Colby Hipona Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, MA, US

Rotation 3 of 3 in the Akamai Financial Development Program supporting Sales at Akamai's Deal Desk.

Cambridge, MA, US

Rotation 3 of 3 in the Akamai Financial Development Program

Cambridge, MA, US

• Rotation 2 of 3 in the Akamai Financial Development Program
• Provided Financial Business Partner support for the Platform Division, involving quarterly forecasting, reconciling variances for Akamai's Platform-related expenses, and offering financial insight to key business.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting of Akamai's customers' traffic. Responsibilities include: tracking month-to-date traffic on a daily basis, end-of-month final traffic reporting, in-month forecasting and variance.
• Delivered on monthly close processes regarding OpEx, Network Buildout & Support (COGS) and Other COGS. Responsibilities include: creating accruals for consulting as well as vendor spend, reconciling variances, creating.
• Spearheaded multiple reorganizations within the Platform Division which involved accurately shifting spend while collaborating with the Finance Partners and Business Partners of the other Division while also keeping.
• Led creating the OpEx Plan and quarterly forecast updates for the Platform Division. Responsibilities include: tracking budgets, working with Business Partners to allocate spend, identifying potential opportunities and.

Cambridge, MA, US

• Rotation 1 of 3 in the Akamai Financial Development Program
• Supported the monthly OpEx Close process at a consolidated Akamai level, coordinating forecast cycles and driving variance analysis vs. Plan.
• Played a significant role in corporate-wide Headcount tracking and reporting by supporting and streamlining monthly processes involving updating Hyperion and spearheading variance analysis between divisions.
• Provided Headcount OpEx support for CIO and Enterprise organizations involving tracking hiring, attrition, and budget impacts regarding hiring across a diverse set of geographies.
• Responsible for maintaining and supporting quarterly forecast timelines and due dates.
• Consolidated quarterly earnings binder reporting and metrics for the CFO ahead of quarterly earnings calls.

Cambridge, MA, US

Summer Intern working on the Platform Finance team. Project – Akamai’s distributed network of servers – impact of the new Lease Accounting standard.

• Provide the firm’s professional staff with basic finance and;
• Assist with income tax preparation
• Research tax compliance and tax code laws
• Research bankruptcy laws for client engagements
• Research upcoming changes in revenue recognition procedures (ASC 606)
• Perform administrative duties and maintain firm’s computers