Garrett Young

Background

About Garrett Young

CFO | Controllership | Automation | FP & A | Technical Accounting | SOX Compliance | Cross-Culture | Change Agent | Shared Services | Corporate Tax | Process Improvement | Business Partner | Cost Initiatives | Board of DirectorsDynamic and transformative senior accounting and finance leader with 15+ years of progressive experience directing effective operational and project teams acquired in public accounting and in industry. Demonstrated history working in numerous industries (pharmaceutical | energy | manufacturing | FMCG | SaaS), both in the USA and Europe. Skilled in Financial Planning & Analysis, Controllership, Internal Audit, US GAAP and IFRS Technical Accounting, and External Audit. Partner in strategy development and implementation with demonstrated success building cross-functional support. Skilled technical and operational leader experienced in a broad range of transactions, as well as process improvement, change management, technical accounting, board and investor reporting and solution implementation.Career highlights include building and maintaining a functional controls framework across 60+ worldwide organizations, as well as ensuring his team of 37+ direct reports were well-positioned and deployed to identify and mitigate risks present across all business units. Developed harmonized global processes in conjunction with the build of a singular worldwide ERP system. Created a controllership and technical accounting organization from the bottom up for an 11B USD global function of a Fortune 500 publicly listed entity.