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Plano, TX *****

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ac1c3j@r.postjobfree.com

KERRY ROUP, CPA

SKILLS & ABILITIES

I have over 20 years of experience providing award winning solutions to the accounting profession. I am an intuitive manager with consistent success with project management and software development. I excel at process improvements and building highly effective teams.

CPA

SharePoint Administrator and Internal Trainer

Project Management

Project management from initiating to closing

Develop schedule of projects and their scope, set priorities, monitor progress and adjust as necessary due to changes in the marketplace, IRS and state changes to forms and instructions and corporate priorities

Propose and implement plans to reduce cost, improve functionality and user experience

Project and resource planning to meet/exceed company objectives

Create processes and documentation to reduce questions and increase productivity

Lead discussions with clients to discuss concerns, enhancement requests and requirements

Lead teams to develop new designs to optimize client’s workflow, work with clients on requirements, formulate written plans, communicate plans with options to upper management, and execute approved plans

Design and implement new processes and imports to increase user productivity

Team Management

Manage teams in size from 10 to 21 programmers and analysts; local teams, remote teams and team members

Interview, hire, supervise, train, terminate, review, monitor, discipline, mentor, lead staff in a professional manner

Set individual and team goals and assist staff in their efforts to achieve these goals

Analyze tax forms and related law for changes and enhancements

Oversee evaluation of updates, enhancement requests and enhancements to be implemented

Utilize metadata reporting to improve quality, review projects and increase productivity

Design and implement new processes and imports to increase user productivity

Team Development

Succession planning and development of staff

Development planning and career development with staff

Promote and facilitate innovation

Hackfest facilitator and participant

EXPERIENCE

THOMSON REUTERS

Dates: December 1994 to Present

Locations: Carrollton Texas and Dexter Michigan

Manager – Inter-Application Team (February 2016 to present)

Lead and manage SOWs (Statement of Work) for client engagements

Manage documentation team for the GoSystem tax software

Manage team to develop import/exports for the GoSystem tax software

Manage development of spreadsheets within the GoSystem tax software

Manage e-file for 1040, 1041, 706 and 5500 products in GoSystem tax software

Manager – GoSystem Tax Development (May 2005 to November 2016)

Manage team of analyst for development of the 1040 federal/state, and 5500 GoSystem Tax software

Manager – Conversion Services (March 2001 to May 2005)

Manage team of programmers and analyst to develop software to convert client data to the CS Professional Suite

Supervise conversion room processing for client data

Tax Analyst / Senior Tax Analyst (September 1997 to March 2001)

Review tax law changes, test and develop software for the tax and depreciation programs for the CS Professional Suite

Develop conversion programs to convert client data to CS Professional Suite software programs

Support Representative (December 1994 to September 1997)

Provide support for the tax, depreciation and practice management software for the CS Professional Suite software (current product name)

Supervise conversion room processing for client data

EDUCATION

WALSH COLLEGE, TROY MICHIGAN

Masters of Science in Taxation, April 2001

Concentration: Taxation of Small Businesses and Their Owner

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, YPSILANTI MICHIGAN

Bachelor of Business Administration, December 1994

Major: Accounting

COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PLANO TEXAS

Continuing Education Courses, in progress

Project Management Certificate Series

Introduction to Project Management – Complete

Integration and Scope Management – Complete

Time and Cost Management – Complete

Human Resources and Quality Management – Complete

Communications and Risk Management

Procurement and Stakeholder Management

LEADERSHIP

Women at Thomson Reuters committee chairperson (2015 – current)

Mentor for Professional Leadership Program at University of North Texas (2015 – current)

Hackfest facilitator (2015 – 2016)

Active member of Plymouth Michigan Jaycees (2003 – 2005)

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