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Acquired by Oracle in April 2012; on transition with Oracle through June 2013Sr Director of Accounting June 2010 to June 2013Sr Director of Revenue June 2009 to June 2010Manage a team of over twenty responsible for accounting operations including transactional processing, general accounting, revenue recognition and accounting, period end closes, policy and procedure and external audit management. Key achievements include early adoption of new revenue guidance for multi-element arrangements (ASU 2009-13), implementation of systems and processes resulting in a faster, more accurate accounting close, accounting integration of acquired companies and business process lead for SAP implementation.

Livermore, Ca, Us

Corporate Controller June 2007 to June 2009Asst Controller Sept 2005 to June 2007Responsible for managing the accounting team of eighteen in ensuring consistent, accurate and timely recording and reporting of the accounting for non-manufacturing business process. Direct reports include Revenue Manager, SEC Reporting Director, Corporate International and Consolidations Manager and Accounting Director.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for the North America Shared Service Center accounting team of sixteen accountants. Accountants are responsible for managing the subsystems, recording journal entries, reconciling accounts and interface with external audit firm. 70% of Peoplesoft revenues and expenses flow through North America team. Team mission is to ensure consistent, accurate and timely recording and reporting of North America accounting transactions; defining and driving global business practices with international counterparts; and maintaining customer focus in support of operational finance business partners.

Austin, Texas, Us

Managed a team of six to eight accountants responsible for global revenue recognition policy, strategy, training and application of accounting guidance SOP 97-2 and SAB101, order to cash-related reserves and administration of worldwide royalty agreements.

Us

Responsible for managing revenue recognition and accounting including supporting worldwide sales in contract negotiations, administering executed contracts and implementing process improvements; educating attorneys, sales and sales operations teams on revenue recognition principles including multi-element arrangements and VSOE; member of pricing committee to ensure new products/offerings were integrated into existing accounting business processes; monitoring of pricing and selling activities and performing VSOE analysis.

Hired by Controller of the imminently public e-Commerce software company that was growing quarterly revenues 55% sequentially. Revenues of last disclosed quarter (Q200) were $11M.Responsible for managing revenue recognition and accounting during period of high growth; fostering creation of revenue strategies to support revenue goals within the applicable accounting guidance; implementation and monitoring of progress against revenue goals; advising product and service pricing and revenue models; presenting to sales on revenue recognition guidelines; ownership of revenue, cost of revenue and deferred revenue general ledger accounts from recording of transactions to external audit.

Austin, Texas, Us

Responsible for reviewing software license; providing feedback and acting as revenue recognition resource for legal and sales persons to ensure compliance with accounting standards including SOP 97-2 and 98-9; coordinating transaction and close processes for the software license revenue and deferred license revenue sub-ledgers and reconciliation of these ledgers; supporting the quarterly audit of license revenue; providing ad-hoc reporting; managing the accounting system information and tables supporting the business unit P&Ls for license revenue.

London, Gb