FINANCE EXECUTIVEBusiness Partnership | Accounting, Planning, Reporting & Compliance | Business Processes & Systems7 years of experience in a wide range of finance positions; Led large global finance teams (up to 350 people in 23 countries); Known for leading progressive change and implementing solutions; High energy leader with strong vision and proven track record for execution; Creates win-win results with customers, business partners and cross functional organizationsEXPERIENCE SUMMARY• Strong business partner experience including partner to Cisco CGO & EVP of Customer Advocacy and President Lucent Communications Applications Group• Founding member of the Cisco Globalization Center in Bangalore, India which is driving significant change to Cisco’s business in the form of new industry creation and creation/selling of new business models• 4+ years of financial process and system implementations, including leading several large global teams and the successful implemention of ERP systems and reporting and compliance tools enabling significant process improvements in all ERP systems, Reporting, Revenue, Commissions, Capital Financing, and Customer Data• 3+ years of FP&A and Reporting experience with proven track record of creating effective analysis for strategic decision making while increasing accuracy and efficiency in the process• Strong Accounting & Compliance experience with expertise in Revenue Recognition, SEC reporting, general accounting, cash, tax, AP/AR, Capital Financing, Consolidations, Fixed Assets, etc.• External Recognition in Revenue Recognition and Globalization; featured in accounting and high tech magazines and asked to participate in panels and key note speaking engagements for technical fields, globalization and diversity