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Littleton, Ma, Us

Watertown, Ma, Us

Oversee all aspects of accounting and treasury for PE backed (Meritage Group) higher education solution focused SaaS+ company. Responsible for accounting operations, treasury, insurance, contract negotiations (customer & vendor) and acquisition integration. Scaled team from 1 to 15 members and oversee relationships with external auditors, external tax preparers, outside valuation and taxation specialists, insurance broker, bank and other accounting team vendors. Oversee contract attorney and negotiates customer and vendor contracts, incuding RFP and state university contracts.

Watertown, Ma, Us

Oversee Accounting and Treasury functions for a growth oriented admissions solutions SaaS+ company backed by Warburg Pincus. Responsible for all phases of contract negotiations with customers and vendors, all accounting operations, insurance, due diligence and integration of acquisitions and managing debt reporting obligations.

Bedford, Ma, Us

Accounting Duties and ResponsibilitiesCoordinate with the pre-sales revenue scoring team and the operational teams (billing & order fulfillment) to determine the appropriate accounting and processing of revenue transactionsResponsible for directing the revenue accounting (control) and accounts receivable general ledger team consisting of two managers and three accountantsResponsible for monthly, quarterly & annual internal reporting on revenue, deferred revenue and accounts receivablePreparation of quarterly balance sheet and income statement narratives on revenue, deferred revenue and receivables for management and external auditor reviewPresent quarterly revenue and deferred revenue results to the Financial Leadership Team (CFO and all finance/accounting VPs)Liaison with internal and external auditors for revenue and deferred revenue audit proceduresReviewer of Form 10-K for revenue related disclosuresBudget Duties and ResponsibilitiesWork continually with FP&A group on validating the annual revenue budget, quarterly revenue forecasts and outlooks and projecting the quarter-end deferred revenue balances

Accounting Duties and ResponsibilitiesManage an accounting staff consisting of five direct and six indirect reportsOversee the following aspects of accounting: payroll, accounts payable, treasury, stock compensation and general ledgerResearch, summarize and conclude on company accounting policies for significant accounting transactionsResponsible for monthly, quarterly & annual internal financial reporting: balance sheets; income statements; cash flow statementsResponsible for review of all balance sheet and income statement reconciliations on a monthly basisCo-manage external auditor and outsourced internal auditor relationshipsOversight of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance endeavors

Duties and ResponsibilitiesPrepared financial statements for this private company, including accumulating support for all footnote disclosuresResearched, summarized and concluded on company's significant accounting transactions based on US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements

Accounting Duties and ResponsibilitiesResearch, summarize and conclude on company accounting policies for significant accounting transactionsResponsible for monthly, quarterly & annual internal financial reporting: BS; PL; CF; and CAP tablesResponsible for drafting annual audited FSReview federal and state tax forms prepared by tax compliance firmManage auditor and tax preparer relationships as primary contactFile state annual reports and franchise tax reportsManage staff accountantOversee all aspects of accounting: PR, A/P, stock comp, warrant, debt and preferred stock accounting; BS and PL reconciliationsOversee 3rd party consultants for: o completion of multiple §409(a) valuations for common stocko adoption of FIN 48 and completion of SFAS 109 tax provisiono development of S-4 related documents including MD&A, CD&A and public company financial statements related to aborted reverse merger into Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)Record stock option grants, cancellations and exercises within Express Options (Transcentive) option tracking softwareComplete investor reporting requests and responded to ad hoc investor/lender inquiriesAdministrator of FSA and 401(k) plansCoordinate insurance renewal and bid process through insurance brokerDetermined additional resources and areas of focus for transition to SOX complianceBudget Duties and ResponsibilitiesLed annual budget process, included remapping of budget template and consultation with all department VPs to develop 5 year expense planConduct current year forecasting and scenario analyses on budget with a focus on cash flowProvide CF projection summaries to VP Finance for BOD presentationsBusiness DevelopmentDeveloped a real-time Excel-based financial model for development programsConduct diligence procedures on M&A targetsEstablished and administer virtual data room for 3rd party remote access

London, Gb

Duties and ResponsibilitiesOversaw planning, budgeting, performance, completion and billing for audit engagements of public and private companies, focused on software and telecommunication equipment manufacturers accounting for revenue under SOP 97-2, Software RevenueClients have included public software and hardware companies with $200M-500M+ in revenue, pre-IPO companies in S-1 registration and privately held companies including those in the development stageCoordinated audit testing and results reporting with domestic and international subsidiary reporting teams for multinational engagements for both non-SOX/404 and SOX/404 compliant organizations and supervised/trained one to five senior and staff personnel per engagementResearched, summarized and concluded on appropriateness of client accounting policies based on US GAAP and SEC reporting requirementsCommunicated accounting issues, budget projections and company expectations to senior managers and partnersPrepared financial statements for private companies and reviewed financials included in SEC Form 10-K and Form 10-Q filings for public companiesDeveloped management letter recommendations and presented audit plans and findings to corporate management and Audit CommitteesRecruitingConducted employment interviews for both new and experienced candidatesInitiated, researched, developed and presented revenue recognition and quality of earnings accounting topics to sophomore students at Babson College as part of efforts to increase interest in the accounting profession and improve recruitingTrainingTaught internal trainings on equity compensation, revenue recognition and audit procedures updates for senior and staff levels. Member of the High Technology training task force, which identified internal training needs, developed training curriculum and taught related trainings

Duties and ResponsibilitiesPlanned, performed and completed audit and review engagements for private and public companies, primarily in the high technology area as the lead senior