Project Management
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MICHAEL WILLIAM DRAKE, CPA
Apex, NC 27539 *******@**.**.***
PROFILE
Hands-on CPA skilled in project and program management with extensive experience working with executive and functional management to improve operational and financial performance growth for public and private companies. Expertise across all finance and accounting functions, including financial planning and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, administration, internal controls and procedures, auditing, reporting, bankruptcy administration, Sarbanes-Oxley and compliance, as well as human resources, information systems and sourcing. Adept at cultivating relationships, building and leading cross-functional and multicultural teams that consistently exceed expectations.
EXPERIENCE
IBM, LINE BUSINESS CONTROLS DEPARTMENT, Durham, NC 2013 - PRESENT
BUSINESS ANALYST
Responsible for monthly internal control testing of key controls over operations, consultation with management on internal controls, facilitation of the closure of prior audit recommendations and serving on corporate internal control teams
Perform testing on samples of key controls over operations performed by company business owners
Serve as Department representative on Corporate controls initiatives with senior management representatives
Facilitate the timely closure of audit recommendations for internal and external audits and reviews with assigned company owners
Provide internal control consultation to company personnel in updating key control documentation
MICHAEL W. DRAKE, CPA PLLC, Raleigh, NC 2009 – 2013
Certified Public Accountant and Management Consultant 2003 – 2004
Responsible for conducting internal audits, reviewing controls and processes, developing policies and procedures, and supporting planning, budgeting, modeling, reporting, and project management
Led business restructurings and developed strategies to address critical success factors and avoid risk
Performed Sarbanes-Oxley and internal audit reviews and developed problem resolution initiatives
IBM GSTECHNICAL SERVICES, Raleigh, NC 2007 – 2009
Subsidiary of IBM that provided IT support resources across the U.S.
Program Manager, Processes & Controls
Responsible for leading documentation of business processes and internal controls, identifying process improvements, employee training, and special projects for executive management
Conducted internal assessments and audits to identify areas for process improvements
Documented processes and internal controls to integrate with IBM functions
Spearheaded statutory registration process for expansion into new states
NORTEL NETWORKS, Research Triangle Park, NC 2004 – 2007
Multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer
Global Procurement Prime (2007)
Responsible for overseeing procurement data analysis, working capital and procurement initiatives, and strategic financial projects to improve cash flow
COSO Framework/Global Sarbanes-Oxley Support Prime (2004 – 2007)
Responsible for implementing financial controls for assigned global SAP functional modules and for developing and delivering innovative web-cast employee training on internal controls
Planned and coordinated an assessment of the company’s entity-level internal controls as part of a Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 initiative resulting in reportable weaknesses in the annual reporting
BUILDNET, INC., Research Triangle Park, NC 1999 – 2003
Provider of business-to-business e-commerce services for the residential construction industry
Manager, Financial Reporting & Analysis (2001 – 2003)
Responsible for managing all financial reporting for company month-end closings, and monthly financials for multiple companies
Selected to work with courts and attorneys to manage the company’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Project Analyst (1999 – 2001)
Responsible for supporting senior finance executives on special projects, including due diligence reviews, projections, system implementations, and process improvements
Devised financial models to forecast software and e-commerce revenue streams
Instituted a corporate budgeting and forecasting system and related policies and procedures
PROGRESS ENERGY, Raleigh, NC 1988 – 1999
$9 billion Fortune 500 energy company that services 3.1 million customers in the southern U.S.
Project Leader, Integrated Financial Systems Project (1999)
Responsible for leading identification of functional requirements, meeting project milestones and budgets, promoting change management, and leading project teams
Spearheaded the successful implementation of a corporate-wide Oracle system
Supervisor, Revenue Accounting (1997 – 1999)
Responsible for overseeing accounting personnel as well as revenue reporting to management, Board of Directors, regulators, and the financial community
Project Auditor/Senior Auditor/Systems Auditor (1988 – 1997)
Responsible for auditing company operations and contracts and providing recommendations to executives
Restructured and modernized the Audit Services Department, which was subsequently voted as one of the most progressive audit departments in the country in an Arthur Andersen survey
Revamped the audit process to comply with the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations
Instituted an audit strategy that utilized workshops and anonymous voting technology to detect issues that evade traditional auditing techniques and led workshops in this technique
Developed a risk-based integrated audit process and risk assessment methodology for selecting audit projects for the annual audit plan
Drove a procurement project benchmarking the function against a McKinsey study of other utilities which led to significant reengineering recommendations and significant cost savings to the company
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, Norfolk, VA 1984 – 1988
$26 billion global professional services firm that offers assurance, tax advisory, consulting, financial advisory, actuarial, and legal services
Senior Accountant (1988)
Staff Accountant (1984 – 1988)
Responsible for supervising staff accountants, planning and conducting audits, reviewing internal controls, and providing recommendations to management
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration - Accounting, 1984
Phi Beta Kappa
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Associate of Science, Business Administration - Accounting, 1981
Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC
PROFESSIONAL
Certified Public Accountant, North Carolina & Virginia
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