WILLIAM L GIDDENS

Atlanta, GA . 770-***-**** . acc1ep@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

A seasoned Financial Accounting Manager with qualifications in directing,

managing, and financial reporting for multi-million dollar operations at

Mid and Large size companies; my objective is to use my experience and

business acumen in a business operation or financial accounting role. My

core strengths cover Leadership, Departmental Management, Manufacturing,

Corporate Operations, Compliance, Business Process, and Controls. Also,

experience with various system implementations and Policy Development,

along with the ability to train and develop successful teams.

Professional Experience

Consulting/Contract

(Present)

2009 - 2013

Senior FA in support of Global Data Center Consolidations responsible for

financial reviews and reporting, providing direction and reviews to Project

Managers and PMO office Teams to address required guidelines. Ensure

adequacy of Forecast and Actual spend reporting, provide Sr. Mgmt Team with

status and variance analysis.

Director of Finance for a Metal Service Center supporting the CFO

overseeing day to day accounting and finance functions. Reviewed the

monthly g/l, a/p, reporting, and Division recurring/accrual expenses.

Managed Export

Controls, monitored daily Visual Compliance, and created internal P&P in

line with Corporate Export Policy.

2007 - 2009

Interim Controller for client, supporting the CFO and Plant VP addressing

financial and accounting issues, oversaw Finance and Accounting, Inventory,

Cost, redesigned monthly Financial Reporting Package for management, and

provided support for organizational direction ($70 - $90 million

business). Co-managed Annual Physical Inventory Process reduced PI time

from two weeks to three days with an accuracy of 98.5%.

Directed an audit team in Audit of a Federal Bank's Human Resources

Division for the bank's Internal Audit Group. Responsible for overall

management of audit, completed the assignment under budget and earlier than

scheduled, exceeded customer expectation creating a win/win for client and

agency.

Provided Leadership role as Consultant to improve process in client's

Corporate Finance Group in areas of Account Reconciliations and their HR

Shared Service Payroll Operation. I identified multimillion dollar

processing errors ($21m) and an overpayment resulting in a $150 thousand

refund for the client. Also, provided interface with State Auditors,

Outsource Payroll Group, IT Teams, as well as other internal Finance, and

IT functions to resolve issues related to

SAP FI and HRIS.

2006

Consulting for Clients Project and Controlling Function, reviewed and

consulted on Order Management Process (SAP), procedure

recommendation and policy establishment for record retention program.

Review and approval of invoices, audit documentation and assist with

Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) update.

2004 - 2006

Consultant on a long term assignment in the Health Care Industry, providing

consulting in account reconciliation, documentation of key accounting and

financial data for restatement purposes. This assignment covers various

other projects as well (Forensic Accounting, Audit Support, Cash Analysis,

Partnership, Leases), with current client.

2003

Special consulting assignment with an International Company in the Chemical

Industry to evaluate and assist with SAP R/3 installation at a newly

acquired site (FI/CO modules) provided input related to the functional

financial process and reporting to Division VP for their Functional Review

Process.

Provided account reconciliation direction to client in the travel industry

to address reconciliation issues within PeopleSoft system (G/L) to bring

accounts up to date and review process issues as a Consultant. Special

assignments on an as call basis, performed Finance/Accounting task on a

Temp/Contract bases work was with local company in their post-

implementation cleanup work on SAP System. Assisted with report

verification and corrections of data transferred into SAP.

Compaq - H/P, Houston, TX

(1998-2002)

Senior Manager Finance/Accounting, Corporate Controllers Organization

Ensured spending within guidelines and managed to annual budget of $10

million, provided management assistance with the annual, quarterly, and

monthly operation budget/forecast and managed the ongoing close process.

This included direct responsible for payroll accounting support of more

than 35,000 employees, totaling several billion dollars annually in

salaries and appropriate tax payments.

Key role was overall direction of the Finance / Accounting team,

Policy/Procedure direction, and Payroll Accounting for the post merger

Corporate Disbursements Group. Established processes and conducted the

review and approval of all Accounting, Accruals, Reconciliations and

Budgeting /Forecasting for the Group on monthly bases.

. Provided consulting to Corporate Accounting, and worked with other

corporate functions on special projects. Managed the research of the

Payroll Group for Corporate G/L Accounting, resulted in saving the

company several million dollars in Tax Payments and Penalties (Est. $3

million).

. Established formal account reconciliation processes for the Corporate

Disbursements Group, which provided a more formal standard method to

use consistently on all reconciliations and streamlined the process of

maintaining required documentation for all account activity. This

proved beneficial at review times with internal / external audit

groups resulting in a reduction of Audit time/cost.

. Established and managed a staff to support accounting related to

Canada, including Balance Sheet Reviews for Payroll & Payroll Tax

issues for Canadian Controller.

. Developed and lead Accounting Staff in addressing management and

employee issues/concerns. This included U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and

others.

. Established processes and directed business controls for financial and

accounting functions for the Americas Financial Operations

Organization, the corporate consolidation point for U.S., Canada, and

Latin America.

