Introduction: Michele Wright showcases over 20 years of business leadership experience in extracting maximum value from operations through skilled strategic financial operations planning, technology advancements and process improvements. She is recognized for driving millions in profits with integrity, building a performance-driven culture, and positioning businesses for lasting success. Michele serves as a trusted, strategic partner to management and is credited with customizing smart financial strategies, integrating mergers & acquisitions and maximizing shareholder value.
Comprehensively experienced in F&A functions, Michele is skilled at budget & resource management, strategic financial planning, financial reporting & management and client engagements. She has demonstrated expertise in strengthening internal controls to improve forecasting, investments, financial reporting, cost accounting, and overall operational performance. She strategically advises management in diverse financial strategies for successful execution of revenue growth, profitability and performance results. Michele leverages an MBA with finance & organizational development qualifications while combining proven strategic planning and operational abilities to define organizational growth.
As a catalyst for transformational change, Michele has utilized advanced technology to automate financial, accounting, bank reconciliations, HR, and other general operations, thus saving organizational time, resources and costs. She has succeeded in building consensus over the deployment of reporting systems to enable fact-based and informed decisions. Furthermore, Michele has continuously supported systems and change across organizations, while building cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams. Overall, she delivers process analysis and strategic forecasting to monitor budget versus actual figures and cultivates strategies to maximize budget efficiencies.
Qualifications and experience include the following: strong understanding of accounting and financial policies, including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). BBA in Finance, Dual MBA in Finance and Organizational Development.
* Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor
* Green Belt (Lean Six Sigma Training)
* SOX Testing and Compliance (404 Certified)
Areas of expertise are as follows:
* Outsourced CFO Services
* QuickBooks Bookkeeping & Cleanup
* Financial Statement Prep, Reconciliation and Analysis
* Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting
* Cash Management
* Back Office Support & Financial Operations
