KAH CHUMBOW

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of month-end close processes, reviewing journal entries, reconciliations, and variance explanations.
• Drove automation initiatives for fixed assets processes across eight business units, integrating functionalities within ERP systems to enhance operational efficiency.
• Led the Fixed Asset department, providing key financial and business analysis to management on capital expenditure and depreciation trends.
• Oversee all capital projects.
• Manage all cloud computing projects, including analyses, amortization, and forecasting.
• Collaborated with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with all requests and adherence to regulatory standards.
• Subject matter expert in Fixed Assets ERP system
• Supported financial director with special projects and additional job duties.
• Facilitated culture of continuous improvement, encouraging team members to suggest and implement process enhancements.
• Contributed to successful external audits, preparing all necessary documentation and facilitating auditor inquiries.
• Conducted detailed variance analyses to identify areas of improvement in financial performance.
• Led a team of accounting professionals in achieving department goals while fostering a positive work environment.
• Monitored budget allocation and expenditures to enforce compliance with company policies.
• Coordinated efforts between the accounting team and other departments to ensure accuracy in interdepartmental transactions recording and proper cost allocation.
• Enhanced financial accuracy by implementing streamlined accounting processes and procedures.
• Reduced discrepancies in financial data with thorough account reconciliations and adjustments.
• Generated monthly and quarterly financial statements for executive review.
• Developed and implemented various procedures to improve accounting processes.
• Mentored junior accountants, fostering professional growth and improving team performance.

• Implemented account reconciliation process, standardizing balance sheet accounts and enhancing accuracy.
• Contributed to company-wide SAP implementation, facilitating smoother integration of financial systems.
• Successfully implemented an overall account reconciliation process, significantly cleaning and standardizing various balance sheet accounts.
• Oversaw General Accounting processes for Fixed Assets and Inventory, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements across all operating countries.
• Explained variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets, recommending corrective actions to improve financial performance.
• Provided timely explanations of variances between actual results and forecasts/budgets, offering corrective action recommendations to management.
• Assisted in preparing all financial reports, including the P&L, Balance Sheet, and Statement of Cash Flows.

• Implemented streamlined automated accounting processes using SAP, increasing workflow efficiency from 50% to 100%.
• Successfully implemented process improvements for cash and Intercompany projects globally, proactively identifying intercompany issues.
• Implemented process improvements for cash and intercompany projects globally, identifying and resolving intercompany issues.
• Contributed as a key member of a team that streamlined reconciliation procedures for over 4,000 accounts.
• Collaborated with HR and benefits departments to ensure accurate employee payments, auditing related entries for compliance.
• Partnered extensively with HR and Benefits departments to ensure accurate employee payments and audited related entries.

• Achieved recognition for outstanding performance in fixed assets, resulting in promotion to a position of increased responsibility.
• Chosen for a quality service team that reduced accounting item errors by 80%.
• Coordinated Sarbanes-Oxley section 404 efforts with Director – Internal Controls, leading reviews and testing of SSAE16 controls.
• Performed complex general accounting functions, including journal entries, analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Executed complex general accounting functions, including journal entries, analysis, and balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and compliance.

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