Scott Wozena

** ********* ***** **** ******, CT *6478

203-***-**** email: du9chy@r.postjobfree.com

Employment History

Assistant Controller (Shared Services – Tax)

GE Capital 12/10-11/11

Reviewed approximately 550 sales tax payable, property tax receivable, and reserve account reconciliations totaling over $100 million monthly. Managed journal entry review, approval and preparation in Oracle. Oversaw allocation of third party filing expenses to individual GE businesses. Coordinated monthly sales tax upload files to third party filer. Supervised 3 senior tax leads and offshore accounting team of 10. Participated in SOX compliance testing.

• Developed a system to track account reconciliations from preparation through approval, identify open items, and store to share drive

• Improved reconciliation process to include appropriate backup and linking, create consistency, and template revision to comply with company policy

• Provided onsite training to offshore accounting team in India

Capital Markets Senior Accounting Manager

GE Capital 03/08-12/10

Supervised accounting for various securitization transactions including an A/R international factoring program, dealer floorplan revolving trust, mortgage backed trusts and various multi-business equipment funding transactions totaling over $100 billion, including new transactions under FAS 140, monthly activity, and unwind journal entries for called transactions. Worked with structuring team, operations and external trustees to account for new/revisions to existing transactions. Valuation and reporting under FAS 115, VIE analysis. Participated in SOX compliance testing.

• Automated securitization related schedules used in financial statement footnotes, including detailed quarter over quarter variance analysis used as management summary

• Completed consolidation analysis and journal entries for 40+ securitization trusts under FAS 167 (over 50,000 lines of manual journal entries)

• Received two quarterly finance awards from the CFO and various other awards

Capital Markets Funding Manager

Ford Motor Company 05/06-03/08

Acted as lead to securitize non-traditional finance contracts (step-up, balloon payment) in a non-investment grade environment through analysis of the portfolio by assembling data from originations, servicing, operations, etc... Selected asset pool, completed pool stats, provided data and guidance to investment banks, rating agencies, legal, operations and accounting. Negotiated credit enhancement levels with rating agencies. Reviewed all transaction documents and funding map.

• Completed over $5 billion of funding transactions

• Ensured funding received timely by working with investment banks, trustees and operations

Treasury Bank Relationship Manager

Ford Motor Company 04/03-05/06

Responsible for annual credit line renewal of $7 billion in 5 year, 1 year, and asset backed securitization lines. Liaison for new business requests, local lines to Ford international businesses, meeting requests with senior management and treasury personnel. Planned the annual treasurer bank visits including detailed summary of credit line support, estimate of fee income, businesses/functions bank supports and opportunities requested. Oversaw all aspects of the annual bank meeting including site selection, coordination of senior management presentations, handout materials, audio visuals, etc… Supervised banking analyst. Led SOX compliance testing.

• Strategized with the treasurer, senior management, legal and advisor banks on the optimal mix of credit lines, pricing, fees, conditions and terms

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Treasury Operations Securitization Manager

Ford Motor Company 07/00-04/03

Managed monthly investor reporting for over $70 billion in finance receivables securitized in over 30 amortizing, revolving, bullet, asset-backed, whole loan and other transactions, including transaction performance summaries for management. Calculated daily asset-backed program hurdle tests and management report out. Reviewed all legal documents to ensure appropriate system set-up for waterfall, triggers, revolving period, etc… Developed funding maps. Prepared monthly wire requests averaging $5 million a month. Completed analysis and wires for called transactions. Supervised 3 professional staff. Participated in SOX compliance testing. Co-manager 2001 IDD/Asset Securitization Report transaction of the year.

• Determined alternative reserve funding investment options ($100K in additional annual interest)

• Completed programming spec changes, testing and implementation of daily settlement process

Treasury Accounting Manager

Ford Motor Credit Company 03/97-07/00

Oversaw financial statement reporting and accounting for Ford Motor Credit’s debt, derivative and securitization portfolios. Brought in-house Ford Credit Europe’s debt, derivative and securitization portfolio financial statement reporting and accounting. Provided guidance on US GAAP securitization reporting to foreign affiliates and US subsidiary. Prepared and approved journal entries. Developed forecast model for securitization P&L impact. Reviewed and approved over 300 account reconciliations. Supervised 6 professional staff. Led SOX compliance testing.

• Implemented FAS 125, 133 and 140, including research, system changes for data requirements, impact on financial statements and pro-forma/final footnote disclosures

• Completed securitization accounting setup for conversion from Lewtan to D&T based system

• Received quality award from the treasurer

• Achieved grade level promotion

International Tax Accountant

Ford Motor Company 05/90-03/97

Calculated foreign tax credit, E&P adjustments, PFIC and filed form 1118. Supervised PFIC testing. Filed form 5471 (400+). Calculated interest expense allocation. Handled Canadian Federal and provincial tax filings for affiliates. Completed responses to IDR’s. Liaison for IRS examiners on audit. Researched proposed and final tax law changes.

• Amended 1987-89 filing due to ambiguity in tax law change

• Achieved 2 grade level promotions

Other Employment History

Tax Accountant

Entertainment Publications, Inc. 07/88-05/90

Oversaw Federal, state, property tax and business license filings. Calculation of tax provision. Liaison for audits.

Tax Accountant/Accounting Supervisor

Michigan National Bank 01/85-07/88

Supervised Federal and state tax filings. Calculated tax provision. Managed Fed fund position daily settlement. Handled call reporting. Responsible for monthly variance analysis. Reviewed journal entries and account reconciliations. Supervised 8 staff.

Education

Master of Science in Taxation

Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, MI

Bachelor of Accountancy

Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration, Troy, MI

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