Management Manager

JANET PARISE

Billerica, MA ***** ? 978-***-**** ? ***********@*****.*** ?

www.linkedin.com/in/janetparise

finance management / international & domestic leadership

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Financial Planning ~ Accounting ~ Management ~ Operations

Forward-focused finance management professional acknowledged for sound

decision-making abilities, analytical skills, global business acuity and

problem solving skills. Possess extensive expertise in domestic and

international financial planning, accounting and operations management

experience throughout the U.S., Middle East and Southeast Asia. Strategic,

methodical and reliable; enjoy the challenge of resolving long-term issues

and affecting positive change. Persuasive and concise communicator;

experienced in dealing with all levels of management. Versatile, high-

energy executive who leads companies through change and challenge.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Business Planning & Development Change Management Forecasting P&L

Management Finance Management

Policy Development Strategic Planning Team Development & Leadership

Productivity & Performance Improvement

Price Development & Review General & Project Accounting Technology

FAR & USAID Communication

BENCHMARKS & MILESTONES

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

. Reorganized four offices to one resulting in a $300M annual savings.

Successfully reconfigured workflow process.

. Investigated project charges, pursued recovery with client resulting

in $150M income.

INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING

. Established international branch in Dubai, United Arab Emirates,

overseeing all aspects of legal, tax, banking, accounting, and HR

management.

. Actively hired local and third-country national staff.

. Key member of team responsible for assisting with and/or obtaining

multi-million dollar contracts.

TECHNOLOGY

. Hand-selected to develop, configure and implement a fully functional,

company-wide ERP (Oracle) for $250MM enterprise, resulting in 95% end-

user satisfaction.

. Co-developed the training manual for company staff, trained staff and

designed innovative reporting enhancements.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

aecom, Wakefield, MA

2009 - 2011

Publicly traded global provider of professional, technical and management

support services with annual sales of $6.5B.

Finance Manager

Led the strategic and operational finance management for the $45MM Mid-

Atlantic water business spanning five offices. Led four staff members

overseeing planning, forecasting and accounting. Adhered to revenue

recognition policies, including SOP 81-1. Identified, recommended and

established reserves, analyzed key performance metrics including revenue,

backlog, spending and utilization and offered recommendations to senior

management.

. Established asset management goals and maintained DSO several days below

company's average.

. Actively involved with the development of company's Sarbanes Oxley key

controls. Ensured on-going compliance to avoid findings.

. Quantified, addressed and mitigated issues while directing compliance

with company's delegation of authority.

. Co-managed, facilitated and provided training of change management

processes to management and key staff due to company's integration of

acquired businesses resulting in smooth transition.

JANET PARISE

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metcalf & eddy, Wakefield, MA

1988 - 2008

Purchased by AECOM in 2000 and later consolidated in 2009.

Regional Finance Director, 2001-2008

Regional Finance Manager, 1995-2000

Senior Accountant, 1988-1994

Progressive record of positions with increasing responsibility based on

strong performance in workforce reengineering, process optimization,

productivity improvement and quality management. Handled international

region with annual sales of $60MM. Oversaw five offices and managed four

staff. Managed finance operations, planning, forecasting, revenue

recognition and accounting. Traveled throughout the Middle East dealing

with banking, local subcontractors, joint ventures and audits and assisted

with pricing for both U.S. and foreign currency proposals. Worked with

program manager and Contracting Officer to address and implement alternate

locations to continue ongoing operations during times of political unrest.

. Leveraged broad knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR),

particularly Section 48-Chapter 7, United States Agency for

International Development (USAID) to ensure projects' financial

compliance.

. Developed overhead rates for overseas branch and joint ventures.

. Managed two multi-million dollar joint ventures using QuickBooks

software.

. Hired overseas accounting firms to conduct audits of local

subcontractors. Worked with subcontractor addressing audit findings

and developed $100M recovery plan.

. Managed multi-million dollar project audits and addressed findings

with positive outcome resulting in less than $1M credit.

. Collaborated with Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) and internal

and external auditors.

. Actively involved with managing and addressing Quality Management

Systems (QMS) issues supporting ISO 9001.

. Appointed subject matter expert and assisted with successful ORACLE

and DELTEK database conversion.

Initially hired as Senior Accountant for West Region and responsible for

revenue recognition, accounting, planning and forecasting. Led a finance

team of eight and trained staff using JAMIS software: billing, accounts

payable, accounts receivable and general ledger applications.

. Key member of application team with the development of JAMIS in-house

planning/budgeting tool.

. Organized, managed, developed topics and identified speakers for three-

day seminar that addressed company's accounting policies and procedures,

resulting in a high level of attendees, over 25 staff from five regions.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Software: ORACLE, DELTEK, JAMIS, QuickBooks

Applications: Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Accounting

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

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