Barry Smith

Background

About Barry Smith

Manage large and difficult project/programs. Diverse experience in IT management, management accounting, internal audit, and IT development including the following- 13 plus years of Project Management leading Information Technology (IT) projects/programs with direct scope, budget and schedule responsibility. Worked with sponsors to develop business case, statement of work (SOW), work breakdown structures (WEBS), budgets and schedules. Established baselines and tracked performance against the baselines using both traditional waterfall and SCRUM methodologies. Assigned projects range from small to very large enterprise programs with multiple sub-projects involving ERP, Financial, Operational, Security and customer facing applications- 5 years of Information Technology (IT) management reporting to CIO over teams supporting ERP, Financial, Operational and customer facing applications- 10 years Internal Audit split between two large publicly held companies in the management and execution of financial, manufacturing and IT audits- 5 years of practical accounting as controller of two smaller organizations. Strong knowledge of accounting processes including A/P, G/L, A/R and payroll- Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Broad knowledge of Audit, Project Management, IT and Accounting processes and methodologies. In-depth knowledge of accounting, internal controls, and IT systems and processes- Active CMA, CISA, and PMP Primary professional goal is to leverage finance, audit, project management and technology expertise to deliver solutions that drive value to a company and it's customers. Specialties: Program/Project Management Software Development Projects (Traditional & SCRUM) ERP applications Customer facing applications Audit and Internal Controls Compliance Frameworks like COLBT and PCI Management Accounting and Reporting