VALERIE L. DOUNTZ

vo7p1t@r.postjobfree.com

**** ******* ***** (h): 614-***-****

Dublin, Ohio 43017 (c): 614-***-****

FINANCIAL SYSTEMS AND REPORTING

Professional ERP Project Manager working in unison with cross-functional/technical teams consistently meets and often exceeds project deliverable expectations while ensuring long term system stability. Consistent record of success maintaining a big picture focus while at the same time delivering project plans analyzing ambiguous business processes needing synchronization with applicable software solutions. Initiates continuous improvement over time by leveraging system capabilities without sacrificing data integrity.

Areas of expertise include:

• System Implementations and Upgrades • Data Mining Skills

• Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures • Quality Assurance Measures/Metrics

• SDLC Processes • Business Process Improvements

QUALIFICATIONS

Software:

• PeopleSoft ERP—Direct: General Ledger, Billing, Accounts Receivable, PeopleSoft Trees, global tables (i.e. currency, locations, Chartfields, Allocations, Translations, etc.); Indirect: Accounts Payable, Projects

• GEAC General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable

Software Conversions:

• Software data conversions to PeopleSoft: Great Plains, Platinum, Geac

• Software data conversions from PeopleSoft: Oracle, Princeton Archiving Tools

Financial reporting/Data Mining/Ad hoc reporting tools:

• Microsoft query, connecting directly to database tables, joining tables, creating pivot tables due to volume of data returned and to ease analysis of results

• Hyperion Essbase cubes; Excel Add In

• Arcplan and Alphablox web reporting

• PeopleSoft query

• Knowledge of relational/multidimensional table and data structure

• Proficient in data mapping

• nVision- PeopleSoft delivered report writer

• Geac delivered reportwriter

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WENDY’S INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1988-2009

Manager, Financial Systems and Reporting

Led the functional and technical accounting department performing system and reporting maintenance to meet the dynamics and intricacies of business needs and compliance requirements. Oversaw talent management and development of eleven staff members with three direct reports, ensuring team’s continuous skill improvement keeping pace with changing technology.

• Functional project lead for all PeopleSoft application implementations/upgrades relating to General Ledger, Billing and Accounts Receivable applications. Led project teams comprised of both internal and external resources pushing for ideal long term solutions. Consistently met business needs, external compliance, and determining the efficient/effective use of systems by end users.

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WENDY’S INTERNATIONAL INC. Cont.

• Led all business integrations/divestitures as they related to M&A activities (Tim Hortons, Baja Fresh, Café Express), developing template of system and reporting requirements.

• Instituted quality assurance daily metrics ensuring the data integrity in the completion of end to end processing and reporting change management requirements for a stable accounting close each period.

• Directed the functional project requirements of the design/development/testing/implementation of Hyperion Essbase cubes (multi-dimensional database platform) for consolidated/multi-currency internal/external financial reporting. Results provided dynamic and contemporary reporting vehicles for performing all aspects of financial audit and analytics more efficiently.

• Architect of financial job scheduling for PeopleSoft and non-PeopleSoft data sources processing and reporting to ensure continuous end to end integration of data and reporting integrity. Primary architect of acceleration of the financial close out schedule to meet new SEC external reporting deadlines.

• Developed electronic quality assurance measures for financial reporting and system controls for Sarbanes Oxley compliance, resulting in efficiencies both in the daily/weekly/monthly execution as well as a reduction of paper use and ultimate record storage.

Earlier work history at Wendy’s consists of increasingly responsible positions leading to Manager, Financial Systems and Reporting.

EDUCATION

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, Columbus Ohio

Coursework in Accounting, 120+ hours toward B.S.