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Santa Clara, California, Us

Santa Clara, California, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

Serving as the company’s first accounting hire. Overseeing the company’s entire accounting and HR related process and procedures. Responsible for:- Implementing systems such as Expensify, Teampay, Carta stock expense module, Avalara, and components of TriNet payroll reporting. - Managing the company’s ASC 606 adoption for revenue and commissions.- Partner with Go-To-Market, Legal, Ops, Service, and Product teams on revising customer contracts, improvements to Salesforce, and evaluating customer and vendor T&Cs for proper recognition.- Improving processes and support to ensure reperformance standards and audit readiness- Performing all payroll duties including processing of payroll, on/off boarding employees, and facilitating payroll related requests- Performing entire month end close from journal entries, transaction processing, flux analysis, mgt reporting, and technical research.

San Francisco, California, Us

Working as a Controller for a SAAS company in SF Bay Area. Overseeing accounting and payroll operations. Scope of work includes managing the day-to-day operations, overseer of the financial audit, owner of accounting systems and supporting integrations, and coach and trainer for accounting team members. While operating as Controller, successfully accomplished the following:- Adopted ASC 606 for revenue and commissions- Managed and completed the 2nd year audit (start of fieldwork to issuance) in approx 6 weeks- Implemented new accounting ERP System (NetSuite) and managed the API migration for integrations such as Expensify, TeamPay, and Bill.com - Negotiated and implemented a new Credit Card Processor (Stripe) to help the Company save more than 1% on transactions - Reduced the days to close by approx 10 business days- Managed weekly cash forecasting, cash-burn reporting, and monthly debt compliance- Improved documentation of processes and procedures resulting in sufficient approvals and replication of work- Successfully completed the audit and issuance of annual financial statements- Performed technical research to assist senior management with making informed decisions- Built an accounting and payroll team from 1 to 5 in 2 months- Negotiated vendor contracts to help company reduce costs- Co-partnered with Sales Ops to reform Order-to-Cash process

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Oversee day to day revenue and related operations- Partnered and collaborated with Legal, Sales, Account Management, Implementation, and Customer Support- Manage ASC 606 implementation- Co-manage implementation of new ERP and CRM implementation (Microsoft Dynamics D365)- Assisted the CFO with due diligence and audit consulting support for debt financing- Preparing requirements documentation- Managing data migration- UAT testing and Team training- Manage revenue, billing, and collection teams. Direct team of 7 (10 including indirect)

San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Oversee and manage a team of 7 personnel (5 for international accounting operations and 2 for revenue)- Oversee month-end close process for international subsidiaries including the review journal entries, monitoring of cash, review of reconciliations, and analysis of the financial statements- Review intercompany transactions to ensure proper elimination upon consolidation- Knowledgeable of foreign currency transactions, translations, and revaluations- Approve all customer contracts drafts and provide recommendations for optional revenue recognition- Manage the revenue forecasting and revenue reporting for the company- Lead the accounting research for all technical accounting and document the Company's position for internal control and purposes- Manage and calculate the deferred revenue haircut (purchase accounting) due to business combinations- Oversee local statutory tax filings (business tax, VAT tax and income tax)

Emeryville, Ca, Us

Emeryville, Ca, Us

- Oversee and manage a team of 7 personnel (5 for international accounting operations and 2 for revenue)- Review drafting of all customer contracts and provide recommendations for optional revenue recognition- Update the Company's revenue recognition policy annually- Co-manage the calculation of the Sales reps commissions - Manage the forecasting and modeling of revenues, cash, cost of sales, and capitalized project- Conduct annual revenue recognition training for Sales Reps- Review and approve customer creditworthiness analysis

Emeryville, Ca, Us

- Oversee the day to day accounting operations for five international entities and manage a team of approximately 5 personnel- Provide instruction and recommendations for various accounting, human resource, and general business matters- Review monthly funding requests, review cash forecasts, and approve weekly transactions- Manage the month end close process by approving and posting journal entries, reviewing reconciliations, and being the liaison for status updates- Oversee the quarterly reporting to our parent company- Assist with the preparation and review of local statutory tax audits and filings

Emeryville, Ca, Us

- Assist CFO and Legal Counsel with drafting of customer contracts to ensure compliance with revenue recognition accounting standards- Assist the VP of Sales and Finance Department with the forecasting and modeling of revenues, cash, cost of sales, and capitalized projects- Prepare various budget to actual reports for the Executive Management Team and Board of Directors- Evaluate internal projects to determine if it qualifies for capitalization ASC 985 (FAS 86) and ASC 350 (SOP 98-1)- Co-manage the development and implementation of Apttus module revenue system built upon SalesForce.com platform- Research technical matters and provide accounting treatment solutions to the CFO and Controller - Document internal procedures for training and accounting memos to support accounting treatment for complex transactions- Create power point presentations for management to summarize the findings and recommendations of various accounting transactions - Work with the Controller to manage and oversee the annual external audit- Manage and train staff to ensure appropriate guidance and tools are available for completing daily tasks- Implemented new company and revenue policy for establishing VSOE for Professional Services- Implemented a quarterly financial accounting package that includes various analytics for executive management team- Calculate deferred revenue relating to purchase accounting

Emeryville, Ca, Us

- Create journal entries, monthly reconciliations and other supporting documentation for month end close- Perform and manage the day to day revenue, receivable, cash, and cost of sale cycles and processes- Update and manage the cash forecasting, customer billings, vendor royalty reporting, and contract set up in the revenue system- Manage revenue recognition worldwide for all domestic and international entities- Mange the collections, royalties, and communications for all customers- Calculate and report all third party cost of sale royalties to outside vendors and publishers- Assist Finance Department during the budgeting process for the forecasting of revenues, cash, and expense/capitalization of certain internal projects

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- Financial auditor for both public and private companies primarily in technology industry including software, telecommunications and venture capital funds- Evaluate financial statements and transactions under FAS 52- Review VC transactions to ensure capital is recorded in accordance with partnership agreements- Extensive experience Revenue Recognition (SAB 104, SOP 97-2, EITF 00-21, and SOP 81-1)- Implement and review assumptions and costs expensed under FAS 123R- Analyze capitalization of costs for internal and external software projects and products under FAS 86 and SOP 98-1- Assess accruals recorded under FAS 5, FAS 143, and EITF 06-2- Perform full Sarbanes Oxley (404) audits- Manage multiple engagements and coordinated with the firms various lines of service- Review of SEC reporting and disclosures for both 10Q's and 10K's- Recruit, train, mentor, and supervise new staff accountants