Brian Herrin, Mba Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

• Fully accountable for the financial stewardship of the North American subsidiary of a French software company. With team of seven direct reports, ensure fiscal health across budget creation and compliance, financial reporting, accounting, and insurance/risk management.• Lead and fulfill US legal function. Review, negotiate, and resolve multimillion-dollar contractual terms with customers, who are typically Fortune 1000 organizations. • Shared management of IT responsibilities. • Work with outside accountants on sales and income tax reporting in more than 25 jurisdictions (local, state, federal, and Canadian filings). • Support annual audit process by providing explanations concerning financial performance, projections, and controls.• Champion the annual budget process across six business units. Produce and deliver to the parent CFO and CEO operating and capital budgets encompassing payroll, marketing, hardware, software, and travel. • Extensively report on financial performance, providing commentary to parent company. • Develop cash flow forecasts with four-month projections. Recommend and implement strategies to mitigate cash issues, inclusive of inter-company borrowing and alternative financing to deliver liquidity, including a new factoring relationship. Regarding the latter, negotiated with a factor company for an acceptable interest rate. • Improve and streamline financial/accounting processes, tools, and controls. Initiated the purchase, adoption, and implementation of Concur solution for expense reporting and Netsuite for accounting. • Oversee HR functions. • Initiated and implemented a menu of health plan options to support the needs of a diverse staff, including employees in multiple states. Year over year, successfully kept annual costs relatively level for the company as well as for employees (cost-sharing at ~25%). • Captured $300K in savings through annual review and negotiation of real estate leases.

New York, Ny, Us

• Hired to deliver sound financial leadership to this 90-year-old cultural institution running poorly under predecessor. Entirely restaffed, trained, and led a three accountant finance department. • Managed relationships with external auditors, bankers, and investment managers.• Executed oversight for the human resources function. • Developed and monitored nine department budgets as well as additional project-based budgets ($18M in total). Advised all departments on income goals and expenses. Evaluated actual vs. forecasted financial data and made appropriate adjustments.• As a member of the Executive Team, acted as a strategic partner contributing financial insights and actionable recommendations that led to improved fiscal health and operational performance. • Systematized accounting procedures for improved revenue and expense reconciliations between departments. • Revamped FP&A processes, producing expedient and accurate financial reports, satisfying auditors who previously found fault. • Elevated the skills of accounting staff, especially as it related to producing monthly cash- and accrual-based reports. • Implemented internal controls, made more critical by the need for best practices vis-à-vis endowments and restricted gifts. • Presented budgets and revised forecasts frequently to the Board of Trustees President and the Endowment, Audit, Budget, and Finance Committees. • Led the re-implementation of a new accounting software package, Fund EZ, improving the accuracy of restricted fund accounting. Additionally, rebuilt the chart of accounts, allowing for nuanced precision in the analysis of specific expense and revenue streams. • Assessed and projected income from various revenue streams, enabling the museum to move forward with the opening of its remodeled expansion. Forecasted ongoing costs to run the additional space effectively.

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

• Led a staff of seven professionals in a fast-paced accounting/finance department. Oversaw GAAP-compliant accounting , budget planning , endowment accounting, audit readiness, and treasury activities. Reported to the CFO and supported the executive team. Provided quarterly reports/presentations to executives and the Board of Trustees.• Hired, trained, mentored, and evaluated accounting staff. Coached group for team performance, re-establishing morale and effectiveness of the accounting staff. • Maintained banking relationships and monitored a line of credit for covenant compliance.• Provided expenses and revenue forecasts, while working with the Executive Producer to develop business plans for new initiatives (performances/programs). • Surmounted longstanding challenges by mobilizing and guiding a group of executives to bring the organization into compliance with federal grant auditing guidelines, the result of which was to deliver the first flawless audit.• Managed the annual budget process across all departments while enhancing each Program Director’s understanding and acceptance of the budget through greater engagement in the methodology.• Continuously analyzed cost-center revenue and guided marketing department on revenue-enhancing strategies that helped lead to implementation of dynamic seat pricing. • Proposed and owned the successful strategy of mitigating financial risk related to paying performers in foreign currency. Locked in foreign exchange rates using f/x forward contracts.

New York, Ny, Us

• As the first Director of Finance, was responsible for accounting, HR, and facilities. Within accounting: • Conceptualized and enacted the framework of the department, inclusive of all accounting procedures, policies, and financial controls, ensuring GAAP compliance, particularly regarding revenue recognition of software licenses. • Codified these practices into an accounting manual. • Built and led a cohesive team of three. • Orchestrated the monthly production of consolidated financial reporting. Compiled accounting data from three subsidiaries, two of which were European. Delivered budget vs. actual financial comparisons, projected cash flows, staffing analyses, and status projections for a pipeline of SaaS contracts.• Owned the annual budget. Designed and implemented a collaborative budgeting process with five department heads. • Served on the company’s Strategy Committee. During three acquisitions, performed due diligence analysis that provided support and confidence in closing the deals. • Successfully integrated systems and accounting teams upon completion of each acquisition. • Spearheaded the search, choice, customization, and implementation of Softrax accounting software. • Managed all aspects of two extensive office construction projects ($1.7M and $700K). • Served as acting CFO during a critical investment round for the company. Finalized negotiations with investors, closing a $8.5M round.

Mba (Exec Mba Program), Finance

M.A., English

Ba, English Language And Literature/Letters