John DeereSupervisor, Fixed Asset Shared Service
Jul. 2001 - Nov. 2007United States• Prepared and reviewed JVs and Account Reconciliations related to fixed asset transactions, depreciation expense, and capital lease entries
• Supervised non-exempt and exempt employees on timely and accurate completion of the month-end process for ~20 US and Canadian locations
• Developed expertise in fixed asset, lease, and software accounting and completed the year-end consolidation for both NA and Overseas locations providing input for the annual report of a Fortune 100 company
• One of three team members that set up initial shared service process, led simplification and standardization of processes, and led effort to automate JV creation process, reducing month-end process from 4 days to 1 day