Laura Marie Featherstone Johnson, Cpa, Shrm-Cp Email & Phone Number

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Mountain View, Ca, Us

West Hollywood, California, Us

Responsible for all Treasury functions, including merchant processing and cash management for all transactional currencies; supervised and guided the Accounting team to achieve individual and team goals; partnered with colleagues to coordinate and execute the financial close and management reporting processes; participated and helped drive cross-functional initiatives to completion; performed review of GL account reconciliations, AR collections, and AP billing processes; calculated monthly subscription revenue calculations; prepared reports required by regulatory agencies, such as sales and use tax filings for multiple jurisdictions; interacted with and provided analyses for external auditors; supported system enhancements and testing; implemented and documented new accounting policies and procedures; and served as a reliable team leader, who delivered for a fast-growing and innovative technology Company

Foster City, Ca, Us

Provided global oversight for all Intercompany and Fixed Assets transactions; executed and fully owned the Intercompany eliminations and cost sharing processes; partnered with colleagues in international subsidiaries, Finance, Treasury, Tax, AP, AR, and Sales and Marketing to coordinate and execute the financial close and management reporting processes; performed review of Intercompany and Fixed Assets account reconciliations; maintained a control environment to ensure processes were consistent with the requirements of Sarbanes-Oxley; interacted and provided analyses for internal and external auditors; participated and led cross-functional initiatives to improve processes; supported system enhancements and testing; and served as a Team Lead to ensure successful accomplishments of individual and team goals and objectives

Foster City, Ca, Us

Performed monthly bank reconciliations for 15 cash accounts and over 200 intercompany account combinations; resolved reconciling items in a timely manner; prepared and analyzed complex schedules for the Tax and Treasury teams; prepared monthly journal entries with thorough supporting documentation; regularly ran revaluation on foreign balances for consolidation into US balance sheet accounts; fully owned the monthly close of the intercompany Oracle module; processed all of the intercompany cross-charges for the North America region; proposed and completed numerous process improvements, including revamping the intercompany account reconciliations, identifying and resolving historic intercompany mismatches, correcting shadow currency, and enhancing the monthly stock activity cross-charge process; regularly supported internal and external audits; created self-built reports to make core job responsibilities more efficient; and frequently gave presentations to train colleagues and provide intercompany updates to upper management

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Responsible for all accounting activity on funds’ books for assigned money market funds and fixed income funds; researched measures of fund and corporate performance for Board presentations; reviewed net asset values for all share classes; prepared monthly financial statements and oversaw funds’ tax ledgers; prepared fund-specific analyses; projected income available for distribution to shareholders; and developed and maintained Excel spreadsheets for compliance purposes

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Researched the tax treatment of fund transactions and evaluated distribution requirements and strategies; assisted the team in providing tax information to shareholders; prepared calculations and schedules for hybrids, passive foreign investment companies, wash sales, and contingent preferred debt instruments; and trained new associates on daily and periodic tax responsibilities

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Supported various functions in the department, such as the General Ledger, Operations, and Tax teams, by assisting with a variety of daily and periodic responsibilities including recording and reconciling activity on funds’ books, processing corporate actions, preparing SEC filings, and assisting with special projects and ad hoc requests

Bachelor Of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Accounting And Finance

High School Diploma