James Cave, Cpa Mba Email & Phone Number

Purchase, Ny, Us

Provide accounting and external reporting leadership for a growing public company focused on technology & healthcare. Served as the Interim Chief Accounting Officer from May 2024 to September 2024, leading a global team of 140 professionals.

Aurora, Il, Us

* Responsible for the oversight and accurate preparation and filing of our external financial statements and related footnote disclosures in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the Sarbanes Oxley Act, Section 404 (SOX 404) as well as Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Forms 8K, 10-Q and 10-K.* Responsible for coordinating global efforts across the company to comply with the requirements of GAAP and SOX 404.* Lead, develop and coach the financial accounting team. Manage 5 direct reports and a team of 40 people.* Lead the integration of acquired businesses from an accounting, internal control and external reporting perspective and oversee activities to ensure new accounting and SEC requirements (related to external financial reporting) are properly implemented throughout the company.* Implement best practices and productivity improvements in the global Finance area* Lead automation initiatives, including robotic process automation (RPA) using UiPath, and intelligent OCR using Rossum resulting in a significant reduction of labor hours.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Manage the corporate close process and review of corporate and consolidation areas, which includes areas such as share based compensation, pension, and the annual goodwill impairment analysis• Analyze and research new and emerging accounting requirements and their likely impact on the company’s reported results• Review unique transactions for the appropriate accounting treatment• Prepare technical accounting memos documenting the company’s conclusions under the relevant accounting guidance• Assist in system implementation and process improvement efforts• Update and prepare accounting policy and process documentation• Develop audit committee materials• Assist in the documentation and review of internal controls• Review of information included in earnings releases, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q, and other SEC filings• Provide analysis and insight for other assignments and ad hoc projects as needed, including acquisitions, integration, restructuring activities, impairment analysis, audit committee presentations and other requests from senior management• Provide support to external auditors during audits and interim reviews• Provide leadership, direction, and development of the team

Austin, Texas, Us

• CDK Global is a public company that was spun-off from ADP in 2014. Annual revenues are over $2.2 billion, placing the company in the Fortune 1000. The company provides software and digital marketing services to automotive dealerships.• Lead the SEC Financial Reporting function with oversight for 10-Q, 10-K, proxy, etc. Participate in the disclosure committee, review reports with the senior leadership team, partner with Investor Relations to prepare analyst presentations, manage the audit process with the external auditors.• Lead the Accounting Policy function including the review of new accounting standards and development of company policies. An area of focus will be revenue recognition and updating policies to reflect the recently issued accounting standards for this topic.• Oversee the accounting for merger and acquisition (M&A) activity, including multiple acquisitions and a divestiture. Involvement includes: due diligence, purchase accounting, valuations of goodwill and intangibles.• Lead the new revenue recognition (ASC 606) adoption, including a financial system implementation of Zuora / Leeyo RevPro• Manage a multi-million dollar budget covering both personnel and outside professional services• Provide leadership and management to the Technical Accounting & Reporting team

Dublin 2, Ie

• Accounting research and compliance activities, acting as a technical accounting resource, keeping current with all new accounting pronouncements and implementation of appropriate policy and process changes, ensuring integrity of consistent financial reporting across Global entities• Work closely with business development teams, tax and legal departments to analyze significant revenue transactions ensuring proper accounting• Participate in cross-functional teams to bring financial expertise to key corporate objectives• Support CFO, Controller, Assistant Controller and Director of Accounting Policy with responses to FASB, IASB, SEC and others regarding proposed accounting rules changes and the Company's transformation to IFRS• Work closely with finance personnel at all levels and Accenture executives to understand the facts and circumstances of the particular transaction/situation and provide feedback and advice on appropriate accounting treatment• Review and confirm U.S. GAAP compliance on defined financial transactions which require Corporate Controllership approval• Support training and knowledge sharing for finance and non-finance personnel to ensure a base understanding of U.S. GAAP requirements and updates, as required• Monitor changes and potential changes to U.S. GAAP and SEC requirements, evaluate their impact on Accenture’s financial transaction processing and reporting and ensure appropriate changes are incorporate into Accenture policies and procedures• Support Accenture management and respond to potential FASB, SEC, IASB and other changes in accounting literature or reporting requirements• Work closely with policy owners to ensure Accenture policies are clear, accurate and current with respect to U.S. GAAP requirements• Research and document accounting requirements for new operational areas (e.g., pension plans, stock compensation, new service offerings, etc.)

Chicago, Illinois, Us

• Review of consolidated financial reports for Top Management and the Board of Directors• Documenting McDonald's policies regarding technical accounting issues and questions• Assistance with the quarterly and annual filings with the SEC• Reporting on the Company's shares outstanding and equity-based compensation• Analysis and support of accounting for McDonald's debt and derivative portfolio• Preparation and review of the consolidated cash flow statement• Participation in special projects for Finance management• Development and supervision of two staff

Arlington, Va, Us

Prepare whitepapers for technical accounting issues. Areas of expertise include foreign currency translation (ASC 830 / FAS 52), derivatives and hedging (ASC 815 / FAS 133), fair value measurements (ASC 820 / FAS 157), etc. Also, prepared consolidated financial statements for SEC forms 10-Q and 10-K. Served as company expert on the Statement of Cash Flows (ASC 230 / FAS 95). Drafted portions of the footnotes and MD&A.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba, Finance Emphasis

B.S., Accountancy