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Olney, MD, US

Rockville, Maryland

• Drive company financial planning and improve financial results by analyzing performance and risks.
• Manage Accounting and Finance teams including AR, AP, and treasury functions. Maintain banking relationships and ensure compliance with debt covenants.
• Responsible for annual budget, monthly cash and expense reporting and forecasting.
• Partner with Sales and Operations to analyze actual spend verses budget to identify trends and analyze variances. Improve controls to reduce financial risks.
• Retain constant awareness of the company’s financial position and act to prevent problems.
• Set up and oversee the company’s finance IT system.

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Lead the Global Accounting and Operations teams for company’s content acquisitions.
• Partner with business leaders to analyze programming mix and usage to maximize brand profitability. Maintain usage and amortization models.
• Report actual spend verses budget to identify trends, analyze variances, & reforecast.
• Lead content integrations of acquired companies.
• Responsible for Company’s monthly close process for programming.
• Develop and implement global policies for Program Content to ensure proper accounting for all contracts.

• Prepared $60M annual business plan for Media & Technology group
• Analyzed both capital and expense budgets identify trends, analyze variances, and reforecast future months and years.
• Served as financial consultant to the Chief Media Technology Officer
• Supervised Division’s monthly close process for programming, which averages $40M a month in program assets.
• Developed and implemented policies for Program Content
• Led SOX 404 Content Accounting documentation efforts for US Division

• Served as financial consultant to the General Manager of TLC and Home.
• Prepared annual business plan for TLC and Home.
• Analyzed revenue and expense budgets identify trends, analyze variances, and reforecast future months and years.
• Managed $125 MM TLC/Home film budget, ensuring all costs are properly accounted for.
• Served as key financial advisor of the department, providing direction and guidance on key finance functions and responsibilities of various operating departments
• Supported Vice President on issues relating to salary and staffing needs and work on special projects as needed.

Mba, Finance

Bs, Finance