The Leadership You Want, The Business Process Outsourcing & Accounting Expertise You Need
Dan McCue, Senior Vice President, Head of F&A Practice and Process Outsourcing Transformation Expert: A CPA with over 15 years of BPO and 25 years F&A experience, Dan has structured and managed Accounting and BPO services for many large and medium size companies in the Retail, Banking, Manufacturing, Travel, Communication and Technology sectors. He has designed and implemented process re-engineering and optimization programs in Accounts Payables, Collections, Reconciliation, Reporting and Cash Applications. In addition to his vast experience in BPO with several leading companies like Accenture and Perot Systems, Dan has an extensive background in financial accounting consulting and managing large accounting operations. He also has several years of experience managing IT Development and ERP implementation. Click here to contact Dan. 
David Kaminski, Senior Vice President, Client Engagement and Relationship Management: With over 30 years of experience, David has worked as a Partner with Capgemini, and has served as General Manager of Worldwide Financial Services for Microsoft Corporation. During David’s 9 year tenure at Microsoft, his responsibilities were split between running two global businesses as Chief Credit Officer of Microsoft Corporation and President of Microsoft Capital Corporation. David and his team of 400 professionals managed a global asset of $8 billion in more than 180 countries. Click here to contact David.
Vivek Arora, Senior Vice President, Head of Travel & Transportation and Expert in Travel-Related F&A and Back Office Services : Vivek has over 18 years experience in supporting global companies in Strategy Planning and Execution, including driving large outsourcing programs for them. Vivek has worked with leading BPO IT/Management consulting companies such as MphasiS (now an HP company) and PricewaterhouseCoopers, and brings in-depth expertise related to leading platforms and how application technology can be leveraged to deliver significant benefits in BPO engagements. Vivek has an MBA, and is an Electronics Engineer by qualification. Click here to contact Vivek.
David Berg, Vice President, Head of American F&A BPO Operations and Controllership & Management Center (CMC): David is one of the founding members of the Tulsa Center when it was set up by Deloitte in 1995,serving as a senior manager for multiple client accounts, managing the transition of clients’ accounting and ongoing service delivery. Today he is responsible for delivering end-to-end accounting services, from transaction processing to financial planning, analysis and reporting. In his role as the Head of CMC, David and his Tulsa-based management team are responsible for providing client-focused oversight for offshore delivered transaction processing. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), and received his B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1992. Click here to contact David.
JRS Reddy, Vice President, Head of F&A Asia/Pacific Operations: JRS manages the Asia-Pacific delivery operations of Sutherland’s unique blended-shore model, which optimizes the mix between cost-effective transaction processing and onshore Deloitte-heritage best practice and oversight from the Tulsa (OK) located Controllership & Management Center. JRS brings 25 years of accounting, internal control, and BPO experience in the U.S. and India with executive experience in BPO with Accenture and Ford Motors. He holds leadership positions with the Institute of Internal Auditors; and is a Chartered Accountant, Cost Accountant, and Certified Internal Auditor. Click here to contact JRS.
Anthony James, Vice President and Solution Architect F&A Services:has over 30 years of operational and consulting experience across various industries in F&A, Supply Chain and HR. He has worked for Fortune 50 companies in Strategy Formulation, Business Performance Management, Cost Accounting, General Accounting and Close & Consolidation. He has also served as the CFO for a sugar manufacturing company, and consulted with the Office of the CFO for several Fortune 50 Companies for Mergers, Acquisition & Divestiture, Cost Reduction, Performance Management, Shared Services, Finance Transformation and ERP Implementations. Anthony has also formulated Supply Chain Strategies and Developed Business and Operating Models for multiple businesses. For the past seven years, Anthony has focused on Business Transformation/ Process Outsourcing (Design, Build, Implement and Operate) business models for Finance and Accounting operations. Click here to contact Anthony.
Steven Braud, Vice President and Solution Architect, F&A Services: Steve is a multi-faceted manager with over 30 years experience in Revenue Management, and is experienced in Budgeting and Forecasting, Accounts Payable, Order Management, Client Intake, Billing, Customer Service, Cash Application, Lockbox Management, Record to Report, Collections, Credit and Conflict of Interest. He has worked for Fortune 50 companies in Strategy Formulation, Business Performance Management, Accounting, Transformation, General Accounting and Close & Consolidation. He is known as one of the industries experts in Order to Cash for outsourcing and has consulted with several Fortune 50 Companies for Cost Reduction, Performance Management, Shared Services, Finance Transformation and ERP Implementations. Steven has also formulated Outsourcing Strategies and Developed Business and Operating Models for multiple businesses. For the past nine years, Steven has focused on Business Transformation/Process Outsourcing business models for Finance & Accounting operations and has managed delivery of those operations, and has also developed and designed service centers globally (Design, Build, Implement and Operate). Click here to contact Steve.
