hyperion Report Writer
• SAP ECC6.0
• RCTS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Washington, MI

Program Manager - SAP Integration

Responsibilities:

• Global SAP SEM-BCS (Business Consolidation System) Conversion - Developed Global/Divisional/Reporting Unit level consolidation and group reporting infrastructure (including mappings to all BCS Items, Statistical variables, Consolidation Monitor, Eliminations, Validations) for 400+ Reporting Units. Provided System Administration and conducted SEM-BCS training, and Go-Live support, for ZF’s Global User Community.
• Decommissioning of Hyperion HFM, and other Secondary Reporting Systems, utilized by 400+ Reporting Units globally; including evaluation of current application inventory, identification of redundancies (in both Active/Inactive applications), analysis of short-term/long-term reporting requirements (fit-gap analysis), archiving and data retention for decommissioned legacy systems (including data validation/integrity).
• Development of Standardized Global Freight Reporting, including creation of mapping tables for 400+ Reporting Units, system administration for the Global Freight System User Community, and standard and custom freight reports in SAP
• Development of Standardized Global Financial/Accounting Reporting (FACT) - With detailed drill-down capability for Group Reporting at the Domain/Service Center/Reporting Unit/Cost Center/Cost Element/Internal Order levels.

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the implementation of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud ERP system; complete with Workflow design, and custom configurations
• Led multiple cross-functional teams, including client Subject Matter Experts, Plex Project Delivery Team, Solutions Architects, Integration Architects, Product/Production Management, as well as Customer/Supplier Business Partners
• Configuration of multiple PCNs, across multiple product lines, and consolidation to Plex Master PCN
• Integration of NYSUS Manufacturing Execution System (MES), for Real-Time production/operations data collection, production monitoring/scheduling and instruction capabilities, and virtual management of materials, personnel, equipment, and support functionality
• Dynamic Front End Consumer website, with vehicle configuration capabilities and direct back-end order entry integration to SalesForce.
• Vehicle Geneology Database - Complete vehicle sales and service history, and government compliance tracking and reporting.
• Direct API integration with Plex Manufacturing Cloud ERP, to accommodate Accounting, Production, and Vehicle Warranty tracking.
• Virtual Vehicle Servie manuals for DCS, complete with labor time guides, labor rates and direct integration to parts ordering, vehicle warranty database
• Dealer vehicle management, including vehicle trade functionality, and unit tracking.

Confidential

Senior IT SOX Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supported Confidential entities and business units in identifying, monitoring, testing, and remediating IT risks
• Planned, developed, and conducted IT audits (including SOX) of complex systems, operations, processes, functions and activities; include information systems audits and special investigations
• Partnered with internal/external clients to provide guidance on internal control structures, information security, information privacy, process efficiencies, policy and procedure development, and re-engineering initiatives
• Led internal audit staff and consults in the design and implementation of automated controls and automated testing of controls.
• Responsible for planning and directing annual audit plans, review of all audit work-papers and draft audit reports, and managing client relationships
• Responsible for draft and presentation of comprehensive audit reports; describing objectives, scope, conclusions, and findings and providing value added recommendations to both internal and external stakeholders
• Researched and prepared position statements on proposed and existing professional audit standards, management concerns, and regulatory decisions.
• Performed annual assessment of each business unit, for critical infrastructure, identifying risk scenarios, control integrity and availability, and identification and/or creation of compensating controls SAP HANA / C360 Implementation Risk Management Lead
• SOX IT Control Lead, responsible for pre Go-Live risk assessment of SAP HANA / C360 reporting functionality, identification of Key Reports, Key Control identification, test script design, and process documentation respository

Confidential

Forensic Data Recovery Lead and Expert Witness (SAP and Legacy Systems)

Responsibilities:

• Lead forensic process to collect and reconstruct failed legacy data (data loss, and data integrity) across 15 business units (15 unique Legacy Billing Systems); resulting from an Entity wide conversion to SAP ECC6.0.
• Reconstructed underlying subledgers, project tracking reports, and time/material tracking systems, to reconstruct complex billing statements for 28 months of client revenue suspension (non-biling due to lack of system generated supporting documentation)
• Provided procedural and forensic Expert Witness testimony, in support of billing reconstruction, mass collection and billing dispute litigations, and disputes involving breach of contract as a result of failed data; resulting in award of $68M in economic damages.

