Kevin Light Email & Phone Number

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Lead finance support for Global Marketing and Advanced Technology Group

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

• Served as interim finance support lead for all Dolby businesses operating in Europe• Responsible for monthly revenue and expense planning with frequent communications of results to management • Collaborated with the regional sales teams to develop revenue forecasts for licensing. products, and services• Established KPIs for both the AP/AR teams and published monthly dashboards allowing for facilitated tracking • Owned regional P&L review process and led quarter end walkthrough with corporate• Led finance presentations of key results and business updates to the regional office, Cinema sales, and Commercial Partnerships team• Identified process improvement and automation opportunities while documenting desk procedures to ensure smooth transition

San Francisco, California, Us

• Owned the development of annual operating expense budget while providing updates through quarterly forecasting • Delivered analysis of financial results while supporting management • Served as a liaison between finance and the Cinema group by creating financial models and tools to explore financial impacts of business decisions • Developed the Cinema Products revenue forecast through collaboration with the global sales team, head of worldwide sales and the SVP of the organization• Provided continuous support to more than 10 budget managers to help them accomplish business goals within financial targets• Assisted in the development of the annual sales commission plan and work cross-functionally to ensure payouts are recognized appropriately • Drove process improvements through automation and collaboration amongst the Cinema group, Finance, Accounting, and IT• Crafted regional Cinema product sales dashboard for use by the worldwide sales team to better help with forecasting revenue and analyzing market trends • Led the total budget allocation process during a companywide reorganization by creating tools to assist in shaping the expense targets for each organization• Principal college Finance recruiting contact at Santa Clara University

San Francisco, California, Us

• Provided financial analysis and commentary for Opex, Headcount, and R&D projects• Developed a reporting process to monitor the companywide portfolio of R&D investments using engineering inputs across an array of projects• Assisted in the development of yearly budget and quarterly forecasts through collaborations with the business and other key stakeholders• Prepared Monthly and Quarterly accruals to ensure record of all liabilities• Enhanced tools and reporting to better monitor spend while increasing efficiency across the organization• Drove monthly management review by identifying and explaining notable operating expense variances during period-end close

Sacramento, California, Us

In 2022 I completed a Thru-Hike of the Pacific Crest Trail; a 2,650 mile hiking trail going from Mexico to Canada through California, Oregon, and Washington.

Arlington, Va, Us

• Developed an extensive template to monitor all parts of a contract along with their numerous modifications • Created and implemented a system to track all costs to review both project actuals and forecasts to help with future planning• Investigated project backlogs and assisted to close out these particular contracts• Provided managerial staff with an insight into the German culture’s business priorities

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Worked in multiple roles, including cashier, inventory, produce and customer facing positions