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Calistoga, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Calistoga, California, Us

Responsible for Cost Accounting - COGS, Variance Analysis, Standards, BOMSNew Product EvaluationBudgeting & Forecast FunctionsSales AllowancesAdminister SAP Enhancement & Training

Published novel of literary fiction to Amazon KindleMobiPay –E-Commerce Startup (Unfunded); Mobile payment platform for food trucks or other small business.* Finance Director, Prepare funding documentation and bank loan docs* Manage all accounting & tax functions

San Francisco, California, Us

All Brands* Coordinate retailer incentive programs (approx. $140M yrly); evaluate ROI.* Streamlined and standardize processes allowing staff reduction of 25%.Sr. Manager/Controller, Finance – Dockers ®/ Signature® Brands* Advocate & manage impact of change between business & SAP teams* Collaborate with business partners to analyze actual results* Reduced close to one day. Reduced inventory reserve by $2M.* Forecast/budgeting for Sales Finance Reserves, Departmental budgets* Govern compliance with internal controls, procedures and SOX.NEXT 15 Communications Group PLC UK 2001 – 2006High tech, PR Firm.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Establish finance function & Manage day-to-day operations –* Supervised A/R, A/P, Payroll, Fixed Assets, Client Contracts* Mthly reporting/Annual budget & forecast – expense/cash flow/capital* Eliminated $500K in uncollected A/R; Reduced invoice cycle 3 days* Coordinate annual audit and quarterly tax estimated payments.* Direct financial reporting systems, time tracking and expense reporting* Administer statutory reporting to UK parent company.Text 100 Corporation, North American Controller ( 7 US Offices)Manage monthly/daily A/R, A/P, Fixed Assets* Including monthly departmental forecast, cash flow, balance sheet* Execute monthly client invoices based on contract (Retainer/Actual)* Implement online payroll for annual savings of $200K.* Coordinate annual audit planning, preparation and report.* Partner with external accountants to prepare annual tax returns.* Administer statutory reporting to UK parent company.

New York, Us

• Monthly departmental forecast, cash flow, balance sheet• Execute monthly client invoices based on contract (Retainer/Actual)• Implement online payroll for annual savings of $200K.• Coordinate annual audit planning, preparation and report.• Partner with external accountants to prepare annual tax returns.• Administer statutory reporting to UK parent company.

San Francisco, California, Us

Supply Chain Finance • Benchmark raw material costs from supplier, saving $35M• Coordinate cost development and collection process for contractors.• Dissect costs and Gross Margin impact (per unit and percentage) • Reduce prep time of Pro-Forma to one dayCost/Gross Margin Analysis• Analyze monthly results to budget, forecast, prior month and prior year.• Report quarterly analysis of inventory exposure & reserve assessment.• Manage planning process - annual and four year strategic business goals.

Falls Church, Va, Us

Safety Systems - Air BagsImplemented accounting system for $50M startup (grew to $500M facilityover 5 years.)* Installed ASK/Maxcim reporting system and PeopleSoft payroll.* Developed a R&D pricing and cost model for evaluating IRR on R&D* Designed and developed reports for product line reporting.* Prepare monthly forecast & annual plan for COS, variances and R&D* Implemented R&D tracking to reduce monthly reporting to 3 days.

Bs, Finance/Accounting

Mba, Business Administration And Management, General