Michelle Dawson

About Michelle Dawson

Senior financial executive with outcome-based success in leading, developing and executing mission critical financial transformations and digital agile solutions. Trusted because I build relationships based on value creation. Sustained by providing unique comprehensive perspectives and standards to strategically revolutionize financial effectiveness and efficiency. Using my relationships and subject expertise cultivated as a CPA/MBA with over 15+ years in Big 4 (Audit, Tax, Consulting and Strategy) for Fortune 500 clients along with direct leadership responsibilities as a CFO, Chief Accountant or Controller allows me to fully grasp and position solutions to address the complexities faced in increasingly challenging directives embracing cost take out while enabling growth agility for the finance organization to maintain and keep a seat at the table in world class organizations. Keeping current with new certifications in technology platforms, conceptualizing creative use cases and alternative delivery models enables untapped potential to be competitively exploited while managing risk in core financial processes, shared services operations, and their related business partner integrations. Financial expertise and mastery in all areas from audit, transactional operations, month end close acceleration and financial reporting to developing and prioritizing strategic cloud initiatives to road mapping, board approval, org and process redesign, technology implementation, establishment of end-to-end RTR, OTC and PTP workflows, ownership, automation, and transition to sustained operations that demonstrate continuous performance optimization that exceeds executive BOD, management and NPS expectations.Accounting and Controls, Financial Reporting, Executive Strategic Development, Employee Engagement, Relationship Management, Global Business Services ‘GBS’ Strategic Development, Advisory and Transformation, Digital Platform and Business Model Transformation, Smart Automation/AI/ChatGPT/ML, Strategic Outsourcing, Reverse Transition, Enterprise Performance Measurement, Financial Transformation and Automation, Governance and Compliance, Global Complex Shared Service Operations (GBS, Shared/Captive/BPO/ITO), ERP/Cloud (SAP/Oracle) Transition, Implementation and Integration, Project Management, Budgeting, Financial Reporting, Financial Planning and Financial Analysis, Cost Reduction and Close Process Improvement, Risk Management, Data Analytics, Optimization and Innovation Strategy, Technical Accounting and Audit (financial, regulatory, performance and compliance).

Experience

1. Tax Manager

   JDA TSG

   Jan 2026 — Present

Education

• The University of Georgia

  MBA, Finance

• University of Houston

  BBA, Accounting

• Texas A&M University

  Computer Engineering

Skills

• IT Strategy
• Financial Reporting
• Management Consulting
• Budgets
• Shared Services
• Project Management
• Service Delivery Management
• Strategic Finance
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Revenue & Profit Growth
• Business Analysis
• Business Advisory
• Ms Excel Pivot Tables
• Outsourcing
• Solution Implementation
• Sas
• Auditing
• Process Improvement
• Quality Control
• Pmo
• Solution Development
• Leadership
• Business Transformation
• Oracle
• Business Strategy
• Erp
• Leading Organizational Change
• Organizational Design
• Survey Research
• Management
• Business Intelligence
• Business Process
• Consulting
• Risk Management
• Human Resources
• Hyperion
• Strategic Sourcing
• Sap
• Financial Close Improvement