David Steely, Vice President of Business Development & Subject Matter Expert F&A Services: has been a pioneer in the finance and outsourcing industry since 1991. Prior to joining Sutherland, David led the Global F&A solution development team for ACS (now a Xerox company) developing complex global accounting solution for major clients. His experience and expertise spans the entire spectrum from discovery, due diligence and transition to end-to-end F&A operations. Prior to ACS and Sutherland, David was in PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he served as a subject matter expert for new business development, as well as managing the development of F&A solutions for clients in a wide range of industries including Telecommunications, Automotive, CPG, Manufacturing, Retail and Oil & Gas. During his initial tenure at PwC David was part of the first fully outsourced finance and accounting back office engagement (for TIG Insurance). David’s early career was spent in the JCPenney Controllers organization, managing a variety of finance and accounting process areas. His operations experience combined with solutions development expertise provides the right set of skills to deliver innovative and customized F&A solutions and services. David is also a Certified Public Accountant. Click here to contact David.
Simon Speirs, Lead Solution and F&A Architect, Europe/Middle East/Africa: Simon is a member of the Association of Chartered Management Accountants (ACMA) with 18 years of experience in improving business and finance team performance. He has worked in a number of blue-chip companies including ABB, Accenture, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Hewlett Packard. Simon leads the design and implementation of back-office solutions across the European Region for Sutherland. He has a proven track record of designing and delivering shared service solutions and managing complex global projects. Simon’s experience spans across continuous improvement, finance & accounting, procurement, sourcing and IT management. The depth and breadth of his experience enables him to combine People, Process and Technology to design optimized and customized outsourcing solutions. Click here to contact Simon.
Doug Schuster, Director of Business Development & Subject Matter Expert F&A Services: Doug has worked with market-leading software, F&A business process, CRM, research and advanced analytics organizations for 28 years. His extensive experience in solution development to optimize business and technology processes has delivered significant impact to client performance. His ability to develop and execute strategic and tactical solutions that encompass financial performance, risk, compliance, change management, and operational effectiveness spans multiple verticals including Healthcare, Life Sciences, Financial Services, Business Services, and Manufacturing. Doug attended Canisius College, and holds a B.S. in Business Administration with an accounting major, and an MBA in finance and business law. He is certified public accountant (CPA), certified management accountant (CMA), and a licensed insurance agent for life, accident and sickness. He is also a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Click here to contact Doug.
Stan Mejia, Senior Manager, Transitions:With over 25 years of experience as a senior manager, controller and accounting manager, Stan has a strong background in financial reporting and implementing efficiencies to accounting processes and procedures. Over the past nine years, Stan has served in diverse F&A outsourcing initiatives, including process optimization and performance improvement; transitioning F & A functions and processes and managing service delivery for multiple clients. His experience includes serving as a client manager for an international accounting outsourcing program covering 30 countries for a Fortune 500 company, as well as managing transition of accounting functions to India for other key clients. Stan has also provided services to start-up and spin-off ventures where the main focus is the development or enhancement of the accounting infrastructure from the ground up. Click here to contact Stan.
Robert Howard, Senior Operations Manager: is located at the F&A Controllership & Management Center in Tulsa OK and manages end-to-end F&A operations for an AmLaw top 100 law firm – an engagement which is over a decade in tenure. Robert has nearly 30 years of accounting experience, and has been a part of the Tulsa CMC team since 2002. Prior to joining Sutherland, Robert performed a variety of accounting functions for various entities including a software consulting organization, telephone supplies & services, hospitality equipment, and a trucking company. Robert received his B.S. in Accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1984. Click here to contact Robert.
Tonya Halstead, Senior Operations Manager:is based at the F&A Controllership & Management Center in Tulsa, OK. Established in 1995 by Deloitte to provide world-class end-to-end accounting services the Tulsa Center was subsequently acquired by Sutherland. While the center was part of Deloitte, Tonya managed multiple client engagements spanning transition to ongoing service delivery. Prior to Sutherland Tonya worked in the communications industry as an accountant. She is a member of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), and received her B.S. in Accounting from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1992 and her MBA from Oklahoma State University in 2011. Tonya was named a Trailblazer in 2010 by the OSCPA for being one of the top twenty young accountants in Oklahoma. Click here to contact Tonya.
Christine Lawrence, Senior Operations Manager: based in the Tulsa Controllership & Management Center, Christine has over 30 years of accounting experience including almost twenty years in outsourced accounting services. For the past four years she has successfully managed the outsourced Finance & Accounting engagement for a major US-based Not for Profit client. Christine graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in Business Administration. Click here to contact Christine.
Phil Perry, Manager, Application Support:has 15 total years of industry experience in manufacturing, with the last 13 years having been spent in software consulting and application management. Phil manages the Application Management Outsourcing group in Sutherland’s Tulsa, OK-based Controllership & Management center and has extensive experience with JDE, Lawson, Dynamics GP, MRI, CMSOpen and Epicor. Phil holds a BBA in Accounting & Finance from Pittsburg State University, and an MBA from Oklahoma State University. Click here to contact Phil.
Mary Zahn, Senior Manager, Internal Control and Compliance: has expert knowledge around SSAE16 (SAS70), Sarbanes-Oxley and Contract Compliance, Change Management/Change Control Administration, Issue Management and Resolution, Policy and Procedure Development, Internal Control Structure, Process Standardization Efficiencies and the Transition of Accounting Services. Mary joined Sutherland in June 2011. Prior to becoming part of the Sutherland team, Mary was with IBM’s Finance and Accounting Business Process Outsourcing division managing various general accounting process areas for 15 years. She received her BSBA in Accounting from The Ohio State University in 1991 and is a Certified Six Sigma Green Belt. Click here to contact Mary.
