Diane M. Morgan
North Huntingdon, PA 15642
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Professional Qualifications
My diverse experience extends to the following:
. Corporate & International financial accounting and reporting, tax
reporting, cost and project accounting.
. Policy and program development and accounting systems integration.
. Business administration, business ownership, client relations,
domestic and international.
. Operations management, domestic and international.
. Extensive travel. (Valid passport).
My foreign accounting experience includes the countries of Afghanistan,
Australia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Korea, Italy,
Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the
United Kingdom. I report to the divisional Controller and Corporate
financial personnel.
Experience and Background
09/2000 - Present- International Controller and Corporate Financial
Analyst, CB&I, Inc., Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, Inc.,
Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
International Controller
. Manage and coordinate overseas office accounting functions on behalf
of executive management to deliver timely and accurate financial
information for internal review (both forecast and actual) including
the establishment of a consistent monthly reporting package.
. Responsible for conversion of foreign currency financials to USD using
GAAP and FASB 52 standards and responsible for compiling financial
statements.
. Negotiate leases; lead foreign audits, tax preparation and budgeting/
forecast processes.
. Responsible for foreign banking, treasury and transactional processing
functions.
. Developed SOP manuals and policies; designed, planned and managed the
IT integration of foreign offices to JD Edwards ERP system (GL, Job
cost, AR, Billing, AP, cash flow, payroll, procurement, fixed assets,
in different currency environments).
. Managed and planned international accounting resource needs and
training.
. Assists business line management teams in bidding on foreign projects;
i.e. company registration and tax compliance, expatriate mobilization
and demobilization processes, international policy compliance, tax
equalization, payroll issues and system process setups.
. Liaison with domestic and foreign HR, payroll, tax, legal, accounting
and project personnel on foreign operations.
Corporate Financial Analyst
. Ensure the consistent application of company processes, policies and
procedures related to reporting and consolidation.
. Accounting Close processes - divisional Balance Sheet analysis; GAAP
reporting, system closing entries and other financial reporting
analysis.
. Analyze, manage and reconcile divisional intercompany accounts and
processes and analyze corporate department costs. Reconcile balance
sheet accounts.
. Reconcile and manage divisional contract labor process.
. Assist as functional user, domestic and international in the ERP
systems integrations.
. Audits, redesigns and streamlines accounting processes, applications
and systems from start to completion, to efficiently manage the
processing flow of information to the functional users for accurate
reporting.
Diane M. Morgan - continued.
08/1995 - current - Morgan Powers Inc., Business Consulting and Food
Service, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.
President
. Consultant/ Accountant- for small companies and local non-profit
organizations. Full charge accounting, consulting and tax preparation.
. Owner/Operator: Restaurant and bagel and specialty foods bakery,
Greensburg, PA. (1995-2000)
08/1994 - 07/1995 - Bagels, Inc., Corporate Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
President
. Multi-store bagel bakery and restaurant chain. Managed construction
phase through store operations for 5 restaurant sites and a
plant/commissary. Responsible for operations and financial management.
Managed 135 employees.
12/1992 - 07/1994 - A. B. & A., Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc.,
Corporate, Beltsville, Maryland.
Financial & Operations Manager and Corporate Finance Officer
. Responsible for operations, financial reporting management, and
administration.
. Coordinated and achieved an out of court bankruptcy reorganization for
a 45 yr old, $7 million, H.V.A.C. service and installation
corporation, servicing Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland.
Managed 90 employees.
12/1991 - 09/1992 - Kelly and Sparber, Inc., Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Staff Accountant
. Public accounting firm. Performed audits, reviews, compilations,
payroll and tax preparation for personal, corporate, and estates and
trusts.
10/1987 - 07/1989 - Fantasy Foods, Ltd. & Chuck Wagons S. W. Ltd.,
Corporate Office, Plymouth, England. Controller/ Operations Manager
. Headquarters & Plant for 7 businesses: bakery, restaurants, Fish and
Chip shops, an ice cream factory, numerous inter-city Ice Cream
Kiosks, rental properties and a charter yacht company.
. Managed construction phase of Bakery and Ice Cream Plant.
. Responsible for operations and financial reporting, administration and
marketing for all 7 businesses.
. Consolidated and computerized the manual accounting system for all
sites.
. Developed, wrote and implemented the company's policies and procedures
manuals. Managed 60 employees.
Education:
Bachelor of Science- Accounting & Business Management - University of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1991
Additional Training & Education:
Annual IFRS/GAAP Accounting Courses and finance training Pennsylvania
2000 - current.
Certificate Program Tax Preparation Federal and Various State Income
Tax Courses - annually.
Additional Training/Continuing Education and experience:
Strong computer skills - Accounting Software programs, Microsoft Office,
Excel, Word, JD Edwards 2000 - 2012, Cognos, Docusphere, Insight Software,
Trintech AssureNet GL, IBM GERS, Sage (foreign) and Sage Peachtree.