Advisory Principal/Senior Program Manager Resume Scottsdale, AZ - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Goal driven senior level consultant with demonstrated successes leading projects and initiatives for multi - billion-dollar global companies. Advise C-suite leadership on transformation projects to improve financial reporting and reduce cycle time and costs.
Conduct assessment of business challenges, needs, gaps, and root problems. Lead execution of planning processes and ensure project requirements including budgeting, resources, team performance, change management, and communications.

Designed the cost center accounting process in SAP R3 CO module at FMC Corporation and maximized user adoption by leading training to all finance teams at the corporate headquarters.
Improved accounting functions and reporting by serving as a key contributor to a new chart of accounts for PeopleSoft for Verizon Bell Atlantic Corporation.
Delivered a four-day reduction in the consolidation and accounting close process for a $4BN pharmaceutical manufacturing leader as a consultant at Confidential & Confidential . Led a financial transformation initiative and conducted an HFM consolidation and best practice review.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ

Advisory Principal/Senior Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Reduced month-end close 2 days by leading a SAP BPC 11.1 S4/HANA consolidation upgrade project for an $8BN OEM automotive parts supplier.
Delivered process improvements and transformation to the financial close process and reduced close time by three days through a financial transformation initiative using SAP BPC 10.1 and Darwin EPM consolidation upgrade program for a $12BN construction industry parts supplier.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Principal - Advisory Services

Responsibilities:

Implemented MS Dynamics AX for core financials for a public utility service company along with BlackLine Account Reconciliations. Resulted in a full two day reduction in the close process.
Supported business operations of a large water utility by leading an ADP security and profile requirements gathering project.

Confidential, Philadelphia, PA

Senior Manager

Responsibilities:

Improved metrics for key performance indicators in strategic planning for a $16BN Electric and Gas utility company by leading a financial planning and budgeting (Hyperion Planning) assessment.
Streamlined processes and reduced printed reports 80% with zero differences in reporting data for a $2BN Orthopedics manufacturer by leading an HFM financial and management reporting analysis.
Worked with a $3BN baked goods company to execute a financial transformation assessment that reduced the accounting close process by five days. Secured over $1M in unapplied cash payments and saved two FTE’s of payroll costs.