Steve Herring

I am Steve Herring. Currently, I am looking to relocate to the Philadelphia, PA area and seeking potential opportunities in the area that may be a fit with my strong financial background and skillset.

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Steve Herring is a multifaceted senior financial professional with 12 years of progressive and dynamic experience. Hard working, detail oriented approach to achieving results in many facets of accounting and finance. Demonstrated ability to understand complex processes and transactions, collaborate with other internal and external functional areas and create efficient solutions. o Leadership o Communication and Documentation o Process Improvement o Auditing o Strategic Planning & Development o Budgeting / Forecasting o Project Coordination o Business Development/Analysis o Training / Resource Development o Financial Planning & Analysis o Financial Reporting o Technical Accounting 

Manager of Financial Reporting and Corporate Accounting at Worthington Industries

April 2009 - August 2010

o Managed the external auditor relationship and coordinated the audit services o Completed and reviewed regular SEC filings, including 10K, 10Q, 8K and 11K filings o Performed GAAP & SEC research and documentation o Collaborated with department heads, business units and senior management o Tracked and implemented new accounting regulations/rules and promoted compliance o Established company-wide policies/procedures and prepared appropriate documentation o Managed corporate accounting staff o Reviewed and performed corporate financial analyses o Managed reduction of close time and increased efficiency of closing process o Provided ad-hoc reporting and analysis support for Corporate Controller o Assisted on special projects, including leading IFRS evaluation teams

Audit / Advisory Professional at Ernst & Young

January 2002 - April 2009

o Managed several concurrent audits and advisory service engagements, ensuring profitability, client satisfaction and compliance with reporting deadlines and audit/accounting regulations o Served as primary engagement executive and client contact, maintaining effective client relationships o Focused in manufacturing, industrial products, and distribution markets o Served large, multinational SEC registrants and smaller private entities, with annual revenues ranging from $10 million to $80 billion o Provided services in various domestic and several foreign locations o Planned and participated in client training sessions and communication of developing accounting standards o Researched and documented higher level auditing and accounting issues o Communicated and presented to other audit executives, client executives and boards of directors o Planned, performed, supervised and reviewed integrated audits, including initial Sarbanes-Oxley internal control implementations and subsequent years' control rationalization efforts o Mentored and trained less senior members of the professional staff o Completed audit internships in 1999 and 2001

Director of Finance, Worthington Global Group at Worthington Industries

August 2010

o Service on the Board of Directors for a Chinese joint venture o Financial oversight of international and domestic joint venture operations o Business analysis, evaluation and due diligence for potential acquisitions and investments o Analysis, consolidation and reporting of financial results for several domestic and foreign business units and joint ventures o Contract development and review for international construction projects, collaborating with internal and external legal, tax and human resource consultants o Senior leadership team communication and reporting o Strategic development planning and presentations o Management of financial systems integrations and transitions o Business unit and joint venture forecasting and budgeting o Management of both start-up operations and business wind-downs o Project management and tracking of strategic initiatives o Technical accounting consult for business unit accounting and finance matters

Wright State University

2000 – 2001

Master of Accountancy

Wright State University

1996 – 2000

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business

Concentration: Accounting

Finance and accounting, business development