Kevin Shawn Kelly

Van Wert, OH 937-***-****

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Strategic thinker with a big picture mindset, exceptional research and investigation skills, and the capacity to energize a team of professionals by creating a resilient and innovative team culture.

Qualifications Summary

United States Army Veteran and experienced finance professional with the ability to supervise accounting department personnel including daily oversight of invoicing, receivables, payables, and payroll; proven ability to investigate and resolve complex issues.

Collaborative team-player with high emotional intelligence and the ability to provide training to non-financial personnel on internal control compliance and accounting procedures.

Exceptional communicator with a sharp power of observation and the ability to evaluate internal controls and operating results including analysis of budget to actual results.

Versatile and dependable professional with inspiring leadership ability, excellent communication skills, and the capacity to oversee US GAAP Multi state payroll; excellent tax administration and processing experience.

Resilient professional with strong accounting software system implementation experience; able to perform consolidated financial statement reporting, general ledger account reconciliations, and expense tracking and analysis.

Highly effective strategist with the capacity to use creativity to determine the best course of action for the organization as a whole through use of skills that transfer across multiple industries and positions.

Career Experience

GKN Freight Services Inc Van Wert, Ohio

Finance Manager, Americas Region (Control Towers in United States, Mexico, and Brazil) 2002 to Present

Establish solid foundation for success by overseeing financial operations of an $80M Americas Division of a global freight forwarding 3PL logistics company; skilled in accounting of warehouse management, including Vendor Managed Inventory. Maximize productivity and provide vital structure by implementing and managing internal controls (GKN Reporting Integrity Procedures / GRIP) and Financial Review Controls (FRC Systems); dedicated to ensuring compliance with regulatory and corporate policies. Exercise detailed analysis and judgment while analyzing actual financial performance against budget / forecast to identify variances; skilled in developing effective strategies designed to improve profit and cash flow. Managed five Americas Finance Team Direct Reports prior to company restructuring. Leverage experience and functional knowledge to train, coach, mentor, and develop the Americas Finance Team - Global Business Services in Porto, Portugal; oversee 20 indirect reports. Employ refined relationship-building skills and collaborative mindset to maintain international business relations with a focus on enhancing cross-cultural communications while establishing profitable business lines. Exhibit resourcefulness by overseeing monthly currency revaluations of foreign currencies.

Selected Contributions:

Demonstrate strong leadership and foresight while managing external audits as external audit contact and liaison; ensure all financial statements were successfully audited with zero issues.

Exhibit superior attention to detail while preparing financial reports including Balance Sheet reviews, customer profitability reports, and P&L statements.

Streamline processes, clarify expectations, and improve consistency by writing company-wide work instructions for financial processes.

Embrace responsibility for responding to internal and external audit requests, questions, and issues through research and analysis.

Maximize security and stability while directing management of weekly cash flow reports with multiple foreign currencies.

Harmonize operations as project manager for ERP system implementation.

Ensure quality execution while directing management of company’s capital expenditures and fixed assets.

Winkle Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Inc. Paulding, OH

Business Accounting Manager

Demonstrated leadership and communication skills while overseeing accounting, human resources, payroll, workers’ compensation, and company’s 401K plan.

Selected Contributions:

Rapidly excelled within position by establishing sales and expense budgets.

Increased personal and professional effectiveness while managing a business team with three direct reports.

Exhibited commitment and determination while analyzing balance sheets, financial statements, and income statement accounts.

United States Army MacDill Air Force Base, Tampa, FL

Administrative Non-Commissioned Officer

Demonstrated insightful leadership and enhanced clarity of mission while serving two tours of duty in Italy and a final assignment at MacDill.

Selected Contributions:

Delivered key contributions toward success by creating and implementing report writing procedures for Military Police personnel.

Applied strong leadership talents to co-author military publication on office procedures.

Captured substantial gains in efficiency and productivity by converting manual system to fully automated systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

The Defiance College, Defiance, OH

Associate of Arts in Management

Saint Leo College, Tampa, FL

Military Education

Administrative Specialist Course, Fort Jackson, SC

Personnel Management Course, Alexandria, VA

Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course, Bad Toelz, Germany

Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Course for Administrators, Fort Ben Harrison, IN

Professional and Technical Proficiencies

Financial and Accounting Software InforLN Cargowise 1 One Stream Excalibur 5 (X5) Hyperion Microsoft Word and Excel (including Charts, Graphs, Pivot Tables, and V-Lookup) Delegation and Management Multi-National Staffing International Financial Reporting Standards Lean Processes Top Secret Clearance Languages: English (Native), Italian (Intermediate)

Honors and Awards

Good Conduct Medals (3X) Joint Service Commendation Army Commendation Army Achievement Medal for Meritorious Service

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