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Massachusetts, United States

For an international telco company provided project management and analytic support for an international statutory audit:o Main point of contact for auditors, handling, audit requests, weekly management update calls, and project management serviceso Performed full year revenue and cost of sales reconciliations from accruals to final booked amounts in the general ledgero Wrote memos describing complex business processes, historical customer and supplier dispute settlementsFor a large financial valuation and advisory firm provided financial analysis and presentation support:o Compiled and analyzed historical product P&L in order to determine financial damages incurred from a competitor’s actionso Created Tableau trend charts & graphs to present findings for client presentationso Created Excel database of several years of financial and product performance data from unstructured data source

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

o Fully integrated, 4 acquired companies’ financial operations inclusive of billing, AR and AP within 2 monthso Drove a 62% & 47% reduction in outstanding AR for the two largest acquired companies, increasing working capital by more than €15Mo Researched and analyzed 3 years of invoices versus company accruals and data discovering a €3.5M over billing by one of the biggest global suppliers of our acquired entities, resulting in a full credit to iBASIS Franceo Exceeded corporate cash flow goals by 150% per annum through prudent working capital management via payment terms, and working with business side to offset receivables with return businesso Drove the international commercial response to the country risk in Venezuela and Argentina to achieve a reduction in receivable exposure of over $4M o Provided analytic insight, performance and process improvement on suspense liability account covering complex bilateral deal settlements and accountingo Responsible for the creation, management and judgement of balance sheet reserve accounts; Provided amounts to book each month as Bad Debt, Customer Disputes and Provider Disputeso Designed and implemented a full consolidated net exposure report for company executives and Sales leadershipo Lead Finance/Sales meeting with CEO, CFO and CSO, detailing monthly financial operational results as well as commercial issues in line with our risk management policieso Responsible for reviewing all business cases and commercial contracts for new customers & suppliers; provided payment & credit terms in order to mitigate credit and cash flow risks and maximize working capitalo Lead the recruitment and training of all International Carrier Settlements roles as well as recruit and fully train a new Director of Carrier Settlements in the US

Co-lead with CIO, all aspects in the selection, evaluation and projected financial impact of a global partner in the implementation of a global transformation and automation project (This role was in addition to normal daily responsibilities as Director, Carrier Settlements)o Worked with 2 global transformation partners, reviewing and refining their project proposals in response to departmental strategies and needso Key liaison and project manager handling all communication with the two potential vendorso Evaluated proposed tooling and automation software and integration across company departmentso Worked directly with vendors in creating requirement documentation and proposal for automation specifically within the Finance departmento Guided the design to automate processes & functions within AP, AR and the automation of complex invoice validation, dispute launching and cash settlementso Partnered with Executive department leaders to define and model cost savings from vendor proposed plans along with internal cost savings planso Created presentations for Executive management and board of directors, detailing departmental strategies and actions, financial projections and cost savings associated with the initiativeo Layered project impact on top of corporate financial plan objectives to forecast a revised EBITDA

Define how analytics are developed and implemented within the organization to maximize company performance as well as strategic analysis for Executive Management team that ranges from assessment of market competitiveness, pricing maximization, customer segmentation to working capital management. o Business lead for implementation of reporting software upgrade, responsible for ensuring software met business needs, completed UAT, training, and roll-out of softwareo Analytical lead working with Pricing Consultants to design and implement new algorithmic approach to customer pricing resulting in $1.5 Million incremental gross profito Developed analysis, and methodology for identifying sources and uses of working capital for Finance team with goal to maintain working capital while growing revenue by 12% o Created reporting methodology to assess customers fully loaded profitability including operating and capital expenses resulting in 19% increase in annual EBITDA

Provide objective analysis to Management in support of company initiatives and growth objectiveso Business lead on post-merger business and financial reporting integration projects o Compiled and presented monthly and quarterly statistical package to Executive Management including actual P&L results versus forecast o Designed reporting infrastructure for managing new retail voice business, including valuation model for the online retail calling card business

Provide financial operation services and profitability analysis. Tracking and communicating key performance drivers across all aspects of the business.o Business lead responsible for financial management of strategic partnerships driving business growth of 36% o Developed profitability analysis for global interconnect Points of Presence and recommendations on which operations should be discontinuedo Created structure and organized approach to bench-marking and analyzing company performance for both wholesale and retail businesses, and by global region

I. Wrote research reports for publication and sale A. Long Distance US Reseller Market B. European Broadband/DSL Market C. US Prepaid Calling Card MarketII. Conducting Primary Research via Survey's of Telecom Providers A. Statistical Analysis of ResultsIII. Provide Consulting and Primary and Secondary Research for Telecom providers, Investment Banks, Venture Capital/Private Equity houses A. Market Sizing and Trending B. Financial and Business Modeling C. Competitive Analysis of Markets