Jennifer Beneda Email & Phone Number

Irvine, CA, US

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

• Coordinated the period-end closing functions, ensuring deadlines for all closing and reporting requirements were consistently met, as well as ensuring the integrity of financial reports through internal accounting.
• Ensured application and enforcement of IFRS accounting guidance (participated in a project to update the Global Accounting Manual, providing feedback on revisions such as enhancing practical application sections)
• Managed internal financial controls audits as well as annual external financial audits (led the accounting team through a change in external audit firms)
• Served as ERP post-to-close process owner as part of SAP governance (assisted in the SAP Human Capital Management (HCM)/Payroll implementation as it related to payroll accounting processes)
• Supported mergers and acquisitions from an accounting and financial operations perspective, providing information and analysis required for due diligence activities, and integrating acquired companies into existing.

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

• Maintained delivery on close, reporting, and compliance deadlines through significant organizational changes (business unit realignments and legal entity merges) despite multiple back office systems and accounting.
• Took a leadership role in a multi-year, multi-site ERP implementation of SAP, which included a back office consolidation of six accounting offices to two, allowing for process standardization, cost reductions, and.
• Reduced close cycle time by four days in conjunction with the ERP implementation, requiring a thorough review of close activities to remove redundancies and non value-add processes, clarify interdependencies, and.
• Provided technical accounting guidance, especially in the areas of revenue recognition, leases, and intangible assets
• Reviewed pricing initiatives and product/service offerings to ensure compliance with revenue recognition policies and proper financial operations set up
• Improved reporting to provide further insight and visibility to internal customers, such as enhancing deferred revenue reporting and tracking of third party revenue and associated royalties

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

• Managed general accounting team with oversight of monthly close and financial reporting
• Served as subject matter expert in initial phases of ERP implementation, participating in requirements gathering and process mapping sessions, providing feedback based on business and technical accounting knowledge
• Proactively planned and managed the external financial audit, including the mid-year review and interim fieldwork
• Pursued and achieved improvements in internal audit ratings in the areas of account reconciliations and fixed asset accounting processes
• Supported the cross-training, rotation, and succession planning of general accounting personnel

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

• Ensured proper revenue recognition across all business units, including maintenance of revenue policy, documentation of processes and issues, research of proper revenue treatment for proposed business plans, creation.
• Played primary Finance role in Vertex upgrade implementation, including business case presentation to IS steering committee, requirements gathering, vendor selection, user acceptance testing, and user training; results.
• Created internal tax reference material (taxability summary grid, references to statutory authority for state-specific tax treatment, exemption form templates, FAQs), reducing the volume of questions to the tax.
• Managed sales, income, and property tax compliance, including the compilation and review of information from multiple business units, as well as performing tax research
• Prepared quarterly tax provision and coordinated annual tax return preparation with external accounting firm, including preparation of documentation, analysis and calculations, and review of final work papers and returns
• Managed sales, income, and property tax audits, providing support and defending tax positions and negotiating to mitigate assessments

Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

• Prepared income and property tax returns, as well as tax provisions
• Assisted with sales and income tax audits and handled governmental notices
• Responded to external customer inquiries regarding sales tax issues
• Handled intercompany accounting and worked with other divisions to ensure interlock
• Maintained deferred revenue schedules, entries, and reconciliations
• Uploaded and reviewed monthly entries from Canadian subsidiaries and other divisions

• Supervised corporate and partnership tax return preparation by staff accountants
• Assisted in the preparation of annual tax provision calculations
• Took an internal leadership role on tax engagements to ensure tax associates understood pertinent tax concepts and methodology to efficiently prepare returns; mentored associates on a formal and informal basis
• Worked with management to prepare internal budgets and assisted in the billing process
• Performed technical tax research involving interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and applicable laws

• Prepared corporate and partnership tax returns
• Ensured timely filing of quarterly estimated tax payments and extensions

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