Manager Accounting

Keri Gero

**** ********** **., #***

Nashville, TN 37203

Phone: 615-***-****

****@*********-****.***

Accomplished finance professional with over ten years of

experience in corporate accounting, internal audit, and

treasury. Recognized for innovating new business processes,

clearly and concisely communicating financial information at

all levels, and leading teams to drive for results.

EDUCATION Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

AND TRAINING Masters of Business Administration, Finance

Graduated May 2006

Certified Public Accounting Exam, May 2001

University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

BBA, Accounting

Certificate of International Business

Graduated December 1998

WORK Manager, European Treasury Center

EXPERIENCE John Deere Cash Management, Luxembourg (December 2007 to August

2009)

Managed all cash (up to 500M daily) generated by John Deere

entities in Europe

. Provided risk management guidance (including hedging for

margin protection) for European units

. Assisted with acquisition integration, including review and

recommendation of accounting, Sarbanes-Oxley documentation,

capital structure, and banking relationships / credit

lines.

Finance Manager, Ag Order Fulfillment

Deere & Company, Moline IL (January 2007 to December 2007)

Provided financial analysis for cost reduction projects for

the Worldwide Agricultural Division

. Assisted with the reduction of dealer terms in Europe to

increase receivable turns

. Performed detailed analysis on ways to improve inventory

turns

Global Funding Coordinator

Deere & Company Treasury, Moline, IL (April 2005 to January 2007)

. Directed traders on daily execution of commercial paper and

foreign exchange trades

. Managed up to $3B in cash through various overnight and

short term investments

. Executed medium term notes for US, Canadian, Australian,

and European subsidiaries

. Evaluated and implemented use of external institutional

money managers and custodian for non-core cash management

Senior Analyst, International Funding Plans

Deere & Company Treasury, Moline, IL (July 2004 to April 2005)

. Created funding plans for international credit

organizations through interest rate risk management

. Provided Treasury support to overseas credit entities

. Directed implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

documentation and testing plans for Treasury functions

Audit Supervisor

Deere & Company Internal Audit, Moline, IL (January 2003 to July

2004)

. Provided direction to teams of up to eight individuals on

audit assignments

. Performed risk assessments to effectively complete audit

objectives in allotted time

. Worked with unit personnel to determine corrective action

for identified deficiencies

. Assisted with development of SAP and legacy system control

testing programs

. Led Supervision Task Force to develop and implement

suggestions for improving audit experiences

. Coordinated Procurement Audit Team to research and

implement changes in audit techniques

Senior Accountant

John Deere Landscapes, Alpharetta, GA (November 2001 to

January 2003)

. Managed fixed assets, calculated depreciation, and prepared

monthly property exhibits

. Assisted in creation and implementation of cash and

property control procedures

. Performed monthly accounting activities, including account

reconciliation, payroll review, and month-end closing

preparation

. Assisted with the implementation of new banking structure

. Provided daily accounting guidance and banking support to

over 250 branches

. Participated in 2003 Original Budget planning and

preparation

Auditor

Deere & Company Internal Audit, Moline, IL (July 2000 to

November 2001)

. Performed interviews and testing for audits throughout

United States and abroad

. Provided systems support to allow auditor access to Company

data

. Created audit programs to facilitate the evaluation of

internal control compliance

Cost Analyst

John Deere Harvester Works Worldwide Product Development

Center, Silvis, IL (January 1999 to July 2000)

. Performed cost evaluation for potential new product

programs

. Prepared justification for new product projects and

maintained the capital budget

. Established cost standards for experimental parts

. Assisted with the creation of cost reduction tracking

system and database

. Performed cost comparison on representative experimental

machines

LANGUAGES French (Fluent)

Spanish (Beginner / Conversational)

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