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New York, Ny, Us

Paris, Fr

Paris, Fr

Paris, Fr

An aim for excellence within a dynamic team in providing general management globally with an objective and independent assessment of internal control, seeking to add value through formal analysis supporting the audited entities’ internal control assessment and development of internal audit action plans. Strong focus on compliance with Group norms, reliability of information, safeguard of assets, and efficiency of processes.

Responsibilities include:- Manage profitability of $120M Armani Fragrances business (gross sales to operating profit).- Control fixed costs spending (SG&A) for entire International Designer Collections business.

Responsibilities include:- Focused primarily on Matrix brand; also extended efforts to all nine professional products brands (e.g. Redken, PureOlogy, Kérastase, L’Oréal Professionnel, etc.)- Identified risks and opportunities in advertising & promotional spend (A&P) via detailed analysis of Actual vs. Budget, resulting in collaboration with Marketing to strategically leverage A&P to maximize support to $175M Matrix business.- Communicated frequently with Brand Controller and A&P Director about P&L and balance sheet status, strategic proposals for expense reclassification and accrual management, and financial impact of new Marketing initiatives.- Executed month-end close responsibilities by controlling P&L impact of promotional activities, reconciled Actual vs. Budget variances, and delivered P&L commentary for use by Brand Controller and Finance VP.- Build and fostered relationships with Marketing managers via recurring meetings to recount financial position; objectives include presenting to Marketing managers the return on their promotions, and gathering information to enhance A&P forecast.- Managed the Budget/Trend building processes by translating future Marketing promotional plans into reliable Finance-tailored presentations.- Forecasted A&P periodically as proactive measure to mitigate overspend risks; benefits include minimizing unfavorable surprises to streamline month-end close.- Analyzed monthly product sales to evaluate product demand trend by category, and to access effectiveness of promotional discounts.- Solely created and continually enhancing financial analysis model for loyalty programs (consists of five separate brands); benefits include vastly improved estimates of P&L loyalty reserves and tremendously practical exposure of redemption activities for Marketing VP’s.

Gb

Responsibilities included professional audit services to following clients: >> Allianz/PIMCO – closed-end funds and fixed-income mutual funds >> JP Morgan Funds – international funds and insurance trusts >> Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (H&H) – business development company (BDC)- Conducted audit procedures on financial data for mutual funds with various risk exposures (international equity, high yield, municipal bonds) while continually adapting to new financial disclosure requirements (e.g. ASC 820).- Analyzed marketing comparables on valuation of investments and derivative instruments (e.g. swaps and futures), and evaluated fund’s financial performance data to assess reasonableness and to identify risks of material misstatements.- Led walkthroughs and performed tests of client’s internal controls over financial reporting; walkthroughs consisted of interviewing client management, inspecting documents and records, observing client personnel in task completion, and re-performing selection of client’s work.- Managed audit work for multiple funds with overlapping year-end dates and ensured optimum resource allocation to meet and exceed client’s expectations.- Computed present value of employee stock options and related compensation expense by utilizing Black-Scholes pricing model, and analyzed the inputs to Lattice model used by H&H.- Facilitated resolution of open items in proactive manner via timely interactions with external service providers to deliver high-quality client services.- Supervised growth and development of less experienced associates through coaching and assigning tasks tailored to fine-tune skills needed in future audits.- Played instrumental role in exceptional audit for H&H, resulting in positive recommendation to new BDC for PricewaterhouseCoopers to provide future audit services.

Gb

Responsibilities included:- Maintained ongoing dialogues with entire audit engagement team to bring timely attention to potential issues, escalate unsolved open items, and identify queries requiring follow-up with external parties.- Teamed with senior associate to complete review of client’s SEC Form N-2 within demanding time constraint prior to issuance of new shares.

Arlington, Va, Us

Responsibilities included:- Established and managed the ongoing communication bulletin "Safety Central" to promote the World Class Safety Initiative via e-mail distributions of relevant safety and health information to production and engineering managers.- Developed the Injury Cost Model to refine the estimates of injury-related costs (such as worker's compensation), and to conceptualize cost reduction alternatives.- Represented SHEA at the weekly Activities & Involvement Subcommittee meetings to relay safety updates and to engage in creative team discussions.

Master Of Accounting, Accounting

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Accounting / Finance