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Reading, Ma, Us

Eliassen Group provides strategic consulting and talent solutions to drive our clients’ innovation and business results. Our purpose is to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which we operate. Leveraging over 30 years of success, our expertise in talent solutions, life sciences consulting, Agile consulting, cloud services, risk management, business optimization, and managed services enables us to partner with our clients to execute their business strategy and scale effectively. Headquartered in Reading, MA, and with offices from coast to coast, Eliassen Group offers local community presence and deep networks, as well as national reach.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Fidato Partners, LLC (now an Eliassen Group company) provides proven and trusted business consulting and recruiting services in accounting, risk & transformation, and information technology, enabling companies to achieve greater growth and performance by filling critical resource and knowledge gaps. Our unique business model, which includes a full range of consulting, interim staffing, and recruiting services, allows us to seamlessly place the right resource for every situation to ensure that superior quality is delivered every time. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our clients.

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Berwyn, Pa, Us

Deliver senior level accounting services across various industries on a contract basis. Engagement summary is as follows:Parkway Corporation, Philadelphia, PA - Led activities in the financial reporting department with Parkway, a parking management and real estate development firm. Prepared management reports to provide analysis of KPI's on a monthly and quarterly basis. Allocated partnership income within a multi-entity, multi partnership environment. Presented consolidated financials.NRG Energy (NRG Home Solar), Wall, NJ - Assisted PURE Energies, a Canadian division of NRG Home Solar, through a migration from Xero to SAP. Prepared monthly earnout reconciliation and reporting related to progress against post-acquisition milestones.PetSmart (formerly Pet360), Plymouth Meeting, PA - Provided guidance to accounting department during Netsuite implementation at Pet360, an e-commerce and digital media company. Performed cash management activities for the main company and its affiliated entities. Directed payables disbursements while considering operational cash flow.

Managed the financials for avVenta's opportunities through weekly collaboration with Account Managers, Delivery, Finance, and Senior Leadership.Provided Senior Leadership with regular and ad-hoc reports to communicate the financial standing of the avVenta business.Acted as direct liaison between Treasury and avVenta's legacy banking partner.Directed change management process to convert avVenta's manual pipeline process into one that relies strictly on automated data from the Opportunity Management system.Supervised avVenta's transition from legacy payment of payables to use of Accenture's procurement and payable process through Ariba.

New York, Ny, Us

Prior to acquisition, oversaw U.S. accounting and finance operations for avVenta Worldwide, a digital marketing and production company with annual revenues of $37 million.Led weekly pipeline calls with Senior Management in which information was gathered from multiple levels of the business in order to communicate accurate financial results.Managed cash treasury functions on a daily basis to ensure adequate cash flow.Delivered due diligence and other ad-hoc requests to Accenture, leading to a timely deal closing of avVenta’s sale.Supervised an accounting and finance team of three individuals that consistently delivered accurate monthly financials.

Seattle, Washington, Us

Created the financial and accounting structure for a growing startup organization that grew in size by tenfold during tenure.Prepared budget model to guide capital decisions and manage operational cash flow.Managed capital schedule and all transactions involving issuance of preferred & common stock, options, and warrants.Member of the company’s 401(k) executive committee and, in collaboration with one other individual, selected the investment fund offerings for the plan.Evaluated purchasing decisions and used cost analysis to drive capital expenditure decisions.Facilitated audit preparation of all financial and legal documents for review by KPMG.

Delivered senior level accounting services across various industries on a contract basis. Engagement summary is as follows: BravoSolution (formerly Verticalnet), Malvern, PA - Worked with BravoSolution, a supply management software firm, in the revenue accounting department. Prepared and reconciled account schedules related to revenue recognition for consulting, licensing, and maintenance fees. Processed payroll and expense reimbursements for transfer to ADP.Verint Systems Inc. (formerly Witness Systems), Roswell, GA - Worked with Verint, a software analytics firm, in the revenue accounting department. Maintained account schedules relating to revenue recognition for their professional services and license fees. Reviewed and approved invoicing for professional services delivered to Fortune 100 clients. Prepared SOX documentation relating to revenue recognition processes. U.S. Franchise Systems, Atlanta, GA - Worked with U.S. Franchise Systems, a subsidiary of the Global Hyatt Corporation, to prepare its books for an impending sale. Supervised two A/R clerks to expedite the collection of aged receivables and properly apply current franchise fees. Worked with interim CFO to prepare account reconciliations, schedules, and journal entry postings to ensure proper presentation of financial statements.Healthsouth Corporation, Birmingham, AL - Worked with Healthsouth Corporation, the U.S.’s largest owner and operator of inpatient rehabilitative hospitals, to provide restatement of their financials for SEC reporting purposes. Worked on the team charged with identifying cash misapplications which succeeded in clearing 99% of previous reconciling items across the client's bank reconciliations.The Paradies Shops, Atlanta, GA - Worked with The Paradies Shops, the leading airport concessionaire, in their corporate accounting department. Prepared Excel schedules to account for banking activity and bring bank reconciliations for their locations current.

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Supervised four direct reports with duties including approval of accounts payable batches, review of account reconciliations, and maintenance of the accounts receivable aging report.Prepared personal property taxes, GA sales and use taxes, and bank account reconciliations.Trained staff during accounting systems conversion to Peoplesoft from a legacy AS/400 system.Oversaw month-end close process including preparation of standard journal entries, accrual entries, and review of depreciation schedules for vehicles and fixed assets.Promotion from Management Trainee to Staff Accountant occurred in February 1999 with promotion to Accounting Supervisor occurring in March 2000.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Banking And Finance

Business Administration And Management, General

High School, College/University Preparatory And Advanced High School/Secondary Diploma Program