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San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

At Connor, we help companies to ensure contract, license and royalty compliance by offering highly specialized auditing and advisory solutions. What makes us different from our competitors is expressed in our motto: Unparalleled Experience. Inspired outcomes. Every one of our highly skilled people has extensive real-world experience across industries and geographies, and together, we possess more than 500 years of combined knowledge gained from more than 2,000 audits. The insights gained and retained from this experience mean that we provide our clients with not just auditing, but also with the perspective required to enable long-term and efficient compliance. For many of our clients, this is just the start to the value we add. Our transparent process challenges the status quo and has been designed to deliver valuable business insights, seamless global delivery, and exceptional ROI typically exceeding over 800% of investment over the life of programs. Our internationally recognized customer base, which includes companies like Dolby, HDMI and HP, frequently reports the same feedback: We are more than just accountants; we are trusted advisors invested in the long-term financial success of their businesses. Ask our people how they feel about working at Connor, and they'll all say the same thing: They feel proud to be part of a team that not only strives to be smarter and better for our clients but offers endless opportunities to grow and learn along the way.SpecialtiesIP and Royalty Compliance, Compliance Life Cycle Implementation, Supply Chain Compliance, Compliance BI and Analytics, IP Licensing and Reporting, Managed Compliance, Soft Asset Management Services

San Francisco Bay Area

I am excited to be back at EY after obtaining my MBA. My current role within the Performance Improvement - Finance team in the Advisory service line at EY has provided me the opportunity to build value for my clients in diverse ways. Several recent highlights include:- Serving as a program manager for a client's ERP upgrade and international expansion, driving testing and defect resolution and developing management reporting to enable a successful Go-Live. - Coordinating global teams to provide localization requirements for a client's planned global expansion. Delivering key knowledge to my client to allow them to consider business and regulatory issues in mutiple regions.- Leading a review of a distributor in Asia for a client which resulted in significant revenue recovery and provided the client with important insight into its distributor management processes.

As a Senior Associate in the Ernst & Young advisory services practice I helped large multinational clients improve their business performance. My primarily focus was on third party inspection audits focusing on licensing and contract compliance. My clients were primarily in the technology industry with a focus on large software and semiconductor clients. I led teams in South America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. I delivered significant ROI to my clients by identifying inaccurate reporting by licensees and distributors while helping my clients improve their royalty and distributor tracking processes to maximize upfront revenue in the future.

I obtained valuable international experience during my time with Fitzpatrick Consulting. I learned about European regulations and standards while helping review client records at this small accounting firm in Dublin, Ireland.

My experience at IBM was integral in building my understanding of processes within Finance and Accounting departments. In this position, I processed transactions and assisted with the period close processes.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Corporate Finance, Magna Cum Laude

Bachelor Of Commerce, Accounting, Magna Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Delta Sigma Pi