Project Manager/Accounting Manager/Senior Business Analyst
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Cary G. Walker, MBA, LSSBB
Fairview, TN
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PROGRAM MANAGER LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT
Program leader skilled at determining project scope and requirements and furnishing timely and accurate project deliverables. Experienced in communication with all levels within the business from both Managerial and Business Analyst positions. Accustomed to agile work environments and project team dynamics. Proven experience in Continuous Improvement and Accounting Management. KEY SKILLS
Project Management Robotics Automation (RPA) Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Accounting Management Transition Management Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance ERP software: SAP and Oracle Data Visualization: Smartsheet and Tableau RPA: UI Path MS Office applications including Excel VBA
EXPERIENCE
Aramark Shared Services Center, Nashville TN October 2013 – June 2020 Project Manager, October 2017 – June 2020
Managed multiple simultaneous strategic projects to transition responsibilities to the Nashville office from other company locations utilizing Kanban, Scrum and Agile methodologies.
• Led robotics automation initiative throughout U.S. operations.
• Liaison between Vice President and process owners to develop and compile Monthly Operating Report for Nashville operations for monthly executive briefing.
• Managed program cost, schedule, quality, performance, processes and subcontract activities.
• Employed EVM, metrics, risk management and project management methodologies to ensure successful execution.
• Established and led program business rhythms to monitor program technical and financial status, includes internal customer and senior business unit reviews. Fixed Assets Manager, August 2016 – October 2017
Assisted in the capital planning process for both future capital spending and the evaluation of past capital projects resulting in accurate monthly forecast.
• Signed off on department SOX controls and worked with internal and external auditors to design and implement controls to support audit objectives. Cary Walker ****.*.******@*****.*** Page Two
• Supported corporate fixed asset policies and contracts in accordance with GAAP.
• Resolved escalations for 10 lines of business covering locations in all 50 states, managed 3 supervisors and 20 accountants tracking $1.5 Billion in gross assets.
• Inspired sustained performance improvement throughout the department. Senior Business Analyst – Payroll, October 2013 - August 2016 Led project teams, internal and external, to achieve project defined milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinated training of Nashville staff, transition schedule and workload allocation.
• Participated in testing and planning for payroll system upgrade project.
• Seamlessly transitioned payroll processing for over 250,000 employees.
• Implemented process improvements to drive cost savings and accuracy. IBM Business Consulting Services (Formerly PwC Consulting) January 2001 – July 2013 Capital Assets Analyst
In-house Financial Consultant to domestic and international clients.
• Led project teams focused on risk identification, cost saving and process improvement including automating calculations used for SOX controls and proposing partnership contract changes to generate positive cash flow impacts for clients.
• Led a team of contractors to avoid a significant monetary contract penalty by closing a backlog of several thousand client purchase orders.
• Collaborated with business process owners to establish internal controls and remediate deficiencies.
• Prepared asset transactions and analyses in accordance with SOX regulations.
• Executed jobs in client financial systems to settle monthly spending and capitalize costs.
• Compiled and analyzed data including the creation and preparation of reports through Excel, PowerPoint and other visualization tools.
CERTIFICATION
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Acuity Institute
EDUCATION
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN Master of Business Administration
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
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