Project Management
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BBA in Finance and International Business at Texas A&M University 1999
Professional Experience
Summary
Eight years of progressive work experience in both local entities and
corporate offices within the US and Europe. Expertise in internal controls
and financial reporting in line with US GAAP and management requirements.
Roles include Audit, Managed Local month-end close and an active
participant in European/Global Month-end process, Region Consolidations,
Participation in ERP system standardization/upgrade, General Ledger clean-
up, Management of Budget/Forecasting process, Created and Managed Project
profitability reports and responsible for Financial analysis.
Work History
Current Activities 2009-2010
. Relocated back to the USA from Europe: Organized the transfer of
personal belongings/furniture and handled other personal administration
issues.
. Horton Process Engineering, Ltd. Consultant for fathers company
o Copy Write preparation and submission for multiple Engineering
programs
o Assisted with Company Tax and Financial Reporting and analysis
o Prepared Sales Contracts for Copy Write works
. Learning new software: QuickBooks Pro active knowledge
. Coordinated and managed Large Yard Sale
Kraft Foods International European Headquarters 2009
Inventory Accountant in Zurich, Switzerland
. Brought into central Inventory Accounting team for US GAAP accounting
knowledge, prior systems integration experience and manufacturing
internal audit experience.
. Worked on a team to centralize SAP Inventory Accounting system at the
newly formed European Headquarters
. Visited and participated in on-site meetings with local accounting teams
to document current processes, identify best practices and implement a
new central accounting approach in newly formed central team
. Supported Product Costing team by calculating Intercompany billing rate
exceptions for assigned countries
. SAP R/3 (MM,SD) and Outlook
Computer Science Corporation 2005 to 2008
Financial Manager in Zurich, Switzerland
. Uncovered more than 200 KUSD in cost savings for the company during the
restructuring of the European/Global Account Headquarters
. Helped identify thousands in unbilled revenues through creation of
project reports.
. Managed the P&L reporting for Italy (less than 50 employees) and
Consolidated EMEA reporting for Global Team
. Created standard project reporting in Italy and participated in the
financial cost calculation for large projects.
. Responsible for month end closing Accounting duties including set up of
accruals, GL write-offs, identifying and calculating provisions, fixed
asset depreciation, Balance Sheet cleanup, Creating MS PowerPoint
management reports, Data Cleanup and SAP cost center re-mapping
. Helped streamline budget process through creation and management of MS
Access project reporting tool. This tool brought transparency for Account
Managements monthly financial presentation. Additionally, this database
was used to calculate project revenue and risk provisions.
. Trained employees on new project reporting tools
. Implemented/documented SOX Compliance reporting, A/R process maps were
used as company "best practice"
. SAP R/3 (FI/CO), Lotus Notes, MS Access, MS Excel
Rieter Automotive 2005
Controller in Division Automotive Business Group Americas
. Prepared Division and Board Documents for Business Group America and was
Active participant in monthly Operational Controller Meeting
. Reviewed and modified "Business Investment" cases for Business Group
Americas
. Participated on Division Business integration project including:
o Ledger analysis to support common chart of accounts implementation
o Update of common chart of accounts (definitions, eliminations,
additions)
Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) 1999 to 2005
International EMEA Internal Auditor in Zurich, Switzerland
. Identified business redundancies and provided solutions for streamlining
processes in several field locations, which resulted in the companies
saving several thousands of dollars.
. Traveled to various international operations for 2 to 5 consecutive
weeks to assess internal controls for management
. Performed audit scopes for. Marketing and Sales, Project Management,
Supply Management, and Basic Financial Controls (including Standard Cost
calculation in-depth audits) and SAP implementation
. Introduced and Trained personnel on ABB's Standard Cost Template for
large projects across several locations
. Conducted management and staff interviews, reviewed business processes,
performed control evaluations and assessments of data
. Wrote audit reports that included observations, risks and recommendations
for audited activities
. Presented findings to internal clients, both local and country management
. Project assignments included:
o Assisted KPMG auditors with revenue recognition audit scope
o Created and analyzed internal control self-assessments on overseas
marketing offices where the analysis would be used for coordination
of future audit scopes.
Accounting/ Financial Associate on Management training program,
ABB Process Industries Division HQ's
. Preparation of MS power point slides for division management
. Produced various ad hoc MS Excel reports and analysis for Division and
Business Area management
. Supported Group IT with roll out of new consolidation tool through user
testing and feedback regarding flexibility and capability of the tool
ABB Automation Inc Shared Service Center
. Pulp and Paper manufacturing facility was onsite and employed 120
employees
. Maintained CIT daily bank reconciliations and cash flow transactions for
Treasury and performed wire transfers
. Assisted with project to map local system accounts from IAS to US GAAP
. Supported tax department with collection of tax ID for customers
. Performed Fixed Asset maintenance of the local accounting system for 10
business units
ABB Medium Power Transformers Manufacturing Plant (less than 200
employees)
. Responsible for Account Receivables - Prepared Invoices, created and
followed up on DSO reports, and reviewed Sales tax using SAP and MS Excel
and MS Word
. Created and managed MS Excel reports for Tech Service project
profitability, supported cost center managers with financial data and
analysis for budget preparation
ABB Inc US Headquarters
. Prepared MS Excel monthly reports utilized by controller for the group
consolidation analysis
. Interacted with segment controllers and analyzed feedback on annual
budget figures
. Monthly Balance Sheet analysis and clean-up using ABACUS reports
PRICEWATERHOUSE COOPERS---INTERNSHIP 1998
Management consulting 2 month Internship in London, England
. Researched shared service concepts for consultants workshops
. Presented analysis and researched data to consultant team
Community
Member of Daughters of American Revolution and Participated in Junior
Achievement, Habitat for Humanity, and Intramural sports
Certifications
. International Business Certificate from Texas A&M University 1999
. CPE US GAAP Refresher Course: Series 1 2001
. Tools for Problem Solving Seminar 2001
. Pivot and Macro Excel Seminar 2004
. German Intensive Language Course 2008
Computer Applications
SAP R3 (FI,CO,MM,SD), BW, Hyperion Winform, MS Excel, MS Access, MS
PowerPoint, Cash In Time, ABACUS, BAAN, JD Edwards, Internet, Outlook,
Lotus Notes, Knowledge of QuickBooks Pro
Kathryn Horton
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