Manager Project

ALAN M. BLUFORD, CPA

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Farmington Hills, MI 48331 *********@*****.***

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Processes/Systems; Operational Finance; Project Management

A senior financial professional with extensive experience in accounting and

financial activities within large manufacturing, consulting and

entrepreneurial environments. Particular expertise in leading financial

related projects: systems, process, compliance, operational support, shared

services, etc. Experience includes full P&L responsibility. Areas of

expertise include:

. Accounting leadership

. Consulting

. Financial analysis

. SOX compliance

. Process improvement

. Financing

. Policies and procedure development

. Outsourcing/offshoring

. Forecasting

. System implementations

. Transition management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HARMAN INTERNATIONAL, Novi, MI 2009 - 2011

Senior Manager Finance - Shared Services

A senior financial manager responsible for providing accounting and finance

services to Harman - North America.

Finance / Accounting

. Managed the ongoing accounting and finance operations for the North

American business units. These activities included transactional

accounting activities, intercompany accounting, compliance,

reporting, financial analysis, systems development, and policy and

procedure development.

. Coordinated month end close, analysis and reporting with the plant /

divisional controllers. Worked with the corporate consolidations

team on intercompany clearing and final monthly financial reporting.

. Managed other financial activities through third party providers

including internal / external audit coordination, local tax filing,

and several system migrations.

. Migrated accounting activities from individual locations to a shared

services environment, gaining efficiencies and improving

consistency.

. Led the project to analyze a substantial collections issue with a

major customer with involved several hundred thousand transactions,

customer system issues and internal production process issues. We

were eventually able to identify the root causes and negotiate a

settlement with the customer for historical errors.

. Managed the development of detailed process maps and procedures for

each activity in the shared services arena for SOX compliance

reviews, internal training and plant accounting migration

activities. These documents became the basis for the outsourcing

migration to an Indian BPO organization.

Outsourcing

. Managed the offshoring of the accounting functions to an Indian

outsource partner, including planning, systems restructuring,

training and transition activities.

. Participated in the due diligence review and selection of an

outsourcing partner for Harman's North American accounting

operations; also in the development of the Scope of Work and ongoing

governance model.

. Managed the development and implementation of a global workflow

processing tool that enabled Harman to outsource their accounts

payable activity to operations in India.

HURON CONSULTING, Chicago, IL (Southfield office) 2006 - 2009

Senior Project Consultant

A senior project consultant providing financial, process and systems

consulting to various clients. Assignments have included several projects

for Detroit area clients.

. Managed the operations migration to a shared services model for

Delphi's North American financial services from a third party

provider to the Mexican financial operations center and eventually

to an outsourcing partner in India.

. Led the due diligence process and assisted with the selection of the

outsourcing partner for Delphi's global financial operations.

. Led the migration from a GM-based legacy system to a global SAP

template for Delphi's North American Accounts Payable processing,

including coordination with all external interfaces and financial

institutions.

. Assisted in the restatement and recreation of financial statements

for ProQuest Corporation.

AOTC RESOURCES, Troy, MI 2002-2006

Principal - Vice President, Project Management

Led the Project Management practice which encompasses consulting, contract

and permanent placement of project management professionals. Responsible

for business development, service delivery and ongoing client

relationships. Led client consulting engagements, manage account

relationships and participate in firm administration activities.

. Led projects for clients in health care, automotive, marketing and

component manufacturing.

. Led the development of the program management office for a global

automotive manufacturer including process development,

organizational model and enterprise project management software

implementation.

. Led the project to develop a structure within the global supply

chain for collaborative project development and shared financial

responsibilities.

AON CONSULTING, Southfield, MI 2000-

2002

Assistant Vice President

Responsible for developing and delivering consulting services for the HR

Consulting Group. Activities include business development, system

development and implementation, e-commerce initiatives, and ongoing

operations. Responsible for customer relations, customer satisfaction, and

business profitability.

. Led the implementation of a web-based recruiting application for a

global financial services corporation, including both candidate and

recruiter centric applications.

. Implemented an enterprise candidate tracking/processing application

for the domestic automotive manufacturers.

. Provided process re-engineering consulting services to a major

chemical company.

. Managed multiple project teams providing business process

outsourcing services to clients throughout the US.

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION / ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS, Detroit, MI

1984-2000

Account Executive

Primary contact for delivering a full suite of products and IT services to

several GM divisions including GM Fleet/Commercial, Chevrolet and Dealer

Systems. Responsible for business development/sales, managing system

development activities, customer relations, customer satisfaction, and

business profitability. Began as project manager, promoted to account

manager and account executive.

. Managed ongoing business activities with full P&L responsibility for

$30 million annually.

. Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive web-based

application that streamlined the remarketing activities for GM Fleet

and its 150 external partners, saving in excess of $25 million

annually.

. Led the development and implementation of several B2B and B2C

initiatives that directed the focus for GM's major customers,

including online vehicle ordering and production status.

Finance manager

Management of financial analysis/business development support departments.

. Developed the initial business analysis and contract pricing

structure for use with the GM business unit.

. Developed a business analysis team to support the GM account

including hiring, structuring, process development and coordination

with all business units.

. Developed a consistent business review process for all new business

activates with senior management to ensure comprehensive scope

development, pricing consistency and profitability targets.

OTHER EXPERIENCE

GUARDIAN INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Northville, MI

Senior Finance Manager, Assistance to President

Division Controller

ARTHUR YOUNG & CO, Detroit, MI

Audit/Consulting Manager

EDUCATION

MBA, Finance, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

BSE Applied Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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