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San Francisco Bay Area

Reported to CFO. Automated, managed, and improved accounting and financial processes and systems to prepare for company growth. Managed the accounting and administration team.• Overhauled entire accounting department: restructured department, optimizing efficiency. Hired new and trained employees, and automated workflows.• Led development of accounting solutions through collaboration with cross-functional leaders. Implemented NetSuite SuiteBilling, NetSuite fixed assets and Paystand payment processing software.• Created automated financial planning and analysis model for company financial monthly planning. Increased cost and revenue visibility resulting in gaining insight that improved profitability.

San Francisco Bay Area

Sf Bay Area

Contracted project services: DeWinter Consulting, Granite Solutions Groupe, Parker + Lynch, Robert Half● Reali (2019-2020): Acted as Accounting Manager. Automated accounting processes.● Franklin Templeton (2019): Prepared and analyzed consolidated schedules and accounting entries for global accruals processes, issuance, vesting and forfeiture of common stock, mutual fund awards and cash bonuses under US GAAP, IFRS and local GAP, employee sales bonuses & commissions.● Hines @ Facebook (2019): Successfully created and implemented a new budget resulting in a streamlined budgeting and reporting process. Project included data migration, report generation, UAT, training and documentation.● ComplianceEase (2018): Acted as Finance Manager. Reengineered accounting & financial processes and produced and managed financial documents

San Mateo, Ca

Managed Great Plains implementation for investment and mortgage firm.● Ensured successful conversion of Great Plains through management of process development, training, UAT, financial report creation using Management Reporter and data migration from Quickbooks.● Wrote & edited SEC reporting documents for 10K's & 10Q's using innovative ActiveDisclosure software.● Optimized forecast model and trained others in its use.

San Mateo

Managed daily accounting operations & small staff for a telecommunications company.Management● Effectively organized, planned, directed, and mentored accounting staff in all accounting functions ensuring accuracy and timeliness.● Regularly provided ongoing senior level accounting services and performed complex financial research and data analysis for both finance and non-finance leaders. ● Liaison for all outside accounting support and auditors.General Accounting & Data Reporting● Maintained current knowledge of state and federal requirements and established processes ensuring all company accounting complies with GAAP.● Created/developed SSRS to pull data from accounting software that simplified balance sheet reconciliations, revenue recognition, project backlog and commissions.● Successfully lead ConnectWise implementation including setup, process development and data migration from Great Plains as well as created reports in SSRS using SQL.