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Boston, MA, US

Boston, US

• Managed a team of 12 including Financial Planning and Analysis, Compliance, Treasury, Accounts Payable and Accounting.
• Communicated financial results and significant accounting issues to Audit Committee and Board of Directors.
• Worked with senior management to develop budget incorporating a significant restructuring of the business.
• Led the implementation of SOX 404 assessment including documentation of processes, identification of key controls and development of testing plan.
• Implemented improvements to the reconciliation and closing process.

Pawtucket, RI, US

• Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS) is a $5 billion global play and entertainment company that has been executing strategic shifts in core competency from manufacturing to brand management to entertainment over 20+ years to.
• Managed the valuation and integration of the Company’s $4 billion acquisition of Entertainment One.
• Leading the budgeting and forecasting of the Company’s balance sheet and cash flows.
• Developing key performance indicators for tracking working capital performance at corporate and business unit levels. Monitoring and reporting on actual results against these metrics.
• Identifying and assessing Company’s foreign currency risks and reporting on performance of the Company’s hedging program against these risks. Developing new processes and strategies to address foreign currency risks.
• Developing contract management database and analyzing all significant business contracts and royalty agreements.

Pawtucket, RI, US

• Managed a team of eight: three direct reports responsible for (1) external reporting/technical accounting; (2) internal reporting and (3) internal controls.
• Provided support to Chief Financial Officer and Controller in preparing and presenting information to the Board of Directors.
• Led the internal and external reporting process including the drafting and filing of the Company’s 10-Qs and 10-Ks and identifying efficiencies in processes.
• Managed the consolidation of over 100 global business units in over 25 currencies.
• Provided technical guidance and support to foreign and domestic affiliates including providing guidance on the accounting and reporting of complex transactions.
• Managed and coordinated the external audit including working with external auditors on audit procedures and resolution of audit issues.

Pawtucket, RI, US

• Research and evaluation of accounting for complex and unusual transactions.
• Oversight of the accounting for the Company’s hedging program including review of documentation and assessment of accounting for various hedging strategies.
• Oversight of the accounting for the Company’s stock compensation programs including valuation and recognition of all awards.
• Implementation of new share-based equity awards administration system with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Pawtucket, RI, US

• Implementation of new accounting standards including standards on Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

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