John Parent is a VP Finance - Telecom at Five9. They possess expertise in start ups, saas, finance, mergers and acquisitions, accounting and 22 more skills. Colleagues describe them as "I worked with John in his role as CFO as I was the partner on his financial statement audit. John has a strong understanding of complex accounting issues such as software revenue recognition and equity transactions. He assembled a very competent team that was always well prepared for us. John has the technical competence, diligence and management skills that audit committees want to see in their CFO." and "John worked for me as a senior financial analyst in a newly-established business unit. He was great at providing the management team with deep insight into our financial performance. He helped identify opportunities for improvement, whether it was in pricing, product costs or operating expenses – he had an outstanding grasp of the financial issues and was able to effectively communicate to non-financial employees. John also has a wry sense of humor and was a great pleasure to work… Show more"