Kevin C. Tennon

Accounting

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Centerville, OH

Summary

Detail-oriented financial professional with 18+ years of experience teaching, consulting, and leading teams in efficient and accurate financial management concepts and practices. Adept at identifying potential improvements in processes and opportunities for enhancing revenues through advanced department productivity. Well-positioned to contribute in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment and support any organization’s competitive business goals.

Qualifications Summary

Skilled at cross-functional collaboration and communication, easily coordinating efforts across departments in a dynamic team atmosphere.

Highly knowledgeable in all aspects of contract negotiation, risk identification, financial analysis, and operations with exceptional expertise leading financial teams in IT.

Driven to constantly improve policies, practices, and procedures, maintaining a focus on accuracy, efficiency, regulation compliance, cost savings, and loss reduction.

Career Experience

Lowes

Senior Financial Analyst 2021 – Present

Lead the creation of the IT expense budget of $550M. Instrumental in implementing and maintaining a Technology Based Management System (TBM). Provided variance analysis. Monitor the activities of over 723 Data Keys. Met with the tech owners and assessed the governance possibilities to meet stretch goals. Contributed to meeting 50% of the stretch goals in the first quarter of the fiscal period. Prepared and submitted the reforecast. Assist with the monthly reconciliation and adjustments of accounts (DataKeys). Identified process improvement solutions for the forecasting and monitoring process.

Successfully created pivot tables to segment and report divisional outcomes

Created a dashboard that shared real time spend outcomes for senior management

Indiana Wesleyan University, Dayton, OH 2006 – 2021

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH 2006 – 2021

Academic Professor

Teach undergraduate and master’s level university courses in the Finance and Business departments of two universities. Develop lesson plans, review syllabi, strive to understand students’ needs, and ensure relevant learning resources are available. Courses taught include General Finance, Auditing, Financial Reporting, Managerial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems and Calculus.

Successfully clarify and simplify complex subjects for students, emphasizing hands-on practice to foster learning.

NCP Finance, OH / Messier-Bugatti, KY / General Cable, KY / NCR Corporation, OH 2012 – 2015

Financial Consultant

In a consulting role, advised multiple companies on a wide variety of financial issues. Areas of focus included: requirement compliance, disaster recovery process, audit policy and documentation, improving accounting and operating procedures, creating internal fraud controls, identifying improper spending, contract negotiations, supply chain management, inventory controls, and supplier and outsourcing agreements.

Successfully audited expense accounts under challenging circumstances.

Spearheaded the creation of policies and procedures for reducing fraudulent activity in the organization.

Cintas Corporation, Mason, OH 2008 – 2009

IT Financial Lead

Oversaw all financial matters of the Information Technology department, supporting the company vision and boosting profits through wise fiscal management. Areas of emphasis included: maintaining department budgets; implementing supplier and outsourcing guidelines; compiling inventory of company assets; identifying cost-effective vendors for products and services; and conducting product analysis and multiple data collection methods to establish user requirements. Regularly collaborated with stakeholders and with project managers and sponsors to ensure alignment of the scope and vision of projects.

Reduced company expenses by analyzing spending trends and inventory control and making recommendations for possible savings.

Improved the requirements process by researching and developing strategies for enhanced policies and procedures.

Created innovative billing system for outsourced services and vendors.

Tax and Auditing Associate - Coopers & Lybrand, Dayton, OH 1994-1997

Ensured tax compliance for individuals, trusts and corporations. Prepared exempt and nonexempt federal, state, and local returns. Performed audit of financial statements. Assisted in gaining new clients, planning the audit, assessing the risk, gathering and reviewing corroborating evidence.

Additional experience:

IT Financial Manager/Business Systems Analyst, Lexis-Nexis, Dayton, OH

Financial Analyst, Ross Laboratories, Columbus, OH

Tax & Auditing Associate, Coopers and Lybrand, Dayton, OH

Education

Master’s of Business Administration

Central Michigan University, Wright-Patterson AFB Campus

Bachelor’s of Business Administration (Finance & Accounting)

Central State University, Wilberforce, OH

Professional Development

Project Management Course (Maximizing IS/IT Team Effectiveness)

Villanova University

Negotiations Course

Notre Dame University

Contract Management Course

Villanova University

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Villanova University

Corporate Governance Certification

Tulane University Law School

Leadership Training

Center for Creative Leadership

Project Management Professional Certification (Candidate)

Careerera

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (Candidate)

(ISC)2

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