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Arlington, Virginia, Us

Sterling, Virginia, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

Serve as Chief Financial Officer and Facilities Security Officer for a big data analytics software company located in Northern Virginia. Reporting directly to the CEO. Revenues include a mix of SaaS (Software as a Service) subscription revenues and professional service revenues. Responsibilites include finance, accounting, contracts, and facilities security. Support is provided to all departments of the company including supporting sales and customer success involving customer contract negotiations and renewals. Key responsibilities involve all phases of accounting, internal reporting and external reporting. Accomplishments include implementing a third party accounts payable system, implementing a stock option and equity accounting system and leading the first independent accountant's audit and initial facility clearance.

Washington, Dc, Us

Provide general accounting support to the CFO.

Served as Chief Financial Officer for a geospatial software development company with government and commercial customers primarily supporting Department of Defense and civilian agencies. Responsible for all aspects of the company’s finances including budgeting, taxes, contracts, finance and project control, treasury management, proposal pricing and accounting. I strongly adhere to an open-door management style to motivate, develop and retain staff. • Work closely with senior officers and owner to grow the company to a peak of 125 FTEs. Helped foster and create a culture of fiscal responsibility, compliance and financial performance balanced with the business objectives of a growing small business. Processes were developed to monitor cash flows, profitability and key operating metrics including monitoring project performance, weekly cash flow and weekly labor utilization.• A key leader in developing many internal processes for a start-up environment including monthly cost accounting and reporting, internal policies, and operational reporting processes which are used by project managers and other internal customers to manage financial aspects of projects. • Responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with banks, external auditors and legal counsel, tax advisors, and DCAA auditors. Responsible for review of multiple banking deals to establish company’s first line of credit which was expanded on renewal.• Accomplishments include migrating from Quickbooks and implementing Microsoft Dynamics/NAV - a DCAA compliant project accounting system including a web-based timesheet and expense reporting system. Tracked and analyzed T&M, FFP and CPFF contract types. Helped implement Google product reseller line of business and processes.• Other responsibilities include managing the government contracts function and the GSA Schedule IT-70 compliance team. Successful GSA IOA reviews. Forward pricing and incurred cost submissions prepared and submitted to DCAA

Fairfax, Va, Us

Served as Controller for an international marketer of direct-to-consumer entertainment products primarily selling music and video products under the Time-Life brand name. Significant experience in all general accounting functions including revenue recognition, inventory control management, accounting policy, due diligence functions, external and internal reporting, and tax. Consolidated European and Australian subsidiaries. Proven ability to manage multiple projects to completion under tight deadlines.• Oversaw U.S. GAAP and coordinated monthly financial reporting and consolidation process in complex, multi-entity environment with consolidated revenues of over $700 million. Areas of direct supervision included financial systems, North American accounts payable, business channel analysis, federal, state and local taxes under FAS 109, royalty accounting, and general accounting areas including cash, accounts receivable, inventory and fixed assets. Provided guidance to international subsidiaries in Europe and Australia regarding technical accounting, tax and insurance matters.• Major accomplishments included technical research and resolution of various accounting policy issues including revenue recognition, stock option accounting, purchase accounting and software capitalization. Coordinated with external Big 4 audit firms, prepared GAAP and SEC compliant financial statements. Provided support and coordination to the CFO for several major (approximately 8 potential transactions) due diligence initiatives working with private equity ownership group. • Participated extensively in the successful integration of various corporate functions including migrating to a paperless, web-based Accounts Payable shared service center located in Amsterdam, centralized travel expense reporting, migrating from Peoplesoft to Oracle Financials, transitioning corporate tax functions and implementing SOX compliance using the Internal Control Manager tool in Oracle.

Washington, Dc, Us

Responsible for corporate accounting, consolidation and financial reporting processes for a publicly traded company (AMEX: COI) with numerous domestic and international subsidiaries and operations. Managed a staff of 6 to produce monthly GAAP financial statements, effectively closing and consolidating the company’s results within tight deadlines. Assisted in the preparation of SEC filings including financial statements, notes, MD&A, supporting schedules and other required information. Reported to the Controller/CFO.• Oversaw production of monthly U.S. GAAP financial statements for North American operations which included Canada supervising the general ledger account reconciliations and related accounting functions in a fast paced and rapidly changing business environment. Assisted in the worldwide consolidation of European entities. Prepared and reviewed numerous schedules, analyses and reconciliations in a hands-on supervisory role. • Played a key role in special projects such as S-1 filings, due diligence coordination and ad hoc reports requested by senior management. Primary audit coordinator for quarterly reviews and annual year-end audit, state sales & use tax audits and annual 401(k) audit.• Assisted with integration of four acquisitions including implementing related purchase accounting. Coordinated with other groups to secure a $10 million accounts receivable secured line of credit with a bank. Involved in planning for Sarbanes-Oxley implementation.

Us

Responsible for developing accounting and financial reporting processes in a multi-company environment for a start-up B2B internet and software development company. Managed all aspects of accounting and finance functions in a rapidly changing environment. Multiple responsibilities included budgeting and projections and all GAAP accounting functions such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, fixed assets, revenue and expense cycles, research and resolution of technical accounting issues such as stock option and capitalizable cost accounting. Reported to the CEO.• Primarily responsible for production of monthly GAAP financial statements and all financial reports prepared for internal and external purposes including preparation of GAAP financial statements for two independent companies in anticipation of an SEC filing to raise debt or equity capital for either company.• For Cendex Corporation, a software development company, researched, analyzed and documented SEC and GAAP guidance pertaining to capitalization of software development costs for external use software.• For Packexpo.com, Inc., an Internet advertising company, researched, analyzed and documented most recent SEC and GAAP guidance for capitalization of software and Internet related expenses for internally developed software.• Closed on a $2.5 million bank line of credit and helped finalize three venture-backed capital financing rounds. Established and managed initial human resources function. Primary contact between management and external legal counsel on various agreements including office leases, intellectual property, stock options, employment related contracts and general litigation matters. Coordinated annual Big 4 financial audit.• Project manager for the selection and implementation of a mid-market financial software package (Epicor eBackoffice/Platinum) migrating from Peachtree 7.0.

Served as Director of Investor Relations and promoted to Controller of a NASDAQ traded drug delivery pharmaceutical manufacturing company located in Northern Virginia which was acquired in the third quarter of 1999. An International entity with 4 subsidiaries located in Europe (Ireland, France, Germany and Italy) and a subsidiary in Atlanta, GA. Primary responsibility included preparing, drafting and filing corporate SEC documents (e.g. 10-K, 10-Q) and managing the general accounting and budget departments. • Extensively involved in SEC filing which raised $75 million in Convertible Preferred Debt in 1997.• As Director of Investor Relations, worked with Wall Street analysts to communicate overall strategy and explain changes in business conditions.

Jd, Law

Bs, Accounting