Candidates About

Donald J. Reed

Financial Systems Manager

A finance professional with experience in managing financial reporting software, as well as providing analysis and reporting. Manages the organizational and security administration of the system and ensures that consistent practices are utilized to maintain its integrity. Background in general accounting and internal and external reporting areas provides an extensive knowledge base from which to effectively support the user community.

Career Experience

Accounting Principles, Parsippany, NJ, 5/16 to 5/17

Consultant -JD Edwards

·         User support for production environment

·         On Boarding of related business entities onto JD Edwards. Assist with the following activities:

·         Data conversion and data loads

·         Setting up test environment for user acceptance testing

·         Gap analysis for financial reporting purposes

·         Develop financial reports in Insight Reporting

RGP - Resources Global Professionals, Parsippany, NJ, 9/13 to 1/16

Consultant – Financial Applications, Data Validation, Data Analysis

Kate Spade & Company, Inc. (formerly Liz Claiborne, Inc.), North Bergen, NJ, 4/90 to 6/12

Finance Director, Financial Applications, 1/02 to 6/12

JD Edwards

·         Key contributor on project team in the upgrade process as it relates to system setup, data validation, security and user acceptance testing for Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger and Fixed Assets

·         Perform system generated processes to ensure the integrity of system

·         Successful execution of duties through multiple financial integrations of acquisitions and divestitures as well as changes in management reporting requirements

·         Liaison between Finance and IT regarding data integrity issues, software updates and to ensure finance business requirements are met

·         Knowledge and understanding of database tables has led to the development and management of internal databases for internal reporting and analysis; corporate tax return data, capital projects, general ledger transactional details and Sarbanes Oxley compliance

Hyperion Financial Management (HFM)

·         Key contributor on Finance project team in the implementation as it relates to the phases of system setup, data validation, security and user acceptance testing

·         Manage the organizational structure of the application’s dimension library

·         Manage the mapping tables from source system (JD Edwards) to FDM as well as control tables and customized input scripts for FDM

·         Perform data extractions and loads from source system to FDM and HFM

·         Process the monthly consolidation and perform reconciliation of source system totals to HFM

·         Consolidation database to validate from JD Edwards to HFM

·         Manage the security administration

Finance Manager, Financial Applications - JD Edwards, 4/98 to 1/02

·         Manage the organizational structure of the company’s chart of accounts and reporting units, as well as all user defined tables and automated accounting instructions (AAI)

·         Manage the security administration functions including user and group profiles, application and action security and menu design for multiple departments

·         Manage the setup and operation of system generated processes, including foreign currency conversion, recurring entries and indexed computations for the monthly close process

·         Utilize the reporting tool to create reports for management and user community

Finance, Supervisor of Project Reporting, 4/90 to 4/98

·         Key contributor in the development and implementation of internal stock option record keeping system which resulted in an improvement of data integrity and reporting

·         Financial reporting of the company’s qualified 401k and profit sharing retirement plans

·         Developed and maintained Internal record keeping databases for non-qualified supplemental executive retirement plan and restricted stock option plan

·         JD Edwards report creation and maintenance

Skills Summary

JD Edwards                                                                   HFM and FDM

Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, Power Point                HFM Ad-hoc Reporting and Smart View

Accruent – Retail Lease                                                Hyperion Essbase

Crystal Reporting                                                         Monarch

Insight Reporting

Additional Strengths

·         Work effectively in cross functional team environment to achieve desired results

·         Effective with discovering efficiencies to streamline processes

·         Utilize both information systems and general accounting knowledge to analyze customer information needs, evaluate and resolve system process issues, develop system enhancements

·         Possess the capacity to quickly assess the business issues and data challenges unique to the customer group and understanding the logic behind the system to effectively translate to the non-technical user

Education

Fairleigh Dickinson University - Teaneck, NJ

Major - Accounting

J.D. Edwards Training                                               Other             

Technical Foundations                                     Microsoft Certified Training - Access

System Fundamentals                                                  Crystal Report Training

Management Reporting                                               

HFM/FDM

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1: Create & Manage Applications

Oracle Hyperion Financial Management 11.1.1: Create Rules Using Calc Mgr

Hyperion Financial Data Quality Management 11.1.1 Administration