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San Diego, California, United States

San Diego, Ca

Privately held software company that simplifies and accelerates claims management and collision repair processes through the broadest range of technology solutions with annual revenues of $550 million.•Responsible for all financial aspects of the complete sales cycle from drafting contracts to revenue recognition•Managed the month-end close process, including review of journal entries and account reconciliations•Supervised and mentored two Senior Revenue Accountants and indirectly managed the billing team•Prepared monthly, quarterly and yearly management packages comparing revenue actuals, budget and forecast•Reviewed and documented complex multi-element sales contracts to support compliance with applicable authoritative literature, including but not limited to ASC 605, SOP 97-2, SOP 81-1 and SAB 104•Collaborated with the legal and sales teams on structuring non-standard terms for optimal revenue recognition•Responsible for cost of sales, revenue based royalties and maintaining positive relationships with vendors•Streamlined workflow processes and built complex spreadsheets to analyze data resulting in less manual errors•Assisted the management and FP&A teams on various special accounting and revenue related projects•Developed and implemented new month end close processes and software revenue policies and procedures•Designed, managed and executed key accounting and revenue controls for compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley•Primary liaison in the communication with external auditors on interim and annual basis

Publicly traded international multimedia company that creates software solutions for the mobile phone industry, including end-to-end music and video, digital rights media, back-end hosting with annual revenues of $60 million.•Responsible for all financial aspects of the complete sales cycle from drafting contracts to revenue recognition•Managed the month-end close, including preparation and review of account reconciliations and journal entries •Supervised and mentored an Accounts Receivable Manager and Senior Accountant•Prepared monthly, quarterly and yearly management packages comparing revenue actuals, plan and forecast•Responsible for multi entity, consolidation and intercompany elimination activity •Assisted with the preparation and review of external SEC reporting, including the 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K•Reviewed and documented complex multi-element software contracts to determine proper revenue recognition•Worked closely with the legal and sales teams on structuring contract terms for optimal revenue recognition•Built and maintained a comprehensive tool to forecast firm and potential orders, billings, collections and revenue•Developed and implemented new month end close processes and software revenue policies and procedures•Primary liaison in the communication with external auditors on a quarterly and annual basis

San Diego, Ca

Publicly traded international software company that creates, distributes and licenses digital video technologies in over 600 million devices worldwide with annual revenues of $80 million.•Managed the month end close process including preparation and review of journal entries, account reconciliations, software revenue recognition, and financial statements •Supervised and mentored an Accounting Manager, A/P Manager, A/R Manager, and Senior Accountant •Assisted with the preparation and filing of the S-1 for IPO and determined quarterly revenues •Assisted with the preparation of all external SEC financial reporting, including the 10-Q, 10-K and 8-K•Reviewed all revenue generating contracts to determine proper revenue recognition•Developed and implemented new software revenue recognition policies and procedures •Implemented and maintained accounting practices, procedures and policies in accordance with GAAP•Assisted the CFO with various special projects related to the Pre-IPO environment•Primary liaison in the communication with external auditors at E&Y on a quarterly and yearly basis

San Diego, Ca

Publicly traded international manufacturing company that produces complex machined components for the aerospace industry with annual revenues of $60 million.•Managed the month end close process including journal entry and account reconciliation preparation and review•Supervised and mentored an Accounts Payable Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager and Payroll Manager•Responsible for inventory and cost accounting including establishing standard costs and analysis of variances•Assisted the CFO with preparation and analysis of budgetary financial data and various special projects•Created weekly, quarterly and annual financial reports and analyses for management team•Closely monitored monthly cash flow activity and forecasted future receipts and disbursements•Implemented and maintained accounting practices, procedures and policies in accordance with GAAP•Primary liaison in the communication with external auditors and annual inventory observation

San Jose, Ca

Privately held software company that produces embedded operating systems and virtualization security software.•Responsible for all phases of revenue, international accounting, and financial audits•Reviewed all revenue generating contracts to determine proper revenue recognition•Developed and implemented new software revenue recognition policies and procedures•Supervised and mentored an Accounts Receivable Manager and two Sales Specialists•Performed general month-end close process, and preparation of financial statements •Drafted the Management Discussion & Analysis section of the S-1 for the proposed IPO•Assisted the Controller and Director of Finance with various special projects related to Pre-IPO environment

San Jose, Ca

•Responsible for all phases of financial statement audits for public and private companies•Trained, supervised and evaluated up to twelve professional accounting staff•Prepared financial statements and footnote disclosures in compliance with GAAP and SEC requirements•Communicated directly with high-level client personnel to discuss and resolve reporting issues•Reviewed internal controls, presented recommendations to improve profitability and operating effectiveness•Counseled clients in software revenue recognition principles per SOP 91-1, 97-2 and 98-4