Manager/Consultant/Accounting/Banking

Charlotte M. Redden E-Mail: ********@*****.***

**** ****** **** ****, ** 33549

Phone 813-***-**** Cell 404-***-****

Career Summary

I am a seasoned Financial Manager with significant experience in financial preparation, reporting, operations, customer service, auditing, reengineering processes and system implementation.

Expertise

Auditing

Management of all accounting functions

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

Functional System Implementations and Management

Process Improvements

Quality Assurance & Design

Cash flow management

Staff Development

Budgeting, Planning and Analysis

Customer Service Management

Banking Operations & Management

Forensic Accounting

Financial Reporting

Work History

Acsys Inc, Consultants

United Rentals (3/08-9/08)

Contracted services involved various assignments within United Rentals Shared Service environment. Duties included but not limited to:

Auditing of Accounts Payable and Payroll.

Worked with Specialty Group to transition Accounts Payable for Outsourcing.

Special projects as requested.

Taylor White, Consultants

Financial System Implementation, Project Manager Consultant (6/07-2/08)

Raymond James Financial System Implementation Project, ST. Petersburg, FL

Assisted in the implementation of IMPACT (an online securities transaction processing system) for fixed-income trading and processing.

Created and executed project work plans and revised as appropriated to meet changing needs and requirements.

Managed the organization and documentation of business requirements, including User Acceptance Testing (UAT,) User Cases & created test plans and developed training material for end users.

Reviewed Deliverables prepared by team before passing to client.

Prepared for engagement reviews and quality assurance procedures.

Identified resources needed and assigned individual responsibilities.

Suggested areas for improvement in internal processes along with possible solutions.

Facilitated weekly team meetings.

Callaway Partners, LLC

Manager, Consultant (3/04-6/07)

Mills Corporation Implementation of Shared Services Project Arlington, VA

Participated in Partnership with Deloitte Touche and The Mills Corporation (Property Management Company) in implementing a foundation of control and accountability procedures that support external reporting and performance management by the implementation of 42 outside accounting offices into a Shared Service Environment.

Focused on the outside accounting offices selected team to implement strong internal controls, efficient operations, leveraging human and technological resources that supported Sarbanes-Oxley rules and regulations.

Created a climate that proactively embraced change and emphasize the need for the value of the Shared Service Environment.

Worked closely with the Executive Committee in identifying and communicating potential risk/issues with key decision points during the project, providing reports as requested.

Worked with team to develop Operational Manuals, Training Material and Selection of Shared Service Staff.

General Motors Supplier Credit Restatement Support Project Detroit, MI

Performed review and analyses of over 1.2 million documents in determining appropriate accounting treatment and income recognition of Supplier Credits for fiscal years 1994-2005 in support of financial statement(s) accuracy for General Motor.

Health South Forensic Cash Restatement Support Project Birmingham, AL

Participated in the largest cash restatement and 10K filing project in U.S history involving Forensic Accounting, Cash Restatements, Auditing, Bank Reconciliations, Revenue Recognition and Account Finalization for periods between 1999 through 2005.

Managed and assisted in Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance & Testing in 1100 facilities.

Assisted VP of Corporate Accounting in managing report preparation for 1999 through 2005, Cash Restatement for over 2000 bank accounts, to complete Company’s Security Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.

Director of Finance & Administration (9/02-1/04)

North Fulton Chamber Of Commerce (Non-Profit) Roswell, GA

Responsible for preparing and reporting agency Budget and providing timely financial reporting to the President, Executive Committee and to the Board of Directors.

Responsible for the Investor Relations program, communicated strategy, operating plan, budget, and financial reporting Q&A.

Spoke on behalf of the Agency at investment presentations, institutions, and with the media. Maintained Investors data Base.

Managed all aspects of the accounting cycle.

Responsible for monitoring revenues, accounts, grants receivable and budgetary compliance.

Prepared, reviewed and monitored contracts with government and other external entities.

Develop and maintain sound and current financial management systems and written procedures.

Develop and maintain sound and current personnel system, including written policies and procedures.

Coordinate staff development programs.

Accounting Manager (8/01-9/02)

Ajilon Communications F/K/A Tad Telecom Duluth, GA

Responsible for the financial reporting of 38 field offices.

Supervised a staff of six.

Provided direct supervision of all aspect of the general ledger which included fixed assets, accounts payable, and accounts receivable, cost accounting, along with budget preparation and property management.

Modified the internal control system to support new accounting system procedures.

Assisted in the development of various accounting system procedures and assisted in month-end close.

Responsible for credit approvals (250K Limit).

Senior Financial Systems Consultant (10/98-8/01)

SunGard Insurance Systems, Roswell, GA

Provided on-site consulting services for system implementation, system changes and conversions.

Developed and Improved business processes for implementation to new accounting systems.

Assist in determining and implementing proper setup and configuration decisions to achieve the client’s desired results.

Provided assistance in designing and modifying / creating meaningful management and user reports.

Assisted clients in upgrades of their software, or in the implementation of additional functionality Developed and executed test plans and test scripts.

Developed and delivered in house end-user training in areas related to product and module competency.

Responsible for Quality Assurance and Design, performed tests on Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server platforms.

Developed Summit sessions material and training.

Provided regional educational training and material for SunGard’s base Accounting, Budget and Cost Educational class for mainframe and client server system customers.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Central Michigan University, Mt Pleasant, MI

MSA Masters in Administration

Siena Heights College, Adrian MI

BA Business Administration/Accounting

Michigan State University, MI

ISO Certification (International Standards of Operation)

Samford University, AL

Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance-Certification

FASB 115 UPDATE (Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt & Equity Securities)

FASB 133 Accounting for Derivatives and Hedging

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