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Sonoma, Ca, Us

Napa Valley, Ca, Us

Leading team of 15 high-performing individuals for a profitable, growth-oriented leader in the food & beverage manufacturing/consumer product goods industry.

St Helena, California, Us

Hospitality / Restaurant / Lodging / Wine / Cattle / Olive Oil / Full-Circle Organic FarmingVP of Finance for all Long Meadow Ranch affiliated companies, including LMR Destinations LLC, Farmstead LLC, Long Meadow Ranch Partners, L.P. and LMR Wine Estates LLC. VP of Finance for LMR Wine Estates LLC, an affiliate of the collective Long Meadow Ranch companies, until August 2018 after which time promoted to VP of Finance of all related companies.- Leader of finance and accounting group consisting of 6 personnel, servicing five active entities, including restaurant, hospitality, winegrowing, wine production, cattle, farming, and other agricultural operations. Increased department from 3 to 6 personnel to actively manage all finance and accounting activities with complex related party transactions. - Implemented NetSuite ERP, converted from QuickBooks for all entities. Merged 8 disparate general ledgers into one. - Implemented weekly cash flow forecasting process and review for all active entities. Ensure compliance with lender cash flow covenants within 80% of cash receipts and disbursements, every 4-week measurement period. - Hired and mentored FP&A senior manager to continually improve strategic model and weekly cash flow forecasts.- Implemented Bill.com to eliminate accounts payable paperwork. Reduced processing time 5x and enforced proper approvals and purchase orders by respective department managers. - Established new product costing process for wine, olive oil, beef and cattle inventory, leverage various systems (NetSuite, VinTrace) as part of costing processes. - Transitioned winery entity to new wholesale distributor/retail sales reporting platform.

Melbourne, Victoria, Au

Treasury Wine Estates is one of the world's largest wine companies, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.• Management of Financial Planning & Analysis for Supply (grape to bottle, incl. warehousing / freight / logistics). Responsible for reporting financial results and leading planning processes to facilitate key tactical and strategic decision making for the Americas Leadership team. Included operating budgets, balance sheet budgets, annual standard cost setting, monthly forecasts and strategic plans.• Selected to manage three senior analysts supporting financial planning & analysis initiatives, costing for new product development, reporting/budgeting/forecasting of bulk wine, finished goods, packaging materials and other inventories.• Provide guidance to the business to make the most informed decisions around inventory at risk. Actively monitor inventory and restructuring provisions. Approved all supply-related general ledger account reconciliations.• General ledger mapping and migration from SAP to JDEdwards for acquisition of Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines.• In collaboration with Group Finance and Regional Finance teams, driving excellence in financial control / governance processes within the Supply Finance team.

London, Gb

Diageo Chateau & Estates Wines (“DC&E”) was acquired by Treasury Wine Estates effective January 1, 2016. DC&E was divested from Diageo, the world’s largest producer of beer and spirits, listed on the London Stock Exchange with North American headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.• Forecast P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, including movements in finished cased goods and maturing stock. Identified and led effort to realize $10 million in working capital opportunities in fiscal 2015.• Selected to lead month-end financial close, including coordination of shared service personnel in Budapest, Hungary and Manila, Philippines. Review and approve financial reporting package by 5th business day after month-end.• Lead monthly Business Performance Management presentation meetings with senior supply operations team.• Management of senior analyst, collaborating cross-functionally with budget owners to establish > $250 million in annual overhead budgets consisting of 130+ active cost centers.• Oversight of cost savings initiatives. Reduced budget timeline by 50% via leveraging Access database knowledge• Internal controls assessment and testing. Implemented internal control improvements to eliminate fraud risk.• Technical accounting: Asset Sale-Leaseback accounting modeling (future cash flow, inventory and profitability impact) and brand divestiture accounting (Edna Valley Vineyards), considering third-party asset valuations.• Decision Support: Bottling line strategy, Capital expenditure investment analyses, and Packaging competitive set comparative. Resulted in upgrading of packaging materials to drive sales growth and $150k reduction in packaging waste.

