Christa Kelley
Minneapolis, St Paul,MN
Summary
Accomplished Shared Financial Services Director, with international business experience supporting functions including Credit, Collections and Cash Application, Accounts Payable, Travel and Expense Reporting, Master Data and Payroll. Collaborative leader who delivers strong results and makes customer service a top priority.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Financial Shared Services
Red Wing Shoe Company, Wing
, MN
01.2018 - Current
- Strategic planning and team development for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Credit and Travel and Expense reporting
- Reduction in outsourced receivables over 60 days past due by more than 80%
- Implemented Concur Detect, Unclaimed Property reporting, automated ACH payments, single use card payments, T&E and Procure to Pay training, and customer dunning using RPA
- Core member on the Continuous Improvement team driving strategic projects across Red Wing Shoes
Senior SAP Functional Analyst
Patterson Companies
St. Paul, MN
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Managed daily operations and project planning for the Financial Shared Services Business Analyst team (4 employees)
- Chaired the implementation of SAP’s Financial Supply Chain Management module for Collections and disputes
- Partnered with web design team to deliver an improved customer website experience for account management
Order to Cash Team Manager
Patterson Companies
St. Paul, MN
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed daily operations and reporting of the Order to Cash process which includes Master Data, Cash Applications, Collections and Customer Care (approximately 85 employees)
- Reduced AR over 60 days by $3.5m in 4-month period
- Reduced Master Data processing time from 20 days+ to 2 days or less
- Nominated by peers as top performer for customer focus, business results and work ethic
Project Consultant – HR Operations
Ditech Financial, LLC
St. Paul, MN
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Project Manager for the implementation of Ceridian’s DayForce Solution including Payroll and Applicant Tracking Solution, Work Number’s employee verification, Equifax’s unemployment services, I9 outsourcing, Ceridian’s Cobra and Garnishment solutions, Aon’s Health Exchange and Fieldglass Contractor Tracking solution
- Assisted with the oversight of the leave of absence process including managing the relationship with Reed Group
Shared Services Manager
The Mosaic Company
Plymouth, MN
01.2009 - 01.2015
- Managed the daily Shared Services operations (50+ team members) and provided leadership for Master Data, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Corporate Cards and Travel
- Coordinated Shared Services tasks for the $1.2B CF Industries – Phosphate acquisition
- Ensure 95% of all Accounts Receivable are collected within 15 days of terms, completed 13 consecutive months with no accounts 90 days or greater past due
- Reduced staffing needs and processing time for Accounts Payable by 50% by implementing an automated solution and standardizing process
- Led the creation and transition of Mosaic’s Shared Services from Cargill
- Assisted with transition of the Service Center from Plymouth, MN to Tampa, FL
- Implemented Kofax’ MarkView, CWT Travel, Concur, Lavante and a Vendor Inquiry team and reporting systems
- Recognized as “Remarkable Business Partner” by Mosaic CFO organization
Shared Accounting Services Mgr
Tennant Company
Golden Valley, MN
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Managed daily operations and reporting of the Shared Services which included Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Payroll, Travel and Entertainment, VAT Tax Recovery, Unclaimed Property and Expatriate reporting
- Led and assisted with the cross functional team implementations of Delego’s credit card program, Merrill Lynch, Concur, Ruesch’s ACH program, ADP Print & Tax solution, SAP ESS
- Responsible for updating Payroll configuration in SAP’s HR module
- Completed annual profit-sharing calculations along with annual non-discrimination testing and excess benefits calculations
Payroll Administrator
Chart Industries
Burnsville, MN
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Implemented ADP’s Payroll solution centralizing payroll across organization
- Sales and Use tax filings for multiple legal entities
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Minnesota School of Business
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Minneapolis Business College
Skills
- Development and transition of Shared Service Centers
- Process improvements & standardization
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- System Implementations
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance
- Customer Service
- Staff Recruitment and Hiring
- Business Relationship Management
- Prioritizing and Planning
- HRIS and HRMS
Certification
- Certified Accounts Payable Manager (CAPM) - International Accounts Payable Association
- Process Mastery Certified (Hammer and Company) – Business Process Reengineering
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) - American Payroll Association
Timeline
Director of Financial Shared Services
Red Wing Shoe Company, Wing
01.2018 - Current
Senior SAP Functional Analyst
Patterson Companies
01.2017 - 01.2018
Order to Cash Team Manager
Patterson Companies
01.2016 - 01.2017
Project Consultant – HR Operations
Ditech Financial, LLC
01.2015 - 01.2016
Shared Services Manager
The Mosaic Company
01.2009 - 01.2015
Shared Accounting Services Mgr
Tennant Company
01.2003 - 01.2009
Payroll Administrator
Chart Industries
01.1998 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
Minnesota School of Business
Associate of Applied Science - Accounting
Minneapolis Business College
- Certified Accounts Payable Manager (CAPM) - International Accounts Payable Association
- Process Mastery Certified (Hammer and Company) – Business Process Reengineering
- Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) - American Payroll Association
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