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San Mateo, Ca, Us

San Mateo, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Supported CFO through multiple financing events. Absorbed 50% team headcount reduction in the pandemic. Resourced team in other locations over time. Developed training resources and partnered with other leaders to make records accessible electronically, working from anywhere. Delivered all external reporting, led Big 4 audit/reviews of parent entities and hotels, prepared new GAAP assessments for revenue recognition and lease accounting. Provided Consolidated financials, Income Tax provision, Tax returns review/compliance and planning for multiple entities, participated in annual budgeting, managed General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Payable, Payroll accounting, Insurance accounting, Treasury and Banking operations, cash management and forecasting.Owned all regulatory reporting as well as sales, occupancy, property and payroll tax compliance.

Led month end close and general ledger team (3), implemented management certification of 7-day close. Partnered with FP&A team creating variance analyses of key financial statement line items. Applied risk-based scoping of accounts review to optimize workload against team. resources. Prepared accounting memos researching non-standard transactions. Recommended and implemented process improvements to reporting of payroll and accounts payable, improving accuracy.

San Mateo, California, Us

Led teams of 8-12 in accounting operations for major US registered mutual funds' investment management companies, private equity fund management companies, and broker-dealer subsidiaries with over $2.5B in assets and $1.5B in revenue. Led the monthly and quarterly close coordinating all related internal and external reporting deliverables, and the annual audits for six major subsidiaries with SEC and FINRA filings. Drove efficiency through process improvements. Prepared/updated and reviewed policies, procedures and technical or nonstandard transaction memos. SEC Licensed Series 27/28 Financial Operations Principal. Managed multiple teams both in and outside U.S., monthly, quarterly, annual reporting, SEC reporting requirements and audits with Big 4 accounting firm.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Coordinated M&A transactions collaborating with division controllers: financial modeling, due diligence, purchase agreement, valuation, purchase price allocation, recording, external reporting, disclosures. Implemented early adoption of goodwill impairment test. Researched GAAP framework, created impairment test model, presented to CFO team. Created acquisition-related financial policies and processes

Milpitas, California, Us

Managed G/L team’s close and domestic and external reporting.Led process improvements resulting in 30% quicker worldwide close, earnings release.Created budgets, standard costing; updated Finance Plan and variance analyses at division and corporate entity level.