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San Jose, California, United States

• Manage financials for premier account with annual revenue ~ $100M• Oversee, supervise and review team of 3 US resources and 4 offshore resources• Prepare and present detailed monthly projections and analysis for senior account leadership• Prepare and advise engagement and account leadership on pricing and executing key engagements > $100M•Other activities include but not limited to risk management, high visibility ad hoc requests, invoicing/collection management and account forecasting

San Jose

• Prepare budgets and forecasts and review baselines to project and track financial metrics such as revenue, costs, and profitability• Take part in lifecycle of engagements including set up, revenue recognition and compliance, monthly accounting close, monitor funding, process vendor invoices, support procurement and billing/collection activities, and facilitate engagement closeout• Interact with senior level internal, and sometimes external, clients to present various analyses, discuss recommendations and provide engagement financial advice

Greater Denver Area

• Prepared quarterly forecasts, annual budgets and long-term planning for assigned business departments• Carried out monthly and quarterly variance and trend analysis• Developed key performance metrics to enhance decision-making• Prepared ad hoc analysis and performance reports to assist senior management in evaluating special projects

Denver

• Provided audit services to a variety of public companies in industries including financial services, oil and gas, aerospace technology, and consumer goods• Performed analytic and substantive audit procedures over such areas as debt, equity, inventory, and tax• Tested the design and implementation of internal controls by completing walk-throughs of business processes• Examined and interpret complex sets of financial data• Executed an integrated carve-out audit on a large fortune 500 corporation

San Jose, California

• Worked on a fast-paced team assigned to on one of the largest tech acquisitions of all time • Verified thousands of business unit projection valuations performed by another accounting firm• Conducted variance analysis’ utilizing a variety of excel functions • Analyzed hundreds of bank confirmations and performed related call-back procedures

San Jose, California

•Analyzed existing supplier contract and purchase data to identify suppliers by service type and inclusion of appropriate security contract content.•Engaged internal supplier owners to classify the data processed or stored by relevant suppliers.•Prioritized risk review of relevant suppliers based on data classification, contract value, impact to business, and contract requirements.

Master'S Degree, Accounting

Undergraduate, Accounting And Finance

Activities and Societies: Sigma Phi Epsilon, Professional Mentorship Program, Beta Alpha Psi