Confidential, Troy, MI

Senior Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Served as liaison between Implementation Partner (both Data and Solution Architects) and across all lines of Internal and External Business Clients.
• Designed sustainable processes and procedures that documented a cohesive architectural data flow diagram; ensuring that all business process documentation met internal and external requirements, and were compatible with all resource (IT, Financial) capabilities.
• Responsible for overall SAP and J-SOX requirements gathering and development of all internal processes, communicated requirements, and published documentation strategy to be able to present to auditors/regulators for client compliance initiatives.
• Served as internal lead for all data process flows examination work, which systematically tracked data from systems of origination, through various capital/cost models, and into customized SAP reports.
• Recommended and steered all process design, identifying cross-functional relationships and interdependencies, to mitigate risks and account for SAP and J-SOX specific controls and contingency plans.
• Diagnosed process improvement opportunities/remediation measures, and developed solutions using principles of process excellence and related tools.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Senior Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed audits of "first-day" motions to Bankruptcy Court for hearings covering human capital obligations, supplier/customer relations, business operations, cash management, utilities, and retention of professionals. Also performed audits of related prepetition payments to ensure strict compliance with contractual terms and agreements. Successful negotiation and execution of these sensitive motions created in excess of $100M in prepetition savings.
• Established Procedures for Proof of Claim (POC) Management process for a population of 16,000+ POCs, to ensure a standard and efficient method of POC processing; compliant with applicable Bankruptcy rules and Corporate guidelines.
• Responsible for managing complex bankruptcy portfolios, financial analysis, and data management.
• Compiled and standardized internal financial data, based on all available documentation across multiple Delphi entities and their unique reporting systems, for use in Schedule F filings and distributions to creditors of record.
• Personally resolved 8 of the top 10 claim families (claimants with multiple claims/entities/owners, in excess of $864M), as well as 10 of the top 25 highest dollar claims (in excess of $77M). In total, reconciled and/or settled over 500 POCs (nearly $1B) to less than $82M; a reduction of over $856M (91%) to Delphi’s target Equity Purchase and Commitment Agreement (EPCA).
• Established and administered several databases (including robust queries) and reporting models (macro driven and highly automated) utilized in the analysis and payment processes related to contract cures and assumptions.
• Responsible for monitoring all activities and developments involved in open Bankruptcy claims through resolution; including managing Consultative, Corporate, Claimant, Legal contacts, Litigation Support (depositions, evidence gathering, etc.), settlement negotiations, and Bankruptcy timeline management.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Senior Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Performed controls evaluation and risk assessment. Identified, documented and flow charted key processes; relating processes to risks/controls to evaluate and determine deficiencies/gaps.
• Responsible for performing specific internal audits of key controls and procedures; inspecting physical operations and confirming adequacy of controls and related processes.
• Designed and performed internal control testing; including the development of manual and systematic key control compliance test scripts/plans to determine validity, accuracy, and completeness of key controls.
• Worked with business owners to develop remediation plans; as well as process re-engineering where needed.
• Prepared reports and presented findings to Executive Management, investigated and determined causes of irregularities and errors, and recommended changes needed to ensure proper and adequate internal control.
• Developed corrective action plans and designed preventative control measures for detecting, investigating, and preventing intentional and unintentional misdeeds.
• Designed and utilized Internal Control Matrices and Control Remediation Database; working closely with, and monitoring, business owners during the gap remediation work to ensure all deficiencies were remediated in a timely manner, and that any risks associated with current and newly implemented processes or applications are mitigated with appropriate control structures.
• Designed and managed multiple control automation and process improvement initiatives; in areas such as change management and logical access.
• Organized and developed an annual plan (with Controller and CFO) to reaffirm documentation/flow charts, reassess controls and deficiencies and retest all identified key controls within SOX guidelines.

Confidential, Southfield, MI

Senior Project Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and maintained annual budgets and forecasts, as well as provided financial data & analysis for both internal and external reporting.
• Prepared operating financial statements and variance analysis for the monthly close process. Conducted complex analysis of financial information, revenue and other operating activity, direct expenses, inter-company transactions and eliminations.
• Developed and maintained financial analysis database and provided ad-hoc reports, special project analysis, and complex pricing studies.
• Analyzed and evaluated complex business systems and user needs to define and formulate efficient reporting systems in support of business applications.
• Managed complex projects spanning multiple reporting and operational functions, as well as developed data maps of relationships between multiple data sources.
• Managed corporate-wide reporting system implementations, as well as provided system support and coordinated integration between Financial Planning, Marketing, Operations, Finance, and Accounting departments worldwide.

Confidential, Madison Heights, MI

Assistant Controller / Controller

Responsibilities:

• Supervised accounting staff including AP, AR, Credit/Collections, Payroll and General Accounting.
• Directed all purchasing, real estate, lease and insurance activities for the organization.
• Responsible for consolidating diversified financial information, data gathering and analysis, as well as reconciliation and balancing of intercompany accounts.
• Processed and analyzed financial statements from general ledger entry to month end close. Analyzed corporate financial information and prepared benchmark financial indicators for executive management to measure and forecast trends in operating performance.
• Performed monthly process audits of divisions and subsidiaries, evaluating controls and determining compliance with policies and procedures. Prepared reports on audit findings, and recommended improvements for operating procedures and internal controls.