Manager Sales

Paul B. Stone ********@*****.***

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Williamsburg, VA 23185

Tel: 508-***-****

Career Objective: To apply my financial and administrative operations management and customer service experience to the enhancement of customer satisfaction, the achievement of efficiency of operations and the facilitation of business process improvements.

Financial Operations Industry

International Auditor / Consultant, Experis – Germany Assignment

Internal Auditor, Citizens and Farmers Bank 4 years

Harvard University Managing Auditor 13 years

International Subsidiary Audit Manager, Wang Computers; 30 + audits abroad, German Fluency

Hospitality Service Representative

Ford’s Colony – Player Assistant (Starter & Ranger) April 2015 - Present

Independent Contract Auditor

Contract Auditor – Experis Consulting Sept 2018 – Present

Promoted compliance and process improvement while performing compliance audit work on a contracted basis independently and for a selection of premier audit agencies:

Managed Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance audit for a HighTech manufacturing company – Jeld-Wen Corporation.

Internal Auditor

Citizens & Farmer Bank, Internal Auditor May 2014 - Sept 2018

Performed full-scope operational audits of Deposit Operations back office functions – Electronic Solutions, Back Counter Capture, File Maintenance, Card Services, Fraud and Collections Departments. Performed SOX regulatory audits of Mortgage Originations, Finance Company Default Operations, ACH, Remote Deposit Capture, Payroll and Loan Officer Compensation.

Independent Contract Auditor

Contract Auditor – Control Solutions Sept 2009 – Mar 2014

Promoted compliance and process improvement while performing compliance audit work on a contracted basis independently and for a selection of premier audit agencies:

Managed Sarbanes-Oxley 404 compliance audit for a High Tech manufacturing company – Harvard Biosciences.

Enterprise-wide Risk Assessment, Non-profit domestic and international operations.

Managing Auditor

Harvard University, Risk Management & Audit Services Dept Dec 1996 to Jun 2009

Added value to operational units through the management of compliance, financial, operational and consulting audits of Harvard’s schools, academic and service departments and core business processes including:

Integrated Financial, Compliance, Operational and Information Technology Audits of graduate schools, school departments, affiliated entities and central business processes.

Governance, Strategic Planning, Budgeting and Financial Reporting audits.

Created Financial Guidelines for Visiting Committee assessments.

Developed guidelines for the establishment and management of international sites in collaboration with the Office of the General Counsel; Chair, Central Administration Globalization Committee.

Defined University-wide standards and HR policies for acquiring and compensating overseas personnel.

Internal Audit Manager

Melville Corporation / CVS - parent corp for 10 retail chains, $11B annual sales) May 1993 - Dec 1996

Managed financial and operational audits of financial processes and core business functions at wholly-owned retail subsidiaries – Marshalls, Bob’s Stores, Linens & Things

Reengineered business processes for Marshalls $100M, nation-wide Distribution Operations, resulting in $10M company-wide cost savings; Received CFO monetary award.

Executed terms of corporation sale, Marshalls to TJX Corp (team of 5); recovered $50M in net assets.

International Controller & Operations Manager

Wang Laboratories Germany, GmbH Jan 1990 – Mar 1993

Profit center manager, Federal Systems Division, Frankfurt, Germany - $7M annual revenue; Computer equipment sales, service, technical support and training to U.S. Government customer base under five contracts within all German speaking environment.

Returned 59.4% GM and 31.7% profit; Supervised 15 operations employees;

Administered complex expatriate employee payroll and benefits for 10 people;

Enhanced business relations with local country management in a 95% German-speaking environment

Wang Laboratories, Inc (High tech $3B annual sales) Mar 1985 - Jan 1990

30 + missions abroad managing financial, operational and consulting audits for 70% of the company’s international subsidiaries across Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.

Education

Certified Internal Controls Auditor 20+ years experience

ISO 9000 Lead Assessor Certified British Standards Institute, Newport, RI

Harvard University Finance & Accounting; Managerial Accounting

Boston University Business Law, Germany

Gordon Conwell Seminary 1 years Masters work in Counseling

BA Liberal Arts Gordon College, Wenham, MA

German Language Certificate Goethe Institute, Murnau, Germany (advanced level)

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