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Austin, Tx, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Austin, Texas, Us

Role Responsibilities:Collaborate with the FP&A team to enhance financial planning, analysis, and cash flow forecasting processes.Oversee financial reporting and compliance, covering areas like revenue accounting, payables, payroll, tax, and revenue recognition.Partner closely with the Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team, refining and elevating financial reporting capabilities.Key Achievements:Spearheaded the successful integration of nine companies, driving revenue growth from $40M to $120M by assembling and leading efficient teams across various financial functions.Played an instrumental role in the acquisition of ESO by a private equity firm, managing crucial due diligence in tandem with the CFO.Established comprehensive reporting structures for entities in Northern Ireland and Canada, which included transfer pricing agreements, tax credits, and investment incentives, among others.Transformed financial workflows by introducing and enhancing systems like NetSuite, ADP, Adaptive Planning, and Bill.com.

San Francisco, California, Us

Role Responsibilities:Oversaw strategy and execution for four teams, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.Led accounting activities for all Gap Inc. brands, guaranteeing timely and precise reports.Managed the budget and forecasting for the service center, optimizing financial resources.Drove RPA initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and supervised key IT projects, ensuring synergy between business requirements and technical solutions.Developed a sales return allowance model for e-commerce shipments in line with the latest Revenue Recognition guidance.Key Achievements:• Overhauled finance and accounting processes for a global supply chain/e-commerce with an annual expenditure exceeding $500M, addressing and rectifying significant accounting deficiencies. The revamped models enhanced both forecast precision and financial reporting, adhering to auditor standards.• Implemented SQL and PowerBI tools for parcel shipment analyses, equipping transportation and finance teams for impactful decision-making.

San Francisco, California, Us

-Oversee the budget and forecasting for $1.8B in Rent, Occupancy and Depreciation for Gap Inc. stores world wide. -Team was responsible for the Project Accounting of store projects and all fixed assets globally. -Global Ownership of Oracle ERP module for Fixed Assets, Project Accounting and Project Management.

San Francisco, California, Us

-Oversee a team of six responsible for the forecast and budget of $1.6B rent, occupancy & depreciation expenses for Gap Brand, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Gap Outlet. Requires extensive knowledge of GAAP accounting, especially lease accounting and capitalization policies. Effective collaboration with business partners led to success in role. -Responsible for team of eight accountants who record all accruals for Gap Inc. brands, reconcile and certify multiple balance sheet accounts, and create the monthly close package for corporate reporting and responded to auditor requests. -Achieved increase in quarterly customer service scores for both forecasting and budgeting services, and accounting services. Focus on communications and alignment on expectations was main reason for improvement.

San Francisco, California, Us

-Managed the creation of complex databasess and Excel spreadsheets that improved employee productivity, increased the accuracy of reporting and increased savings related to rent expense. -Developed performance metrics for Real Estate Processes including benchmarking with Hackett Group and Shared Services Roundtable. -Created reporting from Oracle Fixed Assets ERP, which included Property Plant and Equipment reporting which is key report for auditors and cash flow reporting for Corporate FP&A.

Tucson, Arizona, Us

-Responsible for cash management portion of portfolios, including Certificate of Deposit and Commercial Paper purchases, for 181 accounts worth over $225 million.-Designed system to assist in reconciliation of accounts between custodial and investment management systems.-Developed Access the investment management system, including stock screening, performance management and portfolio allocation.-Oversee the construction of historical database of each individual portfolio holdings since 1986 to create AIMR compliant performance results and respond consultant inquires. Required reconciling custodial records against newly constructed database.

-Design various programs including, accounting spreadsheet, which integrates with Oracle database, marketing survey entry and report program, travel manifest for a convention service company and payroll reports for a restaurant.-Responsible for analyzing project accounting reports and schedule once engineering and construction commenced. Was also responsible for forecasting project profit.-Developed project estimate and schedule for a $3 million DESOM environmental system installation.Underwrote and analyzed potential seniors housing acquisitions and performed due diligence activities on $45 million dollar acquisition.

Freetown, Freetown, Sl

-Prepare detailed estimate and schedule for $48 million refurbishment of a rutile plant. -Before project ended due to coupe d'etat, responsibilities were to include, project progressing, cost analysis and project scheduling.

-Designed cost accounting system for engineering and construction company, including integration into Oracle based accounting system. Included creating procedures for procurement, accounts payable, payroll, and creating corporate cost department for construction equipment.-Responsible for production and analysis of monthly cost and schedule reports for all project, with four cost/scheduling and accounting personnel. Included internal profit reports and general ledger adjustments. -Detailed economic analysis for domestic and foreign minerals projects.-On site in Uzbekistan; Responsible for forecasting all field costs including labor and equipment in Microsoft Excel. Negotiated contractor payments with Russian contractors. Responsible for allocating all labor costs to correct cost center.Assigned payroll duties until fulltime adminstrative personnel arrived on site.

-Produce all accounting reports for engineering projects in Mexico and United States.-Responsible administration, supervision of administrative and clerical staff, and invoicing. This included domestic and foreign payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable and financial statements.-Development of economic models in Excel: risk analysis, production models and graphs, proforma cash flows.