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SOX COMPLIANCE ANALYST - 2013 - PRESENT:
Professional Summary

Results oriented financial professional with extensive background in SOX risk assessment, audit, financial accounting and operations. Depth of experience includes Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial operations. Recognized as strong leader and excellent team player. Maintain high level of personal ethics and solid values.

Areas of Expertise
  • SOX Risk Assessment
  • Internal Controls Testing
  • Segregation of Duties (SOD) Analysis
  • Special Projects
  • Financial Analysis
  • Audit
  • System Implementation
  • Cost Reduction
Experience and Selected Accomplishments:
SOX Compliance Analyst - 2013 - Present: Syngenta,Inc. Greensboro, NC

Consultant tasked with SAP Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) implementation and upgrade for multiple ERP systems.

  • Validated mitigating controls for North America
  • Successfully resolved segregation of duties conflicts within one month
  • Effectively assigned security in Compliant User Provisioning without increasing conflicts
  • Trained management and role owners to better utilize the system
Internal Controls - Compliance Manager - 2005 - 2012 CommScope, Inc. Hickory, NC

Corporate Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Manager with direct responsibility for annual risk assessment package for senior management and external audit firm

  • Reduced tested controls by more than 20% each year
  • Successfully integrated controls, test plans and risk for major acquisition
  • Reduced SOX deficiencies each year through effective monitoring and reporting
  • Lead team in developing improvements for SOX process which included standardized workbooks, enhanced test scripts, walk through documentation and SharePoint development
  • Performed control testing on time and within budget
  • Coordinated efforts with external audit firm to reduce audit fees and increase reliance
  • Performed multiple special projects for senior management and external audit

Co-Project Manager for implementation of SAP Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Access Control module across all company locations

  • Successfully implemented SAP GRC in two ERP systems
  • Team leader on special project to eliminate significant Segregation of Duties (SOD) deficiency
  • Mitigated or resolved all critical SOD conflicts within 3 months
  • Developed reporting package for monitoring conflicts and communication to senior management
  • Reduced SOD conflicts by teaming with IT security during major company integration of ERP systems to address concerns before go-live date
SOX Consultant - 2004 - 2005: PG Energy Wilkes-Barre, PA

Performed initial SOX development and testing for major utility company

  • Designed process control flow charts to facilitate identification of key controls
  • Advised management on control weaknesses and recommended improvements
  • Developed test plans for key controls
  • Successfully concluded the annual audit without control issues
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Continued Experience: 


CIGNA HealthCare (HealthCare Company) - Moosic, PA. Finance and Facility Manager. Performed budgeting, financial analysis, vendor relations, purchasing, contract negotiation and building maintenance for large call and claim center. Oversight for security, mail room, copy center, food service, space planning and life safety. Managed facilities in Atlanta, Georgia and Moosic, Pennsylvania. Reduced operating costs by $500,000 or more each year through cost savings initiatives. Managed staff of 3.


CIGNA HealthCare (HealthCare Company) - Atlanta, GA. Finance Manager. Performed monthly general ledger closing and review of financial results for stand-alone division. Managed an accounting staff of 12.


Project Time and Cost, Inc. (Entrepreneurial Services Company) Atlanta, GA. Controller. Managed accounts payable, accounts receivable and general accounting for entrepreneurial engineering and consulting company. Implemented Deltek Government Accounting system in 4 months. Reduced travel cost by 20%.


Whessoe-Coggins (now Coggins International) (Entrepreneurial Manufacturing and Services Company) - Atlanta, GA. Controller and Treasurer. Performed all financial operations for an entrepreneurial government contractor, including cash management. Developed work order system to determine standard product costs and enhance profitability.


Scientific Atlanta, Inc. (now Cisco) (Telecommunications Company)- Atlanta, GA. Various positions including Division Controller, Corporate Cost Accounting Manager and Senior Internal Auditor. Managed large government division including accounting payable, accounts receivable, job costing and government accounting. Developed job cost system for managing manufacturing cost.


KPMG (Big 4 Audit Firm) - Atlanta, GA. Senior Auditor. Performed various financial audits and supervised assistants.



Education
Bachelor of Science: Business - Accounting Indiana University Bloomington, IN
Professional Certification and Software:

Certified Public Accountant - Georgia (Active)


Software - Microsoft Office Products including Word, Excel and PowerPoint. SAP ERP, SAP Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC)

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Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

  • Syngenta,Inc.
  • CommScope, Inc.
  • PG Energy

School Attended

  • Indiana University

Job Titles Held:

  • SOX Compliance Analyst - 2013 - Present:
  • Internal Controls - Compliance Manager - 2005 - 2012
  • SOX Consultant - 2004 - 2005:

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Science : Business - Accounting

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