Experience

VCE

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Operations/FP&A Manager

  • May 2014 - Present



Boston Scientific

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Cost Accountant

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014

  • Resumed role as Senior Cost Accountant following the departure of the Cost Accounting Manager from the company• This role is essentially an extension of the role that I performed from November 2010 to August 2012 but with more decision making responsibility and exposure to the Leadership Team on site.•Involvement in decisions regarding 2014 targets, new product costings and all aspects relating to Cost Accounting.

• Senior General Ledger Accountant

  • Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  • Leading the General Ledger Team in Cork, reporting directly to the Finance Director. • Responsible for all aspects of the General Ledger Function including payroll, accounts payable, statutory accounts, fixed assets, SOX, internal controls and month end close. • Site lead on outsourcing certain aspects of the Finance function. • Continuing as lead on the divestiture until completion of project (April 2013).

• Divestiture Accountant

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Stryker have purchased the neurovascular business of Boston Scientific. • Boston Scientific Finance lead on the Stryker divestiture, reporting directly to the Finance Director.• Preparation and presentation to site Leadership Team of monthly divestiture progress reports with related various analysis commentary.

• Senior Cost Accountant

  • Nov 2010 - Aug 2012

  • Managing month end close timetable to ensure all tasks are completed to standard and on time to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. • Preparation and presentation to site Leadership Team of monthly management accounts with related variance analysis commentary. I lead the meeting and have to answer all questions regarding the site P&L. • Support to the Value Stream on both financial and non financial aspects.• Cost accounting lead regarding recent SOX audit from E&Y and Boston Scientific Internal Auditors.• Preparation and submission of R&D tax credit. This involves liaising with KPMG and project leads and deciding if specific expenditure is claimable. Show less

• Cost/Project Accountant

  • Sep 2008 - Nov 2010

  • Accounting support for new products from initial contract to date of commercial production in Cork site.• Weekly meetings with new product teams to ensure financial commitments are being adhered to.• I supported a Value Stream for all of 2010 and in this regard had the same responsibilities as outlined in my role above as a Senior Accountant.• Preparation and presentation of annual scrap and material usage variance budget to site Leadership Team. Also I provided monthly reporting of these and analysed any significant variances.• Ensure compliance of internal policies and SOX.• Preparation and submission of IDA RD&I grant. This was audited by E&Y and subsequently the IDA. Show less

• General Ledger Accountant

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2008

  • Responsible for month end Hyperion submission to Corporate.• Ensuring accuracy of financial results for the month.• Preparation and presentation of monthly overhead spend to site Leadership Team.• Calculation of quarterly Product Builder bonus.• Preparation of financial statutory accounts. This involves liaising with the external auditors, ensuring the SAP trial balance reconciles to the statutory accounts and preparing all notes to the accounts.• S0X co-ordination from a General Accounting perspective. Show less

• Financial Accountant

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2008

  • Maintenance of fixed asset register. This includes monitoring and reviewing capital spend in the plant on a daily basis and ensuring company policy is being adhered to. • Responsible for all aspects of intercompany accounting.• Finance support to various departments.



PV O'Driscoll & Co. Ltd

• Ireland

• Financial Analyst

  • Mar 2005 - Nov 2005

  • Seconded as associate consultant on labour productivity assignments for the Musgrave Group • Analysis of large quantities of work measurement data in order to calculate work standards for the Musgrave Group. • Attendance and participation at trade union meetings regarding the implementation of these standards. • Seconded as associate consultant on labour productivity assignments for the Musgrave Group • Analysis of large quantities of work measurement data in order to calculate work standards for the Musgrave Group. • Attendance and participation at trade union meetings regarding the implementation of these standards.



CrowleysDFK

• Ireland
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Accountant

  • Sep 2001 - Mar 2005

  • Bookkeeping- Performed bank, creditors and debtors reconciliations and various other duties. • Audit- Responsibility for audit planning, development and execution of audit programmes. • Accounts preparation- Bringing accounts to trial balance stage and preparation of quarterly management accounts. • Taxation- Income Tax/Corporation Tax/Capital Gains tax computations and filing. • Company secretarial – Responsible for company office filing compliance. • Bookkeeping- Performed bank, creditors and debtors reconciliations and various other duties. • Audit- Responsibility for audit planning, development and execution of audit programmes. • Accounts preparation- Bringing accounts to trial balance stage and preparation of quarterly management accounts. • Taxation- Income Tax/Corporation Tax/Capital Gains tax computations and filing. • Company secretarial – Responsible for company office filing compliance.