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Denver, CO, US

Boulder, Colorado, United States

Colorado, Singapore, Australia & South Korea

Denver, CO

• Global biotech company that pioneers innovative new treatments for patients with neurological diseases.
• Overview: Head of finance and member of the executive team, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for full oversight of the finance department (global). Acts as VP of Operations (US) overseeing HR, IT and all.
• Financial Leadership: Lead all financial activities including annual budget and forecasting, investor reporting, financial and dashboard reporting, cash management, equity records, cap table management and company.
• Business Development: Lead the finance activities for a public listing on Korean Stock Exchange, including audit, internal control review, legal due diligence and contributor to the technical assessment, in cooperation.
• Global Expansion: Supported seamless transition of the corporate HQ from Boulder, Colorado, to Singapore and opening of subsidiaries in Australia / South Korea; led all aspects of entity setup, registrations, office.
• Tax, Banking & Insurance Management: Oversees all annual federal and state tax filings, corporate franchise tax returns, overseas tax filings, GST. Manages global bank relationships and reviews/maintains corporate.

Denver, CO

• Real estate development and construction company.
• Overview: Reported to the CFO and supervised day-to-day accounting operations for commercial real estate development projects exceeding $30M through exceptional analytical and leadership skills.
• Financial Oversight: Managed finance team of 3, prepared financials for multiple entities, analyzed monthly variances, and prepared reports for department heads, provided leadership in the annual audit process, and.
• Relationship Manager: Nurtured strategic relationships with banks and stakeholders, streamlined corporate insurance issues.
• Partner Distributions & Tax Deposits: Ensured appropriate and on-time processing of quarterly partner distributions and tax deposits for optimal outcomes.
• Largest Results: o Increased productivity by 15 % and decreased time to close by 5 days.

Broomfield, CO

• Telecommunications software provider
• Overview: Led all facets of the finance department, HR, and administrative staff along with managing accounting for US operations and two foreign subsidiaries (UK and Singapore).
• Policy Development & Documentation: Conducted industry research and documented major policies and procedures for finance, HR, and related areas per company goals.
• Financial Oversight & Compliance: Provided M&A support and assisted the CFO in due diligence and new company integration while guaranteeing GAAP compliance.
• Process Improvement: Identified departmental challenges and headed the company's software migration from QuickBooks to Microsoft Dynamics for maximum operational efficiency.
• Strategic Planning: Developed corporate business continuity plan and collaborated with the CFO on all corporate tax issues.

B.S., Accounting

Mba, Business