Aaron Johnson

Experience

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  Clifton Gunderson LLP

  Jun 1998 - Aug 1999

  Staff Accountant

  Member of audit team serving the non-profit, government, and for profit sectors; prepared combined and/or consolidated corresponding financial statements and tax returns of the client.

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  American Express Tax and Business Services

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2000

  Staff Accountant

  Prepared individual and corporate tax returns, participated in corporate audits and reviews in conjunction with the financial statements and tax returns of clients.

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  Morgan Stanley

  Oct 2000 - Mar 2005

  Financial Advisor

  Assisted individual investors to achieve their specific goals such as wealth accumulation, wealth preservation, and wealth transfer.

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  BearingPoint

  Mar 2005 - May 2009

  Senior Consultant

  Accountable for leading teams of 20 personnel through financial audits for a thriving business consulting firm. Reviewed supporting documentation, maintained the annual operating plan and verified the validity of monthly financial transactions. Instrumental in redesigning accounting business processes and analyzing requested sample records. Worked closely with all functional areas; liaising between the external auditor and clients during financial audits. Adept developing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) in compliance with SOX. Interacted with internal audit teams; implementing effective audit plans.Provided insightful recommendations on general financial management.Earned the Beacon award for outstanding performance and professionalism. Show less

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  Deloitte Consulting

  May 2009 - Feb 2011

  Senior Consultant

  Provided business clients with strategic solutions and capabilities while managing teams of 20 personnel for the largest management consultancy in the world. Defined and implemented remediation plans for financial processes during internal controls review; maintaining compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements. Coordinated with key stakeholders to deliver updated documentation and dissemination policies for financial budgets; supporting stakeholder missions. Quickly progressed to role based on outstanding performance and contributions. Facilitated Financial Audit support through cost-effective process improvements, rigorous analysis, and internal controls documentation review. Led the financial management team through discrepancy identification and financial transaction review. Show less

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  Engility formerly Dynamics Research Corporation

  Feb 2011 - May 2014

  Project Manager

  Directed and implemented risk assessment/mitigation, executive level briefs and financial reporting for mission-critical IT security programs as a key member of the PMO team. Held concurrent responsibility for schedule management processes during all phases of project planning and execution. Utilized the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Systems Life Cycle Management (SLM) processes to track all application releases. Entrusted with the considerable task of script approval/review and software changes for financial systems applications as the SDLC team Project Manager. Proactively gathered data to improve estimations, forecasts and impact assessments. Utilized Agile methodologies to successfully track software projects from start to finish. Actively managed a budget of $10 Million. Addressed organizational decision making through budget/financial analysis, weekly updates, forecasting and strategic planning. Engaged team in end user support and financial systems training. Recognized for increasing performance through baseline monitoring and deviation. Consistently exceeded personal and team expectations throughout tenure. Show less

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  Arc Aspicio

  May 2014 - Jan 2015

  Manager

  Led responsibility for developing efficient and customized information technology solutions to improve organizational capabilities for an information technology and management consulting company. Collaborated with the CIO on high-level projects to improve the overall effectiveness of field staff and remote employees. Streamlined utilization processes and identified technology project gaps and inefficiencies. Oversaw working groups; providing technical guidance on vendor products and desktop technology. Played a key role in delivering utilization techniques that revitalized Big Data Solutions and increased performance. Exceled at partnering with vendors to support mobile device procurement. Commended for increasing workforce production by 40%. Show less

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  Randstad Technologies, Nike Contractor

  Feb 2016 - May 2017

  Business Integration Lead

  Coordinate and execute all aspects of project and lifecycle management activities to support business solutions for globally diverse organizations. Hold direct accountability for reviewing current and existing projects with a keen focus on meeting technology release deadlines. Coordinate with Quality Management and technical teams to finalize testing on major technology releases. Instrumental in analyzing current practices to deliver sustainable and quantifiable improvements. Establish a reputation for managing 500 test scripts per technology release. Demonstrate an exceptional perspective on North American finance operations.Established and managed relationships with finance and technology teams to assess future business impacts.Skilled in providing high-level presentations and briefings for internal teams and executive leadership. Continuously resolved issues; ensuring minimal finance impact when technology projects go live. Show less

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  Cano Real Estate LLC

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2023

  Real Estate Broker
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  Coldwell Banker Bain

  Nov 2023 - Apr 2024

  Real Estate Broker
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  John L Scott Real Estate

  Apr 2024 - now

  Real Estate Broker