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California, United States

Watsonville, Ca, Us

Watsonville, California, Us

• Completed nine financial statement audits under my leadership and direction• Primary liaison on all matters financial statement audit related between the Company and outside audit firm, BDO.• Implemented new revenue recognition standard ASC606 effective for the year ended September 30, 2021 audit. • Implemented new lease accounting standard ASC842 effective for the fifteen months ended December 31, 2022. • Produced outstanding results in many ad-hoc assignments which both aided in fellow staff members’ ability to complete the responsibilities and sped up audit process leading to successful closure of all audits assigned to me during my tenure.• Advised on improvement in internal control procedures through updated policy memos, in conjunction with the CFO’s direction of how to change or improve our existing policies.• An advisor on technical accounting matters as they arose from various controllers and business partners when an answer to an accounting topic was not readily understood.

San Jose, California, Us

• Implemented efficient and accurate accounting close processes which led to cost minimization for various accrual accounts, including technology licensing royalties, operations, customer support, raw materials, and design manufacturer liabilities• Coordinated with many outside vendors and internal product line managers, engineers, and executives to achieve the lowest possible cost and compliance• Completed over a half dozen royalty audits, minimizing the cost of our technology license agreements while achieving the lowest possible audit findings and audit fee results• Performed forecast versus actual analyses to increase the accuracy and efficiency of our financial statement review process and external reporting• Implemented constant improvement in spreadsheet design, resulting in streamlined processes that identify errors sooner in the reporting cycle• Drafted accounting guidance, policy, and desktop procedure memos for complex accounting processes and procedures

San Jose, California, Us

• Maintained accurate and timely revenue recognition and deferral calculations for quarterly financial statement reporting• Analyzed finished product shipping terms and current period time based revenue resulting from our service offerings in order to calculate accurate revenue recognition• Maintained Oracle database which stored our multiple element arrangement transaction data in order to account for products with hardware and software components• Performed new customer setup and customer contract review• Drafted accounting guidance, policy, and desktop procedure memos for complex accounting processes and procedures

San Jose, California, Us

• Prepared periodic external financial statements including forms 10K, 10Q, earnings releases, and proxy statements. • Facilitated exceptionally efficient audits and quarterly reviews as the primary liaison between the accounting department and our independent audit firm, PriceWaterhouseCoopers• Calculated quarterly stock option accounting• Administered all aspects of stock option transactions from initial board approval and setup to payouts and payroll reporting• Drafted accounting guidance, policy, and desktop procedure memos for complex accounting processes and procedures

London, Gb

• Managed and executed audits as a senior auditor after two years as a staff auditor• Performed employee appraisals for staff under my direct supervision• Successfully completed audit tasks in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles on all balance sheet and income statement accounts for many public and private companies in Silicon Valley, ranging in size from start ups to Fortune 500