. Ensured financial and business operation processes and applications

met or exceeded the company' expanding needs in A/P, Payroll, Employee

Expense area.

. Lead a team of subject matter experts in establishing and documenting

policies/procedures for post merger of three major companies (Compaq,

Digital, & Tandem). Identified and implemented necessary process and

procedural changes for corporate wide implementation.

Digital Equipment Corporation, Boston

(1993 - 1998)

Manager, Finance/Accounting, Digital Corporate Controller Group

Senior Financial Analyst for five major contracts, in support of the

Customer Management Program Teams responsible for management of all

financial aspects for these customer service programs, business controls,

analyses, consulted on financial matters, forecasting, managing P&L, and

tracking revenue and expenses. Also, prepared and provided monthly reports

to program managers and company management.

Business Controls Manager, Digital Corporate Services Group

In support of the Services Group VP and staff, I managed the Internal

Controls Program for the Headquarter Services Group. This included Multi-

Vendor Customer Services, Network Systems and Integration Systems, and

Operations Management Services businesses. Provided Quarterly and Year End

Compliance Letters, sign off with Sr. Management attesting to adequacy of

Internal Business Controls in Compliance. In this position I was the focal

person for all Internal Controls related to systems and major process

changes impacting the service business, which was comprised of more than

40% of the Corporation's total revenue.

Shared Service Center, Business Controls Manager

As manager of Business Controls, provided consulting and direction to the

Americas Financial Management Center (Shared Services), in the areas of

Internal Controls, Financial System reviews, planning, and quarterly

reporting. Managed the Audit review and reporting Liaison for all internal

and external auditors as part of ongoing Compliance Program. Prepared and

sign-off on Year End Compliance & Ethics Letter with Director, attesting to

adequacy of Business Operations activity.

In addition, Responsible for Co-Managing a "Business Controls/Audit Team"

review of the implementation of an SAP R/3 System at company Semi-Conductor

Manufacturing Plant to ensure effective operations. Also, took

responsibility for FI-CO section review. Assisted Corporate Internal Audit

by conducting special audits and collaborated with the development of audit

programs.

Managed team of 30 business control auditors (self-test program)

responsible for creating, updating, monitoring, and reporting on business

control compliance testing, quarterly reports, and annual compliance

letters. Consulted with operation managers to ensure adequacy of controls

and issued recommended solutions.

Financial Accounting Manager, Digital Manufacturing Plant -

Boston

Acting Controller during controller's absence, overseeing more than an

approximately $50 million operation. Provided management with all financial

data, internal and external management reports (Balance Sheet Reviews).

Also, oversaw all accounting functions, and financial reporting for the

plant. Finance member of Boston Manufacturing Plant Operations Management

Team, chartered with overall responsibility for all day-to-day operations

within the plant.

Developed and trained a cross-functional Business Controls Team, Finance

Representative on other teams and task forces (TQM, MRP, Six Sigma, and ISO

9000 Certification). Overall responsibility for managing Accounting

Department, including site Payroll, General Ledger, Monthly Closings,

Reconciliations, AP/AR, and Employee Disbursements.

Finance Manager/Controller, Shrewsbury, MA-Northeast Technology

Oversaw the financial and administrative operations support for twelve (12)

departmental cost centers. This included managing a $20 million budget

with a staff of two, trained/developed staff. Established and allocated

site charges to all organizations (multi-tenant facility), and managed

capital tracking of all (multi-million dollar) construction projects for

this Digital Equipment Corporation Site. Established internal controls,

provided budget, forecast, and variance analyses reporting for the HR and

Facilities Group for monthly, quarterly and year-end management

reporting.

Other

Senior Staff Auditor, Acton, MA - Digital Corporate Internal Audit

Department

Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA - Manager Corporate Employee

Disbursements

Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Division, Somerville, NJ - General Accounting

Supervisor

RCA Astro Electronics - Government Systems Division, Hightstown, NJ -

Financial Operations Capital Appropriations

Education

MBA Management, Regis University, Denver, Colorado

BS Business Administration/Accounting, The College of New Jersey, NJ

AAS Business Administration/Accounting, Mercer County College, NJ

Advanced Training and Continuing Education

Harvard University, Graduate level courses in Management and Finance

Fairleigh Dickinson University, Graduate level courses in Marketing and

Accounting

Technical Skills

Windows, MS Office, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SAP, MS Project, Lotus Notes,

Outlook, PeopleSoft, and Quick Books

Professional Organizations

Current Member of Financial Executives Network Group (FENG), Institute of

Management Accountants - Houston, Past Director, National Association of

Accountants - Director for various Programs-Technical Director, Assistant

Membership Director, and IMA- Program Director - Chairperson Special

Program Committees; Past Member Diversity Steering Committee, Digital

Finance POC Leadership Forum; United States Marine Corps Reserves,

Honorable Discharge, Former - Member of Local USMC-Honor Guard.

General Manager

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