Italian enoteca-style wine bistro in Cow Hollow San Francisco. https://www.facebook.com/ottimistasf

Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, De

• Leader of accounting and finance group consisting of 11 personnel, including 6 credit & collections personnel, servicing eleven companies, including multiple footwear, real estate and logistic companies under common consolidating ownership.• Implemented timely and consistent month-end financial close procedures and financial analysis across all companies.• Revised entire Great Plains general ledger of accounts to provide for cost center reporting, brand reporting, and complex intercompany relationships.• Managed treasury and finance functions, including the establishment of annual credit lines totaling $10 million with German related entities denominated in EURO currency. Performed monthly cash flow forecasts.• Restructured multiple entities to best utilize taxable net operating losses. Collaborated with external American and German legal counsel and tax accountants.• Formed and led committee to revise and consolidate Travel & Entertainment policies across all companies. Implemented policy resulting in savings of $30k annually.• Renewed year 2011 employee benefit plans and comprehensive insurance policies for all companies.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Planned effective strategy to provide process improvement, risk assessment, and financial statement audit services.• Instructed audit methodology semi-annually to classrooms of more than 30 staff accountants in Seattle, Washington.• Scheduled and managed four audit teams concurrently, consisting of four individuals per team.• Prepared entire consolidated financial statements including cash flows and disclosures for privately-held entities with complex organizational structures with revenues of up to $250 million with audit budgets of up to $200,000.• Specialized in FAS 123R stock-based compensation implementation and analysis, FAS 142 impairment testing of goodwill and other intangible assets using discounted cash flow modeling and financial statements forecasting.• Approximately 75% wine industry concentration with median 1,000,000 case production, ranging from 8,000 to 2,500,000, supplemented by food processing, agriculture, manufacturing, and distribution clients.• Client portfolio included Delicato Family Wines, Foley Family Wines, Crimson Wine Group, Peri & Sons Farms, Discovery Foods, Purple Wine & Spirits, Hahn Family Wines, Ascentia Wine Estates, Roederer Estate, Rosenblum Cellars (during acquisition), Codorniu Napa, Justin Winery, CanAm Minerals, Diablo Timber.

Gb

Private Company Services – Assurance & Business Advisory• Supervised numerous audits, drafting reports on financial and non-financial information. Performed internal controls testing, analytical procedures, including written analyses of controls and financial accounts.• Supervised one audit team at a time, consisting of up to four individuals. Monitor performance via written evaluations.• Developed in-depth expertise of EITF 01-9 accrual and classification of sales incentives and promotions, including depletions, refunds, rebates, coupons and slotting fees.• Interviewed senior accounting and operations management of internationally recognized and publicly traded firms.• Sarbanes-Oxley implementation and internal control testing for publicly-traded corporations.• Taught audit methodology on annual basis to classrooms of thirty staff accountants with less than one year of experience at national training sessions in St. Charles, Illinois.• Attended IFRS refresher training and applied training to relevant clients, including Foster’s Wine Estates. Audited Foster’s Wine Estates’ reconciliation of GAAP-based financial statements to IFRS-based financial statements.• Client portfolio included Kendall-Jackson, Foster’s Wine Estates, Premier Pacific Vineyards, Otis Spunkmeyer, ChevronTexaco, Tides Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Cupertino Electric, Schurman Fine Papers.• Participated in 3 month San Francisco internship in January 2002 during tenure at University of Texas at Austin.

• Manager of accounting department for $20 million cellular distributor.• Interviewed, hired, and supervised accounts receivable supervisor and billing clerk.• Maintained and actively managed all general ledger functions. Reviewed account reconciliations prepared by staff. Submitted prepared financial statements to offsite CFO. Reported daily to President and CEO.Company Info: Founded in 1983, American Way is a highly profitable and growing wholesale distributor of cellular phones and accessories. In addition to its distribution operations, American Way is an activation agent for all major network carriers in the Western United States. For their fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, American Way recorded revenues of approximately US$20 million and pre-tax income of approximately US$1.6 million. American Way cellular was acquired by Commercial Consolidators Corp.(AMEX:ZCC) (CDNX:CCZ) in Jan 2002.

• Performed monthly reconciliations and preparation of accrual and ad-hoc journal entries.• Processed over $2.8 million in accounts payable per month for printing company.• Accounting Employee of the Month - May 1999 for Volt Employment Services.Company Info: In June 2005, ColorGraphics (Los Angeles) acquired George Rice & Sons from Quebecor World (Montreal). In July 2007, Cenveo, Inc. (NYSE: CVO) acquired ColorGraphics.

Wset Level 3 (Advanced) - Pass With Distinction

Mpa, Masters In Professional Accounting

Ba, Economics

High School

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