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Director, Financial Solutions Gannett

Gannett is a media and marketing solutions company thatpublishes newspapers and operates news and advertising internet sites.

A motivated and dedicated senior-level Information Technology Director with extensive experience in Project Management, Staff Management, Staff Development, IT Audit Controls and Governance, Application Selection, Implementation, Maintenance and Integration. Proven expertise working with customers as well as internal and external resources to achieve business objectives on schedule and within budget. Established track record of bridging the functional/technical communications gap. Proven effective communication skills with staff at all levels of the enterprise and across disciplines. In depth knowledge of both capital and expense budgeting practices with responsibility for multi-million-dollar budgets. ________________________________________ Major Accomplishments ________________________________________ •Led the technical migration of Payroll/HR and Financial systems to a SaaS model (Ceridian Dayforce and Infor, respectively). •Managed the integration of back-office applications as part a merger of equals (Gatehouse and Gannett). •Managed the separation of Financial and HR applications when a Gannett split into two companies (Gannett and TEGNA). •Consolidation and centralization of payroll/HR application across the enterprise. There had been over 150 processing centers that each had been using one of 11 different HRMS applications. Consolidations let to improved data integrity, a reduction in error rates and a significant reduction in staffing requirements. •Managing the integration of the internal ERP system with enterprise Identity Management to provide automated provisioning and centralized single sign-on capability. •Automating and integrating both inbound and outbound benefits, regulatory and subledger interfaces (approximately 125) reducing overall staffing needs and improving efficiency, accuracy and timeliness. •Managing the implementation of an automated time collection system (Kronos) with badge and biometric readers along with desktop access for the majority of all hourly employees across the enterprise. This has reduced keying errors and the opportunity for timecard fraud. •Managed separation of all financial and payroll/HR database to accommodate a company split into two distinct and separate companies (Gannett & TEGNA). •Developed and maintained strong working relations with all supported departments at all levels of the organization.